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Arrives: Belize City Tuesday 22nd December 2009
Departs: Belize City Saturday 2nd January 2010

Will4Adventure proudly presents . . . Belize! Jungle Explorer: incorporating a jungle survival and bushcraft training course plus the Indian Creek Trail. Ray Mears . . . eat your heart out!

Belize has some of the best jungle on the planet. It is home to an amazing variety of wildlife, from the magnificent jaguar, the world’s third largest cat, to colourful scarlet macaws. Running the entire length of Belize’s coastline is the second longest barrier reef in the world, providing fantastic diving opportunities including the famous ‘Blue Hole’. One of the only places in the world where you can be woken up by the dawn chorus of cicadas and be drinking rum on a golden Caribbean beach in the afternoon.

Outline Itinerary

Day

Activity

1

Arrive Belize City, move to Iguana Junction Riverside Lodge, near San Ignacio.

2

Acclimatisation day, trip to mountain Pine Ridge to visit Rio Frio cave, Rio On Pools and Bol’s Museum cave to see Mayan Artefacts. Second night at Iguana Junction.

3

Collect food for trek and move to Monkey Bay wildlife sanctuary, visit the world renowned Belize zoo and mug up on some the wild life you might be encountering on the forthcoming trek.

4

Jungle training to include: fire, water, shelter, food, river crossing, dangerous flora and fauna, casualty evacuation and preparing helicopter landing sites.

5

Second day jungle training and prep kit for trek

6

Depart for Indian Creek Trail trek.

7

On trek. Some days are shorter than others offering you the opportunity to explore the abundant Mayan caves that exist.

8

Finish Trek at the Over the top bar, St Margarets Village and move to Monkey Bay.

9

Move to Caye Caulker, a beach island for some well earned R&R plus book yourself an excursion: kayaking or snorkelling/diving with the sharks!

10

Full Day on the island and celebrate NYE.

11

Full day on the island.

12

Fly to Belize international, Depart Belize.

Timing and Equipment Considerations
The rainy season in Belize runs from April to September, during this time river levels become dangerously high and notoriously unpredictable. In the winter the area experiences consistent fine weather with little rain. Under the canopy humidity usually runs close to 100%, you will be wet through at the end of the day one way or another! (For this reason two sets of clothing are required, daytime - wet kit and night - dry kit). One of the more character building aspects of jungle life is climbing into wet kit every morning! In the forest, night time temperatures are comfortable and require a 2 season sleeping bag. The kit list specifically required for this expedition will be posted to you with out client handbook upon booking.

Level of Fitness
The jungle trek is not hugely demanding physically, although a basic level of fitness is required. Mental toughness is more important, jungle life requires a high level of self discipline to keep fit and healthy in this challenging environment. Participants should ideally be used to walking with large packs.

Roughing it
All our trips involve a degree of 'roughing it'. Jungle ‘accommodation’ consists of hammocks, mossi nets and bashas (waterproof shelters). The staples for jungle trekking are porridge and noodles, occasionally supplemented with edible plants found along the way. Food is cooked over open fires and ablutions are performed in the rivers. Accommodation on the island is in comfortable beach cabins with en suite bathrooms. You will not find air con as this prevents proper acclimatisation, although a pleasant Caribbean breeze is always available.

Your Leader
Will4Adventure trips are always accompanied with a western leader – always highly skilled and qualified to work within the expedition area. Joe will lead this trip. He has extensive experience of working in the jungles of Central America and South East Asia. He learned his skills with the British Army and has to date led 9 jungle expeditions as well as undertaking scientific research in Belize. Joe is also a military paramedic and doubles as a medic while away on expeditions. He enjoys talking about the jungle to anyone who will listen. Back home he is a mature student studying medicine at Sheffield University when not working as a climbing instructor.

Price (excluding flights) : UK £1290

Maximum number of places on this trip
The number of places available on this trip are limited to a maximum of twelve (12) people.

Price is inclusive as far as possible
This includes practically everything and will include all accommodation, park permits, guides and a highly trained and experienced western leader. It will not cover your meals when not on trek, such as when you are in Belize City, nor will it cover any individual sightseeing, or free time activities such as kayaking, diving and snorkelling. Other items not included: tips, travel insurance, passports, visas, inoculations, excess baggage, and items of personal nature such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry. We would recommend budgeting for another $150 US to cover meals not provided and snacks etc.

Price includes

Western leader

Local jungle guide

Entry to Belize City Zoo and Bol’s Museum

Two day jungle training bush-craft course

The Indian Creek Trail

All accommodation

All meals for jungle phases

All in-country transport

Lost luggage protection with i-Trak

Flights
For best prices we would recommend checking prices with www.travelbag.co.uk, www.travelsupermarket.com, www.lastminute.com

How about carbon offsetting your flight here? Climate Care allows you to offset your flight's emissions by funding sustainable energy projects. From £3 for return flights to Morocco to £47 for flights to NZ - this trip needn't cost the Earth. Thanks.

Booking
When you apply for more information about this trip, we will send you details of our booking conditions. Please also note the points below:

This expedition is limited to a maximum of 12 people.
To gain a definite place on this expedition a payment of UK£200 needs to be paid before 20th September 2009.

To book this trip, or for further information, e-mail me at will@will4adventure.com, and I will get in touch with you a.s.a.p.
or
Register your interest here.