Proximity:
About 2 hours flight from Houston, or Miami, you
are not far from home Easy Communication
and comprehension:
English is the official language. No need to
spend some of your time getting up to speed in
the language. Tropical
Environment
Squarely located in the tropics, Belize offers a
tropical environment that is distinctly
different from anything existing in North
America. You will experience unfamiliar flora,
fauna, agriculture, foods and a number of
distinctly different ethnic cultures in
North America
Peaceful
& politically Stable:
You will find that almost everyone is helpful,
friendly, and glad that you are here.
Program
Features
Affordability: Pay less and still get great
value
Accessibility:
Minimize your transportation time, we're 20 minutes
from the airport
Comfort: Relax in our clean and spacious rooms
tranquil and security Home Base,
you just need to
pack lightly to travel to any destination all over the country.
Security:
Enjoy the advantages of staying in a tranquil private
village
Sustainable Program: We offer a wide variety of
sustainable program
Setting:
Experience the lush beauty of the tropics right
outside your door Cuisine: Meticulously prepared and
exquisitely presented meals that are delicious
Service: Our well trained staff are friendly and
helpful
Sample Itinerary
D1
Arrival
Airport Transfer
Welcome Dinner
D2
Zip Line & Cave Tubing
D3
New River
Cruise & Lamanai May Ruin
D4
Jungle
Horseback Riding
D5
Crooked Tree Sanctuary
Birding
D6
Free Activities ( Belize Zoo,
& Old Belize Museum)
One of the highlights for the more active is our tour to Actun
Tunichil Muknal (ATM for short). You will bounce over some
rough road to get to the start, then trek through some steamy
jungle for up to an hour, fording the river 3 times (the water
may be up to your knees, or even higher) to get to the mouth of
the cave. Then you swim in (there is no other way) and make
your way past stalactites and stalagmites to crystallized human
remains from Mayan rituals more than a thousand years ago. This
is an awesome trip which is arguably not for the faint-hearted;
which is why we run a more sedate option on the same day! You
may choose to spend time exploring Mayan, Mennonite and Mestizo
population centers with their different cultural overtones
instead.
I
have done this tour three
times now, and The underground exploration of the Tomb of
the Crystal Maiden at Actun Tunichil Muknal is arguably not
for the faint-hearted; but those who have done it often say
it was the best thing about their trip to Belize.
To get to the mouth of the cave you walk through the jungle
for about 40 minutes, fording a shallow river three times.
You then swim a short distance into the cave, and follow an
underground passage through twists and turns for about half
a mile, sharing the space with fruit bats, during which time
you will be in water sometimes up to your knees and
occasionally up to your neck.
You then reach a miniature cliff which you climb up to reach
a plateau which was used by the Mayans for ritual sacrifice
to the Rain God Chac more than a thousand years ago. Here
you will see ancient Mayan pottery, and the calcite
encrusted remains of 14 human beings, including the complete
skeleton of a 14 year old girl (the crystal maiden).
It is an awesome experience that those of us at the Orchid
Garden have seen seven year olds and seventy year olds
relish: but you need to be fairly confident in water, not to
mind tight squeezes in small places, and to have fairly good
knees for the climbing bits. You will know from the above
description whether it is for you or not.
Robin Chambers
AM
PM
Optional Alternative
D1
Arrival
D2
Canopy Zip Line
Cave System Tubing
Butterfly Farm & Rainforest
Trail
D3
New River Cruise
Lamanai Maya Ruin
N/A
D4
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM)
·Mayan, Mennonite
and Mestizo population centers
D5
Belize Zoo
Old Belize Museum
Option for free exploration
D6
Jungle Horseback
Botanical Garden
Guanacaste National Park
D7
Marine Reserve
Shark/Ray Alley Snorkel
Caye Caulker & San Pedro Town
08
Free
Departure
Meals
Diversities of
Culture & Food
Meticulously prepared and
exquisitely presented meals that are delicious
Diverse Ethnicities
Creole and Garifuna Food
Mayan and Mestizo food
Chinese & Taiwanese Food
Museum of Nature Artistry
Belize History in Bottles
Oil Painting of Belize
Eco-Village
Tubing
San Pedro &
Caye Caulker
Snorkel
Snorkeling at possibly the most
famous Marine Reserve-Hol
Chan Marine reserve is a beautiful marine park,
it offers some of the best recreational diving
and snorkeling in Belize.
Caye Caulker &
San Pedro
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM)
One of the highlights for the more active is our
tour to Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM for short).
