An early morning breakfast prepared us for our first day of excursions. We departed with fantastic guide Mario to a day of zip-lining and cave tubing a short drive from Pook's Hill. Our first experience zip-lining was a blast as we cruised through jungle treetops and over rivers.
Zip-lining over the river. (Joe Devine)
A relaxing float took us through a series of caves in the gently-moving river. It felt great to cool off in the water while enjoying the ancient formations and water features of the caves. It was a nice time to talk with Mario and get to know about him, his family and what life is like as a guide in Belize.
Cave tubing: Exiting one of the caves. (Joe Devine)
That night we met some newly arriving guests at the lodge and set out for a night hike to see the night life of the jungle. We were able to find quite a few creatures during our hour long search including a kinkajou, tarantula, scorpion, boa constrictor, and lots of frogs!
Tarantula coaxed out of its lair. (Joe Devine) One of the many frogs we spotted. (Joe Devine)
Jess was so helpful in talking me through some of the trip options I'd told her I was interested in, and then also bringing up similar alternatives with more flexible dates. Now that everything is booked I realize all the extra things she figured out for us as well, besides booking the transfers from and to each location, she realized that we wouldn't make it to my desired flight time on three departure date and was able to easily add another day so that even our departure day is stress free!
Wendy
2 months ago
Good candid advice and suggestions; prompt replies.
Ken Johnson
2 months ago
Thoughtful and highly responsive service.
Robert Shwab
4 months ago
The trip planner understood what we wanted to do and see, and found what we hope to be a great match for our interests and style of travel.
Karen
6 months ago
Basically everything. The transfers from lodge to lodge were all timely and smooth (even though we arrived 3 hours late!) with great drivers. The lodges and food were all top notch. The guides were excellent and very knowledgeable about local history and wildlife. Chaa lodge stands out as exceptional. I ended up with an infection leaving Chaa, but they arranged for driver to stop at doctor, and he even got us to a pharmacy for prescription and a great drive to coast.
