Tour activities in Central America
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Eva’s Restaurant
Eva’s is a San Ignacio institution, now under new ownership. It’s better for information than for eating, although it’s a fun place to hang out in the late afternoon as groups return from their outings. Offers all of the standard tours, including hiking, biking, birding and trips to Caracol.
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Chocolate’s
Chocolate Heredia was one of the first Caulker fishermen who began ferrying backpackers out to Swallow Caye on his fishing boat. He has also played a crucial role in the establishment of the wildlife sanctuary and continued protection of the sea mammals. Chocolate’s still leads excellent and informative tours, however sporadically. Also there is a gift shop where Chocolate’s wife Annie has souvenirs with international flare: gorgeous hand-woven textiles from Mexico and Guatemala; sarongs and clothing from Indonesia and Malaysia; and jewelry made from precious and semiprecious stones.
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Tide Tours
Ideally located for exploring Belize’s Deep South, Punta Gorda has a number of certified tour guides who can arrange day trips to places such as Blue Creek, Lubaantun and Nim Li Punit, as well as rent out canoes and kayaks. The best of these are Wild Encounters, Tide Tours and Galvez’s Tours. The BTB office can also direct you to recommended guides.
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Wild Encounters
Ideally located for exploring Belize’s Deep South, Punta Gorda has a number of certified tour guides who can arrange day trips to places such as Blue Creek, Lubaantun and Nim Li Punit, as well as rent out canoes and kayaks. The best of these are Wild Encounters, Tide Tours and Galvez’s Tours. The BTB office can also direct you to recommended guides.
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Belize Explorer
Among other tours, Belize Explorer organizes custom-designed mountain- and jungle-biking expeditions, which generally feature three to six hours of riding each day, and warm Maya hospitality in local homes at night. Hard-core adventurers may want to engage in ‘30 days of nonstop action.’
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River Rat Expeditions
Specialist in kayaking, river-tubing and cave trips. Enjoy a relaxing paddle down the Mopan River near Clarissa Falls, or take on some white water near Paslow Falls. Also books multiday kayaking and camping adventures, but arrangements must be made in advance.
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Pacz Tours
The original tour company for Actun Tunichil Muknal. This company has new ownership, but trips are reliably excellent. Check out the bike trip to Spanish Lookout (per person BZ$120), a local Mennonite community.
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Everald’s Caracol Shuttle
Knowledgeable guide Everald Tut organizes day trips to Caracol (per person BZ$150). Tour groups may be large, as he takes guests from the resort, as well as other organized groups and independent travelers.
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Café Arqueológico Yax-Ha
Café Arqueológico Yax-ha specializes in trips to Yaxhá. Unfortunately, they do not run every day, so contact the agency in advance if you are keen to go.
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Paradise Expeditions
Run by the accomplished local bird guide Jeronie Tut, offering trips for both the ‘casual and serious birder.’ Operates from Crystal Paradise Resort.
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Easy Rider
Highly recommended horse-riding trips to Bullet Tree Falls or Cahal Pech. Two person minimum. Inquire inside Arts & Crafts of Central America.
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Sea Sports Belize
A dive shop that also specializes in wildlife-encounter tours, river cruises, barrier-reef snorkeling and manatee- and dolphin-spotting.
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Belizean Sun
Offers canoeing or river-tubing, jungle hikes, horseback riding. Also organizes trips to any of the nearby Maya ruins, including Tikal.
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Superfly Sport Fishing
A four-day, three-night all-inclusive fishing package focusing on big billfish runs for one to four people.
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Hugh Parkey’s Belize Dive Connection
Offers diving and snorkeling tours to most nearby cayes and reefs, as well as kayaking and wildlife tours.
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Discovery Expeditions
Has offices at the Great House hotel and Philip Goldson International Airport.
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Mayawalk Tours
Mayawalk is one of the biggest and best established tour companies, offering everything from canoeing, cave-tubing and horseback riding to Maya ruins and ATM trips.
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Lynch Travel
From airline reservations to fishing packages and rainforest tours, this travel shop has it all.
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