This 11-day itinerary features all the highlights of a light-adventure jungle vacation. Start in Belize's Cayo district, spending the day at leisure. Explore the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, built around 900 B.C.
The interior of Belize is covered by dense jungle with astonishingly rich flora and fauna. Enjoy cave tubing, waterfalls, jungle cruising and wildlife viewing, all while staying at some of the nicest luxury hotels Belize has to offer.
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Arrive in Belize and meet your guide for the two-hour transfer via private minibus to the Cayo district and your hotel.
Spend your first day at leisure, exploring the Cayo district.
Meet the local guide in hotel lobby for the two-hour private transfer to Tikal National Park in Guatemala. Enjoy a guided tour of this magnificent Maya temple site. Tikal has huge temples rising up through the jungle canopy and a variety of tropical animals and birds.
Meet your local guide this afternoon for a 1.5-hour private transfer through the Mennonite community of Upper Barton Creek to reach Barton Creek for a cave tour.
This low-intensity adventure trip is great for couples and families offering something for everyone. Equipped with canoes and high-powered lights, you gently paddle into the cave systems. Evening at your leisure.
This morning you are at leisure. In the afternoon, depart on the one-hour trip to the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve and your hotel.
Meet your guide this morning for a private tour of Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, the oldest of Belize’s national parks. This tour takes in the most scenic sites near the lodge as well as some less-visited but equally impressive sites. Your first stop is the viewpoint to the spectacular Hidden Valley Falls, which thunder over a granite ledge into the mists below.
Visit the fire-lookout tower for spectacular views over the forest. Continue to the Rio On pools and falls, a beautiful picnic spot and perfect for a cool dip in the many natural pools created by the rocks and falls.
Spend the next day at your leisure.
Meet your guide and transfer to Placencia. En route, visit Blue Hole National Park, over 500 acres in area and with the St. Hermans and Crystal cave systems, various natural trails and the cool jungle pool from which the park gets its name.
Rest of the day at your leisure.
This morning meet the guide for a one-hour transfer to the Monkey River for a private tour. This wonderful nature and wildlife tour takes you on a river cruise up a lush jungle river, keeping an eye out for crocodiles, green iguanas and a menagerie of birds. Take a moderate 40-minute jungle hike, looking for howler monkeys, birds and other wildlife.
Rest of the day at your leisure.
You have the full day at leisure to explore the area on your own.
Meet the local representative and transfer overland four hours to the Belize City Airport for your flight home.
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