Transfer and Other Options:

Day 1- Arrival:
You'll be met at the Airport for your transfer to our lodge. After check-in, you can tour the grounds and get acquainted with our own local wildlife. Soon dinner will be served family style, providing perfect time and setting to meet your hosts and the other guests.

Day 2- Choose between crystal cave tubing, zip-lining & half-fay crystal cave tubing, Actun Tunichil Mucknal, or Barton Creek: 
-Crystal Cave Tour: Tubing along underground waterways, cave walls glistening, showing off their stalactites, stalagmites crystal formations. The Mayans used these caves a thousand years ago and fascinating artifacts remain. You will be in awe at the very immensity of the cave itself. Full Day tour (4 to 5 hours in cave)
-Zip-lining & half-day crystal cave tour: Aerial Trek Canopy Tour offers the adventurous spirit an exhilarating opportunity to soar through the jungle,  high above the broadleaf forest floor. The canopy tour involves traversing from one platform to another along a steel cable suspended up to 80 feet above the ground. Then head on over to the crystal caves to tube under gleaming stalactites and stalagmites. This is a fun-packed day and great way to experience the jungle and caves if your time is short on the mainland.
-Actun Tunichil Mucknal: The cave of the Stone Sepulchre, displays some of the most spectacular limestone solution dripstone formations. We will walk for 45 minutes through the jungle before reaching the cave. At the entrance of the cave there’s a short swim. (life jackets are available).
Barton Creek: The trip starts with a drive through the picturesque Mennonite farm community to the Caves. Board a canoe and your guide will row you deep inside Barton -Creek Cave. Sit back, relax and direct your candle lamp at the amazing formations inside the huge cave believed by the Maya to be the Underworld. Great Swimming spot. Lunch and then on to Green Hills Butterfly Ranch 

Day 3- Jungle Horseback & Blue Hole Combo:
Horseback Ride through the 4000 acres of Banana Bank (2 hours).  We are experts at matching horses & rider. Trails suitable for all levels of riders. Then head on a beautiful jungle walk to St. Herman’s cave. Flash/head light provided. Great trip for Birders and Naturalists. Finish the tour with a swim in the pristine limestone aqua Blue Hole.

Day 4: Departure Transfer (optional stop at Belize Zoo- entry fee not included)
In case you didn't get enough riding in, you may choose to do a short aloha ride (we hate to say goodbye). If there's time you can stop for a tour on the way back to the airport or wherever you wish to go within our transfer range. If your flight is later, you can choose to attend the Belize Zoo. See Kinkajous, Monkeys, Ocelots, Peccary, Tapirs, Birds including the Jabiru Stork, and many other exotic native animals of Belize. Half day - $50.00 pp.

Sample Itinerary - 3 days

Day 1- Arrival:
You'll be met at the Airport for your transfer to our lodge. After check-in, you can tour the grounds and get acquainted with our own local wildlife. Soon dinner will be served family style, providing perfect time and setting to meet your hosts and the other guests.

Day 2- Xunantunich, Horseback Riding, Zip-lining, or Cave Tubing:
Go for a horseback ride or go zip-lining or cave tubing, or visit to Xunantunich Mayan ruin

Day 4: Departure Transfer (optional stop at Belize Zoo- entry fee not included)
In case you didn't get enough riding in, you may choose to do a short aloha ride (we hate to say goodbye). If there's time you can stop for a tour on the way back to the airport or wherever you wish to go within our transfer range. If your flight is later, you can choose to attend the Belize Zoo. See Kinkajous, Monkeys, Ocelots, Peccary, Tapirs, Birds including the Jabiru Stork, and many other exotic native animals of Belize. Half day - $50.00 pp.

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The overall climate of Belize can be described as sub-tropical. The humidity while high, is seldom oppressive for long and is most noticeable along the coast. The mean annual humidity is 83%, but many days the humidity is masked by the cooling sea breezes. The Belize coastal area is exposed to southeast trade winds averaging 10-13 knots and attain an uncanny consistency during the month of July.

Temperatures in Belize range from 50°F to 95°F with an annual mean of 79°F. November to January are traditionally the coolest months with a 75°F average and May to September are the warmest at about a 81°F average. Location is a big factor for temperature as Cayo to the west and up in the mountains can both be several degrees colder then along the coast and during November at night temperatures can fall to a beautiful 46°F.

Remember that you are in a subtropical climate so dress lightly.

We recommend cotton clothing rather than synthetics.

A poncho, in case of rain, will be provided. For the ride, jeans (single seamed) and light boots or ankle high shoes are most suitable, preferably with a heel.

You don't need electrical adapters or converters if you are coming from North America.

Plenty of water will be provided to you. Bring a bottle or camel-back if you wish.

Bring your lap top if you want  - wireless is available at the front desk/reception area of the lodge and the Chateau Brio building!

