Bring along your walking shoes, your swimwear and an adventurous mind for a full day of activity. The reserve is teaming with hills and valleys, rivers and waterfalls and swimming holes and caves all surrounded by the majestic beauty of the pine forest. Our three main stops are the Rio Frio Cave, the Rio On…
If you are staying in the San Ignacio area , this is a perfect way to see the jungle. Begin your half day adventure at Windy Hill Reseort and ride through rainforest trails, open savannas and small subsistence farms to the un-excavated site of Buena Vista. This site is believed to have been the private…
Spend a half day gliding through a remote underground water cave system in a canoe equipped with powerful spotlights. It is believed that the Maya once used this cave for ritual burials. While canoeing through the cave see large and colorful formations, skeletal remains and other cultural artifacts left behind by the Mayan centuries ago.…
Depart from your hotel and head southwest to the Chiquibul Forest Reserve for visit to the famous Maya site of Caracol (Mayan for Snail) which is the largest Mayan city in Belize . Walk the path of the Maya and discover some of their well kept secrets. View numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions and glyphs which depict…
Yaxhá, which translates to “Blue Green Waters”, sits between two beautiful lakes. The climb up many of its Temples, yields breath taking views of the surrounding area, including both the lakes and the Rio Azul that feeds them. Occupied from 600BC to 900AD, the site offers a variety of construction styles. It is famed for…
Visit the Ix Chel Tropical Research Farm and the Panti Maya Medicine Trail to learn about the practical, medicinal and other traditional uses of the local flora. Xunantunich in Maya is “The Stone Maiden”. The site is about 30 minutes from San Ignacio and is only accessible by taking a hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan…
Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization. Monumental architecture was built here as early as the 4th century BC. The city was at its height in the Maya Classic Period, approximately 200AD to 850 AD, after which no new major monuments were built, some of the palaces of the…
Located in the Mountain Pine Ridge, Rio Frio is the best cave for claustrophobics. Everything is big in this cave! The two 65-foot arched entry ways leave you in awe. Huge stalactites hang from the massive cathedral-like vault, which is part of a cave system the Maya used to bury their dead. Room size boulders…
Guided rides traverse the trails of the Chaa Creek Nature Reserve through sub-tropical broadleaf forest and open meadows. As you ride along, your naturalist guide will explain the ecology and natural history of the area as well as point out the various tropical plant and wildlife species that are native to the reserve. Your ride…
Spend a half day gliding through a remote underground water cave system in a canoe equipped with powerful spotlights. It is believed that the Maya once used this cave for ritual burials. While canoeing through the cave see large and colorful formations, skeletal remains and other cultural artifacts left behind by the Mayan centuries ago.…
