Beautiful Island for Sale - Remote and Priceless
A choice available island property is 4.8 acres on the northeast end
of Cross Caye, and within a mile of the world’s second largest
Barrier Reef. The property is on the eastern tip of the caye, surrounded
on three sides by the sea. A narrow navigable channel between the
caye and the reef; most of the distance between the caye and the reef
is shallow, providing an excellent area for swimming with ready access
to the reef.
A narrow navigable channel (100 feet wide) between the caye and the
reef; most of the distance between the caye and the reef is shallow,
providing an excellent area for swimming with ready access to the reef.
The south side of the caye provides deep protected anchorage, where
cruising yachts anchor during storms.
There is good fishing around the caye, and a great fishing spot a few
hundred yards of the south west point of the island, where there is
a large coral patch. Lobster and conch can be caught right of your
own beach. The south side of the caye provides deeper anchorages
for boats. There are very good fishing around the caye and lobster
and conch are also located nearby. This parcel is suitable for a family
looking for ready access to all of Belize’s water activities,
as the ideal location for a small resort, or as an optional reef-side
location for a major land-based resort. The Property is just a stone
throw away from the mainland of Belize.
LOCATION
Cross Caye is 12 miles east of Dangriga, five miles north of Tobacco
Caye and 11 miles north of South Water Caye. It is also just north
of the northern boundary of the new South Water Caye Maritime Reserve.
AREA
The caye is located just a stones throw from the northern boundary
of the South Water Caye reserve, one of Belize’s national parks.
Close by are some beautiful islands like South Water Cay, Tobacco Caye
and Wee Wee Caye.
It is one of the closest islands to Dangriga. Once called Stann Creek
town, Dangriga is the district capital and the cultural center of the
Garifuna people (of Amerindian and African ancestry) who are the majority
of a population of about 9,000. Wooden houses perched on stilts to
catch the Caribbean breeze sit alongside coconut palms and mango trees
giving the place a dreamy, tranquil air about it. With rainforests
and the Maya Mountains to its west, cayes and the reef in the Caribbean
east, Dangriga is a marvelous spot to spend a few days of discovery.
The commercial center of town, which includes 3 major banks, runs along
St. Vincent and Commerce Streets, the same street with different names
on either side of a bridge that spans the North Stann Creek River.
The south bank is busy with boats that shuttle passengers to and from
the surrounding cayes while a bustling market occupies the north bank
where you can buy fruit, vegetables and fish fresh out of the ocean.
Dangriga is full of things to do and see for the culture hungry. The
Gulisi Garifuna Museum houses permanent displays that highlight the
culture and history of the Garifuna people while the Pen Cayetano Gallery,
which opens in November of every year, showcases the artwork of musician
and painter Pen Cayetano.
For the plain hungry, there are restaurants in town catering to tastes
that range from local fare to Chinese, to cheeseburgers and fries.
Big barrel barbecues appear on the street side in the evenings offering
the most delicious fresh grilled chicken served with flour tortillas,
beans and coleslaw, all for about US$2.50. For an authentic experience,
grab a seat on a rock or a wall near the river and watch Dangriga go
by while you refill.
SUITABILITY
This parcel is suitable for a family looking for ready access to all
of Belize’s water activities, as the ideal location for a small
resort, or as an optional reef-side location for a major land-based
resort.
TERMS
Price is $495,000 and vendor finance is available 50% down, balance
payable over 5 years, no interest.
We welcome you to the undiscovered Jewel of Belize. Where investors such
as Bill Gates and Leonardo De Caprio have recently bought their own private
island and are in the process of establishing their very own Eco Tourist
Resort.
