Slickrock is headquartered in Moab, Utah and is a very well-organized sports adventure "camp". (They also offer half island trips and half land adventure trips.) The guides were great, the equipment was great, and the setting was heavenly. The cabanas were rustic, we used composting toilets, and solar heated outside showers (very cool) and the island used wind and sun power. The cost seemed a little high but you got a lot for your money. It was well worth the price! The guides even guided us in snorkeling, helping us locate cool fish and enormous lobsters. And we loved sleeping with our screen-less windows open listening to the surf breaking 10 yards from the cabana!

Besides being very competent and patient the guides (one from Montreal and 2 Belizeans were also very personable. They even gave us very interesting short talks on geography, coral, fish, and Mayan history. There were also 2 Belizean women who cooked all the meals.

Sports: Sea kayaking, surf kayaking, snorkeling, windsurfing, and scuba (for a reasonable fee). I had the most fun windsurfing. It was the best windsurfing week of my life!! And the diving for my husband was awesome! (For safety, we had to wear helmets for windsurfing! Not a big deal.)

The guides gave us instruction and then let us do our thing. But they always offered guided activities. There are so many patch reefs nearby that we could swim or kayak to a different one twice a day if we wanted to. Other activities included a guided nature walk, low tide exploring and beach volleyball.

The snorkeling was excellent! We identified 35 varieties of fish and saw huge lobsters (since no one can fish in this preserve).

Other common things on the incredibly beautiful island were iguanas that lived in the rocks and scores of hermit crabs (all scattered away if we got too close).

The meals were delicious and generous (buffet style! They were so good I took home a few of the recipes. We especially loved the Lime cookies, Creole Shrimp and Key Lime Pie.

We spent a perfect 4 days in March 2007on Long Caye with the Slickrock folks and had an amazing time. The food was incredible, it was difficult not to walk away from the mess tent stuffed to the gills. All the activities, accommodations, equipment and staff were top notch. Jim at Off the Wall Dive gave provided us the perfect intro to scuba diving and we were so enamored with diving that we got our certifications as soon as we returned home. Look forward to returning again and again.

I did the Belize Adventure Week with Slickrock in November 2007. The trip went way beyond expectations - the guides are phenomenal, creating a safe space where you feel confident trying new activities (white-water kayaking, caving, snorkeling, sea-kayaking, etc.). Slickrock is extremely well organized from start to finish, the food is good, the places you stay are awesome and what's more, they hire people (many locals) who truly seem to give a damn about the place you're travelling in - ecologically and culturally - all of whom actively participate in keeping Belize the best it can be. I highly recommend slickrock with no reservations whatsoever.

This vacation was the second-best trip of my life, and I'm pretty well traveled (the first-best was a trip to the Galapagoes). My wife and I were there for a half-week, and while we could have stayed for a longer trip (forever, really) we did a lot in the time we had, and came home fulfilled.

Way out among the reefs, Long Caye is a beautiful island where you can do all kinds of activities: kayaking, snorkling, windsurfing. Surf kayaking was a new one for me, but it was a blast. Even if you haven't done these things before, the guides are very helpful and nice. They will make sure that you enjoy yourselves thoroughly. And they have the best and most up-to-date gear.

This trip is great for couples or families because you can be as active or as laid back as you want. You can hang out with the other guests, or go for a walk or spend time in your private cabana.

The biggest surprise? The food was incredibly good! Unlike other vacations where you have to constantly wonder where your next meal is coming from, on Long Caye every meal we were surprised by some inventive flavor of lime, soy sauce, coconut or something else. Its tough to pick a favorite, but the ginger cookies and the fish tacos are contenders.

Generally I would say that having everything right there on the island made the vacation extremely relaxing. You don't have to worry about constantly arranging transportation and guides like you would on the mainland. All the activities are right off the shore of the island, and there is always something to do. Plus: hammocks, food, and a change of clothes are all right there too. It makes a big difference.

It turns out to be a deal, too. Everything is included, so compare it with the price of food, tranportation, guides, boat rides, etc. You will do more and have more fun with your vacation time if you go to Long Caye.