10 Day Belize Marine Biology Course Trip Tentative Itinerary

Day 1 Saturday, May 24 – (Travel day)

Shuttle bus pick up from MVCC M Building and drop off at Airport

Travel to Belize
Arrive at Princess Hotel and either stay overnight or head out to UB Calabash Caye Field Station via Boat https://ccfs-belize.weebly.com/about.html
This will depend on when our flight arrives in Belize

Day 2 – Sunday, May 25

Morning

either Breakfast at the Princess Hotel or at the Calabash Caye Marine Station
If we have not left land in Belize yet, we will travel to Calabash Caye Marine Station via Boat

Afternoon

Lunch
Practice snorkeling
Snorkel reefs

Evening

Snorkel offshore
Dinner
Review/ Study/Work on research projects with Instructor

Day 3 – Monday, May 26

Morning

Breakfast
Snorkel Reefs & Seagrass

Afternoon

Lunch
Snorkel Reefs

Evening

Dinner
Review/ Study/Work on research projects with Instructor

Day 4 – Tuesday, May 27
Morning

Breakfast
Snorkel Mangroves

Afternoon

Lunch
Snorkel Reefs

Evening

Dinner
Evening – Twilight Snorkel

Day 5 – Wednesday, May 28

Morning

Breakfast
Snorkel Reefs & Seagrass

Afternoon

Lunch
Snorkel Reefs

Evening

Dinner
Review/ Study/Work on research projects with Instructor

Day 6 – Thursday, May 29
Morning

Breakfast
Snorkel Reefs & Seagrass

Afternoon

Lunch
Snorkel Reefs

Evening

Dinner
Review/ Study/Work on research projects with Instructor

Day 7 – Friday, May 30
Morning

Breakfast
Snorkel Reefs & Seagrass

Afternoon

Lunch
Snorkel Reefs

Evening

Dinner
Review/ Study/Work on research projects with Instructor

Day 8 – Saturday, May 31
Morning/early afternoon at TCM

Dive
Breakfast
Snorkel
Pack
Lunch
Leave field station early afternoon for mainland
Transport from mainland shore to TEC https://www.belizezoo.org/tec/
Stop at grocery store
Go to TEC (Tropical Education Center at the Zoo) https://www.belizezoo.org/

Mid-Afternoon

Arrive at TEC
Unpack/Settle in/Relax

Evening

Dinner at TEC
Transport to Zoo
Night program at Zoo
Transport from Zoo

Day 9 – Sunday, June 1
Morning

Breakfast
Transport to Zoo
Go to Zoo
Self-guided tour
Photo-op with toucan
Meeting a jaguar ambassador
Interaction with a tapir

Afternoon

Lunch at Zoo
Explore Zoo
Transport from Zoo

Evening

Relax & pack up

Day 10 – Monday, June 2 (travel day)
Morning

Breakfast at TEC
Get bagged lunches taken from Zoo
Leave for Airport
Snacks at airport
Shopping at airport

Afternoon

Bagged lunches taken from Zoo and snacks at airport
Fly back to Chicago

Evening

Shuttle bus pick up from airport and drop off at MVCC outside M Building (will give approximate pickup time after reservations are made – It is encouraged that students text when we land at the airport so loved ones can begin to make their way to the college for pickup).