Belize First Guide to Mainland Belize [Paperback]

Lan Sluder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2000

The candid and ad-free guide to the Belize’s ... • Top hotels, lodges, inns and B&Bs, rated from one to five stars with exact costs so you can choose the best places for the least $$$ • “Don’t-miss” sites ranked and rated, so you don’t waste your time • Mysterious Maya ruins you can visit and photograph • Best mainland beaches where you can swim and snorkel • Little-known spots where you can leave the crowds behind • Exciting adventures in caving, rainforest hiking, river tubing, sea kayaking, mountain biking, birding and wildlife spotting • Proven travel tips for a safe, fun vacation • Costs -- and how to avoid them!

Up-to-date coverage of every part of mainland Belize including Placencia, Cayo & the Wonderful West, Corozal’s Sugar Coast, the scenic Hummingbird, Wet & Wild Toledo, Garifunaville and more!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For more than a decade I have been specializing in travel to Belize and Costa Rica...NEVER in 10 years have I come across a publication as good as yours!" -- Dyanne Kruger, Imagine Travel Alternatives

"I'm impressed with the research and no-holds-barred attitude." -- Richard Mahler, Belize, A Natural Destination

"The best ... by far." -- Peter Eltringham, Rough Guide to Belize

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Equator (October 15, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0967048826
• ISBN-13: 978-0967048826
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,707,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lan Sluder is a writer who specializes in books on travel and retirement, especially in Belize and the Southeastern United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books and eBooks on Belize. Among his Belize books are Fodor's Belize, Living Abroad in Belize, Adapter Kit: Belize, Belize Island Guide, Easy Belize, San Pedro Cool and Belize First Guide to Mainland. Sluder is also founder, editor and publisher of Belize First Magazine -- Web edition at www.belizefirst.com.

A former business newspaper editor in New Orleans, Sluder has contributed articles on travel, retirement and business subjects to publications around the world, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Where to Retire, Globe and Mail, St. Petersburg Times, Bangkok Post, The Tico Times, Newsday and Caribbean Travel & Life. In addition, he also authored the travel guides InFocus Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Frommer's Best Beach Vacations: Carolinas and Georgia and co-authored several editions of Fodors's The Carolinas & Georgia. When not in Belize or traveling elsewhere in the world, he lives on a mountain farm near Asheville, North Carolina.