February 8-14 2009
"Bill and Claire gave me the experience of a lifetime!"
"The relocation tour was a marvelous once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was the very best way to see the country. The combination of comfortable hotels, lovely beaches, snorkeling and great meals as well as a wealth of interesting information was perfect."
Pat Taylor
Frisco, North Carolina
"We strongly recommend the Belize Relocation Tour!"
Whatever your age or type of research you are pursuing, we believe you will find the tour to be well worthwhile. There were people of all ages on our tour. Some were interested in retirement, some just wanted to see the country.
Bill and Claire do a wonderful job of hitting all parts of the country and exposing the tour participants to an extensive cross section of people and information needed to make an educated decision regarding traveling, investing exploring or relocating to Belize.
Vance and Karen Titus
Formerly Seattle Washington
Currently Corozal Belize
 "I was highly pleased.
The
tour was beautifully organized... covered all essential topics:
from real
estate, to shopping, to doctor's office visits. We were well cared for...
meeting
incoming flights, shepherding us through border crossings. And we were
well fed, good food at every meal and plenty of it...I can't imagine
trying to get acquainted with Belize without having you as my guides!"
D.W. "Thanks for the attention given to the recent tour. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and appreciated all of the connections you gave us with attorneys, realtors and citizens. You gave us a "grassroots" visit to Belize. It was a behind the scenes look at the country, its people and its treasures. We recommend this tour for the person serious about relocating or retiring to Belize" T and R. Day |
Dear Friends,
Since we wrote the first edition of our Belize Retirement Guide: How to Live in a Tropical Paradise on $450 a Month, we’ve gotten cards, letters, telephone calls, emails and faxes from hundreds if not thousands of you asking us to personally show you around Belize. While we can’t accommodate all of you, we will be taking a small group of travelers on a Belize Relocation Tour this coming February.
This isn't standard tourist fare. We'll show you Belize from “the ground up.” You'll see what it’s really like to live in Belize. We'll take you grocery shopping, to the doctor and you'll even meet our dentist!
You'll meet expats who've
come to Belize to retire, others who are entrepreneurs and have launched
second careers in
Belize. You'll have the chance to visit with them in their
homes and places of business. You'll also meet with attorneys, tax experts
and real estate professionals who can fill you in on the potential for
investment in Belize and all of the offshore services offered here in
Belize.
View the tour as an intensive week long seminar on how to live, retire, work, start a business, buy property, build a house or invest in Belize. Every day will be packed with information and you’ll meet all kinds of people, from local expats to government officials, giving you the opportunity to network. We show and tell you all the things we wished we would have known before we moved to Belize… the things that would have saved us a lot of time, money and hassles!
We’ve designed the tour to be flexible. You can customize the tour and participate in only the portions you're interested in. We have combined the highlights of a certain region of Belize into an intensive one day experience that we call a “Power Tour.” We’ve eliminated anything that we don’t feel would be of interest to you, and taken care of all of the details so you can just sit back and take it all in.
The tour is designed to give you an overview of Belize and let you see where you would be interested in returning on your own. The tour covers virtually all of Belize and includes some not-to-be-missed highlights.
Itinerary
Sunday
February 8, 2009
Day #1: San Pedro ─ Caye Caulker
Spend Saturday night February 7 on the beautiful tropical island of Ambergris Caye where most of the expats in Belize live. Sunday morning you’ll board a boat for a day of sea and sun. You’ll snorkel in crystal clear Caribbean water and see the greatest “living” coral reef on earth and its brilliant array of underwater sea life. In the afternoon we’ll stop at the island of Caye Caulker and feast on fresh fish for lunch. Afterwards, the ambitious among us will take a walking tour of the island, and the rest of us will crash on the beach. We’ll have another chance to snorkel on the way back to San Pedro and will get back in time for our welcome reception and dinner tonight.
Day #1 includes: Saturday night hotel accommodations at Exotic Caye Beach Resort in San Pedro. Boat trip. Snorkeling gear. Lunch. Tour guide services.
Sunday Night 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception & Dinner
San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
We’ll get acquainted and have dinner on the beach and be sure to dress for dinner…wear your loudest Hawaiian print and a pair of flip-flops!
Monday February 9, 2009
Day # 2 Belize Relocation Conference
Sunbreeze Hotel, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
From 9am to 5 pm we will listen to a variety of expert speakers. Topics covered will include: immigration issues like becoming a permanent resident or citizen of Belize, real estate, health care, Customs, offshore services. You’ll be able to ask any questions you’d like. We’ll also have a panel of expats who’ve lived in Belize for many years, some are retired, and others have begun second careers or started businesses in Belize. Others have built homes in Belize.
