Chan Chich & South Water Caye
Our newest Birding Venture is a perfect chance to experience two vastly different, but equally amazing, natural highlights of Belize. You will spend the first four nights at the jungle paradise of Chan Chich Lodge.
Chan Chich Lodge, set in a Mayan Plaza dating from the Classic Maya Period of 250 – 800 AD, is located within the 250,000 acre Rio Bravo Wilderness Conservation Area in northwestern Belize. The comfortable lodge and its twelve cabanas are made of local products and very attractively furnished. From your porch you will likely see Ocellated Turkey parading through the plaza, howler monkeys calling from above, and Crested Guan crashing through the trees.
The extensive trail network could reveal Great Tinamou, Red-capped Manakin, Royal Flycatcher, and Lovely Cotinga, along with a host of trogons, parrots, and toucans. The tracks, and possible sightings of this forest’s secretive cats adds to the excitement of your visit to this incredible wilderness area. You can visit Mayan burial chambers with painted friezes still intact, canoe on Laguna Verde, or swim in a nearby stream, where you might be joined by a playful River Otter. In addition Chan Chich now has a new swimming pool and spa set in an exquisite jungle setting.
A charter flight will bring you to Dangriga, and from there you will be transferred by van, then boat to your island home for the next three nights at South Water Caye lodge. Located in the middle of a 62-square-mile Marine Reserve, the tour includes two half-day boat tours, with snorkeling on the magnificent nearby patch reefs, and a trip to the bird-rich local marine sanctuary at Man-O-War Caye. There will be plenty of downtime to snorkel or kayak from the beach, and to relax in a shady hammock as the aquamarine waters lap onto the beach near your cottage. SCUBA divers can arrange to explore the magnificent southern barrier reefs.
8 Days / 7 Nights
Nov. 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012 • $2,595 per person plus airfare
May 1, 2012 – Oct. 31, 2012 • $2,250 per person plus airfare
Please Note:
- All prices are per person based on a minimum of 2 paying participants in double occupancy.
- Single supplement price available on request.
- They include all accommodations, taxes, most meals as described in detailed itinerary, air and ground transportation, and escorted tours with English-speaking naturalist guides as indicated in the itinerary. Airfare from the U.S. is not included.
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