Caves, Ruins, and Reefs - Belize
Day 1: Arrive in Belize City, transfer to the port, and take a ferry to Caye Caulker.
Day 2: Relax, stroll and absorb the Caribbean vibes of this white sand paradise nestling into your beachfront cabana.
Day 3: Blue hole diving day, depart at 6:00 a.m.
The Blue Hole day trip consists of 3 dives and lunch at the International Audubon Sanctuary of the Red Footed Booby birds.
The first dive is the famous Blue Hole dive, where you dive to 130 feet and swim around the stalactites and stalagmites. As you ascend to the surface, you might be able to see Bull sharks, White Tip, and Black Tip sharks.
The second dive is a drift dive at Half Moon Caye Wall with swim-throughs amid thousands of tropical fish and coral.
Lunch at Half Moon Caye, Audubon Sanctuary, and a walk around the island looking at 4-foot iguanas, Hermit crabs, and the famous Red Footed Booby birds.
The final dive is at Long Caye Wall in an aquarium-like setting at the edge of Lighthouse Reef to complete the epic day.
Day 4: Free day on the island - dive other sites, kayak, paddleboard, sunbathe, sail, fish, relax.
Day 5: Ferry back to the mainland and transfer to the Cayo region and San Ignacio.
Day 6: Pick up from hotel for jungle drive to the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve and caving adventure to Acton Tunichil Mohnal, a Mayan archaeological site including skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. We venture underground, following a subterranean river through cracks, crevices, holes, tunnels, and boulders to the far end of the chamber that holds the main attraction, The Crystal Maiden. Negotiate back out a cave for transport to San Ignacio, a night at hotel.
Day 7: Day trip to the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala. Tour leaves at 7:30 am and returns at 5 pm. Your tour guide is with you the whole way to fill you in on the area's history and answer questions. At the border, you will be assisted through all the stamping and fees by your guide. At the site, breakfast will be available before the tour starts.
Time will rewind a thousand years for the next three and a half hours. You'll hear the howler monkeys echoing off the temples and the spider monkeys swinging tree to tree. Tikal is host to toucans, coatimundi, and a million other creatures great and small. Ruins will rise before you as they did in the days of antiquity like a stairway to heaven, as you follow in the footsteps of the ancients. Return transport to San Ignacio, night in the hotel.
Day 8: Transfer to Belmopan or Belize city for a flight out.
