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Your Land Rover adventure can begin at the Sittee River Marina or a direct pick-up at your hotel/resort. We go through the Garifuna Village of Hopkins onto the Southern Highway, heading south to the Jaguar Preserve. Once at the Jaguar Preserve, your guide will brief you on the different trails and help you choose one he thinks is suitable for you to hike on. While on the trail, he will point out different Flora & Fauna. You might be fortunate to see one of the elusive jaguars inhabiting the preserve. The Howler monkeys sit quietly in the canopy and are only noticeable when a branch or a seed they feed on falls before you.
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator and tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee; ice cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can pre-order through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and drinking water.
Zip Lining
Your Land Rover adventure can begin at the Sittee River Marina or a direct pick-up at your hotel/resort. We will make our way to the Southern Highway and travel north for approximately 4 miles, after which our trip will continue on a dirt road. Your guides, who will give a briefing on the zip line before proceeding to the starting point, where you will be fitted into your gear while given a safety briefing, will meet you. You will then soar with the birds through the pristine canopy on Central America's longest zip line course (2.5 miles). There are 12 platforms throughout the magnificent rainforest jungle in the Mayflower Bocawina National Forest, 3 of which are over 2,000’ long.
Difficulty: Moderate
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator and tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee; ice cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can pre-order through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots, and drinking water.
Water Rappel through the Rainforest
Your Land Rover adventure can begin at the Sittee River Marina or a direct pick-up at your hotel/resort. We will make our way to the Southern Highway and travel north for approximately 4 miles, after which our trip will continue on a dirt road. Your guides, who will give a briefing before proceeding to the starting point where you will be fitted into your gear while given a safety briefing, will meet you. There are three different rappelling options offered to meet all age and skill levels. Climb to the top of the 1,000-foot Antelope Falls and Big Drop Falls, where you can enjoy breathtaking views and a refreshing swim before rappelling down either 300 or 500’ of waterfalls.
Difficulty: Moderate
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator and tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee; ice cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can pre-order through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
There is a minimum weight restriction of 75 lbs. For a more family-friendly rappel, you can hike to Bocawina Falls, where you will rappel 100’ down the waterfall.
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and drinking water.
Horseback Riding
The tour departs Sittee River Marina, or we can pick you up from a local hotel, where you will drive about 20 minutes to reach your Horse Back Riding Adventure. After the wrangler gets you fitted and on your horse, he will lead the way through the jungle. The trail winds itself over Pine Forest Hills with breathtaking views. Look up, and you can see the second-highest peak in Belize— Victoria's Peak soaring into the sky—or look back over the countryside to search the horizon for the beautiful Caribbean Sea. The trail makes its way past and over mounds of rock that are the remains of an ancient Maya Civilization. It takes you close to the neighboring Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Reserve, the world's first jaguar reserve, established in 1986. The sanctuary is home to over 200 jaguars, and often, they use the riding trails to walk in the still of the night, hunting down their prey. In the rainy season, we frequently see their paw prints, which are clearly outlined in the path. It is a rare experience to encounter one of them as these majestic animals are the masters of stealth, and their very existence is based on seeing but not being seen.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator; registered and insured vehicle; ice-cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can pre-order through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long pants, hat, camera, tennis or water shoes, binoculars, and drinking water.
View the Elusive Scarlet Macaws
Your journey begins very early from Sittee River Marina. You will travel south on the Southern Highway for about 30 minutes and then on the road that leads to the village of Red Bank for another 15 minutes. Once you reach Red Bank, you will disembark your Land Rover and make your way down to the river and up a hill where you can spot the macaws in the trees or flying over.
The Mayan Village of Red Bank is the seasonal home of one of the largest concentrations of Scarlet Macaws in Belize and Central America. Every year, from December to March, they migrate to the Red Bank area to feed on wild berries and seeds of the jungle and are often spotted along the river. It should be mentioned that numerous other birds can also be seen in the Red Bank area including herons, parrots and toucans, to name a few.
The trip also provides fascinating insights into the life of the modern Maya of Belize. It includes a nice spot to swim and enjoy the sandy beach.
Difficulty: Moderate/Rough
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator and tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee; ice cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can preorder through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel,
lightweight long-sleeved shirt and pants, hat, camera, hiking boots and binoculars
River Cave Tubing
Your journey to Cave Branch Adventure Jungle Lodge starts from the Sittee River Marina. You will travel on the Southern Highway and then on to the George Price Highway for about 1.5 hours. You will pass thousands of acres of orange and grapefruit orchards and the two citrus factories located in the Stann Creek District. On your return, your driver will point out the mountain formations in the shape of sleeping giants.
After you reach Cave Branch, you will embark on a 15-minute jungle bus ride to the Caves Branch River, where you will tube along for 100 feet to the entrance of the cave system.
Your underground expedition takes you off the beaten path to explore ancient Mayan ceremonial centers, pottery, artifacts, altars, obsidian bloodletting blades, jade, and the actual footprints of the Shaman and priests that date back to 400 A.D.Imagine the experience as you float through an underground cathedral, turning your lights off and floating away into time as your professional guide shares with you the history of the caves and the Mayan world. For lunch, your guides will prepare an underground riverside picnic spread. Eating your lunch by headlight and listening to the sounds of the underground caves while chatting with your fellow adventurers will be an experience you will not soon forget.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Included: Licensed tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee; lunch
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, swimsuit, towel, lightweight shorts and shirt, camera, well-treaded tennis shoes (MUST BE CLOSE TOED) and a dry change of clothes.
Howler Monkey Sanctuary
Have you ever wanted to get up close and personal with a howler monkey?
The Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS) is a pioneering project in voluntary grassroots conservation. The goal is to sustain the habitat of the Black Howler Monkey (called ‘baboon’ in the local Creole dialect) while promoting the economic development of the participating communities. The result has been an innovative project in sustainable ecotourism that protects the habitat for the endangered Black Howler Monkey and other species while offering a unique opportunity for visitors to experience the rainforest and witness Black Howler Monkeys in the wild.
Over 200 private landowners in seven villages stretching over 20 square miles have voluntarily pledged to conserve their land to protect the Black Howler Monkey habitat. Many of these landowners benefit directly from the Sanctuary thanks to ecotourism, and many more indirectly through educational programs. Moreover, the Black Howler Monkey population in the Sanctuary has risen to over 2,000.
In addition to the numerous howler troops, an abundance of other life is found within the sanctuary. Nearly 200 bird species have been identified in the area, including colorful parrots, amazing hummingbirds, limpkins, manakins, and even a toucan now and then. Other endangered species, such as the chickadee river turtle, also make the sanctuary their home. Morelet’s crocodiles are often seen in the area. Snakes such as boa constrictors and vipers can be found here. (Don’t worry; few snakes in the Sanctuary can pose a threat to humans!). In addition, foxes, anteaters, bats, iguanas, armadillos, and many other species of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Even cats such as jaguars, ocelots, puma, and jaguarundi occur in the area of the Sanctuary.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Included: Licensed tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, a long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and binoculars.
Mayan Belize Chocolate Factory and the
Lim Ni Punit Temple (Big Hat)
IXCACAO (The Queen of Cacao) Maya Belizean Chocolate Factory is the only Mayan-owned and operated Farm to Bean factory in Belize. Their products are processed using organic Cacao Beans without artificial flavoring or synthetic stabilizers. Please tour the facility, visit their cultural museum, and make chocolate with traditional Mayan tools. We can also arrange for you to enjoy lunch prepared by Abelina Cho. Her cooking skills range from chocolate chicken to chocolate pork and fish, and she can serve your chocolate for lunch in whatever form you wish. Abelina does not need to follow cookbook recipes; instead, she needs to walk through our garden, harvest all the freshest vegetables she can find, and prepare for lunch. Uh-Yum!
A great way to round out this tour is to visit Lim Ni Punit Temple. The name is Kekchi Maya, and the language for "Big Hat" refers to the sizeable elaborate head-dress on a stela sculpture depicting one of the site's ancient kings. Nim Li Punit is a medium-sized site from the Maya Classic Period, flourishing from the 5th century AD through the 8th century AD. It consists of structures around three plazas, including several step pyramids, the tallest 12.2 meters high. The site has several carved stelae illustrating the ancient city's rulers. Several stelae are in an unfinished state, suggesting a sudden halt to work.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Included: Licensed tour guide; registered and insured vehicle; park entrance fee
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, a long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and binoculars.
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Sunrise or Sunset at the Fire Watch Tower
Are you celebrating your wedding anniversary, honeymoon, or birthday and would you like to see the magnificent Caribbean sunrise or sunset from a mountaintop? Then let us give you that ultimate experience.
Your adventure takes you by land rover on the old Forestry road through a Pine Forest, winding and steadily climbing to the top of the Old Fire Watch Tower. The second part of the journey will be rough and rugged, but when you reach the summit, the view from the top will be breathtaking. You will be able to view surrounding villages, lagoons, banana farms, citrus orchards, and even the Caribbean Sea.
After descending from the Fire Watch Tour, you can cool off in the refreshing Sittee River at the Kendal Bridge to rejuvenate your spirit and smooth your aches. Or maybe you would prefer to go horseback riding. This trip is entirely customizable!
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Included: Licensed tour operator; registered and insured vehicle; ice cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: This tour is entirely customizable. If you would like to take a packed breakfast or lunch, you can preorder through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.). Our Chef can also join you for this experience and prepare a meal while watching the sun rise or set.
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and water shoes.
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Tiger Fern Water Fall Hike
Your Land Rover adventure departs the Sittee River Marina, where you will begin traveling by Land Rover through Sittee Village along the scenic river. We exit the village onto the Southern Highway, heading south for about three miles before turning on the Old Fire Lookout road. The road leading up to the Watch Tower is rough terrain and a steady climb to the top. Once on the top, we will disembark the Land Rover to start hiking to the waterfall. Some of these climbs to the waterfall are strenuous; only fit people should take this tour. Your guide will walk at your pace and encourage everyone to stay as a group. Once you reach the waterfall, you will be given enough time to relax and take a refreshing swim before starting the journey back.
Difficulty: Difficult
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator and guide; registered and insured vehicle; ice-cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can pre-order through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and drinking water.
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Davis Water Fall
Your Land Rover adventure can begin at the Sittee River Marina or a direct pick-up at your hotel/resort. We will travel on the Southern Highway heading north, then on to the George Price Highway until we meet the second Citrus Factory. From there, we will travel eight (8) miles on rough terrain, passing through citrus orchards. We will also cross the North Stann Creek River nine (9) times before exiting the Land Rover and starting our twenty (20) minute hike to the waterfall. Once there, the natural pool will invite you for a swim to cool off and refresh yourself before returning to the Land Rover.
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Included: Licensed and registered Belize Tourism Board operator and guide; registered and insured vehicle; ice-cold bottled water and light snacks
Not Included: If you would like to take a packed lunch, you can pre-order through The Curve Bar & Restaurant. Cooler boxes can also be filled with additional beverages of your choice (soda, juice, beer, etc.).
Don't forget to bring: Sunscreen, bug repellant, sunglasses, swimsuit, towel, long-sleeved shirt, hat, camera, hiking boots and drinking water