by heatherm | Feb 28, 2014 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
At Tsunami Adventures we offer a few ways to experience the Great Blue Hole. We dedicated this page to tell you all about the Blue Hole. There is two Blue Holes in Belize. One on the Sea and one in the Jungle. The one on the Sea, draws the most visitors. You can snorkel or dive it and you can also fly over it on our Scenic Flight over the Blue Hole and surrounding Atolls. Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef Atoll. The price per person is $200USD. We need a min. of 3 people to guarantee this price as it is a 3 seater plane. We also have 5 seater plane available. The flight takes one hour return to Caye Caulker airstrip. Everyone has their own view window. Get your batteries charged and come and see the amazing barrier reef and atolls by flight. Another trip that is booked exclusively with Tsunami Adventures. We include transportation by golf cart to the airstrip. Here is a video of the flight. Here is some interesting facts about the Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef Atoll The Blue Hole is a geographical phenomena – 71 miles from Caye Caulker about a 2 hour boat ride. Almost perfectly circular, the Blue Hole has a radius of more than 1,000 feet (305 m). It is considered one of the most astounding dive sites to be found anywhere on earth. Located in the center of the Lighthouse Reef the Blue Hole is a large hole of water 480 feet (145 m) deep, which gives the deep blue color. The coral around the Blue Hole breaks the...
by heatherm | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Remember the days when we travelled and we wrote a journal, sent postcards. We took pictures, which we had to wait until we got home to develop. When Tsunami Adventures first opened in 1999, we used to even sell Film for manual underwater dive cameras. We used to rent these cameras to guests who dove the Blue Hole. We made our bathroom a dark room. Well I can definately say, this new product has finally made taking underwater photos so much fun and easy to instantly upload your underwater pics to facebook or your travel blog or email your friends and family. Tsunami Adventures has the new WATERSHOT for iphone 4 and iphone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy 4. Your phone fits inside securely and waterproof. Depth rated to 195 feet for the samsung galaxy and depth rated to 130 feet for the iphone 4 and 5. These cases are very popular, so reserve yours now. Special discount price when you book a snorkeling tour with Tsunami. Stop by and check out this new amazing...
by heatherm | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
One of our more popular tours. Island Hoping to the Southern Reef. This tour gets a lot of attention. Get to relax on beautiful Goff’s Caye, where we prepare a home made Belizean Seafood Barbecue. Put your feet in the sand and slip into the silky blue waters surrounding Goff’s Caye. A small island hosting a dozen coconut trees. A picture perfect postcard Paradise sitting right on the Belize Barrier Reef. A guided snorkelling tour of the reef, while our chef prepares your food. Lots of time to soak up the sun and snorkel right from the beach. A full day tour departing at 9am and returning at 5pm Island Hopping Tour Goff’s Caye Sergeant’s Caye was once home to a few Belizean Families. Could you just imagine what it would of been like to live here? Sergeant’s Caye is now a sand caye on the Barrier Reef about 15 minutes from Goff’s Caye. We take you to this little disappearing island surrounding by corals. A guided snorkelling tour. Manatee Watching at Swallow Caye is our last stop of the day. Here we get to see gentle manatees in their natural habitat. Viewed from the side of the boat, we do not swim or snorkel with the manatees as they are protected. This trip includes your marine reserve fees, snorkeling gear, waters, sodas, juices, rum punch, fruits, chips and salsa, seafood barbecue lunch including Lobster when in Season. Lobster Season close Feb 15th-June 14th. We require a min. of 6 people to operate this tour. We take a max. of 8 people. The price per person is $95USD...
