The Avid Birdwatcher

OPTION 1

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DAY 01: Arrival/Belize City Arrival, greeting service and road transfer to Belize City. Accommodation at hotel in Belize City. Dine on your own tonight.

DAY 02: Crooked Tree/Altun Ha (Breakfast,Lunch) Early breakfast and departure by road to the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. Weather and water levels permitting, part of today’s tour will be via small boats through Black Creek and across the Crooked Tree Lagoon. Later visit the ruins of Altun Ha. Lunch and entrance fees included. Overnight hotel of choice in Belize City.

DAY 03: Inland Blue Hole/St. Herman’s Cave/Dangriga (Breakfast,Lunch) Pickup at hotel for road transfer to Dangriga. En route, stop for a guided tour of Inland Blue Hole and St. Herman’s Cave. Lunch and entrance fees included. Overnight at the Pelican Beach Resort in Dangriga.

JaguarDAY 04: Cockscomb Basin (Breakfast,Lunch) Breakfast at your hotel and then journey by road in to the lowland jungles of the lush Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary – an area which officially qualifies as “Tropical Moist Forest” for a guided tour. Lunch and entrance fees included. Overnight at Pelican Beach.

DAY 05: Dangriga (Breakfast) Free day for optional activities. Overnight Pelican Beach Resort.

DAY 06: Hummingbird and Western Highway To San Ignacio (Breakfast) Up the Hummingbird Highway with stops for birding and observation of habitat destruction by means of slash-and-burn agriculture. Overnight hotel of choice in Cayo.
DAY 07: Tikal (Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner) Early breakfast and departure by road to Tikal. Spend the rest of this exciting day exploring the ruins of this ancient Mayan City. Accommodations and meals at Tikal.

TikalDAY 08: Tikal (Breakfast,Lunch) Early bird walk on own. Leisurely breakfast and the rest of the morning for further exploration of this ancient Mayan City on their own. Afternoon transfer to San Ignacio. Overnight at hotel of choice.

DAY 09: San Ignacio (Breakfast) Free day for optional activities. Overnight hotel of choice.

DAY 10: San Ignacio/Belize City (Breakfast) After a leisurely breakfast depart for Belize City with a stop at The Belize Zoo. After lunch (lunch on own) continue to Belize City to take a short boat trip to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Overnight hotel of choice in Ambergris Caye.

DAY 11: San Pedro (Breakfast) Today you will join your guide for a snorkeling tour to Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark Ray Alley on the Barrier Reef. Overnight hotel of choice.

DAY 12&13: San Pedro (Breakfast) At leisure. Feel free to do whatever pleases you most. Optional activities include, scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, island hopping, day sailing, beach combing or just plain relaxing. Overnight at San Pedro.

DAY 14: Departure (B) Boat transfer from San Pedro to Belize City. Pickup and transfer to the Belize International Airport in time for your departing international flight.

(flight options to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye also available)

OPTION 2

CrookedTreeDAY 01: Arrival/Belize City Arrival, greeting service at the Belize International Airport. Road transfer to Crooked Tree for overnight!

DAY 02: Crooked Tree (Breakfast, Lunch) After breakfast, guided tour of Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Lagoon Boat tour, lunch and entrance fee included. Overnight at Crooked Tree!

DAY 03: Lamanai (Dinner): Today you will be road transferred to Lamanai Outpost for a 2 nights package. Overnight at Lamanai Outpost!

DAY 04: Lamanai (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Lamanai Outpost Package which includes all meals, accommodation and 2 standard activities per night. Overnight at Lamanai Outpost!

DAY 05: San Ignacio ( Breakfast, Lunch) Morning road transferred from Lamanai Outpost to San Ignacio and on your way you will either be stopping at the Belize Zoo or at Jaguar Paw for Cave Tubing, lunch and entrance fee included. Overnight at San Ignacio.


DAY 06: Caracol (Breakfast, Lunch) The tour will be departing the lodge at approximately 8:30 am to take you to the largest archaeological site in Belize, Caracol. We head on to the Rio Frio cave, where stalagmites and stalactites form an eerie backdrop to this ancient Mayan worship place. Leaving the caves, you will then be taken to the Rio On Pools, where you can kick back and relax by natural pools. Transfer back to your hotel for overnight.

DAY 07: Tikal ( Breakfast, Lunch) This early morning start, takes you to one of Guatemala’s largest Archaeological Sites “Tikal.” Here, apart from experiencing Archaeology at its best, you will encounter many wild life and different species of birds. After a day of touring, you will proceed to return to the hotel in San Ignacio.

DAY 08: San Pedro, Ambergris Caye You have your morning breakfast then you will be safely transported to the Belize City where you will connect with a local flight to the island of San Pedro. Overnight at San Pedro!

DAY 09 – 12: San Pedro, Ambergris Caye Free for leisure. Overnight at San Pedro!

DAY 13: San Pedro – Flight back home from Belize International Airport Today clients will be locally air transferred from San Pedro to Belize International Airport in time for your departing flight back home.