If you find beach resorts too crowded and need a respite from chattering heads, sand-kicking kids and vast expanses of humanity, a private island located just nine miles off south-central Belizeshould suit your fancy.
Belize has hundreds of islands that dot its coastline and many of them are underrated spots that are great destinations for scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, fishing and beach combing.
Here are some private islands in Belize that remain untapped by the masses...
Thatch Caye Resort recently hosted a trip with 18 divers from British Columbia. The trip was organized by Shaz and Wes Kozak, co-owners of Ocean Pro Divers.
How do you go from a spit of sand to a beautiful island paradise? Read this week's blog on how we built our own private island resort with 5 over the water cabanas and 4 beautiful garden casitas.
Once the whale sharks start migrating into Gladden Split, they grow in numbers, generally stay there for a week and the number of sightings increases. I had to be patient;