Belize Tours in Winter

Belize was the one country I'd not visited in Central America, and it did not disappoint. As a keen photographer, it provided many opportunities to catch wildlife in action, and to see many Mayan ruins. Having been to many of the larger Mayan sites, I'd saved Tikal for last, and it turned out to be a must-see, even better then anticipated. Our guide Justin was great.

A really excellent trip that was well paced. Some excellent wildlife encounters including a swim with nurse sharks, a manatee with her calf and amazing bird life. Interesting Mayan sites, with the trip to Tikal being a stand-out. Our guide, Justin, was outstanding. The accommodation was mostly good, although the Sea Soray in Placencia was very poor.

Excellent trip. Leader was also excellent. Very good blend of archeological sites, wildlife, coastal sites and nature. Accommodation was situated in very good spots, but a couple of them were of moderate quality.

We loved our trip to Belize. Our tour leader, Wilfred, was fantastic, giving us so much local information & he was excellent company too. Whilst we didn't fancy climbing the steep steps of the Mayan temples, we did enjoy sitting in the sunshine, watching the many birds & the iguanas. Iguanas have wonderful local names - Wish ***** & Bamboo Chicken! I went to see the wildlife & bird life. We saw Black Howler Monkeys & Spider Monkeys, really noisy & acrobatically performing in the trees above us. In the jaguar reserve we saw 30+ White Lipped Peccaries which crossed the trail in front of us. I clocked up 85 different species of birds which were identified - the boat trips on the lagoon & rivers were a highlight. Whilst we didn't participate in snorkelling, it was possible to see Nurse Sharks & Barracudas, as well as lots of smaller fish off the back of the boat.

This trip surpassed our expectations and was successful in everyway. Our guide Will was great and really contributed to making the whole trip as good as it could possibly be. He was extremely knowledgeable and demonstrated the perfect balance between being professional at all times , friendly, humorous and interacted easily with the group. Other Guides that were used on individual day trips were also a joy to listen to , sharing their knowledge and experience. The only observation (not a criticism as everything was wonderful) I can make is that was very little time to relax and often half day trips, in theory finishing around 2pm got delayed, meaning we didn't get back until around 5pm. This was the case in Placencia where a half day or even another night would have been welcome as would another day on Caye Caulker . Having said that our adult daughters came with us for a rare whole family holiday and had the trip been any longer they would not have been able to join us as they would be unable to take any more annual leave. Our group bonded particularly well so the friendships and humour added to the happy and relaxed atmosphere. I cannot fault this trip and highly recommend it

This was definitely the trip of a lifetime! Belize provided everything from jungle wildlife to Mayan temples and the most incredible snorkelling of our lives. We swam with a manatee, a mantaray, sharks, eagle rays and all kinds of other wonderful sea life. From the remote beauty of tiny Tobacco Caye to the fun, chilled vibe of Caye Caulker, and the magical wildlife including frogs, snakes (an enormous vine snake - don't worry, it wasn't poisonous), hummingbirds, and bats of the rainforest at TREES, we all absolutely loved this trip and will remember our Explore experience forever.