Baboon Sanctuary Tours

This is an all day tour and includes the following:

- 9:30 am pick up at the hotel - 1hr drive to  Bermudian Landing - Entrance fee to the park - Guided tour of the Community Baboon Sanctuary   - Soft drinks, juice and bottled water - A wholesome Belizean lunch consisting of Rice and Beans, Stewed Chicken, Potato Salad and Fried Plantains - Drop off at the Hotel at approximately 2:00 pm

The endangered black howler monkeys,  'baboon' as it is called in the local Creole dialect, is the highlight of this trip.  The baboons all thrive in the wild in a stretch of over 20 sq. mls.  The Sanctuary was founded by Dr. Robert Horwich, an American primatologist and Fallet Young, a landowner in the village of Bermudian Landing, in 1985 with the initial participation of 12 landowners.  As it has grown, it has helped ensure the protection of not just Black Howler Monkeys, but many species of flora and fauna in the area. The greatest threat to the monkeys continues to be habitat disturbance due to agriculture, logging and hunting. The Sanctuary was established to help address this threat by showing landowners the benefits of preserving their lands for the monkeys.

• You can rent a canoe and paddle 1/4ml down the Belize River for US$25

Rates:
2 persons	USD $60 per person
3 persons	USD $55 per person
4 + more persons	USD $50 per person

Altun-Ha means “stone water” and was named after the rockstone pond near the site.  This Mayan site is well known for the jade head carving of, Kinich Ahau, the Maya Sun God found in 1968. The carving is the largest of its kind ever found in the Maya world.