Belize Tour: Adventures in a Tropical Paradise (9 Days)

Day 1: Belize City

Start the tour in Belize City, the historical capital of the nation with its beautiful colonial houses and porticos, seaside parks, bustling shopping areas, and sailboats that bob at the mouth of Haulover Creek. Arrive at the airport anytime and take an independent transfer to your accommodation. Once there, take your time to rest or explore the town. In the evening join your Tour Leader for a welcome meeting followed by an optional get-together with the rest of the group in one of the local restaurants.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Belize City
• Activities included: welcome meeting

Day 2: Belize City - Community Baboon Sanctuary - Altun Ha - Tower Hill

In the morning, start the Belize tour getting to know the main attractions of its capital. Then, take a black howler monkey tour in the Community Baboon Sanctuary. Live in harmony with nature and have a memorable encounter with these primates. After that, visit the ruins of Altun Ha, an important Mayan ceremonial center. Then, transfer to Tower Hill, a peaceful village on the bank of New River known as a gate to nearby Lamanai Ruins. Once there, take your time to relax before joining the rest of the group and your Tour Leader for an orientation walk of the area.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in Tower Hill
• Activities included: Belize City tour; guided visits to Altun Ha Archeological Zone and Community Baboon Sanctuary; an orientation walk of Tower Hill

Day 3: Tower Hill - Lamanai Archaeological Site - Belmopán

In the morning, enjoy a guided visit to the Lamanai Archeological Site, a magical place that was once a major city of the Maya civilization. After that, head to Guanacaste National Park, an ideal place for nature and wildlife enthusiasts. Discover its flora and fauna with your Tour Leader and opt to swim in the refreshing waters of the Roaring River before going to Belmopan. Join your Tour Leader and the rest of your group for an orientation walk of the city. Get together with your group to take a Nocturnal Zoo Tour in the evening.

• Accommodations: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in Belmopán
• Activities included: entrance to Lamanai Archeological Zone; entrance to Guanacaste National Park; Nocturnal Zoo Tour 

Day 4: Belmopán - Barton Creek Cave Reserve - San Ignacio

Continue your Belize Tour to Barton Creek Cave Reserve known as both an archaeological site and a tourist destination. Once there, take a tour with a local guide and opt for optional activities like ziplining and rock climbing. After that, continue on to the impressive Big Rock Waterfalls. This is the perfect swimming spot if you enjoy adventures. Later, visit the spectacular Rio On Pools to take in the scenery. Explore the area and swim in the freshwater of one of the natural pool formations.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in San Ignacio
• Activities included: tour to Barton Creek Reserve; entrance to Big Rock Waterfalls; entrance to Rio On Pools

Day 5: San Ignacio - Xunantunich - Placencia

In the morning, join your Tour Leader for a market tour in San Ignacio, then go to Xunantunich, Mayan ruins with the second-tallest pyramid in Belize. Afterward, transfer to paradisiacal Placencia in the afternoon. Free time, optional get-together, and dinner with your group in one of the local restaurants in the evening.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in Placencia
• Meals included: San Ignacio market tour
• Activities included: a visit to Xunantunich Ruins; market experience (San Ignacio)

Day 6: Placencia - Mayan King Waterfalls - Hopkins

In the morning, enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the local beach before going to the enigmatic Mayan King Waterfalls, and continue discovering Belizean nature. Once in the friendly coastal village of Hopkins take an orientation walk with your Tour Leader and join the drumming lesson with the local Garifuna community. Free time, optional get-together, and dinner with your group in one of the local restaurants in the evening.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in Hopkins
• Activities included: orientation walk and Garifuna Drumming Lesson and Performance in Hopkins

Day 7: Hopkins - Dangriga - St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park - Caye Caulker

In the morning, visit a legendary spicy sauce factory in Dangriga and head to St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park. Once there, discover St. Herman’s Cave and the Blue Hole, the perfect place for a refreshing afternoon swim formed by the collapse of an underground limestone cave. In the afternoon, take a water taxi to Caye Caulker, a long thin limestone caye inhabited by less than 2,000 people, famous for its car-free policy, sensational seafood as well as snorkeling and boating along the nearby Belize Barrier Reef.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in Caye Caulker
• Activities included: guided visits to the spicy sauce factory in Dangriga and St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park; an orientation walk in Caye Caulker

Day 8: Caye Caulker

In the morning, continue your adventure on a boat tour to the nearby UNESCO-protected Hol Chan Marine Reserve. There you will be able to see from a short distance and swim with numerous underwater species such as nurse sharks, rays, groupers, porcupine fish, and seahorses, to name a few. In the evening, join an optional farewell dinner with your group at a popular local restaurant.

• Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/guest house in Caye Caulker
• Activities included: boat tour to Hol Chan Marine Reserve
• Meals included: lunch during the boat tour

Day 9: Caye Caulker

Last day of the tour. From Caye Caulker, you can get to Belize City International Airport in about 1,5 h: ~45 min by water taxi to Belize City (departures between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm) and an additional 30 min by taxi to the airport.