Caribbean On The Cheap

Courtesy St. George's Caye

American Airlines recently announced a significant sale on airfare to Belize City (BZE) from major U.S. gateways. The  sale is valid on travel from cities including Miami , Los Angeles , New York , Chicago , Dallas/Fort Worth, St. Louis and Washington , D.C. , with fares starting as low as $149 each way, excluding taxes and fees. Rates are valid on weekday travel and flights must be booked by December 22, 2009 for travel by March 27, 2010. Sun seekers can pair this low airfare with nightly cabana rates staring as low as $240 at one of these authentically Belizean resorts to create the tropical vacation of a lifetime: 

Tranquility Bay Resort is the resort is the only resort located on 12 picturesque acres within Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve, a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nightly high-season rates start at $240 for a one-bedroom cabana, double occupancy including daily breakfast, unlimited use of kayaks and one round trip boat transfer on stays more than four nights.

St. George’s Caye Resort is a secluded paradise located on an exotic island also off the Belize Barrier Reef. Nightly cabana rates start at $246 per person and include airport transfers, unlimited use of kayaks, Hobie cats and windsurfers and three freshly prepared meals daily. The 7-night “Romance on the Reef” package offers couples all this plus dinner for two under the stars, a private snorkeling trip and more for just $1199 per person.

Kanantik Reef & Jungle Resort on the southern coast of Belize,is just four miles from Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the world’s first jaguar preserve. Guests who book three nights, get the fourth free (a savings of more than $300 per couple) and when they book five, the sixth and seventh are free (a savings of more than $650 per couple). This offer is valid from December 15, 2009 to April 11, 2010 on nightly room rates, which are $300 per night, based on double occupancy. Children 14 and older are welcome at the resort.