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Belize Marine Mammal Observation Tours

Belize’s Caribbean Coast is ripe with opportunities to spot playful marine mammals. Marine reserves in Belize offer a safe habitat for West Indian manatees. Manatees are currently endangered, due to hunting and the danger posed by boat propellers. Visitors can’t swim with manatees, but you can observe them from a safe distance. Slow-moving manatees often share their habitat with several species of dolphin. At certain times of the year, you can see whale sharks near Belize's cayes. A wide variety of sharks, sea turtles, and endangered sea turtles call these Caribbean waters their home.

Mexico Rocks Snorkeling Tour, Belize
Mexico Rocks Snorkeling TourAmbergris Caye

Mexico Rocks is one of the top snorkeling destinations. Not only is the water around Mexico Rocks incredibly clear, it also has a very mild current, making underwater observation especially easy.

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Marine Wildlife
Snorkeling
Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley, Belize
Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray AlleyAmbergris Caye

Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley are two of Belize’s most popular destinations for nature tours. Take this 2.5-hour tour to get close to marine wildlife.

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Marine Wildlife
Snorkeling
Glass Bottom Boat Tour, Belize
Glass Bottom Boat TourAmbergris Caye

This is a family-friendly tour of the clear, Caribbean waters that surround Ambergris Caye. On this glass-bottom boat tour you’ll visit two hotpots for marine wildlife—Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley. You can choose from a morning or afternoon tour, both of which depart from the dock at Ramon’s Village.

Boat Tours
Marine Wildlife
Scuba Diving Barrier Reef, Belize
Scuba Diving Barrier ReefAmbergris Caye

The Belize Barrier Reef, at 186 miles in length is the second largest coral formation in the world. The Barrier Reef is made up of a mixture of hard and soft corals, with the hard corals mainly at deeper depths and the soft corals nearer the surface. Commonly seen are Brain and Staghorn Corals, Sponges, Seafans, Finger and Angular Corals.

Marine Wildlife
Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving Belize, Belize
Scuba Diving BelizeAmbergris Caye

Scuba Diving off Belize's magnificent Barrier Reef, the second largest in the world. Our PADI 5 Star Dive Center will take you on a one or two-tank dive in one of our dive boats that you'll never forget.

Marine Wildlife
Scuba Diving
Snorkel Hol Chan and Stingray Alley, Belize
Snorkel Hol Chan and Stingray AlleyAmbergris Caye

Snorkeling at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a sure-fire way to experience Belize’s diversity of marine life up-close. Animals at Hol Chan are used to getting fed by people on boats, so they’re relatively bold around snorkelers. This spot gets a lot of marine traffic, and every minute you spend underwater you’ll get to see something new.

Boat Tours
Marine Wildlife
Snorkeling
Coral Gardens Tour, Belize
Coral Gardens TourAmbergris Caye

Visit the Coral Gardens in the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve to see one of the prettiest underwater landscapes in Belize. This snorkeling tour is a fun excursion for the whole family, for visitors of any level of snorkeling expertise.

Boat Tours
Marine Wildlife
Snorkeling
Manatee Watch, Goff's Caye, and BBQ, Belize
Manatee Watch, Goff's Caye, and BBQAmbergris Caye

This tour introduces you to the stunning variety of marine wildlife that lives in the Caribbean. It includes stops to see manatees, a coral reef, sharks, and manta rays.

Boat Tours
Marine Wildlife
Jungle Pontoon Waterfall Adventure, Belize
Jungle Pontoon Waterfall AdventureSan Ignacio

This pontoon jungle tour takes you to see some of San Ignacio’s inland waterfalls. You have the freedom to customize this tour to suit your interests—you can hike to one of the waterfalls or simply relax on the boat.

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Boat Tours
Naturalist Guide
Airboat and Crystal Cave Adventure, Belize
Airboat and Crystal Cave AdventureAmbergris Caye

This aquatic tour will take you down the most interesting waterways of St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park. Your will begin with an airboat ride through the park’s wetlands, where your guide will point out some colorful local wildlife. Then you will visit the Crystal Cave, which you can enter only with the help of a guide.