The conference is really a gold mine of information; we encourage you to take notes.
Day # 2 Conference Package includes: Airfare to San Pedro (From Belize’s International Airport).Sunday night hotel accommodation at Exotic Caye Beach Resort in San Pedro. Welcome reception and dinner. Conference. Coffee breaks and lunch.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Day # 3 Corozal/Chetumal, Mexico
We’ll fly from San Pedro to Corozal in Northern Belize. This seaside town is popular with expats and has the lowest cost of living in Belize, because of its close proximity to Mexico. We’ll tour Corozal Town, and then head out to Consejo Shores, a retirement development 7 miles outside of town. We’ll visit the beautiful homes built by expats, then follow a jungle lined path up to Smugglers Den, a restaurant/bar/resort owned and run by a Canadian expat.
On
our trip up to the border, we’ll pass the Corozal Free Zone where one can
operate a business tax
free. Next we head over the border to Chetumal, the
seaside, tree lined capital of Quintana Roo Mexico. Here you will get an up
close and personal tour of our favorite shopping centers, medical and dental
clinics. From a filling to a face lift it's all available here in Chetumal
at bargain prices. You’ll see doctor’s and dentists offices and laboratories. Some of our past tour
participants after seeing the spotlessly clean, ultra modern dental clinic,
stayed on and had extensive dental work done at a fraction of what it would
have cost them at home!
Day # 3 includes: Airfare from San Pedro to Corozal. All ground transportation in air conditioned tour bus. All border crossing fees. All tour guide fees. Lunch and dinner. Hotel accommodations at Corozal Bay Inn in Corozal, www.corozalbayinn.com
Wednesday February 11 , 2009
Day # 4 Western Belize- Belize City/Belmopan/Cayo
We fly from Corozal to Belize City, where we will board an air-conditioned tour bus. After a driving tour of the colorful old capital, Belize City with its canals, colonial buildings and the Swing Bridge, we will head out to the Western highway. Lunch will be at Cheers run by a family of expats from Denmark.
Then we'll head on to
Belmopan the capital of Belize, where we will point out important government
offices. The next stop as we continue heading to the "wild west" of Belize
is San
Ignacio. Verdant rolling hills, Mennonites in their horse drawn
buggies and the longest suspension bridge in Central America give this town
real atmosphere. We'll drive along the Belize River (look for the Mayan women
washing clothes on the rocks) all the way to the border of Guatemala.
We’ll drive out to the Mennonite settlement of Spanish Lookout and see what the most successful group of expats to ever come to Belize have accomplished. We’ll also see the ready built wooden houses that the Mennonites build and will deliver to your property anywhere in Belize.
Finally we will check into the San Ignacio Hotel www.sanignaciobelize.com and if you've got any energy left you can enjoy the swimming pool, nature trails and iguana hatchery.
Day # 4 includes: Airfare from Corozal to Belize City. All ground transportation. All tour guide fees. Hotel accommodations.
Thursday February 12, 2009
Day # 5 Punta Gorda/Placencia
We'll fly into Punta Gorda, the last town in Belize; some expats are crazy about this seaside town surrounded by tropical rainforest. If you're attracted to remote, rustic locations and have the urge to get away from it all, this may be the spot for you. We’ll tour the area around Punta Gorda and then head for Machaca Hill, www.machacahill.com a mountaintop jungle lodge overlooking a beautiful bay. After lunch we'll take a drivng tour of the countryside around Punta Gorda.
Day #5
includes:
Airfare to Punta Gorda. Ground transportation. Lunch.
Hotel accommodations at Nautical Inn in Placencia.
Friday February 13 , 2009
Day # 6
Placencia Late Thursday afternoon we will fly into Placencia, the
gorgeous peninsula with palm fringed white sand beaches. With the Caribbean
on one side and a lagoon on the other you feel like you’re on a South Sea island.On Friday we'll take a driving tour of the 14 mile long peninsula, and see
homes built by expats; we’ll also get to meet some of the North Americans
who own the hotels and restaurants here. We’ll have a chance to enjoy the
best beach in Belize this afternoon and tonight our farewell dinner with live entertainment will be a highlight of the tour. Day #
6 includes:
Airfare to Placencia. Ground transportation. Lunch.
