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“For example, guests can visit Maya temples
here in the morning, and be snorkelling off
white sandy Caribbean beaches that same af-
ternoon, effectively giving them two Belize
holidays in one.
“I think that’s what makes Belize, and Chaa
Creek, so unique.”
In addition to a green, environmentally sus-
tainable ethos, another thing that sets Chaa
Creek apart is the Fleming’s drive to con-
stantly improve and develop new activities.
As one example, this year Chaa Creek
launched a new rainforest safari using an all-
terrain vehicle to allow guests to visit parts
of the reserve that haven’t been previously
accessible.
“We take them all the way out in the bush to
the Cohune Ridge, and to some unexplored
Maya temple sites,” Lucy says. “We also have
a new river safari, which gives guests the
chance to explore the Macal River on the
“Miss Macal”, a traditional Belizean John
boat that once plied these rivers.”
“As we evolve and grow, and with sugges-
tions from our employees and guests, new
ideas are always cropping up,” she adds.
GIVING BACK
Chaa Creek has received an impressive num-
ber of awards and accolades over the years,
including the prestigious World Travel
Awards, given to “acknowledge, reward and
celebrate excellence across all sectors of the
global travel and tourism industry”. In 2014,
Chaa Creek won the World Travel Award as
“Belize’s Leading Spa Resort”.
That accolade is just one from a long list that
Chaa Creek has received from environmen-
tal and industry groups over the years. The
Flemings’ commitment to environmental
conservation, natural history education and
sustainable tourism has been recognised by
numerous industry bodies and publications,
including the Belize Tourism Board, Conde
Nast Magazine, National Geographic Ad-
venture Magazine, Travel and Leisure Mag-
azine, Top Ten International Eco-Escapes,
Trip Advisor, World’s Top Hotels & Resorts,
Zagat Survey, and others. Chaa Creek has
also been repeatedly rated by Caribbean
Travel & Life Readers’ Poll as the “Best Eco
Resort & Hotel in the Caribbean”.
Lucy said that level of international recogni-