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Jungle & Nature Tours
Belize Jungle And Nature Tours
To truly experience the beauty and wonder of nature in Belize, Caves Branch Lodge has several exciting eco-adventure tours.
With an experienced local bushman as your guide, you can explore all the wildlife and interesting fauna found in the Belizean jungle. Or, for a more exciting thrill, sign up for an overnight jungle expedition where you’ll spend two or four full days deep in the jungle, using bushcraft to build your own shelter and secure food from what’s around you.
Other interesting adventure tours include participating in a jungle safari after dark. Over 80% of the animals in the Belizean jungle are only awake at nighttime, making this the perfect time to see animals like gibnuts, wild peccaries, tarantulas, snakes, deer, armadillos, and owls. For a more relaxed experience, you can stroll through the Caves Branch Botanical Gardens, the largest in the country, or spend a day at the Belize Zoo. And for an interesting combination, sign up for a trip to the Belize Zoo followed by a fun zip line adventure as you fly through the jungle canopy.
The adventures below are best experienced as part of our all-inclusive packages but can also be booked individually. Individual tours (without a package) must be booked ahead of time. If you book a package, one of our friendly guides will meet with you when you arrive and answer your questions and help you decide which tours are best for you. You can also contact us for more details at any time.
Botanical Garden Tours
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Easy
Welcome to a world of natural wonder, tasteful delights, and magical moments surrounded by lush tropical surroundings. Explore a wonderland of natural beauty and unique flora with our Guided Garden Walk. Discover a new side of your favorite foods; see the gingers in bloom, smell the all-spice leaf, touch the vanilla orchid, or taste the cacao fruit with our Guided “Senses” Tour. Or try our Be a Botanist tour and experience the excitement of a botanical expedition.
Full-Day Jungle Trek
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Moderate
One full day in the pristine jungle with local bushmen guides. Learn about the treasures that the jungle holds: natural medicines, herbs, barks, and many plants that are still used today by natural healers throughout Central America. Ancient ruins, burial sites, and altars lurk below the shadows, hidden by time, as you trek through areas few have ever seen. Explore the Blue Hole River as it surges from below a 250 ft cliff and take a refreshing dip in its aqua blue waters.
Intensity Level:
(3 of 5 sweat drops)
Moderate – Requires hiking
Age Recommendation:
Mature 10 yrs old and up
Includes:
Guide, lunch, and water
Mandatory Items to Bring:
Comfortable lightweight long pants and shirt that allow for movement and can get wet. Well treaded sneakers or hiking boots, mosquito repellent, a full change of clothes, and personal toiletries.
Participants must provide their own full-size backpack. This tour is not affected by seasonal rain but do be prepared to get wet and muddy.
Belize Zoo & Ziplining Combination
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Moderate
A visit to the Belize Zoo is an excellent introduction to the animals of Belize and the importance of protecting their natural habitats. The zoo encompasses 29 acres of tropical savannah and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The animals at the zoo were orphaned, rehabilitated, born at the zoo, or sent to the Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutes. The Belize Zoo is located about 40 minutes from Caves Branch Lodge.
Enjoy a delicious lunch (not included) and then head off for some high-flying zipline adventures.
Once you have completed the zipline adventure, your van will bring you back to the lodge for a relaxing afternoon at the pool or in the hot tub.
Intensity Level:
(3 of 5 sweat drops) Moderate – The zoo grounds have walking trails. The zipline area also has trails to the starting platform. From there it is only zipping through the rainforest while connected to lines. Very little hiking is involved.
Age Recommendation:
Ages 5 and up
Includes:
Transportation, entrance fees and guided tour
Mandatory Items to Bring:
Comfortable light weight shorts and shirt that allow for movement and can get wet. Well treaded sneakers or hiking boots, and mosquito repellent. Sun hat & shades as well as sunscreen is also recommended.
