Hamanasi Rates

Please note: Rates are per room, per night based on double occupancy. If there are more than 2 people in your room, please add $35 for each additional person. Continental breakfast is included in room rates. Hotel tax of 9% and service charge of 10% are not included in room rates and will be automatically added to your bill.

Note: Inquire with reservations staff for peak season rates

CHILDREN

Up to two children under 12 may stay free of charge, per room, when staying in the room with a paying adult, using existing bedding. Tours, meals, drinks, etc., are extra. Children must pay for any local flights, land transfers and meals purchased a la carte. Hamanasi can provide personalized tours for families at an al la carte price. Children may also purchase a Reef and Rainforest package, though please note that most organized tours are not appropriate for children under the age of seven. Guests must notify the hotel at the time of booking if an infant will be staying with them and if a crib is needed. Room types and locations may be limited.

Hamanasi has guests with children that have a great time during their stay, however the parents have to plan on spending a lot of time with their children as we do not have a special children’s program. The following is our policy: Parents should maintain responsibility for and supervision of their children at all times when staying at Hamanasi. Hamanasi does not claim that it is able to ensure children’s safety while on property or during any of Hamanasi’s organized tours and maintains that this is the responsibility of the parent. Parents should be aware that Hamanasi employees are not trained in the specific care of children. Hamanasi’s swimming pool does not have a lifeguard on duty. Note that Hamanasi does not have television available on premises. Hamanasi may be able to assist parents contracting a local baby sitter while they participate in tours and activities in the area.

Please note: Rates are per person per meal and a service charge and sales tax are included in rates.

Hamanasi serves excellent Belizean and regional cuisine with international influences. Hamanasi uses the best available ingredients combining fresh produce, seafood and items from the surrounding area producing a tantalizing variety of meal choices. Hamanasi is flexible and tries to cater to special dietary requirements. Vegetarian options are available for all meals (due to our remote location, please notify Hamanasi of special dietary requirements at the time of booking)

Breakfast is served from 6:00 am – 9:30 am. Continental breakfast is included in room rates. Continental breakfast varies daily and comprises home baked breads, fresh fruit, eggs, granola, yogurt, cheese, juice, coffee and hot tea.

Lunch is served from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. The lunch menu offers a variety of Belizean and regional favorites. The prepaid lunch package includes one appetizer or entree.

Dinner is served from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Dinner includes a choice of appetizers, several main courses and dessert accompanied by home baked bread. Each menu includes a seafood, vegetarian and meat dish. Prepaid dinner packages include bread, soup or salad, one main course, dessert, coffee and hot tea. Appetizers beyond soup or salad are available for an additional charge.

Please note: Ground transfers are included in our Reef & Rainforest packages.

TRANSFERS

After landing at the Belize International Airport, most of our guests fly to the Dangriga airstrip, a 20 – minute flight. Hamanasi can reserve the local flight. From Dangriga, Hamanasi can provide a ground transfer to the resort, roughly a 35 minute drive on mostly paved roads. This is the fastest and simplest method for coming and going to Hamanasi. Should a guest choose to drive from the Belize International airport it takes 2.5 to 3 hours. Hamanasi does not recommend driving as the roads are not well marked and contain many speed bumps and dangerous one – lane bridges. Furthermore, fuel is extremely expensive. Transfers from other parts of Belize can be arranged upon request.

Please note: A service charge and sales tax are included in adventure rates.

Please note: A service charge and sales tax are included in adventure rates.

Please note: A service charge and sales tax are included in adventure rates.  Gear rental is not included in rates except for snorkeling.

Reef Adventure Notes & Policies

Hamanasi is a PADI 5-Star Resort. Hamanasi's goal is to provide a fun diving, snorkeling or fishing experience in a safe atmosphere. A licensed Belizean Tour Guide accompanies all reef adventures. A PADI professional accompanies all dive trips. Sales tax and a service charge are included in our rates.  Dive gear is not included, but can be rented separately.

Below are some notes on our Reef Adventures:

• Tanks, weights, belts, entry fees, juice and cookies are included in rates. Lunch is included on atoll trips.
• Pleasure riding on boats is not permitted. Non – diving or non – snorkeling passengers traveling to a nearby island will be charged the snorkeling rate.
• All divers must present their dive cards. All major certifications are accepted. No one may dive without a valid certification card unless he participates in a Discover Scuba or Open Water Course.
• Some dive trips are appropriate only for experienced divers. It is at the sole discretion of Hamanasi's dive staff management to determine if the person is qualified to do the dive trip.
• All divers will be required to complete and sign Hamanasi's liability release waiver before diving.  All divers diving the Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef Atoll will be required to complete and sign a Safety Screening form. Download these forms here.
• A signed and completed physicians release form will be required for any diver who answers "yes" on a medical screening form.  Please download the form here.
• Gear is not included in dives rates, but can be rented separately.  Personal and rented gear storage is free of charge. The staff carries all gear to and from the boats. While we take precautions to ensure the safety of all gear, Hamanasi is not responsible for lost or damaged items.
• Water temperature is ~78 – 85 F degrees all year. A 3 – mm short or full wetsuit is recommended.
• The nearest recompression chamber is on Ambergris Caye. Hamanasi strongly recommends that all divers have dive insurance, such as that from the Divers Alert Network (DAN), which can be purchased at Hamanasi.
• All trips are highly dependent upon weather and a minimum number of divers or snorkelers. Bad weather can cause schedule changes and trip cancellations.
• Hamanasi usually does a Barrier Reef dive trip every day. Atoll trips are arranged only at the resort based on a minimum number of 8 divers and favorable weather conditions.
• Individuals who cause negative environmental damage during dive or snorkel trips may be banned from diving or snorkeling in Belize in accordance with Belize regulations.

Please note: Currently we are not offering these dives due to lack of sightings in recent years.  Whale Shark sightings in Belize are typically clustered around the full moons in the spring. If sharks are seen this year we may offer this trip without advanced notice.  Whale Shark diving is not included in any of Hamanasi's packages, but package dives may be upgraded to Whale Shark Dives for a discounted upgrade price.  Gear rental is not included in prices.

There are strict regulations in the whale shark area to which all operators must adhere. The whale shark dives are blue water dives for experienced divers only. All divers are required to do a checkout dive on the barrier reef with Hamanasi prior to venturing out to the whale shark area. This checkout dive allows divers to fine-tune their weighting and allows our staff to assess diver skills and ability for their safety at the Gladden Spit whale shark area. A minimum number of 8 divers is required to go out to Gladden Spit, and the legal maximum number of divers for these trips is 12 divers per boat.

All divers will be required to attend a short whale shark training meeting at which they must complete and sign Hamanasi's Whale Shark Liability Release before doing Whale Shark dives.

Please note: Prices are in US Dollars. Price, schedules, conditions and details are subject to change without notice.

Please note: A service charge and sales tax are included in rates.