This morning you will travel to Belize City and board a motor charter. This charter takes you through white sand cayes, mangrove ranges, and beyond the main Barrier Reef to Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Lighthouse Reef Atoll is located at the furthest edge of the Belizean Reef System. It is 55 miles offshore of the mainland. Upon reaching Half Moon Caye, Norm and his guide team will orient you to your new island setting and help you settle into your accommodations. You’ll then enjoy a late lunch and an afternoon paddling and snorkelling around Half Moon Caye.

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 standup paddleboarding and snorkeling 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. Norm & the guides will be leading the standup paddleboard adventures each day based on the weather. And of course, you always have the option of hanging out in a hammock with a good book and a cold beverage!

On our last couple of days, we hope to paddle to the world renowned Great Blue Hole. A huge collapsed sinkhole formation that was discovered and made famous by ocean explorer, Jacques Cousteau. We paddle or paddleboard the 6-mile journey to this perfectly circular formation bejeweled with soft and hard corals of many different colors.

On this trip, we explore further into the Lighthouse Reef atoll, with extended fishing trips, as well as new patch reefs, or downwind paddle trips on the SUP’s. The guides will use the conditions of the day and present several options to keep each guest engaged. 

On the final night, we return 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.

The choice is yours for your last morning at Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Snorkel your favorite patch reefs, enjoy a sunrise paddle, 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.

This is our final day and after spending the evening at the Biltmore Hotel in Belize City today you will be departing Belize for your flights home or you may extend your stay with other adventures in country.