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Commonly Asked
Questions - Caribbean Island Vacation
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To view the answers to these questions, simply click on the question. 1. What can I do to get ready for my trip? 3. Do I really need to fly in a day early as recommended on your Flying to Belize page? 6. What if my passport gets lost in Belize? 7. I see I need a buddy for each activity. What if I am traveling alone? 9. Do you sell accommodations only on your private island at Glover's Reef? 10. Can we rent your kayaks without going on a trip? 14. Why don't you offer the Adventure Island at Glover's Reef Half-Week option every week? 15. Will I get bored being out on the island for an entire week? 16. How can I find out what the weather will be like on my trip? 17. Do I need experience to join your trips? 18. Is the sea kayaking too difficult for beginners? 19. Will there be enough sea kayaking for an advanced kayaker? 20. Are the inland activities really suitable for beginners? 21. Can I bring my kids along on your trips? 23. What are the bathroom facilities like on these trips? 24. Where do we sleep on the island? 25. Can my family contact me if there is an emergency? 26. Is it possible to send and receive e-mail on the trips? 27. What happens if I get hurt? 28. Will insects be a problem? 29. What do we drink on Long Caye? 30. Is it necessary to treat the drinking water of inland Belize? 32. Should I bring gloves for diving and snorkeling? 34. It says to bring long underwear on the equipment list, is that necessary? 35. Who carries the gear on the river portages? 36. Can I charge my batteries for my digital camera, video, etc. on the trip? 37. Why do we need to bring money if your trips are all-inclusive? 39. I'm very excited about my upcoming trip with you, but I haven't even done any exercises yet.... are there any arm exercises (that can be done at home) you can recommend? Since it's winter, I'm too lazy to even go to the pool ;-) 40. Is it customary to tip the staff?
41. I've heard bad things
about Belize City, are they true?
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1. What
can I do to get ready for my trip? Please visit our Flying to Belize page for complete information on flying to Belize. Back to top
3. Do
I really need to fly in a day early as recommended on your
Flying
to Belize page?
4. On Belize Adventure
Week, the first night’s meeting time is at 4:30 p.m., and my flight
arrives at 4:20 p.m., will I make it on time?
5. Do
I need a passport?
6. What
if my passport gets lost in Belize?
7.
I see I need a buddy for each activity. What if I am traveling alone? 8. I travel alone and prefer not to sleep in the same room with someone because I have problems with sleeping. In reading your literature am I concerned with being forced into shared sleeping quarters. Did I misinterpret your brochure? Getting your own room on our adventure trips is something that happens more often than not for single travelers, but we can't guarantee it. These are very small lodges that we use both in the jungle and on our island; we can't manufacture more rooms for trips with lots of singles, or trips that fill. If you choose a date that is a popular week, like Christmas, President’s Day, etc., you might have to share. If you choose a less popular time to travel, you will probably get your own room. If you can wait to sign up until the last minute we can figure the rooming out and let you know how it will be. But we can't tell you months in advance that you would get your own room for any date because we have no idea how many others may sign up. Other lodges charge extra for singles, we don't do that. We feel strongly that singles should not be charged a different rate just because they are traveling alone. So we do our best to satisfy everyone, but occasionally we have to room singles with another single of the same sex if no other configuration works. All groups of odd numbers pose challenges: groups of 3 and 5 are as difficult as single travelers. We've been doing this for years and are very good at figuring out the rooming so everyone is happy. It's like a puzzle. All you have to do is read our reviews on our website or Trip Advisor to see that everyone loves our trips. If you are traveling alone don't worry about rooming with someone else, we spend little time in our cabanas. Most people are very active and if they are chilling out they are just as likely to be 'hanging out' (literally) in our hammock palapa as in their cabana. Mostly you will use your lodging to change clothes and to fall fast asleep after an exciting day! Back to top Want more information on our trips? Request further information from us and we'll send it today.
9. Do
you sell accommodations only on your private island at Glover's Reef?
10. Can we rent your kayaks without going on a trip?
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13. How
are the days on the island organized? Are activities set on specific days
(like windsurfing on Mondays, kayaking on Tuesdays, and so on...) or is
there flexibility on the agenda? Could we do 3 days of windsurfing and no
kayaking? Or what if we want to chill out one day and not do anything?
14. Why
don't you offer the Adventure Island at Glover's Reef Half-Week option every week?
15.
Will I get bored being out on the island for an entire week?
16. How can I find out what the weather will be like on my trip?
17. Do I need experience to join your trips?
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19. Will there be enough
sea kayaking for an advanced kayaker?
20. Are the inland
activities really suitable for beginners?
21. Can I bring my kids along on your trips?
22. How big are your groups? |
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24. Where do we sleep on the island?
25. Can my family contact me if there is an
emergency?
26.
Is it possible to send and receive e-mail
on the trips?
27. What happens if I get hurt? |
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29. What do we drink on Long
Caye?
30. Is it necessary to treat the drinking water of
inland Belize?
31. What is the food like? |
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33. I have questions about snorkeling gear (or fishing
gear, or water shoes, or ...). What kind should I get?
34. It says to bring long underwear on the equipment
list, is that necessary?
35. Who carries the gear on the river portages? |
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36. Can
I charge my batteries for my digital camera, video, etc. on the trip?
Inland all lodges have electrical outlets in the rooms. On the island we have a 12 Volt electric system and cigarette lighter outlets available for charging. To charge batteries you can either get a charger that plugs directly into a car cigarette lighter or purchase an inverter (changes 12V or DC power to regular AC power) to plug your regular battery charger into. About 96% of battery chargers work on small, inexpensive inverters, but not all. You can test your charger/inverter in your car quite easily. If it charges in your car, it will charge on the island. The Xantrex "X Power" is a popular, effective, and inexpensive inverter.
37. Why do we need to bring money if your trips are
all-inclusive?
38. My trip is only a few weeks away but I haven't
received my T-shirt and I am supposed to wear it when I meet my group, where is
it?
39. I'm very excited about my upcoming trip with you, but I haven't even done any exercises yet.... are there any arm exercises (that can be done at home) you can recommend? Since it's winter, I'm too lazy to even go to the pool ;-) As far as physical conditioning goes, the best thing anyone can do to get ready for a trip like this is to increase stamina and general health, rather than one part of the body. Basically, you will be walking, bending over, scrambling up, lugging boats over rocks, getting in and out of boats, swimming, falling into the water from your windsurf board and getting back on, etc. etc. One should focus on all-body conditioning like yoga and also stay really healthy and DON'T hang out around sick people. Do you have streaming internet at home? Here's a fantastic streaming yoga class on line! www.yogatoday.com. It's free but you have to have a fast internet connection. If you don't, you can download video podcasts of yoga classes from iTunes for free. Back to top
40. Is it customary to tip the staff?
41. I've heard bad things about Belize City, are they
true? We have recommendations for hotels and restaurants in Belize City elsewhere on our site. We also have a map of Belize City you can view or order from our Utah office. Back to top
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PHOTO CREDITS TOP IMAGE: BARRY TESSMAN OTHER PHOTO CREDITS TOP TO BOTTOM: BARRY TESSMAN, LUCY K. WALLINGFORD, KEITH FIALCOWITZ, LUCY K. WALLINGFORD, BARRY TESSMAN, MADS MODEWEG, PAMELA GOATS, KEITH FIALCOWITZ, PAMELA GOATS, BARRY TESSMAN, GEOFF GOURLEY. Copyright
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