by heatherm | Dec 28, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
With 2013 coming to end and everyone gearing up for the New Years Eve Party. Tourist asking, where will be the best place to be. Some would say The Lazy Lizard and definately Oceanside. Well I think the plan is to first start out at Sports Bar, then move to I and I then onward to the Split aka Lazy Lizard to bring in the New Years with fireworks and then finish off with Oceanside to dance until dawn. If you are not one for partyn, then a great way to spend your night, is stargazing at the end of one of the docks. Costa Maya has a great dock for this. Palapa with hooks for hammocks and chairs to chill out in. Lots of really good restaurants on the island to start your evening. Rose’s Grill with it’s new palapa hut. The Rainbow Grill, both serving fresh seafood. What is nice about Rainbow is it is located partly over the water on the dock in front of their hotel Rainbow. The new Coconut Reef Caribbean Trattoria. If you decide for a nice dinner and some stargazing and a good night sleep, the next day Tsunami Adventures will be open and ready to take you out on a snorkeling excursion or any of our mainland trips. January is relatively busy in Caye Caulker. Weather is mild, not too hot, like the summer heat. Water temperature is usually around 25 degrees. Sunrise around 6am and Sunset after 5:15pm. We look forward to seeing you down here and please contact us with any questions you may have about any trips. There...
by heatherm | Nov 28, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Come Relax and Enjoy Caye Caulker and Belize. We designed these trips based on previous guests choices and recommendations. Our most popular trips. For a reason of course. The best of the best. A perfect combination of tours in the right amount of time. The packages include everything while on your tours. All you need is sunblock, towel and a mind to have a good time. Lunch included on our full day tours. All prices quoted are for any time of year and you can choose your dates. You can be flexible and change things around if you would like, just ask us. Reef and Ruins 2 Snorkeling Tours 2 Mainland Tours Snorkel Hol Chan Marine Reserve Island Hoping Southern Reef Lamanai Ruins Jungle River Cruise Altun Ha Ruins & Cave Tubing $416USD for one person $832USD for two persons Marine Explorer 5 different Snorkeling Tours Best of Belize Reef Blue Hole Local Reef Island Hoping and Manatees Night Snorkeling $397.50USD for one person $795.USD for two persons Extreme Adventure 4 Extreme Adventures 2 hours of JETSKI rental Actun Tunich Muknal Cave Adventure Night Snorkeling Fly over the Blue Hole Scenic Flight $940USD for one person $589USD for two persons each We offer also offer Fishing and Private Charters, if you have any requests Prices includes GST tax 12.5% tax. Prices can be subject to...
by heatherm | Nov 3, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Most of you have heard of ATM, but it Belize it doesn’t mean Automated Teller Machine, here is means Actun Tunich Muknal. At Tsunami Adventures we offer an unforgettable day exploring the rainforest in the foot paths of ancient Maya as you pass through the hourglass-shaped opening of this cave system in the Roaring Creek Valley. Actun Tunichil Muknal- the Cave of the Stone Sepulcher is one of the most thrilling caving experiences Belize has to offer. Your caving adventure begins with a hike through the tropical forest at the edge of Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve. The heat and humidity will be forgotten once you swim across the deep pool at the gateway of the underworld. Wading through the cool water of the Muknal stream, climbing over rocks, and crawling through narrow passageways requires a good level of fitness. If you are up to the challenge you will be greatly rewarded. Actun Tunichil Muknal was a sacred place to the Maya people, who used the cave during the Classic period (AD 250-909). The Mayas believed that gods, who provided rain and agricultural fertility, resided in this underworld. The Actun Tunichil Muknal cave offers a unique historical perspective; as you will see many of the artifacts are exactly as they were when the cave was first explored by archaeologists. Visitors also enjoy beautiful stalagmites, stalactites, and flow stones. The Stelae Chamber is a major archaeological interest in the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave. It contains two slate stelae in front of which high status individuals performed rituals, where they cut themselves with obsidian blades to offer their blood to the gods....
