Many people know that Belize is a wonderland of gorgeous tropical islands and clear Caribbean waters famous for its snorkeling and scuba-diving. But the mainland of Belize has plenty to offer visitors.
Caves Branch Lodge is located near Belmopan in the heart of the country's "Wild West" Cayo District. While cows and cowboys may not be numerous, Cayo District has earned its name from its astounding eco-diversity and stunning landscapes that include jungles, rainforests, mountains, rivers, and waterfalls.
Caves Branch Lodge was founded by Ian Anderson who fell in love with the adventures and beauty found in the pristine nature of Belize. Guests of the resort can stay in a beautiful five-star luxury tree house high above the canopy, enjoy gourmet cuisine at the on-site restaurant, and relax with professional massage services at the spa.
Caves Branch Lodge helped invent and standardize the now-ubiquitous sport of cave tubing. Participants climb aboard standard inner tubes to float down jungle rivers as they pass through miles of caves, many of them still filled with artifacts, pottery, and even the bones of sacrificial victims left behind more than a millennium ago by the ancient Maya.
Guests of Caves Branch can browse through the Lodge's expansive botanical gardens to learn more about the botany of Belize while enjoying the heady perfume of hundreds of orchids, bromeliads, and succulent native fruits. Other exciting activities exclusive to the Lodge include special guided night tours of the jungle. Over 80% of the animals living in the jungles of Belize are nocturnal, so this special tour gives visitors a chance to see the jungle come alive with tarantulas, ocelots, tapirs, and other denizens of the dark.
Other exciting adventure possibilities include horseback riding through the rainforest, exploring ancient Maya sites, rappelling into the famous "Black Hole", bird watching in one of the seven Audubon Society managed preserves, zip lining through the jungle canopy, and exploring vast subterranean structures like Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave, home to dozens of skeletons belonging to children and young adults who were sacrificed to appease angry Maya gods more than 1,000 years ago.
Whether you're coming to Belize on your honeymoon, to get married, with your family, together with friends, or simply as part of a life adventure, Caves Branch Lodge is the ideal base to explore all the best that the mainland has to offer. Caves Branch can also organize and arrange for a beach portion of your vacation with all of the top resorts and tour companies in the country.
