From my email exchanges with our hosts prior to our trip, to personal care extended by each member of the family, the Crystal Paradise Resort provided an excellent vacation adventure.

One aspect that surprised and pleased me were the interesting young travelers we met while excitedly discovering rare birds, sharing tasty
family style meals, getting first hand reports of each day's adventure
from those who just came back from one we planned to do the next day.

The package of Crystal Paradise Resort in the jungle and Singing Sands
Inn on the beach in Placencia worked very well for us, "The 4 Ladies",
as our hosts dubbed us. All arrangements were made for us, transportation was expertly arranged and included in the package, hosts in both venues were interesting and very hospitable, putting our
enjoyment first.

If you are looking for adventure in a clean, friendly enviroment with knowledgeable hosts,and interesting fellow guests. the Jungle and Sea Package is for you. A great way to become aquainted with a small section of Central America.

We just returned from spending Christmas in Belize. We spent 5 nights at Crystal Paradise and 6 nights in Placencia. We had such an amazing time while at Crystal Paradise. Eric picked us up from Belize City and
drove us to Crystal Paradise. We stayed in a non-thatched bungalow. It
had a large shower and two double beds. It's not your typical American
hotel which is what I loved about it! The food was wonderful at every meal. The fresh Guatemalan coffee was excellent. I bought some and haven't been to Starbucks since. Everyone in the family went out of their way to accommodate us. The sound of the birds at night was really neat. We went on several tours including Pine Ridge, Big Rock falls, Tikal, Cave Tubing, Zip Lining and canoeing. They were all such
fun adventures!

We felt very safe while we were there and felt as though they were always looking out for our best interest. Something I have never felt
when traveling in other countries. They even did our laundry for us at
no additional charge. On Christmas Day we fell out of the canoe and I lost my camera in the river. Since it was our last day there I had 5 days worth of pictures on it. I was so upset. When the van met us at the end of the trip I explained how we had fallen out and lost my camera. Without skipping a beat Eric offered to dive in the river and find my camera. His brother and several friends came out and they all went diving in the river to find it. 20 minutes and I had my camera back with all my pictures!! Although it didn't work the chip was fine and I was able to have all our pictures back.

Barb's Belize set up our whole trip and I couldn't be happier about where we stayed. The Tut's really made our trip memorable. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

We stayed 3 nights at the Crystal Paradise and just loved it! We had a regular room, it was very simple and clean. The bed was a little hard, but for the price it is a great value. The food was wonderful and the Tut family was very friendly and made us feel very welcome. We did tours with Jeronie and Eric. They are excellent guides and birders. We would highly recommend Crystal Paradise! Wish we would have stayed longer!
The Clays

We just returned from Belize. 7 days at Blackbird Caye and then two days at the Crystal Paradise. It isn't a resort and that was exactly what we wanted. A peaceful getaway far out of town. The dining area and lounging deck just lovely and relaxing. It is aso nice because you eat family style with your fellow travelers. I thought it was a good deal since they took us all the way to and from Belize City and also included all food except lunch. Jeroni and Eric, two of the family hosts can pick out any bird from a mile away and Jeroni took us birding one morning and picked out every bird in sight. They have parrots that come to their orange trees every morning and evening. We took a tour from there to Tikal. I also thought this was a good deal because they took us all the way to the Guatemalan border, carefully handing off to the driver on the other side so we were always being watched over and felt comfortable. I don't know anywhere on earth that you could get two hours each way to somewhere, a driver and a guide, lunch and entrance to a wonder of the world for $200 ($100 pp). The only thing I wish we had done was ask specifically about the tour because the guide nearly killed us running us around. We were with four other people who joined us from another resort once we were there so we had no choice but to keep up. We would gladly have paid for our own guide so we could have set our own pace. It didn't occur to me to ask in advance so I wish the Crystal Paradise had asked us what kind of tour we wanted. The food was the best we had in our eight days in Belize. It was almost like staying with friends who personally wanted to make sure you had a good time.