![]() ![]() On the other hand, the whole length and breadth of the Belize Barrier reef is world class for snorkeling and scuba, with major props to the outer atolls like Glovers.Nature of Surf Women is a technology-enhanced photography book that combines visual storytelling with the sounds of the ocean, songs, and audio interviews to create the right atmosphere for your journey with the women surfers captured in the book.Ī mosaic of 30 women from ages 12 to 67 come together to form unique artistic images representing the beauty and strength of the female body. Still you can get some decent dives out of the Playa Hermosa/Ocotal/Guanacaste area, while still having access to breaks like Witch's Rock, Ollie's Point, Playa Grande, Tamarindo, Langosta, Ostional and more. Still, it's not a major break or that well formed.Īside from Isla del Coco, diving and snorkeling in Costa Rica cannot compare to Belize. Since your husband works for US Air, I bet you eventually head to both.Īs a surfer who's written guide books to both country's I'll say kudos to Franklin and Chrissy for pointing out that yes, you can surf a little reef break at Glover's Reef when the conditions are right. If the primary activity you want is surfing, you should definitely head to Costa Rica, and if the primary activity you want is snorkel/diving, you should definitely head to Belize. For a look at the accommodations check out: We like to call our style "five star camping". But on Long Caye, we like to think we've been able to achieve something mid-way between that flavor of super rustic experience and the highly developed luxury of many of the other resorts in Belize. That setup really is for those who want bare-bones accommodations. The Long Caye surf break, 50 yards off shore from our surf dock, is the only directly accessible surf break in Belize (not over living coral, and therefore safe to surf.) And regarding hopefulist's correct point about the rustic accommodations, he stayed on Northeast Caye, the island adjacent to Slickrock's Adventure Island on Long Caye. And use them they do, whenever the surf is peaking (see and ) Granted, the waves never develop to anything of epic size, but on a good day they are plenty big enough for the average surfer. ![]() I stumbled across this thread just now and wanted to add that, in addition to surf kayaking and stand up paddle boarding offered to all our guests (along with a host of others), we actually do have a selection of regular surf boards for our guests to use. I work for Slickrock Adventures and we operate the eco-resort that Chrissy stayed at. For that reason alone, Belize is on my "short list".Ĭhrissy J and hopefulist, thanks for mentioning Glover's Reef. That said, the snorkeling and diving in Belize is supposed to be the best in our hemisphere. Instead, you have to go to the end of a pier or out on a boat to reach swimming/snorkeling. In fact, to preserve the sealife, resorts don't clear the seagrass that grows right offshore (I'm talking about Amergris Caye here). The problem is, the beaches aren't the best. There is a Caribbean side to CR, but most of the beach towns are on the Pacific.īelize, on the other hand, has that Caribbean blue water since it's on the Caribbean. Good surfing though, if that's most important. Sand is darker, water is darker and rougher. While pretty, they are nothing like Caribbean beaches. Go to Flickr and search "Manuel Antonio" or "Costa Rica" and look at people's pics of beaches. That said, we are not going to Costa Rica for the beaches. I've researched Costa Rica and Belize at length and we are making a trip to CR this coming May. We are big travelers to the USVI/BVI area and also to St.
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