 Belize excursions
We will be in Belize one day on a Royal Caribbean cruise. We have
narrowed our choice of excursions down to the following two. Any
opinions of these two possible excursions is welcome. (We will also be
in Cozumel, where we intend to go on an excursion to the Mayan ruins at
Tulum.)
1..Wildlife Adventure Tour
Approximate Duration: 6 Hours Adult: 81.00 (USD)??|??Child: 75.00 (USD)
Take a motor-launch ride up the Old Belize River for 20 miles. On the
way look for crocodiles, iguanas, and monkeys and take in the
beautifully lush tropical foliage on this varied waterway. You will make
a stop at the Old Belize River Tavern for a Belize-style lunch before
boarding a bus for the 35-minute bus ride to the Belize sanctuary. Here
you will see all the species endemic to the region, including five types
of wildcat (jaguars, pumas, ocelots, jaguarundi, and margays) as well as
the national animal of Belize, the Tapir. This is a great day for those
looking for wildlife.
2..Lamanai & The New River Safari
Approximate Duration: 7 Hours 40 Minutes Adult: 87.00 (USD)??|??Child:
77.00 (USD) Your adventure begins after a one-hour drive from Belize
City to Tower Hill, where you will board a riverboat for a 90-minute
cruise of the New River, with its spectacular rainforest, mangroves,
orchids and birds. Disembarking at the northern end of the New River
Lagoon, you'll enjoy a Belize style lunch. Then begin your 90-minute
tour of Lamanai, once the largest Mayan ceremonial site in Meso-America
and occupied as early as 1500 B.C. The first stone buildings appeared
here between 800 and 600 B.C. Huge masks depicting dead rulers and gods
seem to materialize out of the rainforest amid the chatter of birds and
the haunting calls of howler monkeys. Your guide will point out the
copal and ramon (breadnut) trees, of great importance in ancient times
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