A 30-minute helicopter ride from Belize City is the newly opened Gladden Private Island, a 3,000-square-foot refuge offering 100 percent privacy for one couple.
The world's most lavish travel experiences aren't just about hotels. Our editor-in-chief reveals his favorite outdoor adventures from a lifetime of travel.
A Four Seasons private island resort is unveiled in the Maldives, a spa opens at Victoria House and the Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li debuts.
Ten of our favorite family-friendly spots, each brimming with activities and set against exceptionally intriguing and scenic backdrops.
Few tourists head to Belize specifically for the food, but that doesn't mean the country is a gastronomic backwater.
I have traveled to Belize regularly over the past three decades. During that period, a number of hotels and resorts have become established favorites.
I've yet to visit a Central American country in which I found the local rum to be disappointing. Belizean distilleries make some rums as well.
Belcampo Belize stands near some intriguing and little-known Mayan sites, including Nim Li Punit and Lubaantu.
The famous Hol Chan Marine Reserve, south of San Pedro, can become crowded during high season, so we snorkeled the waters farther north at Mexico Rocks.
The limestone bedrock beneath much of Belize is riddled with caves, which the ancient Maya regarded as portals to the underworld.
With a population of just 350,000, Belize has done an outstanding job of protecting its environmental and historical riches.
With a population of just 350,000, Belize has done an outstanding job of protecting its environmental and historical riches.
Antarctica is the place of the moment. I am asked constantly about cruises to the Great White Continent, and the Travel Office is deluged with inquiries.
In Belize, deep sea fishermen cast their lines into the Caribbean Sea in the hopes of hooking snapper, snook, bonefish, tarpon, permit, jacks and barracuda.
There are few luxuries akin to staying in these select properties, perched up above the water, the sound of waves lapping on the sides of a private bungalow.
Around this time of year, the Travel Office’s phones start to ring with calls from people who want to go “somewhere warm” for the holidays. Alas, many of the most obvious destinations have already sold out.
Ambergris Caye lies just 15 minutes by light aircraft from the Belize international airport (which is itself just two-and-a-half hours southeast of Houston).
Whether you’re watching grizzlies fish for salmon, elephants interact around a watering hole or clownfish dart amidst a pristine coral reef, encountering wildlife and sea life in their native habitats offers the most memorable of travel experiences. Innumerable locations around the globe provide nature lovers with these exciting opportunities and more. Several Harper Alliance travel partners in North America, Central America, Africa, India and the South Pacific share their insight.
Travel is often exhilarating and intoxicating, but it also bequeaths a fund of memories that is a lifelong source of solace and delight.
For children between the ages of 7 and 14, Belize provides an almost unbeatable combination of a long Caribbean coral reef and exte
Chaa Creek is located on a 365-acre estate and is perched on a hillside overlooking the clear, clean water of the Macal River.
Many of the world's greatest archaeological sites suffer from a surfeit of admirers. The crowds can cause physical damage to the ruins—Machu Picchu being an egregious example—but they also undermine the quality of the experience. The great Mayan city of Chichen Itza is an easy excursion from the beaches of Cancún and is now frequently overrun by tourists. For ancient cities to be re-peopled by the ghosts of the past, they have to be encountered in relative solitude.
Belize provides an almost unbeatable combination of a long Caribbean coral reef and extensive tracts of pristine tropical forest.
Casey Kelbaugh Congratulations are in order to the Lodge at Chaa Creek, Belize.
The Great Blue Hole lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 60 miles east of the Belize mainland.
Belize contains the world's most accessible tropical wilderness.
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