Overview & Highlights
A comprehensive highlights holiday in one of the world’s best eco-destinations. Includes the less visited south, embracing jungle wildlife, active adventures, Mayan ruins and a vibrant Caribbean culture.
- Visit the ATM caves
- Choice of activities including jungle wildlife spotting, nature trails, and boat rides Lamanai Outpost Lodge
- Guided tour of Lamanai Maya ruins
- A range of active and cultural activities at the Lodge at Big Falls
- Visit to Hokeb Ha cave and Ixcacao cocoa plantation
- Relax or enjoy water-sports and seaside activities on a Caribbean beach
- Visit the feeding grounds at Placencia lagoon
On this good-value holiday packed with adventures, you can enjoy many cultural and wildlife-focused experiences. Visit communities of the Mayan and Garifuna peoples, and find out how they live in harmony with nature and the modern world. You even get to visit an artisan chocolate factory.
English-speaking Belize is rapidly becoming one of the world’s premier eco-adventure destinations, with a bunch of excellent, high quality lodges scattered through the undisturbed Mayan Mountains and along the coral-fringed Caribbean coast.
The small-scale, eco-friendly accommodation we have chosen is appropriate for lovers of sporting activities too: go caving, hiking, tubing down fast-flowing rivers, kayaking and snorkelling. Experienced guides will be with you all the way.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Belize City, transfer to mountain lodge.
Day 2
Excursion to the Actun Tunichil Muknal caves.
Day 3
Optional excursion to Tikal or Caracol Mayan ruins.
Day 4
Transfer to lagoon-side, multi-activity lodge at Lamanai.
Day 5
Visit to Lamanai Mayan ruins.
Day 6
Transfer to eco-resort in the southern district Toledo.
Day 7
Optional active and cultural adventures.
Day 8
Excursion to Hokeb Ha cave and Ixcacao cocoa plantation.
Day 9
Transfer to Caribbean beach resort at Placencia.
Day 10
Optional water sports and wildlife spotting.
Day 11
Further beach time and sea-sport opportunities.
Day 12
Transfer to Belize City airport for international flight.
Things to do
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What our clients say
97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.
For me, it was the Atacama desert. It is the driest desert in the world, and we had thunder storms!! But it left snow on the volcanos and fluffy clouds in the brilliant blue sky. Perfect for landscape photography. The great guides, and the friendly fellow travelers.
MB, Chelmsford
The Penguin tour was excellent. It covered all the main places I wanted to see, from the Atacama to Patagonia. There are not many companies that cover so much, for group travellers.
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Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.
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