Day by day

Day 1 London to Belize City

Fly overnight from London to Belize City.

Day 2 Belize City to Cayo District

On arrival at Belize International Airport you will be met and then transferred into the Cayo District rainforest. Check into your hotel/lodge for the next four nights and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Hotel: Black Rock River Lodge (River View Cabana)

Day 3 Xunantunich & San Ignacio

Transfer to the impressive Mayan ruins of Xunantunich dating back to the Maya Classic Era of 300-900 AD and enjoy a private guided tour of the small but fascinating site. Explore the ceremonial centre with its plazas ringed with pyramids including the second tallest in Belize, 'El Castillo'. Continue to the traditional town of San Ignacio before returning to the hotel for a free afternoon.

Day 4 Barton Creek Cave & Canoe Experience

Today enjoy a private soft adventure jungle trip to Barton Creek with a stop enroute at a butterfly sanctuary. Continue through the Mennonite Community of Upper Barton Creek to the river at Barton Creek. Equipped with canoes and high powered lights you will gently paddle along the river into the cave system. Stalactites and Stalagmites hang high overhead as you float past impressive calcite crystal formations. Guides will explain the significance of this 7.5km limestone cave system to the ancient Mayan people.

Day 5 Caracol & Mountain Pine Ridge

Travel through the scenic, sub-tropical Mountain Pine Ridge National Park on your way to the famous Mayan Site at Caracol in the foothills of the Maya Mountains. Take a private guided tour of this impressive Maya site which is the largest in Belize covering 80 sq. km of thick canopy jungle and including five plazas, an astronomic observatory and over 35,000 buildings, one over 40 metres high. On your return to the hotel stop to visit the Rio Frio Caves for a dip in its refreshing pools

Day 6 Cayo District – Belize City – Ambergris Caye

Transfer to Belize Municipal Airport followed by a 20-minute flight to the Island of Ambergris Caye, famous for its stunning beaches and sparkling Caribbean Sea. Check into your chosen hotel; Mata Rocks is a peaceful and charming white-washed beachfront hotel with 15 rooms situated on a gorgeous white sand beach. The deluxe Victoria House Hotel is a small and intimate, award-winning beachfront resort with just 42 beautiful rooms and exclusive pool villas, surrounded by lush tropical gardens.

Hotel: Mata Rocks (Ocean View Pool Deck Room)

Day 7 Snorkel with reef Sharks & Rays

Embark on a half-day shared tour to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley to snorkel and swim with sharks and rays. Other marine life to be discovered could be coral gardens, turtles and schools of colourful fish. Hol Chan is part of the second largest coral reef system in the world which lies 2.5km east of the shoreline and runs the entire length of the coconut palm lined island.

Day 8-9 Ambergis Caye at leisure

Spend the next few days lazing on the magnificent beaches of this tropical island paradise. Or why not explore the small settlement of San Pedro own with its picture postcard setting - small colourfully painted houses set alongside sand streets nestled beside the clear turquoise sea.

Day 10 Ambergis Caye to Belize City

Transfer to San Pedro airport for your flight to Belize International Airport where your tour ends. When you arrive at Belize check in for your international flight home.

Day 11 London

Arrive back into the UK after a fantastic holiday.