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Most Popular Tours from San Pedro Popular Tours Please note: Our front desk personnel will be more than happy to assist you with booking your desired tour. They will also reconfirm with you pick up time at SunBreeze Dock. If you are interested in a tour not mentioned, below, please, let us know. This is just a list of the most popular tours from San Pedro. *River Trips leave with a minimum of 6 persons Confirmed. Other Trips leave with a minimum of 2 or 4 persons Confirmed. Lamanai “submerged crocodile" Jungle River Adventure Enjoy a delightful continental breakfast as you wind your way through the Northern River to a village named Bomba, here you will see a rich variety of flora and fauna. From here you will board a private bus that will take you along the Old Pan American Highway to Tower Hill in Orange Walk – along the journey you will enjoy seeing the diverse Belizean Countryside and local villages. Once at Tower Hill another jungle river ride resumes, here you will encounter wildlife including birds, monkeys, and crocodiles and medicinal plants. Once at the Lamanai Temples you will enjoy a lunch of local fare below the canopy of the jungle and then you guided tour to the Ancient and Largest Mayan Ruin begins, you can visit the museum and enjoy the panoramic view of untouched jungle, Maya mountains and the New River Lagoon while photographing intricate Mayan Carvings. Your jungle tour ends with a short walk through each temple. You are sure to see native wildlife at its very best during this memorable tour. Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 7:00am are and returns approximately at 5:30pm. Pick up and drop off at SunBreeze Hotel Dock. Includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Sodas, Water, Beer, Rum Punch What to wear: Sturdy strapped on slippers, or tennis shoes, caps/hats, long sleeve shirts. What to Bring: Sun shades, Sun Block, Binoculars, camera, diet product, cash for souvenirs Altun Ha Maya Ruin Adventure Start your day with a jungle river trip up the North River to the village of Bomba where you will encounter a rich variety of plants and indigenous animals. Once at Bomba village you will board a private bus that will take you through several quaint villages as you make your way to the ruins at Altun Ha. Tour the impressive wide open plazas, climb the temples and learn about this extremely fascinating culture that began residing at Altun Ha long ago in 200 B.C. The tour includes a stop at a jungle lodge spa (Maruba Jungle Spa) for an exotic lunch. After lunch you can take a refreshing dip in their pool. Not included: Maruba Jungle Spa offers an assortment of jungle remedies, massages and horseback riding. Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 8:30am and Returns approximately 4:30 – 5:00pm. Pick up and drop off at SunBreeze Hotel Dock. Includes: Beers, sodas, Rum Punch and Snacks What to wear: Sturdy strapped on slippers or tennis shoes, caps/hats, What to Bring: Sun shades, Sun Block, Binoculars, camera, deet product, cash for souvenirs and lunch at Maruba Jungle Spa Jungle Zip Line and Cave Tubing Adventure This wonderful day begins as we make our way towards the mainland and up the Old Belize River. Once in the River, we will serve a light breakfast while you encounter wildlife such as crocodiles, iguanas and howler monkeys. When we reach Manatee Lookout we board a private bus with a guide who takes you to Jaguar Paw. At Jaguar Paw, you travel through the jungle to the Zip Line, where you climb to the first platform. From there you “Zip” through the dense tropical rainforest canopy in eight different stages. After about an hour and a half, you return to the resort lunch. After lunch, your guide takes you along a 40 minute jungle trail up to the entrance to Xibalba caves. Then it is time to put on your head lamps, and inner tubes and splash into the cool water and be amazed as you glide through the amazing caves filled with stalactites, stalagmites, and crystals. Caves were once the worship temples of the Mayas. Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 7:00am and returns approx. 