Reefs and Cayes Kayaking

Arrive at the Belize International Airport for a scenic 20-minute flight to the coastal town of Dangriga. From there, travel by road to Bocawina Rainforest Lodge in the foothills of the Maya Mountains. This boutique lodge, set in the lush 700-acre Bocawina National Park, offers a quintessential tropical rainforest experience. After settling into your cabanas, join your fellow travelers for dinner in the rainforest at the acclaimed Wild Fig Restaurant.

After breakfast, you head to Dangriga for a boat transfer to Glover's Reef Atoll, roughly 36 mi (58 km) offshore, with the crossing taking around one to two hours. Once you arrive, you settle into your fully-equipped tent cabanas after an island orientation. Before lunch, your guides walk you through kayaking and snorkeling fundamentals and let you test your gear, then you're out on the water after lunch for a kayak tour or a snorkel at one of the local house reefs.

For the next three days, the itinerary stays flexible to match the group's interests, abilities, and the weather, with most days built around two guided activities. You can choose from paddling, snorkeling, sailing, hand-line fishing, spearfishing, and stand-up paddleboarding, with motorboat support available on the water. Mornings sometimes start with an early swim or sunrise yoga by the water, and evenings wind down with happy hour, games, stargazing, and cultural presentations under Caribbean sunsets.

You spend a final morning at Glover's Reef before an early lunch and a 45-minute boat charter over to Tobacco Caye. The 17,000-acre South Water Caye Marine Reserve on the Southern Barrier Reef becomes your playground for the next two days, a setting of palm trees, coral islands, mangrove forests, and abundant coral reefs. Evenings bring Belize's laid-back island culture, with sunsets to toast from your private beach cabana.

After an early breakfast, your water taxi will take you back to the mainland and the town of Dangriga where the trip finishes. Any extra luggage that you have stored at the operations base will be made available for repacking, and a taxi can be arranged to take you to your connecting flight to the Belize International Airport or to the local bus station to continue exploring Belize.