From Ambergris you can do day trips to the Lamanai and the Altun Ha Maya
sites. Both are day long trips which give you plenty of time at the sites.
I personally recommend using Tanisha tours w/Daniel Nunez. Great guide,
with lots of local knowledge. Additionally, both trips include a river tour
with lots of opportunities to see the local flora and fauna. I've always
really enjoyed Ambergris Caye, neighboring Caye Caulker is great too
(cheaper, more of a backpacker destination). On our last trip we stayed a
bit north of San Pedro, rented bikes, and went into town whenever we wanted.
Not really much snorkeling from the beach, but 1/2 day trips were easy to
find and relatively cheap. We also have spent time in the Palencia area,
and inland in San Ignacio. I personally like staying on the islands because
another great thing in Belize is the fantastic fishing, which I like to take
advantage of whenever I make it down there.
--
-Wyatt
New Orleans
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they have been
handed down for many generations; do not believe anything because it is
rumored and spoken
of by many; do not believe merely because the written statement of some old
sage is produced;
do not believe in conjectures; do not believe merely in the authority of
your teachers and elders.
After observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and is conducive
to the good and
benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
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"Paddler" <al_johnson1m> wrote in message
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> Hi
> My wife and I want to visit Belize in Feb or March. I want to stay
> near San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. Looks like a neat place and we can
> deal with getting to the mainland for the tours. She wants to stay
> somewhere on the mainland and worry about where to snorkel from there.
>
> What I'm curious about is how much trouble is it getting to the
> mainland for the various tours there. Her fear is that we'll lose so
> much time going back and forth that we won't have time to enjoy the
> tour.
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts any of you have on this. We
> considered staying both places for a few days each but don't really
> want to.
>
> Thanks 
Belize Stay on Ambergris Caye and take trips to mainland 
