Belize is a pretty small country, making it relatively easy to explore multiple cities in one trip. One of the best ways to get around the country is by using their small domestic airline, Tropic Air. We used this airline for our flights from Belize City to Ambergris Caye and back. After our time at Pook’s Hill we transferred to the airport. …

We had a very strange international flight schedule to get to Belize. After a flight that departed around 2:00 AM we arrived in Belize City at 6:30 AM. Our guide picked us up at the airport and brought us to Pook’s Hill Lodge. Since we got there so early and knew we would be pretty tired from traveling all night we decided not to book any …

It was our first full day at Pook’s Hill Lodge and we were ready for our excursion. I had spent months hearing about how amazing the ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) Cave was from my travelers and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. Nick and I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and got dressed. The ATM Cave has strict regulations for …

Since I picked the ATM Cave as an excursion, I let my husband pick the other one. He looked over everything and then decided on Mountain Pine Ridge. Again, we were the only ones signed up for this excursion, so we got in a van with our guide, Mario, and set off for the mountains. After driving through the jungle for a while, Mario turned down a …

We had all of our meals included at Pook’s Hill and we were very well fed. Each meal was eaten family style. The food was passed around and everyone sat at a long table together. This served as a great way to get to know the other people at the lodge. We met a group of friends who had come together from Colorado, an Adventure Life traveler …

Being Montanans, Nick and I were excited to try our hand at fishing in Belize. We packed up our lunch and made our way down to the beach to meet our guide for a full day of fishing. We got into a pretty small boat and cruised out to the salt flats in search of bone fish. Since there wasn’t much room on the boat, we had to take turns. Nick …