You will bounce over some rough road to get to
the start, then trek through some steamy jungle
for up to an hour, fording the river 3 times
(the water may be up to your knees, or even
higher) to get to the mouth of the cave. Then
you swim in (there is no other way) and make
your way past stalactites and stalagmites to
crystallized human remains from Mayan rituals
more than a thousand years ago. This is an
awesome trip which is arguably not for the
faint-hearted; which is why we run a more sedate
option on the same day! You may choose to spend
time exploring Mayan, Mennonite and Mestizo
population centers with their different cultural
overtones instead
Orchid Garden Your
Eco-Village Experience is hosted by Robin and Amy, a
retired British couple who are on hand to ensure that everything
runs smoothly, and that as far as possible every guest need is
met and every question answered
First Night
Belize Airport Hotel Package
US$70
pp ( Double Occupancy)
Price Includes;
1 Night¡¦s accommodation
1 Dinner
1 Breakfast
One
Eco-Village Tour
Green Building & Nature Swimming Pool
Savannah Nature Trail
Nature Artistry Museum
Unrestricted access to: A Hughes Net high
speed internet connection & 75+ channels of Direct TV
A small but serviceable library
A games room with table tennis and pool
tables
Room
$US
Single Room
100
/pp
Double Room
70
/pp
Triple Room
60
/pp
Quad Room
55
/pp
Price Includes;
3 Night¡¦s accommodation
3 Dinner
3 Breakfast
One
Eco-Village Tour
Green Building & Nature Swimming Pool
Savannah Nature Trail
Nature Artistry Museum
Unrestricted access to: A Hughes Net high
speed internet connection & 75+ channels of Direct TV
A small but serviceable library
A games room with table tennis and pool
tables
Zip lining and Cave tubing at Jaguar Paw
40 minutes
drive
New River, the starting point for our
Wildlife river cruise and the ancient Mayan
city of Lamanai 50 minutes
The terminal for the water taxi to Caye Caulker or Ambergris Caye and
the snorkeling in Shark/Ray Alley and at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve on
the Barrier Reef 25 minutes
The highway junction in the village of Teakettle (starting point for the
awesome ATM Tour (Underground Expedition to the Cave of the Crystal
Maiden) 45 minutes
The Belize Zoo
or the Baboon Sanctuary 20 minutes
The International Airport
20 minutes
Date: June 7th ,
2008
Excellent Facility; the food +
service was top notch.
Naisha & Bill Johns USA
Tours and meals were above
expectations. Good luck with further development of your
Eco-Village
Kim & Kathy Mahu USA
Everything was great loved
people/workers. Tours great, food fabulous
Suggestion: Continue working hard on
your Eco-Vision
Philip & Karen Boucher USA
: Fabulous food/ people
were wonderful. Tours were interesting. Loved the music
with our meals
Eileen & Bruce Gebhard USA
June 12 2008
Delicious food.
Generous and kind hosts, very informative tours of
Eco-Village. Good location, close to Mayan Ruins, Cave
tubing & Zip-Lines. Very helpful in informing about great
tours in the area.
June 26 2008
Orchid Garden is a
beautiful, peaceful oasis. Excellent food great service
and hospitality.
Christine would do anything and everything for us!
Thanks
Suggestions: I don’t
think you could do anything better. Thanks again. We
will be back Kevin & Ropin Barber Minnesota USA
Thank you for all the
ways you blessed us during our stay!
Suggestions: It is
beautiful here everyone is so nice! I love it here.
Thank you!
Patti Eckhoff
Minnesota USA
Laura, Katie, Carrie
and Riza Tantay Minnesota USA
The servise was
amazing!
uggestions: Wonderful
food! Thanks for taking care of us!
Laura, Katie, Carrie
and Riza Tantay Minnesota USA
Tours
Cave
Tubing
On the way to
cave tubing, a nature hiking through the
rainforest jungle. Along the walk you will
be shown the flora and fauna as well as
herbs used for medicinal purposes by the
ancient Mayas. After the
rainforest hike you will then reach the cave
branch river and enter in an inner tube and
enter a tunnel where you will be floating in
a system of Caves. It is one of the most
sensational tour of Belize.
Beach & Swimming
Cucumber Beach; This little bay has various
activities to choose from. On the beach you can
dip into the Caribbean Sea, lounge under one of
its palapas or a coconut tree with your favorite
drink, or bask in the sun for a bit.
Old Belize Museum
Old Belize offers an
unforgettable experience that will surely
provide an excellent orientation and
appreciation for the country and people of
Belize.
From breathtaking riverside jungle scenery to
beautiful exotic tropical birds, you'll
experience a world unlike anywhere you've ever
been before. Ride through old Mayan landscapes
and be immersed in the sights and the sounds of
the jungle on horseback.
