Linda Moraski/None
Explore Hidden Treasues of Belize
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Explore Hidden Treasues of Belize
Leader Linda Moraski
Co-leader None
San Ignacio, Belize & San Pedro, Belize
November 16 - 23, 2013
Total # of days 8
Backpacking
Bicycling-Mountain
Bicycling-Road
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Camping
Cultural
Family
Hiking
Paddling-Canoeing
Paddling-Sea-Kayaking
Skiing-CrossCountry (Nordic)
Walks
Minimum 7
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
When should the trip notice be
published in AMC Outdoors?
Do you wish to have your trip
listed online before it is
published in AMC Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Skiing-Downhill
Snorkeling
(Alpine)
Other – please describe This is a multi-sport trip that
in addition to the above, inlcudes cave tubing, zip lining
and visiting ruins.
Maximum 9
$ 2162
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ (Right now it is pricing about $760 but will list it higher to cover price increases as it
gets closer)
First Appearance: Month January
Year 2013
Last Appearance: Month March
Year 2013
Note: AMC Outdoors is only published in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.
Yes
No If yes, please list the approximate month and year when it should
be posted on line. Oct 2012
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2
leaders or 7 participants and 1 leader? Yes
No
If yes, why is a small group proposed?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain
why?
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Linda Moraski
56 Glenham Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132
lmoraski@gmail.com
Home 617-448-8895
Work 617-469-9779
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: November 2012….will be re-certifeid by
trip start
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 2012….will be recertifeid by trip start
If this is your first Adventure Travel trip as a Leader you must be present at the AMCATC meeting at which the trip proposal is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you

To lead an Adventure Travel trip you must have current CPR and WFA certifications at the time of your trip (or AWFA
for all backcountry trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it
will expire before the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner and you
should describe your plans to do so in a note.
Form Revised March 2012
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Explore Hidden Treasues of Belize
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training*
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
are proposing.
Morocco, trekking
Bhutan, trekking
Northeastern University, organized and attended educational trips for MBA students
to SE Asia, Reims, France and Eastern Europe
This is a single leader trip.
Home
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration:
CPR
BLS
Expiration:
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be an Adventure Travel
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application. Also, it is strongly
recommended that you be present at the AMC-ATC meeting at which the trip proposal
is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Please indicate if you were
the leader or co-leader.
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips
Do either of you lead trips that
are private - not sponsored by
the AMC?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private
trips together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any materials
you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Summary
Please provide a description
of the trip and the activities
planned. If available please
include or attach an itinerary.
Form Revised March 2012
This is a multi-sport and cultural trip. We will be staying in 2 locations and doing day
trips/tours comprised of exploration of Mayan ruins, cave exploration, short hikes,
snorkling, swimming, walks and cultural exploration. The resorts we will be staying at
provide guides for our day trips and thus my proposal for a 1 leader trip. There are
activities planned everyday with one free day giving participants an opportunity to
explore town on their own, relax by the beack, walk through trails on the property, rent
horses or even take in some golf. I will arrange a side activity and invite those who wish
to join me. All meals with the exception of 2 lunches and 3 dinners are covered in the
cost of the trip. The Blue Tang Inn does not provide lunch and dinner but there are
cooking facilites in the rooms, and it is a short walk to town where there are several
restaurant choices. I will make suggestions for meals and make sure no one dines alone.
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Explore Hidden Treasues of Belize
Belize Tentative Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival Belize City, Airport Pick up
Lunch: Windy Hill,
Xunantunich Ruins Tour
Dinner: Windy Hill
Overnight: Windy Hill
Day 2
Breakfast: Windy Hill
Lunch: Windy Hill
Barton Creek Cave Canoeing
OR Cave Tubing & Zip Line Trip
Dinner: Windy Hill
Overnight: Windy Hill
Day 3
Breakfast: Windy Hill
Lunch: Windy Hill,
Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Exploration
Dinner: Windy Hill
Overnight: Windy Hill
Day 4
Breakfast: Windy Hill
FREE DAY TO EXPLORE
Lunch: Windy Hill
Dinner: Windy Hill
Overnight: Windy Hill
Day 5
Breakfast: Windy Hill
Belize Zoo
Lunch: NOT PROVIDED
Airport – Local flight to San Pedro
Dinner: NOT PROVIDED
Overnight: Blue Tang Inn
Day 6
Breakfast: Blue Tang Inn
Mexico Rocks Snorkel
Lunch: BBQ
Dinner: NOT PROVIDED
Overnight: Blue Tang Inn
Day 7
Breakfast: Blue Tang Inn
Lunch: NOT PROVIDED
Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Snorkle
Dinner: NOT PROVIDED
Overnight: Blue Tang Inn
Day 8
Breakfast: Blue Tang Inn
Airport – Flight to Belize City
Connect with flight home.