The Lodge
Nestled near the river in a quiet jungle setting, in the midst of birds and other tropical wildlife! The tropical jungle resort features delightful accommodations that blend with the local landscape and culture. You will stay in cabanas with roofs made from jungle bay leaf thatch and are uniquely designed. Built by local craftsmen with fine Belizean woods, they are, in themselves each works of art. Each cabana has a solarium bath, a sitting room and two bedrooms, each with queen and single bed. Four to six family members, friends or groups traveling together can be easily accommodated in each cabana. Carved doors, original oil paintings and jungle ambiance create a truly memorable surrounding.

The Rooms, Cabanas
Cabanas with roofs made from jungle bay leaf thatch are uniquely designed. Built by craftsmen with fine Belizean woods, they are, in themselves works of art. Each cabana has a solarium bath, a sitting room and two bedrooms. Native wood and skillful craftsmanship make each Cabana exceptional. Four to six family members, friends or groups traveling together can be easily accommodated in each cabana as each room has a queen size bed and a single bed. Carved doors, artwork by Carolyn Carr and jungle ambiance create a truly memorable surrounding.
Caracol Room - The soft rounded shape of this room with it's creamy rose color, stained glass windows, bamboo ceiling and solarium bathroom make this a delightful place to snuggle in. The unique use of sea shells in a stunning mirror is another feature that lets you know this is a designed room. It has the option of a ceiling fan or air conditioning. The room has a reading desk, a tea kettle for that hot cup of late night tea and a comfortable easy chair. This room has only a queen size bed.
Maya Room- This room is a tribute to the Maya heritage of Belize. There is a Maya fresco in the bath and a solarium tub with stained glass windows. Maya pottery, carvings and paintings decorate the room. There is a ceiling fan or optional air conditioning. A tea kettle is included. This room has a queen size and a single bed.
Creole Room- With dark burgundy lace curtains and bed spreads, the mood is set for the sensual mystery of the creole culture. Authentic accent pieces, a hand hewn paddle, a rice beater, and whisky crock take you back to the logging era. The beautiful hand carved mahogany headboard clearly expresses why so many struggled so hard to harvest this precious wood. The solarium bath with the stained glass windows and delicate curves is a work of art. A tea kettle is included. There is the option of ceiling fan or air conditioning. The room has a queen sized bed and a single bed.
Sunshine Room- The minute you enter this room you know you are in a special place. As the name implies, it is joyous. The large bath is a molded artistic expression of curves and stained glass . Rich fabric and carved furniture complete the feeling that all is right with the world. There is the option of ceiling fan or air conditioning. In this room is a queen sized and a single bed.
Chateau Brio - A 3 story building, houses our newest accommodations. These units will satisfy the guest that prefers to be above the jungle floor, in an environment less organic. Presently there are 3 rooms, more will follow in the next 6 months. Things are always changing and we invite your inquires to help us meet your specific needs.

Club House...
The pool was designed by Carolyn Carr with the idea of giving a person a sense of oneness with a natural setting, a truly relaxing environment that has a sense of nature or nurturing, something like being enveloped in a peaceful lagoon.  We have one such place here in Belize to use as a model, the Inland Blue Hole. The shape and color were the inspiration for the pool. The shape of the pool is also in respect to the divine porportion. There is a relationship that can be proven with numbers that gives rise to a series of shapes and dynamics that appear throughout nature and which can be directly translated into rules of proportion to be used by designers. This principle of harmony has been acknowledged as a fundamental spiritual truth for centuries and its relationship as relates to our daily lives is seen in the proportion of our very own bodies. It is expressed numerically in an equation that is called Phi. The numbers prove the proportions are in harmony with proportions that are used over and over in our world, in nature, the Parthenon, the Great Pyramids and the chambered nautilus just to name a few.  Roses, hurricanes and the Ark of the Covenant were designed using the Divine Porportion.

Bird Sanctuary

Dining Room...
There is an exotic feel to it. The tone is set by the soaring thatched roof. Carved banisters, pink gypsum stonewalls, and rich local hard wood paneling make this a beautiful place to enjoy. Our meals are served family style and are widely reported to be some of the best in Belize. The family atmosphere provides a setting for lively discussion between guests from different parts of the world and diverse interest. Menus vary but center around the kind of home cooking we call "grandma's food" although our girls put on some of the best cuisine found in Belize.

Pool

**There is a 14" Meade telescope for star gazing at night!

Passports
Passport valid for six months beyond the intended length of stay required by all nationals referred to in chart.

Passport Note
All travellers are required to show evidence of sufficient funds (minimum £50 per day) and proof of return or onward ticket at the point of entry.

Visas
Not required by all nationals referred to in the chart above and nationals of their overseas territories for stays of up to 30 days except:
1. nationals of Bulgaria and Romania.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy/high commission to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

Types of Visa and Cost
Single-entry: £60; Multiple-entry: £110. Handling fee of £5 for all applications.

Working Days Required
Most visas are issued the next working day. Some applications may require authorisation from the Director of Immigration and the Nationality Service in Belize; this will take up to four weeks.