Belize Zoo & Baboon Sanctuary Combination
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Easy
A visit to the Belize Zoo is an excellent introduction to the animals of Belize and the importance of protecting their natural habitats. The zoo encompasses 29 acres of tropical savannah and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The animals at the zoo were orphaned, rehabilitated, born at the zoo, or sent to the Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutes. The Belize Zoo is located about 40 minutes from Caves Branch Lodge.
The Community Baboon Sanctuary is a cooperative venture of private landowners, conservationists, and biological researchers. Their common aim is to preserve extensive forest habitat for a large population of Black Howler Monkeys (locally known as the baboon in English or the saraguate in Spanish), and, as a result, also for all the other wild flora and fauna that inhabit the area.
Intensity Level:
(1 of 5 sweat drops) Easy – There is a little walking on this tour, but there are benches and places to rest if needed. This is a great tour for families and young children.
Age Recommendation:
All ages. Parents are responsible for babies.
Includes:
Transportation to & from each location, guide, entrance fees. Lunch is not included but there is food and snacks for sale at the zoo.
Mandatory Items to Bring:
Comfortable shoes, insect repellent, drinking water
Jungle Safari After Dark
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Easy
The Belize jungle is habitat for an incredible variety of fauna. Our wildlife adventures begin in the early evening with local bushmen as guides. Trek through the jungle in search of the many elusive animals that feed under the cover of darkness such as the howler and spider monkey, gibnut, kinkajou, wild boar, deer, quash, armadillo, tarantulas, scorpions, leaf-cutter ants, and of course snakes!
The elusive jaguar, tapir, wild boars, and various other animals have been sighted as close as two minutes from the Lodge itself. Nightly departures are year-round, though a bright moon negatively affects the possible number of animals seen.
Intensity Level:
(2 of 5 sweat drops)
Easy – All participants must be fit and agile. There is a 30-minute jungle hike at the beginning and the end of the tour
Age Recommendation:
6 yrs old and up
Includes:
Guide and headlight
Mandatory Items to Bring:
Lightweight shirt and long pants, hiking boots or well-treaded sneakers, mosquito repellent, bottled water.
Bird Watching
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Easy
You are officially in one of the best Birding Destinations in Belize.
These birding treks occur early in the morning, as this is a time when most bird species are feeding or are moving to new locations, making it ideal for viewing. As the night sky lightens and the jungle comes to life, you’ll start your walk down our 1km drive that shares three different and distinctive birding habitats. It is not unusual to spot over 100 species over a couple of mornings.
1-4 Night Overnight Adventures
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Difficult
For the true adventure-seeker, day tours aren’t enough!
If you’re seeking to take your vacation to the next level, try our overnight cave or jungle expeditions.
On your honeymoon? Spend an unforgettable night in the mysterious underworld of Xibalba.
Ready to take the ultimate challenge? Try our four-day/three-night hardcore jungle survival adventure. No tents, not precooked meals…just you and your survival skills (and a guide of course).
Night Life Wildlife Tour
Discover the mysteries of the Belizean rainforest after dark with our Night Life Wildlife Tour at Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Adventure Company and Jungle Lodge. As the sun sets and the jungle comes alive, embark on an unforgettable nocturnal adventure led by our expert guides. Equipped with headlamps and a keen sense of the wild, you’ll navigate the dense jungle trails, encountering an array of wildlife that thrive under the cover of darkness. From elusive owls and colorful frogs to the occasional sight of a kinkajou or tarantula, the rainforest reveals its hidden wonders in the night.
Our tours are best experienced as part of an all-inclusive package
but can also be booked individually.
“Nighttime Jungle Safari- we saw an opossum, stick bug, snake, tarantula, and other creatures that my daughter loved searching for. Pablo was our guide for this as well as Cave Tubing and was so sweet and patient with my kids. My daughter was constantly calling him over to see what she had found!!”
– TravelingGraces1: A TripAdvisor User –
“You will be up close and personal with the flora and fauna and if you enjoy that, this will be an truly memorable experience.”
– David K: A TripAdvisor User –