by heatherm | Dec 1, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Swim with Turtles at Hol Chan Marine Reserve. The nurse sharks and sting rays got competition now. The Sea Turtles of Belize evolved over 200 million years ago. They are protected in Belize. Once served for dinner and now only photos allowed. The HAWKSBILL turtle with it’s hawk-like beak. A turtle that can get as big as 200lbs and a shell 3 feet across. Likes Coral reefs and sponges. The GREEN Turtle or sometimes referred to as White Turtle as it’s underneath skin is white. Can weigh up to 500 lbs and a shell over 3 feet. Loves coral reefs and sea grass beds. Often found in the shallow area of Hol Chan. The LOGGERHEAD Turtle with it’s large head. Weighing up to 450 lbs and a shell of up to 3 1/2 feet. The loggerhead loves Coral reefs and crustaceans and molluscs. The LEATHERBACK Turtle with it’s soft unique shell. Black with white spots on it’s prominent ridges. They love the open ocean and jellyfish. These gentle giants of up to 1100 lbs and a shell of 6 feet are only seen by few of the lucky ones. Sea Turtles can live for over a 100 years. So respect your Elders and don’t touch, feed or ride turtles! Besides it is not allowed and you will be fined! Between the ages of 20 to 50 years the turtle has it’s first breeding. Mating occurs at offshore nesting beaches, which is more than 500 miles away from Belize. Costa Rica, Mexico and Grand Cayman Islands. Several clutches of eggs are laid. They mate at 2 week intervals, after mating...
by heatherm | Nov 5, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
There is lots of services available to travelers coming to Belize. It may be hard to find, when you are only here for a week or two. You are too busy enjoying yourself. After living here for so long, I have found out most of this information over time and a lot more of life’s conviences are now available in Caye Caulker. If you have an iphone or ipad, make sure you download the free Belize Telemunications Ltd APP for their complete online phone book. I found mine on iTunes, under free apps. Search Belize APPS. You will have easy access to all the phone numbers you will need for Belize. If your phone is locked and you don’t want to pay for expensive international roaming. Then consider purchasing a phone at the airport or wait until you reach the island and contact Blue Wave on beachfront street. They are just up the street from Tsunami. I got a phone with a local number for $110BZD, this also included $10BZD worth of phone credit. Only $55USD and you are connected. Price subject to change. You can stay in touch with home, as well as keep contact with other friends and/or family who you are traveling with. Texting is so popular now. I have guests that I text to confirm trips. Almost all over the island you can get free wifi, so you will also be able to check your emails regularly. You can also sell your phone back to Blue Wave at discount when you leave. There is an ATM machine that is open 24 hours. Don’t forget your...
by heatherm | Oct 16, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
At Tsunami Adventures, we not only offer fantastic snorkeling tours, that can be enjoyed year round, but we also offer TWO Birding Tours of Caye Caulker. One can be enjoyed on the North Island by boat and the other is on the South Island by walking the trails. We like to offer birding on almost all of tours. At the end of day of our Best of Belize Barrier Reef Snorkeling Tour to Hol Chan Marine Reserve, we cruise the mangroves and watch for island water birds, like the Roseate Spoonbill. The other day, a friend and I went overnight to the Cayo District and we went to Xunantunich Mayan Site. Once we reached the top, we had a bird’s eye view and we where so lucky to have meet some local guides that where taking their day off to bird watch. They had their scope on a flock of Toucans. Another adventure down south to Red Bank Village, our mission was to see wild Scarlet Macaws. Macaws are seen in this area for only a brief period of time each year to eat the fruit of the annato tree. They come from the Chiquibul forest once a year. Sending out scouts earlier in the season to survey and determine the right time to return with the flock. We climbed a steep and muddy hill until we came to the clearing. After 20 minutes of downpour a flock of macaws rested in the branches close to us. We where very lucky. I have traveled most of Belize and there is plenty more to explore. I have enjoyed Bird Watching....
by heatherm | Oct 7, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
You wouldn’t think we would want to tell you about free snorkeling, when we have all these wonderful tours we want you to go on. Well, we all want somethings for free. It certainly isn’t going to be as good as a one of our reef tours, however it will surely be fun and hopefully you will be able to see lots of marine life. If you have your own snorkeling gear, then great, if you need fins, we have them for rental for only $5BZ or $2.50USD if you need the full set. Mask, Snorkel and Fins we rent all day for $5.00USD a set. If you want a week, then you pay for 5 days rental and get two days free. It’s not entirely free but a heck of a deal. The best place to go Snorkeling for Free is at the split. I often recommend to people to start from the end of our dock and swim around there and then onwards towards the split over the Sea grass beds, where you will see sea stars and young corals. Swim down along the seagrass edge towards the split bar area, swim along the wall, tons of fish. Dive down and under the ledge there is a few nurse sharks hiding out. You may see some lobsters hiding in the cracks. Swim accross the split and snorkel through the mangroves. Lots of fish hiding out in the mangroves. Be careful crossing the split. Look both ways twice and then swim across fairly fast and get to the side of the mangroves. If you are a little more...
by heatherm | Oct 6, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Great Reasons to come to Belize in October. I should of posted this in September, however no better than making a spontaneous decision and taking advantage of the cheap airfares that are going on right now to Belize. Reason; number one. This time of month is typically the “low season” or slow season. Caye Caulker’s moto. “Go Slow”. So go slow and come in slow low season in Caye Caulker. Take advantage of all the discounts that we are offering. Room rates are discounted, upgrades are being offered. Tours are discounted and extra bonus stops are being included. The kids are back to school and the colder days of winter are approaching. Don’t put up your summer clothes just yet. Pack them into a suitcase and get on down here. Still need some more reasons. The weather is good 75% of the time. We have our morning and sometimes evening showers. Not as much breeze, but that is good if you plan on spending most of your time diving or snorkeling. Tours are operating and not as full, so you get lots of time and space to enjoy the all the sites. The cruise ships are still coming but only one ship a day instead of 3 or 4 and only a maximum of 3 times a week. There is extra space on the water taxis and local flights. No big line ups and better yet, all of us that depend on you coming to visit can give you more time and amazing service. I almost forgot that Conch and Lobster are both in season. Have you ever tried...
