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.
Techniques
trolling, casting, bottom, live.bait, drift 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.
Techniques
trolling, casting, bottom, live.bait, drift fishing
Our Team
Hillyboo L.
Captain

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(74 reviews)
San Pedro
 Last booking: 3 days ago
Trips from US $315
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(32 reviews)
San Pedro
 Last booking: 10 hours ago
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Trips from US $550
Excellent
4.6 / 5
(236 reviews)
San Pedro
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $315
San Pedro
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Trips from US $350

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 342 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (381)
Excellent time!
Excellent time!
reef fishing
+378
Angler rating
256
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
84%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
88%
Appropriate for children
82%
Satisfied with the boat
90%
Caught fish
85%
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Alex K.
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

STAY AWAY FROM TOURIST TRAPโ€ฆ.unless you want to fish without bait.

VERIFIED   Half Day โ€“ Deepsea Fishing Trip on December 26, 2024
Spent $700 to go Deep sea fishing without bait on three of the five lines at high speeds. The crew had absolutely no interest...
Alex K. does not recommend Freedom Tours โ€“ Lucky Strike
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Sarah K.
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Hillyboo

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Reef Fishing (AM) on December 24, 2017
There was a mixup at pick up so we had to wait an hour wondering if our carefully planned trip was going to actually happen....
Sarah K. does not recommend Freedom Tours โ€“ Trolling Passion
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Herm D.
Maple Hill, KS
Bad
1.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

2 days total. One full day and one half day.

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Reef Fishing on March 28, 2022
Captain couldnโ€™t find fish either day. Spent an hour and a half just trying to get bait the first day. Wasted time and not...
Herm D. does not recommend Freedom Tours โ€“ Trolling Passion
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Daymon S. J.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

So So

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Reef Fishing (AM) on November 24, 2019
Captain was a little late with pick up, didnโ€™t have boat or tackle prepared.ย  We caught a few undesirable fish.ย  He was...
Daymon S. J. does not recommend Freedom Tours โ€“ Trolling Passion
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Craig T.
Okotoks, AB
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Full day trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Reef Fishing on December 28, 2018
Captain was great!ย  Boat was not what was described or shown in the pictures.ย  No bathroom, 2 rods, no fighting chair
Craig T. does not recommend Freedom Tours โ€“ Trolling Passion
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