Charter Operator
Freedom Tours Fishing Unlimited

Member since February 2014 San Pedro, Belize
Background
Freedom Tours Fishing Unlimited is run by Captain Gilbert (Hilly Boo) Lara, a local fisherman who was born and raised on La Isla Bonita, Ambergris Caye. He has been offering guided tours in the area for nearly thirty years, steadily growing his fleet of boats that he has built and designed himself specifically for charter fishing trips in the local area. All trips with Freedom Tours are held by experienced local captains, who will show you the best of what the area has to offer, whether you want to try deep sea, reef, or flats fishing.

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San Pedro, Belize
Background
Freedom Tours Fishing Unlimited is run by Captain Gilbert (Hilly Boo) Lara, a local fisherman who was born and raised on La Isla Bonita, Ambergris Caye. He has been offering guided tours in the area for nearly thirty years, steadily growing his fleet of boats that he has built and designed himself specifically for charter fishing trips in the local area. All trips with Freedom Tours are held by experienced local captains, who will show you the best of what the area has to offer, whether you want to try deep sea, reef, or flats fishing.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(58 reviews)
San Pedro
 Last booking: 6 days ago
Trips from US $315
Very good
3.3 / 5
(4 reviews)
San Pedro
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Trips from US $315
Excellent
4.3 / 5
(27 reviews)
San Pedro
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Excellent
4.5 / 5
(15 reviews)
San Pedro
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $550
Excellent
4.5 / 5
(201 reviews)
San Pedro
 5 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $315

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 305 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (309)
Awesome crew - awesome day!
Huge barracuda!!!!
Great day on the water!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
82%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
86%
Appropriate for children
82%
Satisfied with the boat
89%
Caught fish
83%
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Meegan T.
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Great experience for the whole family

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Reef Fishing (PM) on April 6, 2024
We went out for a half day tour and our whole family had a wonderful time. The crew were so kind to my kids (9 & 12) and explained...
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Michael C.
Excellent
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Itโ€™s a Grower not a Shower!

VERIFIED   Half day reef fishing am on July 20, 2024
Hillyboo and Byron were great! We went out half day, husband/wife couples. First off, 3/4 of the way through the trip, it got...
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Roger K.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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Great fishing trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Offshore (AM) on June 26, 2024
This was a fun fishing trip and we all caught several nice Mahi, Jack, and Barracuda! Crew was awesome and had a nice clean...
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Robert B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Put us on the fish

VERIFIED   Half day reef fishing am on October 12, 2024
These guys and gals donโ€™t mess around. They put us on tuna, mackerel, barracuda, and caught a 35lb wahoo to wrap - trophy...
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Heather D.
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Most unbelievable trip

VERIFIED   Reef Fishing and Picnic on October 3, 2024
They were so professional. Had a wonderful time the chef was fabulous. Captain hilliboo was so kind d my mom got sea sick so...
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