Day Tours

Tours – Day Tours:

The Lamanai Super Eco-Adventure

High Tempe at Lamanai - Ecological Tours Services - Belize

A 45-minute drive brings you to Tower Hill, where you board a riverboat and head up on the New River. While traversing the many little creeks and lagoons, it is easy to encounter Hawks, Kites and Falcons. Dainty Jacanas lightly walk on the lily pads while the crocodiles bask in the morning sunlight. At the entrance to the New River Lagoon, the ruins of Lamanai (Maya for submerged crocodile) rise into view. While touring this site, huge masks depicting dead rulers and gods seem to materialize out of the rainforest, amid the chatter of the birdlife and the haunting call of the Howler Monkeys. You return to the Belize Tourism Village/dock for transfer to the ship.


Altun-Ha & City Tour

Altun Ha - Ecological Tours Services -Belize

Altun-Ha (Maya for Stone Water) thrived as a trading post to the Maya World during the Post Classic and Classic periods. This was home to the largest carved Jade Head depicting the Sun God “Kinich Ahau”. Weighing in at almost nine pounds, this has been Belize’s most valuable find. After this you travel back to Belize City for the other half of the tour. You will see historical sites such as the Redbrick St. John’s Cathedral, where Kings from the Mosquito Coast were crowned and the colonial mansion once occupied by British Governors. The tour concludes at the Belize Tourism Village for entertainment and shopping before transfer to the ship.

 


Belize City & Wildlife Sanctuary

Belize Zoo -Ecological Tours Services

A tender transfer into Belize City will be the start of your tour of the Wonderful Wildlife Habitat (the Belize Zoo) created as a sanctuary for the country’s indigenous species. This is home for an impressive array of Large Cats, Primates, Reptiles and Birds, which gives you the opportunity of viewing Belize’s prolific wildlife in one location. Then it’s on to see the “city sights”. Belize City today remains the commercial capital of the country and you will view such sites as The Colonial Governor’s Mansion, Redbrick St’ John’s Cathedral and the Supreme Court buildings, flanked by cannons used in the “Battle of St’ George’s Caye”. The tour concludes at the Belize Tourism Village/dock for entertainment and shopping before transfer to the ship.

 


Jungle River Cruise

Jungle River Cruise - Ecological Tours Services - Belize

Board a river boat for a guided tour of the nearby Old Belize River. On this scenic waterway you will see crocodiles, howler monkeys, iguanas, and lots of birds. Lush tropical foliage lines this waterway. You will disembark at Burrell Boom, a community which was once a logging camp, for shopping, refreshments and a locally prepared lunch. After which you board the boat for journey back to Belize City. The tour concludes at the Belize Tourism Village/dock for transfer to the ship.