Visit Belize City, San Ignacio, Dangriga Or Hopkins, Tobacco Caye

Belize 2016 Tentative Activities (will definitely change as plans are made/finalized but these are the types of activities we would reasonably be able to do if everything works out.) See also any past itineraries posted on the Belize Study abroad website for sample activities.

Visit Belize City, San Ignacio, Dangriga or Hopkins, Tobacco Caye

Mayan Sites: Xunantunich and Altan Ha

Birding and ethnobotany with Ed's Eco Tours

Sibun River Canoeing in Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

-Watershed Continuum concept

-Natural History Interpreter

-Creole River Culture

-Karst Formations

-Stream dynamics

Community Baboon Sanctuary

-tour of conservation in action, natural history museum

-includes traditional Creole meal

Nature Jungle Trail in Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

-birding opportunity

-1.2 miles along river

-five distinct vegetation habitat types

Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (full day experience)

-Cave of the Crystal Maiden

-Local guide and Mayan cultural interpretation

(This was the highlight for many in the 2015 trip.)

Garifuna Culture Possibilities in Dangriga or Hopkins:

-drumming

-museum

-Marie Sharps factory and shop

Tobacco Caye Marine Center

-Fish ID and Morphology Lecture

-Patch Reef Snorkel

-Mangrove Snorkel

-Marine Invertebrates Lecture

-Fore Reef Snorkel

-Night Snorkel possibility

-Whale Shark viewing a remote possibility. We will be there during migration.