Friday 17 January 2014

BELIZE HONEYMOON VACATION PACKAGE

BELIZE HONEYMOON VACATION PACKAGE  
 
January 17th 2014 by Oscar Castaneda for Balaam Eco Adventures

When you are  planning to travel to a new place especially for your honeymoon you will appreciate browsing recommended itineraries detailing where to go and for how long. To this end I have made a full 12-day sample itinerary for your amazing Belize Honeymoon.



Belize offers something for everyone!  Maya temple cities, white sandy beaches, the best snorkeling, spectacular scuba diving at the second largest barrier reef in the world and the world famous Blue Hole, horseback riding through jungle trails, waterfalls, kayaking on pristine rivers, jungle hiking, adventurous zip lining, and unique caving exploration are just a few of a plethora of tours that you can do in Belize.




San Ignacio

The area around San Ignacio is like the Indiana Jones part of the country.  San Ignacio Town is the main town in the Cayo District of western Belize and is an ideal base for some Belize Adventure Tours like exploring ancient Maya cities like Caracol and Xunantunich, exploring ceremonial caves like Barton Creek, Actun Tunichil Muknal, cascading water falls like Rio on Pools and Big Rock waterfalls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Nature Reserve. 



Hiking, kayaking, bird watching and horseback riding are also top rated outdoor activities in the area. San Ignacio is also an important route to and from Guatemala since it is one of the last towns in Belize before entering Guatemala where many travellers go to visit Tikal – one of the largest archaeological sites in Guatemala.

San Pedro Ambergris Caye
Ambergris Caye is the largest and most popular island in the northern waters of Belize and measures 25 miles long and 5 miles across. It is located just 35 miles northeast of Belize City and can be reached on a 10-minute plane ride or an hour and half boat ride.


The great Belize Barrier Reef lies on the east side of Ambergris Caye and it is the island’s biggest tourist attraction since it is only a quarter mile from the beach.


Scuba diving, snorkeling, deep-sea fishing, or sail boating to other islands or Caye's are just a few reasons why you have to visit and Trip Advisor named Ambergris Caye as a Travelers’ Choice Destination on the rise.

Placencia
Located in the Stann Creek District, Placencia is a long, narrow and sandy peninsula along Belize’ Caribbean coastline with a fresh water lagoon on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other side.  This offers a really laid-back Belize Vacation ambiance with various accommodations, and the best restaurants in Southern Belize.  Walk on the smallest street in the world which made it  into the Guinness book of records.


It is a perfect destination for scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, and fly-fishing. And during the full moons of May and June, you can go on a whale shark expedition at the Gladden Spit Reserve where the gentle giant whale sharks come to span.


Inland tours like Zipline & Waterfall Rappelling, Chocolate Making, Garifuna Drumming, Monkey River and the Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Preserve can also be explored from Placencia.
Here is a full 12-day sample itinerary for your amazing  Belize Honeymoon Vacation Package
DAY 1 BIAP-SAN PEDRO

Fly to Belize City early in the day, then without even leaving the airport, fly directly with Tropic Air to San Pedro Ambergris Caye. Have the rest of the day to chill out around the hotel and its beach, wander San Pedro, swim and eat.




DAY 2 SNORKEL HOL CHAN & SHARK RAY ALLEY



Take a  snorkeling tour to Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark Ray Alley to one section of the reef where you will see tons of fishes, eels, then to “Shark Alley” where you can swim with friendly nurse sharks and stingrays. 




DAY 3 DIVE THE GREAT BLUE HOLE OF BELIZE

Scuba Dive at the # 1 dive spot in the world, the Great Blue Hole made famous by  Jacques Cousteau in 1972 and now its one of the most astounding wonders of Belize and the world.  


The Blue Hole is almost a perfect circular hole with a diameter of 1000 feet and a depth of 480 feet.  It has become one of the most popular dive sites in Belize attracting divers from all over the world.  


Divers visit the Blue Hole, a wonder of nature as this under water collapsed cave was formed over centuries ago. 





DAY 4 SHOPPING-RELAX-MASSAGE

Relax in a hammock, after all you are on your honeymoon vacation in Tropical Paradise.  Enjoy each other's company as you go shopping in down San Pedro and stroll the small caye (pronounced as "key').   How about a massage and dinner on the pier with your hubby at sunset overlooking the Caribbean Sea?








DAY 5 BOAT & LAND TRANSFER OR FLY TO SAN IGNACIO

After enjoying San Pedro Ambergris Caye head to the mainland for some " Jungle Adventure, Indiana Jones style! "   No need to rough it out in tents as there are many great choices to stay for this part of your honeymoon so indulge a little. 