5:30pm. Pick up and drop off at SunBreeze Hotel Dock. Includes: Breakfast, lunch, beer, sodas, rum punch and snacks. What to wear: sturdy strap on slippers, caps/hats What to bring: Change of clothing, sun shades, sun block, diet product and camera. Belize Zoo Belize Zoo is upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 150 animals, representing over 45 species, all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were orphaned, rescued, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as donations from other zoological institutions. Come and see animals indigenous to our country, such as Tapir, Keel Billed Toucan, Jaguar, Crocodile, Jabirus Stork, Scarlet Macaw, and much more in a nature habitat atmosphere. Note: The tour at the Belize Zoo is generally combined as follows: Belize Zoo and Cave Tubing Belize Zoo and Zip Line Belize Zoo and Xunantunich (next) Prices: Please Check at the front desk Xunantunich Maya Ruin “Stone Woman” Believed to have been built sometime during A.D. 150 -900; the golden age of the Mayas. Xunantunich contains three ceremonial plazas surrounded by house mounds. It was first opened in 1938 after centuries of neglect. As the first Maya site to be opened in the country it has attracted the attention and exploration of many other archaeologists over the years. Located across from San Jose Succotz Village; eight miles from the western border, this site can only be reached by a hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River. Note: Xunantuinch tour is combined with the Belize Zoo. Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 7:00am and returns approx. 5:30pm. Pick up and drop off at SunBreeze Hotel Dock. Includes: Breakfast, lunch, beer, sodas, rum punch and water. What to wear: sturdy strap on slippers or tennis shoes caps/hats, What to bring: sun shades, sun block, deet product, camera, binoculars, cash for souvenirs Hol Chan & Shark Ray Alley Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley are approximately 4 miles south east of SunBreeze Hotel. It is the single most popular day trip from San Pedro, perfect for snorkeling. Hol Chan is Mayan for 'little channel." The entire reserve focuses on a cut through the reef (called a quebrada) which is little more than 25 yards wide and 30 feet deep. Over 160 species of fish have been identified in the reserve, along with nearly 40 species of corals, 5 sponges, 8 algae’s, 2 sea grasses, 3 marine mammals and 3 species of sea turtle. Annexed to Hol Chan is Shark Ray Alley. Nurse Sharks and Rays have a great tolerance for snorkelers and seem to enjoy the human interaction. Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 9:00AM OR 2:00PM Returns: 11:30am-12:00n/4:30pm-5:00pm Includes: water, & sodas What to wear: swim wear – light clothing What to bring: Sun block, sun shades, towel, snorkeling gear NOTE: Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley is also available on a Glass Bottom boat. OTHER SNORKELING SPOTS Mexico Rocks, Tres Cocos, Tuffy and many more. Caye Caulker Day Sailing (catamaran) This delightful day begins as you gently sail to Hol Chan Marine Reserve where we have the first snorkel stop. After that spectacular snorkel, we head on to Shark Ray Alley where you will encounter sharks and rays in their natural habitat for another great snorkel stop. Once back on board, settle in for the sail to San Pedro’s neighboring village of Caye Caulker, where you will have Lunch in any of the quaint restaurants (lunch not included). Having spent a couple hours having lunch and familiarizing with the area, we head back to San Pedro. Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 8:45am / 4:30pm – 5:00pm Includes: Beer, Sodas, Rum Punch, Water and Snacks What to wear: swim wear/light clothing What to bring: sun-block, sunshades, towel, snorkeling gear, small cash form souvenirs, lunch and park fees. Mexico Rocks and Robles and Beach BBQ (speedboat) Ambergris Caye is 27 miles long, and San Pedro is concentrated in only an 8 mile section. Robles is about 20 miles north of town. Your day to Robles begins as we make way north along the coast of Ambergris Caye. Your first stop is to snorkel at Mexico Rocks, with its coral formations and colorful small fish. Then we head on to Robles, where we will stop on a pristine stretch of beach where the reef almost touches the island. Here you can snorkel the reef or explore the deserted beaches in both directions. While you are snorkeling or exploring the expanses of beach, our guide prepares a delicious Beach BBQ for you. Lunch includes BBQ chicken, roasted potatoes, pasta salad and brownies. After lunch you will have time to relax in a hammock under the shade of a coconut tree or go for another swim. Then it will be time for us to begin our return journey along the coast back to San Pedro Price: Please Check with Front Desk Departs/Returns: 8:45 / 4:00pm – 4:30pm Includes: Beach B BQ, Beer, Sodas, Rum Punch, Water and Snacks What to wear: swim wear/light clothing What to bring: sun-block, sunshades, towel, and snorkeling gear Bacalar Chico Bacalar Chico on the coast of northern Ambergris Caye covers 130 km2 of the Belize Barrier Reef as well as Rocky and Robles Points – the only points where the barrier reef touches mainland Belize.
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