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Tikal Guatemala

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We used Flores as a base for this trip. It is also possible to book a tour from Belize or to stay in the park but there are only a few places in the park. Tikal is one of the largest Mayan sites in Central America and its not…

San Ignacio to Flores Guatemala

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To get from San Ignacio to the Guatemala boarder you can take a taxi or you can take the chicken bus to Benaue Vicjo del Carmen and a taxi from there to the boarder. The general feeling was that you don’t save much by taking the bus. The owner…

Glovers Reef Atoll to San Ignacio by bus

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The boat from Glovers Atoll will drop you off at the marina just outside Hopkins or in Sittee River. The marina is easier unless you need to go to Sittee River. We shared a mini van taxi from the marina. There were 8 of us plus luggage and the…

Belize Basics

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We have made two trips to Belize one over Christmas 2016-2017 and a second over Christmas 2018-2019. We did the first trip by ourselves and we took our adult children with us the second time. We only made it to a few parts of the country but here are…

Glovers Atoll Resort

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Glovers Atoll Reef is an 80 mile square ring of brilliant coral off the shore of Belize. The water in the atoll is shallow and has over 700 colourful coral patches. To the east of the atoll the ocean drops sharply down to 15,000 feet at the end of…

New Years in Hopkins Village and Sittee River

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The ever helpful Clayton from Abacus Cabanas readied the two loner bikes ($10 for ½ a day) and we rode from Hopkins to Sittee River. We were taking a boat to Glover’s Atole from Sittee River the next morning. It’s a very small place so we chose to stay…

Belize- Caye Caulker to Hopkins

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One of the main reasons we chose to travel to Belize was a trip to Glover’s Atoll Resort way off shore. The only way to get there is by boat from Sittee River so we needed to get from Caye Caulker to Hopkins where we planned to spend New…

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