Options for this transfer are flying directly to San Ignacio and a short ride to your Resort or taking a boat to Belize City for one and a half hours and a private transfer to San Ignacio. Settle into your Resort, swim at the pool, take a walk downtown on Burns Avenue and relax.


DAY 6 EXPLORE ACTUN TUNICHIL MUCKNAL CAVE (ATM CAVE)




Ranked the number one sacred cave in the world by National Geographic Society in 2012, Actun Tunichil Muknal, whose English translation means Cave of the Stone Sepulcher, is one of the premier tourist destinations in Belize. During the last 15 years, the site has been featured in numerous, world-class television documentaries and magazines like National Geographic Explorer, the History Channel, Discovery Channel, the BBC, NBC, plus on Australian, Austrian, French, German, and Taiwanese television stations to name a few, and it is the most visited cave site in the Mundo Maya.  This is an adventure of a lifetime and a must do tour!


DAY 7 VISIT THE ANCIENT MAYA CEREMONIAL CENTERS OF XUNANTUNICH, CARACOL OR TIKAL.


The “El Castillo” structure of the Xunantunich Mayan ruins in western Belize dates from around 250 BC and rises over 130 feet.
Journey into the world of the Ancient Maya and experience one of the greatest Civilization of our present time.  Travel back in time to learn of the many great accomplishments of the Mayas using no modern nor metal tools. Be in awe of the development of the Maya Calender using stone buildings to calculate time to a remarkable degree of accuracy like the Astromonical Observatory at Caracol.

Visit great Mayan temples, Palaces, Pyramids at Xunantunich and Caracol in San Ignacio and Tikal in nearby Guatemala.

DAY 8 TRANSFER TO PLACENCIA- GO CAVE TUBING- SWIM AT THE INLAND BLUE HOLE


Hike a 30 minutes jungle trail as you learn of plants used by the Mayas and enter the cave in your journey into "Xibalba" the Mayan Underworld as you go Cave Tubing with your guide. See spectacular formations of stalactites and stalagmites float on rapids inside the cave and enjoy the waterfall inside.

Swim in the inland Blue Hole (different from Belize’s OTHER Blue Hole way out in the ocean, this one is an azure-colored cenote kettle hole in the jungle), As you drive to Stann Creek enroute to Placencia see your car be pulled up the “Magnetic Hill.  Once you arrive, settle in, swim and enjoy your Placencia hotel.

DAY 9  SNORKEL LAUGHING BIRD CAYE



Placencia is so relaxing that even your guide will feel like he's on vacation!   Take a short boat ride to one of my favourite cayes at Laughing Bird Caye, a small protected area and Park.  Have  great snorkeling adventures in turquoise coloured waters of the Caribbean as you snorkel the Barrier Reefs and see rainbow coloured fishes, rays and the most stunning coral reef formations. Don't forget your water proof camera or Gopro for memorable  pictures and crisp clear videos.



DAY 10 MONKEY RIVER OR ZIPLINE & WATERFALL RAPPELLING


Your adventures for the today either take you on an amazing Monkey River Tour or a combo tour of Belize's longest Zipline & Waterfall Rappelling. Monkey River is a short distance from Placencia as you go up river looking for manatees, crocodiles, iguanas, turtles, water birds, raptors and Black Howler Monkeys.  

The Zip line & Waterfall Rappelling tour takes you into the Mayflower National Park for an adventure of a lifetime.  You will be experiencing the longest Zip line (2300 feet) in all of Belize after which you have a well earned lunch. After lunch you hike a nature trail to get back in shape as you get ready for your Waterfall Rappelling Adventure.






DAY 11 RELAX-MASSAGE-SHOPPING OR VISIT COCKSCOMB BASIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

After a week, which will feel like a day has gone by you will be realizing that your honeymoon vacation is almost over.  At this point you might want to relax, ride a bike into Placencia for last minute gift shopping or go on one more adventure tour but this time to visit Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. This sanctuary has nature trails which leads to amazing waterfalls and is the only Jaguar Preserve in the world!




DAY 12 PLACENCIA -BIAP


After 12 incredible days of fun the in the sun, snorkeling, climbing Mayan temples, living your own Indiana Jones experience in the jungles of Belize and enjoying your Belize Honeymoon Package you fly to Belize City for your return back home. 

Now remember you can always come back for more fun in the sun!





There you have our recommended Belize Honeymoon Vacation Package. Got questions or comments?  What part of this travel plan would you alter or add to?

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