Vacation Like Charlize in Belize
The couple that tans together, stays together:
Charlize and her main squeeze, boyfriend
Stuart Townsend.
Photo: AP/Mark J. Terrill
The always on the ball TMZ recently photographed Charlize Theron celebrating her 32nd birthday in Belize. What a coincidence! The September issue of Conde Nast Traveler (on sale Tuesday, August 21) has a story on Belize and five other Central American countries lining the Caribbean coast. The accompanying Places & Prices section has detailed grab-and-go guides of the entire region, so you'll know exactly where to eat, sleep, swim, and party.
Newsflash for Charlize: You didn't have to spend $600 a night for a villa in Francis Ford Coppola's Blancaneaux Lodge (TMZ claims it was $2,500, but that price doesn't exist at Blancaneaux). For less than half that amount, you could have stayed at a lovely Gardenview Cottage in Turtle Inn, Coppola's other Belizean property. The rooms have an Indonesian decor, and the Italian food is out of this world.
For those who don't require a hotel owned by an Oscar winner/winemaker, check out our affordable picks in Belize after the jump.
At Almond Beach Belize you can have a spacious guestroom facing the Caribbean for less than $200 per day (including meals!). The friendly Canadian proprietors will arrange reef dives, Mayan ruin tours, and even your very own Charlize-on-a-waterfall adventure. Or you can chill out and do nothing at all.
Dive enthusiasts should head to Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort just south of Almond Beach Belize. Here, you can spend days exploring the Southern Barrier Reef, and nights in your very own tree house above the rain forest.
For more advice, maps, and photos of Belize and other Central American destinations, pick up the September issue of Conde Nast Traveler on Tuesday, August 21.
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Imagine relaxing on the beach, scuba diving the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world, and snorkeling in Shark Ray Alley.
After waking up in your jungle cabana to the sound of howler monkeys, grab your binoculars and go for a hike in the rainforest.
You must make time to explore the many Maya archeological sites and visit a local village to experience Belizean culture.
For the adventurous kid in you, there is cave tubing, spelunking, rappelling, river canoeing, jungle mountain biking, and even night safaris.
Symphony Travel will help orchestrate an extraordinary holiday at Belize. Contact me at kristyredmon@symphony.travel for more information!
Posted by: kristyredmon | October 29, 2009 at 10:04 PM