Activities
Fly Fishing
Fly fishing is always a favorite activity for guests of Cayo Espanto who have their own equipment. Because hundreds of bonefish have made their home around Cayo Espanto, the angler will usually find great success all around the island. The hard sea-bottom immediately around the island provides for unusually easy wading. In addition to wading around the island, guests may hire a guide and boat for some wonderful flats fishing for bonefish, tarpon and permit.
Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving the second largest barrier reef in the world is not to be missed. Cayo Espanto is within 15-20 minutes of some of the world's best and most famous dive sites. Private trips are easily arranged. Guests who wish to dive the Blue Hole should be aware that it is an all-day trip usually leaving about 8:00 in the morning and returning at 6:00 in the evening. A private charter is available or guests may choose to go with a group from San Pedro. German Alamilla or Anastacio Badillo, our Dive Masters, are available for private charter trips. When they are not on a private charter with our guests they lead our regular open diving and snorkeling trips. To guarantee diving with German or Tasio, advance arrangements are requested, otherwise, we can not guarantee their availability.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling in Hol Chan, Belize's National Marine Park, has been named by USA Today one of the world's top ten snorkeling sites. Private charters to Hol Chan are available or guests may choose to join a boat from San Pedro. Prices run about $45.00 per person for a boat and rentals are available. Glass bottom boats also provide another window to the underwater life below.
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Boating
Another favorite trip is a day with boat and guide for some fishing, snorkeling and conching (in season). After a morning of fishing and conching, your guide will grill your catch for you on a beach. After lunch, it's back to the water for some great snorkeling, all out fun and relaxing. You can also choose to visit other islands (some deserted and some with villages). Return just in time to watch the sunset and have cocktails before dinner.
Tours
For landlubbers, daily excursions to the mainland of Belize offer fantastic adventure opportunities. The Mayan ruins of Lamanai are a must. River trips and visits to inland spas are included along the way. Once again, private charters are also available.
Bird watching
On nearby Cayo Rosario and Bird Caye is an experience for all. These islands are very close to Cayo Espanto and are home to many types of birds. (spoonbill, pelican, frigates just to name a few). The adventure allows guests to walk around and through mangrove. This tour is highlighted by the Belize Audubon Society.
Explore
If you just want to go exploring in a skiff (our name for a 21-ft Mexican-made boat), one of the island's staff can take you out. The trip is always an adventure and full of unpredictability. Deserted beaches, uninhabited islands, beautiful waters and an occasional dolphin can make your trip very memorable. $250.00/2hours, $20/each additional hour.
Picnic
How about a gourmet picnic lunch on a deserted beach for just the two of you? We will send an advance team to prepare the perfect romantic lunch site. Afterwards, we will deliver you to your paradise. Stay as long as you like and we will pick you up at a pre-determined time. Or, if you prefer, take our cellular phone and give us a call (we are only 10 minutes away). $200.00/couple.
Belize History
Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize was part of the Mayan Kingdom from 300 B.C. to A.D. 900. Close by Belize's Inland, ruins of the vast Mayan civilization protrude from the depths of the rain forests. Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century but were lured away by the immense quantities of gold found in Mexico making room for the British. Though Belize gained its' independence in 1981, English is still the official language, and elements of British culture are intermingled with those of the Caribbean.
Barrier Reef
Just off Belize's 280 kilometer Caribbean coastline is the second-largest barrier reef in the world, along with a network of over 200 coral cays and atolls. Tropical fish of every imaginable hue populate the placid, aquamarine waters off the coast. Gentle Nurse Sharks average four to six feet in length, and dive masters often feed them small fish. Rays, which have a 'wing-span' of two to four feet, swim directly towards the divers, inviting them to reach out and stroke their wings. Tourists will delight at the manatee, grouper, snapper and all of the marine wildlife. A truly unforgettable adventure, most of the creatures in this area have a great tolerance for divers and seem to enjoy the human interaction.
Ancient Cities
Highlights for visitors are the excavated remains of the ancient cities Altun Ha and Lamanai, which attest to the wealth and sophistication of the Mayans' glorious past. In the interior of the country, near the Guatemalan border, the Cayo region encompasses nature sanctuaries, the majestic Hidden Valley Falls, the lively town of San Ignacio, and a host of splendid Mayan ruins. There are travelers who claim to have experienced nirvana from the summit of the main pyramid of Xunantunich, which also commands a sweeping vista of the Mopan Valley and Guatemala. Journey to Belize, stay at Cayo Espanto and discover what paradise is really about.
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