Every locale in Belize offers protected areas -- national parks, nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries – filled with opportunities for
challenging exploration. By land or by sea, this small Caribbean paradise tucked between Mexico and Guatemala is truly an adventurer’s utopia.
Professionally guided tours to exciting offshore and onshore sites are offered daily from Belizean Dreams.
Awesome
diving, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking, birding, trekking, caving
or simply beachcombing are all
easily accessible from your villa locale. Diverse and exciting
mainland activities include arranged trips to nearby wildlife sanctuaries
and preserves, national parks, ancient Mayan ruins, lagoons, caves,
jungle rivers and rainforests. Belizean guides are the best in
the
business; their sole objective is to ensure your comfort and safety
and to assist you in getting the most out of your adventure experience.
Additional amenities available to our residents include jacuzzis,
canoes, kayaks, wind surfing boards, sailboats, horseback riding
and bicycles.
RAINFOREST
ADVENTURES
Everyday, Belizean Dreams offers an inland excursion based
on a preset schedule. All tours are accompanied by a licensed Belizean
tour guide and include
park entry fees, cookies and juice. Full day tours include lunch.
A service charge and sales tax are included in rates. Please note
we can arrange special tours upon request.
Mayflower
Jungle & Waterfall
Hike*
Departs: Monday, 8:00
Full day tour
Intensity: Very
Rigorous
Food/Drinks: Light pack lunch, juice and water
What to bring: Sturdy shoes, bathing suit, towel, camera, repellant,
sunscreen, binoculars, field guide
Description:
Just a short drive from Belizean Dreams are two thrilling
hikes through
the rainforest leading to waterfalls.
The Antelope Falls hike is a rigorous, steep trek to a 100-foot
waterfall
with an incredible top view all the way to the ocean. The Three
Sisters Falls hike is less difficult. These falls hurtle down
the dense jungle
mountain face into cool pools perfect for dipping. You can almost
hear Mayan ancestors whispering in the mist! Nearby are the remains
of the ancient Mayan city of Mayflower. Archaeologists are still
excavating and piecing together the history of this modest Mayan
ruin, which is grown over by the jungle. Orchids, birds and lush
vegetation abound! Rainforest
Birding*
Departs: Tuesday, 7:00
Half day tour
IIntensity:
Moderate to Rigorous
Food/Drinks: Light pack lunch, juice and water
What to bring: Sturdy shoes, camera, repellant, sunscreen, binoculars, field
guide
Jungle
River Kayaking & Canoeing*
Departs: Tuesday, 2:00
Half day tour
Intensity: Easy to Moderate
Food/Drinks: cookies, juice and water
What to bring: Water shoes, repellant, towel, sunscreen, binoculars
Description: From its origin deep within the Maya Mountains the
Sittee River snakes its way to the sea with its mouth just south
of Hopkins.
Our trip starts near the Creole village of Sittee River and slowly
heads towards the ocean. You will have fun spotting green and orange
iguanas lounging in trees and maybe a crocodile resting at the
water's edge. Parrots, toucans, motmots, herons and egrets often
can be seen
-- and heard! We have seen stingrays, manatee and crocodiles far
upriver. If you are adventuresome you can navigate up Boom Creek,
a dense, vine draped tributary to Sittee River. As we get closer
to the sea the dense jungle gives way to large mangrove forests.
Cockscomb
Basin Wildlife Sanctuary & Jaguar Preserve*
Departs: Wednesday, 8:00
Full day tour
Intensity: Easy to Moderate
Food/Drinks: Light lunch, juice, and water
What to Bring: Sturdy shoes, bathing suit, towel, camera, repellant,
sunscreen, binoculars, field guide
Description: Located only twenty minutes from Belizean Dreams is
the world's only jaguar preserve, the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife
Sanctuary.
Ringed
on three
sides by the Maya Mountains and towering Victoria's Peak, the
Basin's 120,000 acres is also home to jaguarundi, margays,
ocelots, pumas,
deer, howler monkeys and tapirs. This trip begins with a stop
at the traditional village of Maya Center where Mayan arts
and crafts
are for sale. The park offers a wide variety of hikes, including
to Ben's Bluff, which has a spectacular view of the entire
Basin, and to a waterfall where you can dip in the refreshing waters.
Our knowledgeable guides identify the numerous plants, birds
and fauna
of the pristine rainforest. You can take a short tubing trip
down a jungle stream and river otters even may join you! With
over 290-recorded
species of birds this park is ideal for birders. As jaguars
and
other cats are nocturnal, it is unlikely that you will see
them, but you
can spot fresh tracks. Bring your binoculars -- as you trek
through this rainforest you'll see a plethora of birds and perhaps
an
elusive jaguar!
Hopkins
Bike Tour*
Departs: Wednesday, 3:00
Half day tour
Intensity: Easy
Food/Drinks: Light pack lunch, juice and water
What to bring: Backpack, camera, repellant, sunscreen
Caves & Jungle Adventure
Departs: Thursday, 8:00
Full day tour
Intensity: Very Rigorous
Food/Drinks: Lunch, juice and water
What to bring: Sturdy shoes, bathing suit, towel, camera, repellant,
sunscreen, binoculars, field guide
Description:
Attention cave lovers, hikers and birders!
You won't want to miss this adventure! Traveling past citrus
orchards on the gorgeous Hummingbird Highway you will reach
Blue Hole National
Park and/or Five Blues Lake National Park. The Blue Hole
Park is in one of Belize's oldest jungles dense with large, hardwood
trees.
The park's namesake is a large, sapphire blue, 30-foot wide
sinkhole fed by crystal clear underground streams. Also featured
is St.
Herman's Cave, a mile long cave into which visitors may hike.
A hike around
a mountain lake while birding leads to a scenic overlook.
Just
down the road is Five Blues Lakes National Park, a 4,000-acre
park named
after a 7.4-acre cenote's apparent change of colors. This
park boasts a wide variety of caves, forest trails and the large
lake ideal for
swimming. Both parks host many plant, animal and bird species.
You'll have fun seeing how many you can identify!
Magical Mayan History Tour
Departs: Friday, 8:00
Full day tour
Intensity: Easy
Food/Drinks: Lunch, juice and water
What to bring: Sturdy shoes, camera, extra film, repellant, sunscreen,
binoculars
Description:
If you ever wanted to learn a lot about the Maya here is your chance!
We first explore the Mayan ruin of Xunantunich
(pronounced
Shu-nan-tu-nitch), or Stone Maiden. Located near the Guatemalan
border, a hand-cranked ferry will take you across the river
to this major
ceremonial center situated high on a limestone ridge with a panoramic
view of the Cayo District. The main pyramid, El Castillo, has detailed
stucco friezes. After a full lunch we make our way to Cahal Pech,
or Place of the Ticks. Cahal Pech was the royal family's residence
around the same time that Xunantunich was at its height of power.
This medium-size Mayan center comprises 34 structures compacted
in a small area covering slightly more than 2 acres. The
site includes
7 plazas, 2 ball courts, 6 plain Stela and 1 alter, as well as
temple pyramids. Moreover, it has the second oldest structure
in the Mayan
world. Cahal Pech was first developed during the Preclassic period
(1000 BC to AD 200) and abandoned around 800 AD. This site offers
a view over the city of San Ignacio on one side and over the Belize
River valley on the other. By the end of the trip you'll be an
expert on the Maya! (OK, almost!)
*We will do one of these tours on Saturday and Sunday!
Please contact us for further information:
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