Rainforest & Reef Explorer Packing List
To Do List
- Check passport expiry date (be sure your passport expiry date is at least three months after date of arrival)
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- Note: Notarized document for any children travelling with you (if one parent or guardian is not accompanying you)
- Reserve international flights to Belize
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- International Flight Information
- Print e-tickets and double check flight itinerary
- Each participant must fill out the Travel Information & Medical + Release of Liability & Waiver Form
- Receive a letter 2-3 weeks before departure with final rendezvous information. (If you are leaving prior to this, plesae contact our office)
- Make two photocopies of passport - one to carry with you and one to leave with family or friends
- Check your required inoculations are up-to-date
- Gloat as friends and family members look on with envy!
Personal Packing List
- Passport
- Photocopy of passport
- Air tickets
- Favorite snacks for between meals
- Personal spending and emergency funds
- 1 pair good quality walking shoes
- 1 pair watersport sandals or water shoes (Teva’s or Keens are a good choice)
- 1 or 2 pair lightweight quick-dry long pants
- Underwear
- 2-3 pairs of socks
- 2 pair quick-dry nylon shorts and/or loose skirt or sarong
- 1 bathing suit
- 3 t-shirts - looking for a great t-shirt to wear on your trip? Be sure to check out our brand new collection of Island Expeditions’ Tees, which can be viewed and purchased online.
- 2 long sleeved shirts preferably with a collar (for protection from the sun & bugs). Silk shirts work well and dry quickly
- 1 fleece jacket or wool sweater (this will keep you warm even when wet)
- 1 good quality rain jacket
- 1 wide brimmed sunhat (to keep the sun off your face and neck)
- Sunglasses with band (Chums, Croakies, etc.)
- 1 bandana (handy for sun protection)
- Spare set of eyeglasses (even if you wear contact lenses) and contact lens solution
- 1 headlamp and spare batteries
- Mask, fins, snorkel - if you are bringing your own. Please click here for more information on snorkel gear
- Shortie wet suit, especially for kids (not essential but water temperatures in Dec. and Jan. can be cooler)
- Capilene or polypropylene, or silk long underwear (great for insulation while snorkeling)
- 1 liter water bottle
- 1-2 Beach TOWELS
- Personal toiletries
- Personal medication and prescriptions
- Small personal First Aid Kit: i.e. Band-Aids, aspirin/Tylenol, scissors, tweezers, safety pins
- Sunscreen - Please click here for more information on biodegradable reef-friendly sunblock & soap. We do highly recommend the use of environmental products if you are certain the product does work for you
- Biodegradable soap - Please click here for more information on biodegradable products
- Vaseline, Aloe Vera lotion, or skin care cream
- Caladryl/After Bite/Benadryl Cream or lotion to ease itching from bug bites
- Insect repellent (20 - 100% Deet)
- 2 to 3 garbage bags - serves as extra waterproofing protection and keeps wet gear separate
- EARPLUGS - there can be noise from the ocean, wind, wildlife and more, particularly noticeable at night & in the morning
Optional Packing List
- Camera equipment - waterproof or waterproof throw-away camera
- Binoculars
- Bug jacket
- Skin-So-Soft Avon used as repellent
- Handy Wipe moist tissues for hands and face and/or waterless bacterial cleanser
- Good reading book, log book, and pen
- Small day-pack (can be handy on any of our trips)
- Fishing rod and tackle
- Art supplies, sketching tools, or water colors
- 1 pair light cotton gloves/bike gloves (for protection from the sun/blisters when paddling)
- Aquasocks
- Foot powder
- Waterproof watch
- Anti-Nausea medication if susceptible to motion sickness
- Small (10L) dry bag for camera, snacks, etc on a day trip