This morning we departed for Belize City after a leisurely breakfast. Along the way, we stopped at the Belize Zoo and saw all the animals we hadn't seen at Pooks, like crocodile, jaguar, tapir and harpy eagle, just to name a few. The zoo is small, and all the animals are rescued from situations that they likely would not have survived. Miguel drove us to Belize City and dropped us off at the Ramada where we were to meet our boat transfer to Turneffe Flats. As we walked in, we ran into Chris, the assistant manager of the lodge. Chris is also from Missoula and a fellow fishing guide friend of Evan's. We had a couple hours to kill so we grabbed lunch at the poolside bar and wandered along waterfront while we waited for the rest of the guest to arrive. We departed from the dock late in the afternoon for our 30-mile trek across the water to Turneffe Atoll. The lodge is on the far side of the atoll so we entered into the mangroves right before dark and arrived at the lodge pretty much at dark. We all walked into the lodge and were welcomed by the staff with welcome drinks and appetizers. It was a very comfortable lodge - nice but not fancy. Comfortable enough to just relax and hang out without feeling the need to be dressed up. Everyone had a few moments to settle into their rooms and then dinner was served. Everyone sat in various groups and got to know all our fellow-lodge guests for the next week. That night we walked along the beach and listened to the surf before turning in for the night.
Jess was so helpful in talking me through some of the trip options I'd told her I was interested in, and then also bringing up similar alternatives with more flexible dates. Now that everything is booked I realize all the extra things she figured out for us as well, besides booking the transfers from and to each location, she realized that we wouldn't make it to my desired flight time on three departure date and was able to easily add another day so that even our departure day is stress free!
Wendy
2 months ago
Good candid advice and suggestions; prompt replies.
Ken Johnson
2 months ago
Thoughtful and highly responsive service.
Robert Shwab
4 months ago
The trip planner understood what we wanted to do and see, and found what we hope to be a great match for our interests and style of travel.
Karen
7 months ago
Basically everything. The transfers from lodge to lodge were all timely and smooth (even though we arrived 3 hours late!) with great drivers. The lodges and food were all top notch. The guides were excellent and very knowledgeable about local history and wildlife. Chaa lodge stands out as exceptional. I ended up with an infection leaving Chaa, but they arranged for driver to stop at doctor, and he even got us to a pharmacy for prescription and a great drive to coast.