Accommodations
Please describe your plans for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Form Revised March 2012
Windy Hill Resort in San Ignacio, Belize for 4 nights (small cottages with bath - 2
participants per room) and Blue Tang Inn in San Pedro, Belize for 3 nights (rooms with
double beds, bath and kitchen facility).
All meals provided by Windy Hill Resort while in San Ignacio; continental breakfast in
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Please describe your plans for
providing meals
Local Transportation
Please describe your plans for
local transportation
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this AMC-AT trip
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
mission.cfm
San Pedro, 1 BBQ lunch. Two lunches and three dinners are not included. There are
kitchen facilities in the rooms if people wish to prepare a meal or town is a short walk
away. I will make suggestions for dining and offer anyone to join me so no one will dine
alone.
All transportation is provided by Windy Hill and Blue Tang Inn.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
The guides at Windy Hill/Blue Tang take care of all permits, admissions, etc.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
There will be some hiking and some water activities. Inquires will be made to
participants to inquire about light hiking ability and their skills on the water, ability to
swim, comfort level, etc. (life jackets are provided by the guide service).
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
If participants are local, I will invite them over for a social gathering and a meet and
greet.
This is a multi-facited trip including both physical activity (hiking, canoeing, swimming,
snorkeling, etc.) as well as cultural learning with regards to the Mayan civilization and
their decendants. Local guides will be able to share a wealth of educational background
on the culture and history of the area.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part, or the entire
trip?
Name of tour operator/guide
service
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Do they have liability
insurance?
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
Yes
No
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
I will not be using a tour operator but instead using local guides for various activities.
Windy Hill Resort and Blue Tang Inn will be providing the local guides we will use for
the day trips.
www.windyhillresort.com
As per inquiry, no life threatening injuries have ever occurred at their facility or on any
of their activities.
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
additional insured?
All guides have basic first aid training and carry first aid kits in vehicles. We will
always be near our transportation vehicle.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
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Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
We will be traveling in the dry season but there is still always a risk of high water in the
rivers due to rain. There are also poisonous insects and mosquitos that may carry
malaria.
Response
Water activities will not be conducted if there is high water or even threat of high water.
Other activies will be substituted. Local guids will provide guidance about avoiding
snakes and insects, what poisonous ones look like, and what to do if bitten. Participants
will be advised to obtain anti-malaria drugs prior to trip.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
The country is politically stable; however petty crime is still common and it is always
wise to be cautious in rural remote areas.
Response
Participants will be warned and reminded to safeguard passports, money and credit
cards. We will travel with guides in remote areas.
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
We will not be traveling on roads in poor condition.
Response
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
poor swimmers
Response
require life jackets for all water activities.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
Response
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Give as much detail as possible and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS BLANK
Leader will have emergency contact information on all participants with her at all times.
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
documentation, distance from
emergency services
Leader and guides will carry first aid equipment. Cell service is excellent in most areas
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
we will be traveling in Belize.
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
We will never be more than an hour from a primary road.
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
San Ignacio Hospital, 501-92-2066. This is a full service hospital. Although it is small,
Medical care
Please describe the medical
major surgeries are performed in Belize City Hospital. There is an airport in San Ignacio
care available in the area(s)
which can be used to expedite emergency care.
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the
current $US dollar exchange rate and what
Form Revised March 2012
US $ is accepted
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contingencies you have if that rate changes. If
a tour operator or agent is being used, what
currency is the agent to be paid in?
Hotel will hold rooms without deposit until May 15, 2013; then requires 25%. Flights
Deposits
What deposits will be required
will not be booked until minimum participant number is met.
by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
September 15, 2013
Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
I will request a deposit of $800 with the application, $800 due May 1, 2013 and final
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit and
payment of $562 due August 15, 2013.
your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
$100 non-refundable deposit, there after any monies spent on airlines tickets or nonCancellation policy
What will your cancellation
refundable deposits plus whatever is required to keep other participant costs from
policy be for the participants?
increasing.
Minimum numbers
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Will you still run the trip if you
Trip will go with 7 participants.
do not get the minimum number?
Reference web links:
AMC-ATC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
AMC-ATC Chair:
Form Revised March 2012
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/committee/proposals/
cyout@outdoors.org
amcatchair@comcast.net
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