Lighthouse Reef 6 Day / 5 Night Getaway Itinerary
Laurel Jaques
Lighthouse Reef
Belize Lighthouse Reef 6 Day / 5 Night Kayak Adventure Trip Departure / End Dates 2025-26
Dec 22-27, Dec 26-31, Jan 2-7, Jan 16-21, Jan 30-Feb 4, Feb 13-18, Feb 27-Mar 4, Mar 13-18, Mar 27-Apr 1, Apr 10-15, Apr 24-29
Group Size: 6-22 people per trip
Guides: 2-6 guides per trip
Activities: Stand-up Paddle Boarding, Snorkeling Sea Kayaking (Paddling), Sea Kayak Sailing, Scuba Diving, Fishing, Birding. Yoga, Yoga on select departures
Accommodations: Half Moon Caye Basecamp
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Trip Highlights:
- All abilities welcome!
- Enjoy five days of luxury Basecamp living – sleep in comfortable, waterfront tent-walled cabanas; enjoy fresh, family-style meals; choose from daily guided reef activities.
- Outstanding walk-in snorkeling from the beaches of Half Moon Caye.
- Visit Half Moon Caye’s red-footed booby colony – a protected nesting site and home to 4000 birds.
Trip Itinerary:
Day 1
Stay: Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel
Meals: N/A
Arrive in Belize City International Airport (BZE), and be met with a company representative, where we will transfer you to the Belize Biltmore Plaza. Check into your first night’s accommodation and acclimate to your new environment. Meals are on your own, and can be purchased at the hotel. You will meet other travellers in the lobby the following morning.
Days 2
Stay: Lighthouse Reef Basecamp on Half Moon Caye
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Meet our company representative at 8:30 am Biltmore Plaza Hotel lobby, we will make a quick stop at a local shop before heading to our waiting motor boat charter. We travel by boat 56 miles out to sea, passing through mangrove ranges, white sand cayes, arriving at Belize’s furthest island group, on Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Upon arriving at Half Moon Caye, your guide team will orient you to the island and camp to settle you into your accommodations. You will then enjoy a late lunch and then a session of snorkeling instruction before heading out on the water.
Day 3-5
Stay: Lighthouse Reef Basecamp on Half Moon Caye
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Due to its isolated location from the mainland, the waters of Lighthouse Reef are exceptionally clear with the most abundant fish populations and colorful coral reefs in Belize. This rich ecosystem offers access to some of the best sea kayaking and snorkeling (as well as scuba diving) in the Caribbean.
You will have ample opportunities to learn from our guides about the marine reef ecology, the local flora and fauna, as well as the island’s coconut and littoral forest (more common to the interior of the mainland). Half Moon Caye is a beautiful and rich 45-acre nature preserve, hosting a red-footed booby colony as well as a magnificent frigate bird rookery. We tour the viewing platforms built by the Belize Audubon Society to observe the many nesting sites on the island.
Over the next few days, you will have many options to explore, including a quickly disappearing shipwreck just north of the caye. The guides will present activities each day based on the weather conditions, and the group’s desires. And of course, we always give you the option of hanging out in a hammock with a good book and a cold beverage!
On our last couple of days, we travel to the world renowned Great Blue Hole. A huge collapsed sinkhole formation that was discovered and made famous by ocean explorer, Jacques Cousteau. We motor boat or paddle the 6-mile journey to this perfectly circular formation bejeweled with soft and hard corals of many different colors. After a full day of exploring, you’ll return just in time for a wonderful dinner prepared especially for you by our cooks. After dinner, we have a cultural presentation of drumming and dancing to celebrate the last night at Half Moon Caye.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
The choice is yours for your last morning at Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Snorkel your favorite patch reefs, walk the island trails, and swing in a hammock or beach comb along the island beaches.
After lunch, a motorboat charter picks everyone up for the return trip to the mainland. This return journey takes you through Turneffe Atoll across the Great Barrier Reef, and you’ll arrive at the Belize City Biltmore Hotel, usually by late afternoon.
Travel Notes: For travelers leaving Belize after this trip, you must spend a night in Belize City. International connections out of the country require a departure the next day.
Halfmoon Caye Basecamp, Lighthouse Atoll
We are privileged by special arrangement to stay within the Halfmoon Caye Natural Monument. Our basecamp within this pristine marine park is designed to provide maximum comfort with a minimal ecological footprint.
Sleep in seaside tent-cabanas furnished with wood-framed beds, nightstand, lighting and room to store your personal gear. Tents can accommodate singles, doubles and families.
Meals are served in our comfortable dining room with spectacular view of the Caribbean Sea. Our central bathhouse has modern eco-sensitive composting toilets, running water and solar warmed showers.
Single Supplement:
Our standard trip pricing is based on double occupancy. Solo guests can request either to share twin accommodations with another traveler or request single accommodations with a single supplement fee. If we are unable to match with another solo traveller, then the single supplement fee applies on all trips.
Lighthouse Reef Extention: Private Cabana Tent TBA USD pp.
For those requiring an additional night or more in Belize
Flight & Hotel Package – Biltmore
The Belize Biltmore Plaza is a clean and comfortable hotel on the outskirts of Belize City. With a lush courtyard and a welcoming swimming pool, it is a great place to spend a night or two when traveling through Belize City.
Hotel rates (based on single/double occupancy; taxes included)
Flight & Hotel Package – Biltmore Includes the following:
• domestic flight from Dangriga to Belize City domestic terminal
• ground transfer from domestic terminal to hotel
• accommodation (standard room) at the Belize Biltmore
• all taxes
- Single Occupancy – $TBA US/person
- Double Occupancy – $TBA US/person
- Triple Occupancy – $TBA US/person
- Quad Occupancy – $TBAUS/person