{"id":1997,"date":"2025-06-13T00:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/?page_id=1997"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:06:20","slug":"experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1997","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hero":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image-carousel","image_or_video":"video","logo":false,"image":{"ID":2274,"id":2274,"title":"DJI_0311-2","filename":"DJI_0311-2.jpeg","filesize":357452,"url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/dji_0311-2\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"dji_0311-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1997,"date":"2025-06-19 20:31:07","modified":"2025-06-20 02:49:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1232,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1232,"medium_large":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1232,"large":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1232,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-1536x986.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":986,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1232,"banner":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-1403x900.jpeg","banner-width":1403,"banner-height":900,"banner-tablet":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-748x480.jpeg","banner-tablet-width":748,"banner-tablet-height":480,"banner-mobile":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-560x359.jpeg","banner-mobile-width":560,"banner-mobile-height":359,"card":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-480x308.jpeg","card-width":480,"card-height":308,"gallery-half":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-996x639.jpeg","gallery-half-width":996,"gallery-half-height":639,"gallery-third":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-645x414.jpeg","gallery-third-width":645,"gallery-third-height":414,"instagram":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-480x480.jpeg","instagram-width":480,"instagram-height":480,"text-carousel":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2-780x501.jpeg","text-carousel-width":780,"text-carousel-height":501,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":193,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":257,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DJI_0311-2.jpeg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":385}},"video":{"video_source":"url","video_file":false,"vimeo_background_url":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/progressive_redirect\/playback\/1093353383\/rendition\/1080p\/file.mp4?loc=external&signature=b71fd117624941b8d35433340da35581c5b5eae272b3a75cab1d0e099842b1e9","video_title":"Experiences Video","video_placeholder_image":{"ID":2505,"id":2505,"title":"mata_video-experiences","filename":"mata_video-experiences.jpg","filesize":224266,"url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","link":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/mata_video-experiences\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"mata_video-experiences","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1997,"date":"2025-06-23 09:07:32","modified":"2025-06-23 09:07:32","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1080,"medium_large":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1080,"large":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"banner":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-1600x900.jpg","banner-width":1600,"banner-height":900,"banner-tablet":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-853x480.jpg","banner-tablet-width":853,"banner-tablet-height":480,"banner-mobile":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-560x315.jpg","banner-mobile-width":560,"banner-mobile-height":315,"card":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-480x270.jpg","card-width":480,"card-height":270,"gallery-half":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-996x560.jpg","gallery-half-width":996,"gallery-half-height":560,"gallery-third":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-645x363.jpg","gallery-third-width":645,"gallery-third-height":363,"instagram":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-480x480.jpg","instagram-width":480,"instagram-height":480,"text-carousel":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences-780x439.jpg","text-carousel-width":780,"text-carousel-height":439,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":169,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":225,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/mata_video-experiences.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":338}},"full_video":false,"vimeo_full_video":""}}],"page_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_image","include_headings":true,"eyebrow":"Belize Vacations","title":"Experiences + Activities","subtitle":"","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get ready to explore the best of Belize! From snorkeling species rich, turquoise water\u2014Matachica is only a stone\u2019s throw from the Belize Barrier Reef!\u2014 to thrilling forest adventures, our curated experiences offer something for everyone. From relaxation to excitement, our team is here to help create your perfect Belize escape. Have it your way\u2014relax at the beach for a weekend getaway, bike into town, swim with sharks, or extend your time and enhance your visit with one of our Reef + Rainforest experiences. Options abound and we\u2019re here to help you plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>On-Site Experiences<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-site adventure abounds at Matachica with a wide range of activities for every interest. Snorkel the world\u2019s second-largest barrier reef, paddle the Caribbean in a kayak, or cruise the island on a beach bike to name just a few. After an active day, unwind with private dining on the pier or drinks by the pool at Danny\u2019s Tree Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Off-Site Experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experience the best of Belize with exciting offsite activities! Snorkel with sharks at Hol Chan, explore Mexico Rocks, or enjoy world-class fishing. Take a full-day trip to Caye Caulker, dive the Barrier Reef, or combine cave tubing with ancient ruins. For thrills, try zip-lining, cave tubing, or a helicopter tour. Finish with a romantic sunset reef tour or an Angel Falls adventure!<\/p>\n","image":{"ID":2729,"id":2729,"title":"MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction","filename":"MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","filesize":229500,"url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","link":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/matachica_web-photo_experiences_introduction\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"matachica_web-photo_experiences_introduction","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1997,"date":"2025-07-30 07:21:41","modified":"2025-07-30 07:22:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1107,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1107,"medium_large":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1107,"large":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1107,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-1536x886.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":886,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1107,"banner":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-1561x900.jpg","banner-width":1561,"banner-height":900,"banner-tablet":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-833x480.jpg","banner-tablet-width":833,"banner-tablet-height":480,"banner-mobile":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-560x323.jpg","banner-mobile-width":560,"banner-mobile-height":323,"card":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-480x277.jpg","card-width":480,"card-height":277,"gallery-half":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-996x574.jpg","gallery-half-width":996,"gallery-half-height":574,"gallery-third":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-645x372.jpg","gallery-third-width":645,"gallery-third-height":372,"instagram":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-480x480.jpg","instagram-width":480,"instagram-height":480,"text-carousel":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction-780x450.jpg","text-carousel-width":780,"text-carousel-height":450,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":173,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":231,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/MATACHICA_web-photo_Experiences_Introduction.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":346}},"cta_button":{"title":"Sign Me Up!","url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/contact\/","target":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid_with_filter","title":"","subtitle":"","post_type":"experience"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_single","include_headings":true,"eyebrow":"","title":"Cancellation Policy","subtitle":"","content":"<p>A 50% cancellation fee will be applied to all confirmed tours cancelled within 24-hours of tour departure.<\/p>\n","buttons":false}],"structured_data_fields":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top Things to Do in Belize | Scuba Diving &amp; More at Matachica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the top things to do in Belize\u2014snorkel and dive the world\u2019s second-largest barrier reef, plus unforgettable adventures at Matachica Resort &amp; Spa.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Things to Do in Belize | Scuba Diving &amp; More at Matachica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the top things to do in Belize\u2014snorkel and dive the world\u2019s second-largest barrier reef, plus unforgettable adventures at Matachica Resort &amp; Spa.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Matachica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-31T22:06:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top Things to Do in Belize | Scuba Diving & More at Matachica","description":"Discover the top things to do in Belize\u2014snorkel and dive the world\u2019s second-largest barrier reef, plus unforgettable adventures at Matachica Resort & Spa.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top Things to Do in Belize | Scuba Diving & More at Matachica","og_description":"Discover the top things to do in Belize\u2014snorkel and dive the world\u2019s second-largest barrier reef, plus unforgettable adventures at Matachica Resort & Spa.","og_url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/","og_site_name":"Matachica","article_modified_time":"2025-07-31T22:06:20+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/","url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/","name":"Top Things to Do in Belize | Scuba Diving & More at Matachica","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-13T00:12:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-31T22:06:20+00:00","description":"Discover the top things to do in Belize\u2014snorkel and dive the world\u2019s second-largest barrier reef, plus unforgettable adventures at Matachica Resort & Spa.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/experiences\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Experiences"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/","name":"Matachica","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2832,"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1997\/revisions\/2832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelightercollection.com\/matachica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}