Days 1-4: Caye Caulker, Barrier Reef
Highlights: Naturalist-guided snorkeling, tropical islands, swimming with nurse sharks and eagle rays, explore a marine wildlife sanctuary.
Wildlife: Manatees, dolphins, nurse sharks, eagle rays and a tropical wonderland of underwater life.
Explore the sunny tropical islands of the world's second largest living barrier reef. Enjoy naturalist-guided snorkeling, boating and swimming with gentle nurse sharks and eagle rays. Diving, kayaking and windsurfing options. Dine on fresh fish and seasonal lobster. Exciting biologist-led slide shows on reef and rainforest ecology prepare you for the next day's adventure. Lodging in beach cabanas. Days 5-6: Mayan Ruins, Barton Creek Caves
Discover the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich, including an ancient pyramid with panoramic views. Canoe an underground river into a spectacular cave. Dine in San Ignacio. Exciting riverside tree house jungle lodging. Day 7: Community Baboon Sanctuary, Wildlife Canoe Adventure, Belize River
Highlights: Canoeing, hiking, wildlife viewing, bird watching, and swimming.
Wildlife: Howler monkeys, tapir, coatimundi, agouti, otter, iguanas and "Jesus Christ lizards" that walk on water. Exotic parrots, trogans, and toucans.
Head deep into the jungle where wildlife is plentiful and undisturbed. Howler monkeys are very abundant here and easy to see up close. Paddle and hike in the heart of the sanctuary and end up at a riverside jungle lodge with monkeys right outside your cabin! Day 8: Jaguar Paw Caves
Float down a jungle river in innertubes into a recently discovered cave full of Mayan artifacts, bones, petroglyphs and more! This is a unique and fun day suitable for all ages.
Evening Night Hike
Enjoy a naturalist-guided moonlight hike.
Wildlife: Kinkajou, olingo, ocelot, owls, rainforest frogs,
and an entirely different world of nocturnal animals. Day 9: Remote Jungle Wildlife Adventure, Black Creek
Highlights: Remote river teeming with rare wildlife.
Wildlife: Howler monkeys, coatimundi, agouti, paca, iguanas and other mammals, plus many extremely rare birds including agami herons, royal flycatchers, boat-billed herons and more.
This is hands-down the best canoe trip in Belize! No other company runs this remote stretch of river. There are more monkeys here than anywhere in Belize! Each bend of this river is home to a new troop. Also over 300 species of exotic birds.
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
Highlights: Tropical Wetlands Lagoon
Wildlife: Endangered Jabaru stork, with the largest wingspan of any flying bird in the Americas. Flocks of ibis, woodstork, roseate spoonbills and other exotic waterbirds roost here by the thousands.
Bird watching doesn't get any better than this! Stay in the heart of the sanctuary with one of Belize's top birding guides. Day 10: Lamanai Mayan Ruins
Highlights: Indiana Jones-style adventure up a jungle river to ancient Mayan archeological ruins, hidden deep in the jungle.
Wildlife: Boat up a remote jungle river teeming with monkeys, agouti, paca, crocodiles, and over 200 species of tropical birds to one of the most amazing and remote Mayan ruins in Belize. Lamanai is an archeological treasure house, hidden in the jungle and frequented as much by monkeys as by humans! Days 11-12: Rio Bravo
Highlights: Wild Planet Adventure's famous nighttime jaguar "hunt" with local naturalist guides.
Wildlife: Jaguar!
Hidden in a remote corner of Belize, this dense jungle is simply the best place to see jaguars in Belize. In the first three months of 2003, over 70 jaguars were sighted, nearly half of them during daylight hours. This encompasses more sightings than even the prestigious Cockscomb basin Jaguar Preserve can boast! |
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