Belize Lodge-to-Lodge Sea Kayak, Snorkel and Stand Up Paddleboard Journey In The Southwater Caye Marine Reserve
Trip Highlights
Explore the incomparable southern barrier reef of Belize by sea kayak, paddleboard and snorkel.
At night, stay at comfortable family-run island lodges, enjoy fresh seafood and delicious local cuisine on this unique lodge to lodge sea kayaking journey.
Experience the true island culture of Belize in an area that is seldom traveled and remains unspoiled.
Visit the Smithsonian Marine Research Station and paddle amongst mangrove forests that rise from the sea.
No previous paddling experience required.
Trip Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Arrive at the Belize International Airport, where you are met by an Island Expeditions' representative and transferred to the Tropical Education Center, Transfers from the airport, lodging and dinner are included.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Waking up to the sounds of the tropics is a pure delight with the chatter of parrots and parakeets overhead. We travel the scenic Hummingbird Highway through the rainforest to the coast and then by water taxi to the southern barrier reef of Belize. To begin, guides provide professional instruction - teaching sea kayaking, snorkeling, and safety in tropical waters before heading out on the water.
We stay two nights on Tobacco Caye within a 17,878 acre Marine Reserve of protected coral reefs, mangroves and small coral islands. This is our tropical paradise to snorkel, sea kayak and paddleboard. For our stay on Tobacco Caye we are spoiled with delicious Caribbean cuisine and the friendly, laid back ‘Island Culture’ of Belize.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We paddle and sail sea kayaks along the barrier reef into the heart of the Southwater Caye Marine Reserve for days of adventure and discovery. Staying on beautiful Southwater Caye we have plentiful time to kayak, snorkel, paddleboard and enjoy the spectacular scenery and marine life of the seldom traveled southern barrier reef.
Meals: Breakfast
After an early breakfast our water taxi carries us back to the mainland town of Dangriga where the trip finishes with time to make domestic or international flight connections.
The Places We Stay
The Tropical Education Center is situated on 89 acres in a beautiful tropical savanna adjacent to the renowned Belize Zoo. Throughout the property are nature trails with raised boardwalks and wildlife observation platforms. Accommodations are simple yet comfortable with true Belizean character. Your stay at TEC also includes a special night with the wildlife of Belize at the renowned Belize Zoo.
Looking over the Belize Barrier Reef, Paradise Lodge has private "over the water" beach cabanas on beautiful Tobacco Caye. The small, locally owned lodge is a perfect staging point to explore the many islands, mangrove ranges, and spectacular snorkeling in "Tobacco Cut" just south of the island.
Southwater Caye is one of the true gems of Southern Belize. IZE Belize's private cottages overlook the reef crest on an gorgeous island covered in white coral sand and coconut palms. Southwater Caye has has excellent off the beach snorkeling and swimming, productive sand flats for flyfishing and an over-the-water Tiki bar where we gather to take in the beauty of another sunset over the Maya Mountains.