by heatherm | Oct 23, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Costa Maya Beach Cabanas new hotel is almost complete. The main part of the building will be ready by mid November and ready for the finishing touches. We will be taking reservations starting for March 2014. Please scroll down to our instant booking page and reserve your room now. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us. There is a total of 6 new identical rooms plus a top fourth floor two bedroom suite. We are open right now if you would like to stay in our original rooms, however there is still some construction noise, if you are ok with that. Here are some pictures of the new building in progress and floor plans of the new rooms. Costa Maya rooms offer two double size beds. Sitting area with cable TV. Private bathroom hot and cold water. Kitchen complete with microwave, fridge, toaster oven and coffee maker. In room safe to secure your valuables. Great location, beautiful views and private dock. Relax in air conditioned comfort. We look forward to hearing from you. A quiet place to relax and enjoy the sea…. PLEASE CHECK BELOW FOR INSTANT AVAILABILITY OR BOOK YOUR ROOM INSTANTLY WITHOUT WAITING FOR AN EMAIL REPLY. All cabanas at Costa Maya are air conditioned and have private bathroom with hot water showers. Each cabana has cable TV, coffee maker and fridge and toaster. Cabana 5, 6 and 10 are BEACHFRONT and offer fantastic views. These units also have microwaves. Cabana 6 has a stove. Cabana 5 has a electric grill. Cabanas 7, 8 and 9 are partial view but still have...
by heatherm | Oct 17, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
At Tsunami Adventures, we have 6 boats different style boats available for any type of excursion you want to do around Caye Caulker and Belize. Check out our pages dedicated to snorkeling excursions and private charters. Cyclone is a 25 foot Pelican. Built in Belize and is one of the most popular style snorkeling boat. Complete with the ideal 115 Yamaha Enduro engines. Any mechanic will tell you this is the best machine. Canopy for shade, ladder, life jackets and all safety equipment. Licensed for 16 passengers including Captain. Plenty of room max. 8 people per trip. Mowgli is a typical launchen style boat that originally came from Mexico. Ideal for fishing trips, snorkeling and cruising. Same size and comfort like Cyclone. Twister is how it all started. A perfect size boat to travel back and forth to Belize City and the islands of Belize including the outer Atolls. The first Twister was an open wooden made boat and was painted red with a simple twister drawing painted on the side. Twister is now a 38 foot Bradley boat with front hard top canopy. Dry storage area for luggage. Two yamaha 200hp outboard engines. Strong sturdy ladders available for all our larger boats for snorkeling charters. All of our boats are painted white and blue. Sea Prowler and Mr. Wolf being just like Twister, offering same engine sizes, seatings and storage. These boats are busy transporting local football teams to games and taking out international groups snorkeling to the barrier reef. Big Tsunami and Twister are currently under refurbishment to be ready for the busy season, which is from...
by heatherm | Oct 8, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
The dock at Costa Maya Beach Cabanas and Tsunami Adventures is the second to last dock on the North end of the South Island of Caye Caulker. A great place to relax and enjoy the view, breeze and sound of the sea. Plenty of shade and sun. A traditional palapa hut complete with hammocks and chairs to relax. Read a book, enjoy a cool beverage. Cool off and jump in the water. Lots of fish under the dock. Bring your mask and snorkel and swim around. Easy to get back on the dock as we made sure there is a strong sturdy ladder with hand rails to get back on the dock. All of the Tsunami Trips depart from the dock and the boats are moored here for the night. What else happens at the end of Costa Maya dock. Well lately it seems to be the choosen spot for couples to tie the knot. Look here for some great photos, that have been found on the internet and some of our own. Soon the new Costa Maya Hotel will be complete and business will be back to normal for 2014. Six new rooms are being added with everything you need to make your stay...
by heatherm | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
A national symbol is a symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community: sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other dependence. National symbols intend to unite people by creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of the national people, values, goals, or history. These symbols are often rallied around as part of celebrations of patriotism or aspiring nationalism (such as independence, autonomy or separation movements) and are designed to be inclusive and representative of all the peoples of the national community. September 21st every year in every village, town and city. Belize Celebrates it’s Independence. People decorate their houses and businesses. Parades are organized and all come out to celebrate. The Belize Flag with the Coat of Arms in the centre. The flag is Royal Blue with red stripes along the top and bottom, with the Coat of Arms in the middle. The coat of arms is divided into three sections by a vertical line and an inverted V. The base section represents a ship in full sail on waves of the sea. The two upper sections show tools of the timber industry in Belize: a paddle and a squaring axe in the right section and a saw supporting the shield are two woodcutters, the one on the right holding a beating axe over his shoulder in his right hand, and the one on the left holding a paddle over his shoulder in his left hand. Above the shield rises a mahogany tree. Below the shield is the motto scroll. A wreath of leaves encircles...