Dinner. Hotel accommodations at Nautical Inn in Placencia, www.nauticalinnbelize.com Airfare back to international airport.
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This is not a “Bare Bones” bargain tour; we don’t “rough it.” Our hotel rooms will have private bathrooms, hot water, air conditioning, cable TV and telephones and when possible we stay in beachfront hotels. We fly instead of taking long bus rides over bad roads. Having said that, we must also say that this is not a “Fun in the Sun vacation,” if that's what you're looking for please look elsewhere. Belize is nothing like Cancun or Hawaii. While your accommodations will be cool and comfortable and your meals tasty and nourishing, don’t expect luxury hotels and gourmet food. If you can’t handle that, then Belize isn’t for you and please don’t sign up for our tour. Other contraindications for signing up for our tour are being a grouch and having to talk your spouse into going on the tour. We maintain a joyful harmonious atmosphere on the tour and therefore need willing participants! |
The complete 7 day tour package includes the following:
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Airfare for 6 flights within Belize, including:
International Airport Belize City to San Pedro
San Pedro to Corozal
Corozal to Belize City
Belize City to Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda to Placencia
Placencia to International Airport Belize City
All ground transportation in air conditioned tour bus
Boat/snorkeling trip
Six lunches and 3 dinners
Seven nights hotel accommodations
Driver and tour guide services
Border crossing fees
Price for the complete tour is $2,595 per person
Additional cost for a private room for a solo traveler is $395
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Certain days of the tour may be deleted and the cost of those days deducted from the tour price, see below for details.
Customize Your Tour: We have designed the tour to be flexible. Any, or all of days 1, or 5 and 6 can be deleted from your personal tour itinerary and the cost may be deducted from your total.
Day 1 San Pedro/Caye Caulker
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$200 per person
Day 5 Punta Gorda ─ $300 per person
Day 6 Placencia ─ $300 per person
If you do choose to sit-out any part of the tour please be aware that you are on your own for those days. Please be sure to specify on the reservation form which days you are deleting. If you'd like to customize your tour further, just give us the specifics and we'll give you a quote.
Rooming:Tour price is based on double occupancy, 2 people
sharing a hotel room. Couples and friends signing up for
the tour together, will room
together. If you are traveling alone, you can either reque
st a private room
or a roommate, see Reservation Form. We can’t promise that there will be a
roommate available for you or that the roommate will be either smoking or
non-smoking, if that’s a problem please request a private room.
If you request a roomate, you will share a room but always have your own
bed. If stairs are a problem and you would rather be on the
ground floor please let us know on the reservation form.
Smoking:While we welcome smokers on our tour, we must enforce a strict non smoking policy in indoor locations and on the tour bus. We take lots of breaks and will be outdoors most of the time so this should not be a problem for either smokers or non smokers.
Getting to Belize:There are 5 airlines that we know of that fly directly to Belize: American Airlines, Continental, TACA, US Air, and Delta. See your travel agent for details, as airfare to Belize is not included in the tour package.
How to Reserve:Reservations accepted via email, fax, phone or mail. Reservations must be accompanied by a deposit of at least 50% of your total, balance due December 2008. Or monthly payments may be made from date of reservation until December2008.
Monthly Payment Plan: If you choose the monthly payment plan divide your total by the number of months from the time of your reservation until December.For example one person reserving space for the full tour package in April would pay $288.33 per month. There are no additional charges for our monthly payment option.
Deposits are payable by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Money Order, Check, E-check or Paypal. Checks must be drawn on a US bank and payable in US funds to “Preview Publishing.”
If you’ll be mailing in your deposit by check or money order let us know beforehand and we will send you instructions.
We will gladly supply names and contact info on some of our previous tour participants upon request.
Send Reservations to:
Preview Publishing
Box 107
Corozal Belize
Telephone/Fax: 501-423-2059
(If calling from US/Canada dial 011 first or you'll get Little Rock Arkansas instead of Belize!)
Cancellation Policy: Send us written notice of your cancellation at least 45 days prior to the tour and we will issue you a refund, minus a $150 cancellation fee. Less than 45 days before tour deposit is non-refundable.
More Information: After receiving your reservation and deposit we will send you detailed information regarding the tour, as well as additional forms for you to fill out. If you have a question regarding the tour please email us at prepub@belizeretire.com or call us in Belize at 501 423 2059 (From the U.S. or Canada dial 011 first).
