Belize City

The diverse natural beauty of Belize and the country’s Maya heritage are yours to experience on a flightseeing tour that soars over the offshore barrier reef before going deep into the Maya Mountains. Your chartered aircraft takes off from Belize City, traveling due east over the shifting blue hues of the coastal waters. The flight path offers incredible views of the many offshore cays and tiny islets, including those of Turneffe Atoll. At Long Caye, the plane banks northward toward the Lighthouse Reef and the Great Blue Hole at its center.

On a fascinating and mystical hike through the rainforests of Belize, learn the secrets of surviving and thriving in the jungle passed down through the centuries from ancient Mayan civilizations. A guide will demonstrate hunting, farming, cooking and healing techniques practiced and perfected through the ages. You’ll have the chance to see a Mayan home completely furnished with authentic materials from the jungle environment. And you will meet an authentic Mayan shaman who will guide the group through a spiritual cleansing ceremony complete with traditional costumes and music

Belize’s natural beauty and Mayan history are on glorious display as you float down the New River on a riverboat. A scenic drive takes you to Tower Hill in the Orange Walk District where you will board the craft. On your peaceful journey, keep an eye out for jacanas — also called Jesus Christ birds — walking on the lily pads while sleeping crocodiles bask in the morning sunlight. The temples of Lamanai, which is Mayan for “submerged crocodile,” rise into view at the entrance to the New River lagoon.

A picturesque drive brings you to the Nohoch Che’en Archaeological Reserve, your headquarters for a day of fun-filled activities. You’ll start the day on the ZipRider, an exhilarating zip-line tour through the rainforest canopy, as high as 120 feet in the air. Back on the ground, set out on a short hike through the jungle to the entrance of an extensive cave system. Here you will begin your cave-tubing adventure as you float through the ancient Mayan underworld.