JOIN MIKE & Melissa for an UNBELIEVABLE WINTER trek across central america!
We are finalizing details for this once in a lifetime expedition and packages will go on sale soon. Keep your schedule open!
WEEK 1: JAN 21-28 2023- AMBERGRIS CAYE AND CAYE CAULKER BELIZE
Our adventure starts with the first week in the town of San Pedro Belize on the breathtaking island of Ambergris Caye. You'll fly a short 2hrs from MIA or HOU into BZE International Airport and take a quick hop flight to the island. We'll spend the week exploring, relaxing, enjoying the great live music and culture and shaking off those cold winter blues....Mayan style! On Thursday we'll take the water taxi to spend the day chilling on the ultra laid back island of Caye Caulker and return to Belize City on Saturday morning. From there, you can choose to head back home or continue onward with the expedition for the second week as we head to the mountainous heart of Belize and the town of San Ignacio.. This is also the perfect hop on point for our returning guests from previous years who want to continue the journey from BZE airport.
WEEK 2 PART 1: JAN 28-FEB 2 2023- SAN IGNACIO BELIZE AND GUATEMALA MAYAN RUINS
We start week two of our adventure from Belize City as we head into the mountains and jungle to visit the town of San Ignacio Belize on the Guatemalan border. We'll spend a few days exploring this area's Mayan ruins and culture as well as an opportunity to go cave tubing and zip lining. We've got a group "culture" day planned for the town market and iguana sanctuary with visits to Canal Petch and Xunantunich Mayan ruins included, plus another day trip planned across the Guatemalan border to visit the Mayan site of Tikal for your second passport stamp of the trip. On Thursday we'll catch a charter puddle jumper flight to...
WEEK 2 PART 2: FEB 2-5 2023- ROATAN, HONDURAS
The second half of week two takes us on a short 1hr hop flight from Belize to the island paradise of Roatan Honduras and our third passport stamp of the expedition. We will spend Thursday through Sunday realxing, soaking up the warm Caribbean sunshine and exploring all that the island has to offer. World class diving and snorkeling, fantastic eats and hidden gems and a fun and festive nightlife abound. It's the perfect compliment to the jungle start of the week and our last stop on the Caribbean side of Central America for a couple weeks. Roatan International is the perfect hop on/off point to head home or join up as we head into week three venturing even further south to the majestic country of Costa Rica!
WEEK 3: FEB 11-18 2023- COCO BEACH & LIBERIA COSTA RICA & GRENADA & MASAYA VOLCANO NICARAGUA
Week three is when things really start getting exotic. We'll fly from Roatan to Liberia Costa Rica and spend the week in the town of Playas Del Coco on the Pacific coast with our fourth passport stamp of the trip. Coco is the perfect home base to explore the northwest corner of this enchanting country. We've got volcanic river rafting, jungle zip lining, exotic animal encounters, a day sail on the Pacific and even a day trip to Nicaragua for the fifth passport stamp to visit the city of Grenada, Lake Nicaragua and Masaya Volcano where you'll stand right on the edge of an active volcano and see the magma lake boiling up a thousand feet below. In years past, this week has stood alone as it's own event but we are so excited to finally be able to tie it together with the rest of our Meeting of the Mayans adventure! Liberia International is also a perfect hop on/hop off point for the trip. You can head back home or continue onward with the expedition and complete the final week as we head deeper into the rain forests and south to Panama!
WEEK 3 PART 2: FEB 18-22 2023- RIO CELESTE, ARENAL VOLCANO, LA FORTUNA VILLAGE, SAN JOSE COSTA RICA
The second part of week 3 takes us up to the mountain jungles of the heart of Costa Rica. We will spend two nights in complete bliss with your own private casita in the middle of the rain forest. We'll hike the Rio Celeste and relax in this tropical paradise, then head east to for two more days in La Fortuna Village at the base of Arenal Volcano. This quaint little town offers fantastic opportunities to hike the volcano, take a jungle hanging bridge canopy tour, kayak Lake Arenal or just explore the hidden treasures of the town. We'll head out Wednesday to the bustling city of San Jose where you'll stay one more night and fly out at your leisure on Thursday. You can choose to stay in country longer and explore on your own, or fly home on COPA Airlines and get a free overnight (or up to 3 days) in Panama City Panama to complete your adventure for the same flight price!
PANAMA CANAL, PANAMA CITY PANAMA
You might take advantage of this opportunity to go see the Panama Canal. Panama City is the size and flavor of Miami and there's plenty to do here beyond a visit to the Canal. If you fly home on Copa Airlines, you'll get a free overnight in Panama City and you'll have 18 hours to fit it all in! There are a wide variety of US flights leaving from El Tocumen (PTY) International in Panama daily if you decide to stay a while. You might even decide to find a connection in San Salvador for an overnight and grab that final Central American passport stamp...or maybe head on to South America from here and keep your permanent vacation aliveI
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
Most of the group will book your US return flight from San Jose and fly home from SJO airport. San Jose is a huge city with all the typical big city flare. There are some cool day trips and things to see in town if you should decided to stay a few days. They have cabs, busses, rental cars and it's easy to navigate so you'll be in good hands. There are a wide variety of US flights leaving from San Jose-Juan Santamaria (SJO) daily. You might even decide to find a connection in San Salvador for an overnight and grab that final Central American passport stamp...or maybe head on to South America from here and keep your permanent vacation alive!
an expedition of truly epic proportions!
