My husband and I went to the Jaguar Reef Lodge on our honeymoon in December 2004. We bought the Ultimate Honeymoon Package. The website made the lodge sound so wonderful, but it turned out to be far better than our expectations. Not only do they have remarkable facilities, but in addition, thier staff was fantastic!

We went on several of the planned tours, including horseback riding in the rainforest and visiting the Mayan ruins. When my husband mentioned that I’d wanted to see the zoo, the staff arranged a personal tour for us (even though they don’t normally run a tour to the zoo). The tour guides were very knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely some of the most exciting people I’ve ever met!

The best part---snorkeling. I almost missed out on this too (I’d never been before and got a little frightened the first time out---I stayed on the boat). My husband explained the problem to the Jaguar Reef staff and AGAIN they arranged for a personal tour. I'm so grateful that they were so accommodating. Missing the snorkeling would have been tragic.

I can’t think of a better place to begin a marriage than at the Jaguar Reef! We plan to go back within the next three years! I can’t wait!

Thanks for the trip report...!

I visited Hopkins, Belize, which is where Hamanasi and Jaguar reef are. I took my three children and husband. I did not intend to stay in Hopkins but when we passed through I saw the beauty and we decided to stop for the day because that was all we could have afforded at these big resorts. I ended up staying for two weeks because this lady rented us her house, which was about forty feet from the beach. The house was empty because she now lives in Dangriga. It was a concrete building
(Belizean style Bungalow) and had two bedrooms, one toilet, kitchen, refrigerator, stove, two beds and a beautiful yard with mango, orange, lemons and coconut trees. She charged us only $100US a day for all five of us combined. SO THAT WAS LIKE $20 A DAY FOR each person. We cooked our own food and saved a lot of money. That was not the end the lady’s husband is a fisherman and he took us to the islands for the whole day to fish and snorkel for $200. Hopkins is beautiful and that nice lady still has that house for rent. It was so cheap we left her a nice tip. Her email is dainagail@yahoo.com

do you think the place fits kids well,(or will kids fit well there ,i should ask???)thanks.