Cave Exploration
Mangrove Tours
Naturalist Guide
Lubaantun Mayan Ruin & Blue Creek Cave, Belize
Lubaantun Mayan Ruin & Blue Creek CavePlacencia

Visit the Maya Ruin site of Lubaantun and then hike to the caves of Blue Creek. Located in the remote south of Belize is a magical 1300 year old Mayan ruin that is just waiting to share its story with you. Step into the past and imagine coming here as an early explorer, hacking your way through the jungle to the crumbling steps.

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Guided Tours
Nature Walk
Ruins
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest ReserveSan Ignacio

Hike through the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve to see beautiful forests. You’ll experience two distinct environments—a tropical forest and a cool pine forest—as you explore caves and swim in the Río On pools.

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Hiking
Cave Tubing & The Belize Zoo, Belize
Cave Tubing & The Belize ZooBelize City

Cave tubing and a visit to the Belize Zoo will bring you face-to-face with Belize’s incredible outdoors. First you’ll visit the Belize City Zoo, which is known for its rehabilitation programs for endangered animals. Then you’ll head to the Caves Branch River, where you will ride on an inner tube through the ancient caves of the Maya

Cave Exploration
Species Exhibits
Tubing
Tikal One Day From San Ignacio, Belize
Tikal One Day From San IgnacioSan Ignacio

Explore the vast ruins of Tikal during this one-day tour. You’ll visit Tikal’s temples and pyramids, learn about Mayan culture, and walk along short trails through the jungle.

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Guided Tours
Ruins
Cave Tubing and Zip-Lining, Belize
Cave Tubing and Zip-LiningAmbergris Caye

This is an adventurous tour of the jungles of central Belize. You’ll see the treetops on a zip-line ride and the depths of the caves in an inner tube.

Cave Exploration
Tubing
Zip Lines
Cave Tubing & Xunantunich Maya Temples, Belize
Cave Tubing & Xunantunich Maya TemplesBelize City

This tour will bring you to the top of a Maya temple, and then to the entrance of the Maya underworld. The temple is inside the Maya city of Xunantunich, which is located near the border of Guatemala. Its name translates to “Maiden of the Rock.” After you ascend the walls of its temple, you’ll continue the tour to the Cave Branch River, where you’ll follow the river into a series of caves that had intense spiritual significance for the Maya.

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Cave Exploration
Guided Tours
Ruins
Cave Tubing and Xunantunich Maya Ruin, Belize
Cave Tubing and Xunantunich Maya RuinAmbergris Caye

We begin by making our way to the mainland & up the Belize River. Along the way as we serve breakfast keep an eye out to spot crocodiles, iguanas & possibly manatees.

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Cave Exploration
Ruins
Tubing
Actun Tunichil Muknal Caves, Belize
Actun Tunichil Muknal CavesBelize City

Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is the doorway to Xibalba, the Maya underworld. This cave contains ceramics and human skeletons that have fused with the walls of the cave. The most famous of these remains is the Crystal Maiden, a skeleton of a young woman believed to have been a sacrifice. Her bones are now partially covered with the sparkling build-up of cave sediment.

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Archeology
Cave Exploration
Secret Beach and Island Hopping, Belize
Secret Beach and Island HoppingAmbergris Caye

No trip to Ambergris Caye is complete without a visit to the picture perfect Secret Beach area. The west coast of the island is located on Chetumal Bay and its protected waters are like a giant swimming pool.

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Beach Trip
Boat Tours
Monkey River Tour, Belize
Monkey River TourPlacencia

Monkey River is surrounded by dense jungle, and as a result, much of this area is a protected zone. On this tour, you’ll go boating down the river and hike over newly blazed trails.

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Naturalist Guide
Safari Float

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PLACES TO GO
  • Gladden Spit and Silk Caye
  • Placencia Village
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  • Belmopan
  • Orange Walk
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THINGS TO DO
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