San Ignacio Things to Do

Caracol is the largest and most important Mayan ruin in Belize. It was not discovered by archaeologist until 1937 and laid neglected for many years afterword....

This was easily the best of the free activities we participated in here. We gave it a miss on our first morning as the weather was too wet, but the next day,...

The grounds of the lodge are extensive and there’s a network of trails for you to enjoy. One of these is the Macal River Trail, part of which we did one...

Next door to the Nature Centre is the Butterfly Farm, where Blue Morpho butterflies are bred for educational purposes. When we had seen all we wanted to at the...

Chaa Creek has an on-site Nature Centre and a visit is free for all guests staying at the lodge or the river camp, so we headed up the hill one afternoon to...

Although this is a great place to chill out for a few days, there is also a wide range of activities on offer – some free, some paid for. The free ones are:~...

This caving adventure is one of the most exciting and popular tours in the area. After a van into the Tapir forest and a few kilometer hike into the jungle...

An exciting trip into an underground Mayan sacrificial chamber.Not for those even slightly claustrophobic. The trip begins with an hours 4 wheel drive and then...

Well hidden beneath the jungle canopy of the Cayo District, the Maya ruins of El Pilar straddle the Belize/Guatemalan border. Encompassing over 25 plazas and...

The Belize Botanic Gardens, established by DuPlooy's Riverside Cottages, comprises over 50 acres and has been developed after 10 years of reforestation work and...

According to a guidebook, "Guatemala has Tikal, Honduras has Copan, and Belize has Caracol". Misconceptions about its archeological significance and Caracol's...

We also went ziplining at Jaguar Paw. If you stop by the Jaguar Paw Resort, there is a desk that collects the fee (US$55 per person), then you walk up a short...

With our various tours having kept us busy for our first two days in the area, we decided to head the short distance into San Ignacio for a look around on our...

San Ignacio is a strange little town, located on the hillside of the Macal River valley. I guess that is to be expected, since it has been here in the jungle a...

Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve is absolutely great, and really a fantastic opportunity to see the back-country of the Cayo Region. I agree with the rest of the...

the inland blue hole is on the way to san ignacio, you will see a sign on the road that points to you the lake. the inland blue hole is like its big brother but...

If you like gardens and flowers, then I recommend a visit to the Belize Botanical Gardens. Eventhough there wasn't much in bloom at the time of my visit in late...

It is a 30 minute walk along a dirt road to the community of Branch Mouth. It is also the location where the Macal and Mopan Rivers join to form the Belize...