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Old Apr 11th, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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So excited, my Belize trip is booked!

Mostly anyway, still have some transportation to take care of but major components are booked!
Current itinerary
2 nights Chaa Creek
1 night Tikal Inn- roundtrip transportation with Maximun Adeventure Tours ($90 pp roundtrip)
2 nights Chaa Creek- got the 4 night Luxury Link deal and they were able to split my nights
3 nights Xanadu on AC.

Will probably book other transfers with William Hofman and still need to do Tropic Air flights to AC
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Old Apr 11th, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Congrats - that's exciting!
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Old Apr 11th, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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I'm jealous!
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Old Apr 11th, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Sounds awesome - good for you!!
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Old Apr 12th, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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Have fun!
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Old Apr 13th, 2012 | 03:47 AM
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Wow! You are seeing it all. I think that's the perfect combo of a little jungle and a little island. Check out Belize Zoo if you can on the transfer between the two!
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Old Apr 13th, 2012 | 05:38 AM
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Good tip!
www.belizezoo.org
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Old Apr 13th, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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It's nice that Chaa Creek let you do a split with your days; that should work out perfectly! One heads up about their food - they serve big multi-course meals, and you're not obligated to do every course and pay for it if you don't want to. We found it to be way more food than we could eat. They also serve a free little appetizer/amuse bouche at dinner and homemade bread. That plus soup, salad, big meal, and dessert was too much for us. Their food was very good though. We also ate at the pool for lunch and that was great too. Have fun!
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Old Apr 16th, 2012 | 05:10 PM
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brmsimmons,
I know exactly how you feel - our trip is booked, too (except for the Tropic Air part), but we are going in Feb 2013. Can't wait!
3 nights Lamanai
3 night Table Rock
6 nights South Water Caye
3 night Victoria House on Ambergris

We had to ship Tikal this time
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Old Apr 16th, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Our (3rd) Belize trip's all booked, too - late July and 1st 3 weeks of August (after 3 weeks in Guatemala):

:: San José Succotz (Trek Stop - Actun Halal and Actun Chapat)
:: Toledo (TEA village stay in Santa Elena - Rio Blanco waterfalls and Uxbenka Maya site - and Hickatee Cottages near Punta Gorda - Garifuna drumming, birding, hiking, Cacao tour, Lubaantun Maya site, Fallen Stones butterfly farm)
:: Sapodilla Cayes (Reef Conservation International - conservation dives for me and flyfishing for bonefish and permit for my husband)
:: Placencia (One World Rentals - Monkey River trip, and the final weekend of the Olympic Games)
:: Ambergris Caye (Tranquility Bay - snorkeling, diving, and flyfishing)
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Old Apr 30th, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Leaving later this week! I've booked ATM and Tikal overnight with Maximum Adventure Tours. William Hoffman had a conflict for my dates so I am now doing transfers with Discounted Belize Shuttles and Tours.
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Old Apr 30th, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Happy trails!!
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Old May 3rd, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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brmsimmons, you mentioned that Maximum Adventure Tours charged you $90/person; is that just for the transportation to Tikal? On their website, their overnight package is $230/person, and their one day turnaround trip to Tikal is $125.
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Old May 16th, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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aztoad- when I was initially looking I was just going to do transportation, we ended up doing the overnight to Tikal at $230 pp and thought it was worth it.IMO Tikal needs an overnight. Max is a great guy and made the border crossing very smooth, he will certainly keep you well fed as well! We booked ATM through him as well but he contracted out to Gonzo with River Rat Expeditions and he was awesome! He is very passionate about caving and Mayan history
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Old May 16th, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Thanks for reporting back! Anything more to share? (hint hint)
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Old May 16th, 2012 | 12:47 PM
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I just need to sit down and write my trip report, hint taken
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Old May 16th, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Thanks brmsimmons. I'm looking for a reliable/inexpensive transfer to Black Rock Lodge. I think I found one for $110, but we may also try the public bus to San Ignacio and then transfer from there for ~$40. We'll see...
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Old May 16th, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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William Hofman is highly recommended:
http://www.parrot-nest.com/belize-shuttle.html
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Old May 16th, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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We used belize discount shuttles and tours to Chaa Creek(same road as Black Rock) for $50 pp, our driver was Abraham and the ride was very comfortable.
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