My husband and I had an amazing trip to Belize last week (Christmas week 2007). We flew into Belize City, then took a very short flight to Ambergris Caye. What a great little place!\r
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We stayed at Belizean Shores- good pool and close to other resort restaurants. Capricorn restaurant, located about 15 minutes (walking) from the resort was absolutely amazing food. \r
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The water is crystal clear and we spent mornings kayaking out to ""wake up"" with the dolphins- such a great, peaceful way to spend each morning. \r
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One day we did the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins. It was a long drive across the country (to the Guatemala boreder) but Belize is a beautiful country. After seeing the amazing ruins, we went cave tubing and then stopped by a wildlife reservation and saw plenty of howler and spider monkeys, crocs, turtles, etc. \r
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We did a fishing trip with Tuff E Nuff tours- we really liked our tour guide (who also did the ruins with us). After fishing, he grilled a Beach BBQ for us- amazing food- with the fish we caught plus some lobster and crab he had caught. Then we snorkeled- he was great, knew where the sharks and stingrays were and we saw so many of both species!\r
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Another excursion we did was the Hol Chan Marine Reserve- where giant seaturtles were hanging out- then headed to Shark Ray Alley and dived. The diving is not deep there- probably 30 feet or so. \r
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I highly recommend Belize. Belizeans are beautiful people, great spirits and so friendly. \r
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We used a travel agent- and I highly recommend her- alexis at distinctdestinations dot org\r
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She took care of everything for us- I told her my budget and she worked hard to stay within it and get us a great, beautiful unit 16 steps from the ocean. I will most definitely be using her for future travel. She was so easy to touch base with- responded to emails within minutes usually. \r
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This was definitely a vacation we really, really loved.
Pros: Great customer service
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