If this is the first time you or your group has been to Belize, be sure to include a number of the most popular traveler attractions in Belize in your itinerary.  We invite you to consider:

The awesome Actun Tunichil Muknal Expedition: to explore the Cave of the Crystal Maiden.  You will hike through the rainforest, fording the creek three times to reach the entrance of the cave; you will swim a short distance in (there is no other way), and follow the path of the water at varying depths for half a mile underground, until you come to the point where you climb to a platform high above the water.  Here lie hundreds of ninth century Mayan pots, and the calcite encrusted remains of 14 human beings, probably sacrificed to the rain god Chac more than a thousand years ago.  It is an amazing, and fairly strenuous, trip which is arguably not for everyone; but those who have done it unhesitatingly name it the best thing they did in Belize.

Cruise the New River from Orange Walk to Lamanai, enjoying abundant wildlife on the way, and explore the impressive ruins of an ancient Mayan City.

Snorkel with nursing sharks & eagle rays on your way to the spectacular Hol Chan Marine Reserve, where you will marvel at the variety of marine life on the barrier reef.  You will have an option to stay on one of the Cayes, or you can easily do this trip in one day from and back to the Orchid Garden.

Visit the unique Belize Zoo, for a close encounter with a large number of Belizean animals, rescued from stressful conditions; and the Baboon Sanctuary, for an interesting nature walk, and a particularly close encounter with a troupe of howler monkeys.

If you have enough time, include Flores City in Guatemala &Tikal, the largest Ancient Mayan city yet to be uncovered, and well worth your trip.

After all your adventures, why not spend a few days on one of the Cayes for relaxation before finally returning home?

DIY Belize Vacation

Organize your own Belize Vacation from your Home Base at the Orchid Garden.  The Orchid Garden Eco-Village is centrally located.  From this tranquil, secure and beautiful home base some fourteen miles from Belize City,  you just need to pack lightly to visit other interesting locations, such as Caye Caulker or San Pedro, Placencia,  San Ignacio or Tikal or Flores City in Guatemala.

Home Base Tour

First Night Belize Package	One double room night Plus dinner & Breakfast Guided Eco-Village Tour	$US 70 pp Single + $US 30 pp
Transfer one way	One way transfer between Airport or Belize City and Orchid Garden Eco-Village	$US 30 plus  $US 5 per person.
Eco-Village Tour	Eco-Museum & Butterfly Corridor Nature Swimming Pond & Edible Garden Nature Trail Nature Art Museum	$US 20 plus $US 5 pp
Extension per night	Per room night with dinner & breakfast in Orchid Garden Eco-Village	$US 60 pp
Wildlife & Maya Ruin	New River Cruise Lamanai Maya Ruin Lunch	$110 pp
Crystal Cave & Tubing	Underground Expedition Crystal Cave & Tubing Lunch	$120 pp
ATM	Underground Expedition Lunch	US$120 pp
Cultural Tour	Mayan Mestizo and Mennonite Community	US$ 80 pp
Wildlife & Sanctuary	Belize Zoo Butterfly Farm Tropical Rainforest Botanical Nature Trail Lunch	US$ 80 pp
Wildlife & Museum	Baboon Sanctuary Old Belize Museum Cucumber Beach Lunch	US$ 80 pp
Jungle Horse Back Riding	Horse Back Riding Western Highway Lunch	US $100 pp

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Other Destinations

Tikal Tour A 2 Night 3 Day Tikal Package Tours ( By Public Bus )	¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Transfer to Bus Terminal and by Public Bus to Hotel in Tikal ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Private taxi to and from Flores City ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         One Guided Tikal Tour ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         2 Night double Occupancy Accommodation with all Meals ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Public bus from Tikal Hotel to Orchid Garden Eco-Village or Belize City Terminal	$US 299 pp By Public Bus, US $100 pp extra by private taxi
2 Nights Ambergris Caye Caulker with Snorkel Tour	¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Ground transfer from Orchid Garden to Belize City Terminal ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         by Water Taxi to San Pedro, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         staying Sea Front Suite 2 nights, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         A trip to Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark Ray Alley with Snorkel, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         by water taxi and ground transfer to Orchid Garden or Belize City or International Airport	$US 299 pp.
2 Nights Caye Caulker with Snorkel Tour	¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Ground transfer from Orchid Garden to Belize City by Water Taxi Terminal to Caye Caulker, staying Sea Front Suite 2 nights, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         A trip to Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark Ray Alley with Snorkel, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         by water taxi and ground transfer to Orchid Garden or Belize City or International Airport	$US 299 pp.
2 Nights Jungle Lodge	¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Ground transfer from Orchid Garden to Jungle Lodge, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         staying at Jungle Lodge 2 nights, All meals included ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         A trip to Crystal  Cave & Cave Tubing, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         ground transfer to Orchid Garden or Belize City or International Airport..	$US 399 pp
2 Nights Placencia	¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         Ground transfer from Orchid Garden to Belize City, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         by domestic flight to Placencia, ground transfer to Hotel, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         staying 2 nights, with a tour to Monkey River, ¡¡¡¡¡¡━¬¡¡¡¡━¬         same way return to Orchid Garden Eco-Village or Belize City or International	$US 399 pp

Tropical Eco-Learning Tropical Eco-Learning at your Door-Step As you seek to expose your students to unique experiences in the tropical less developed world, we appreciate the wide array of choices available to you. Yet, we believe that our TROPECOSE facilities and experience close-by in Belize offer you the  maximum efficiency in the expenditure of your time and money. We therefore invite you to consider TROPECOSE in Belize for your next Study Abroad experience for students and faculty in disciplines related to Food, Culture, Ecology and Sustainability. Below are answers to some of your questions Travel to Belize       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 get exposed to unfamiliar flora, fauna, agriculture, foods and any other form of human expression that is environment-dependent.         Peaceful & politically Stable: You will find that almost everyone is helpful, friendly, and glad that you are here.  Choose Your Reason To Stay With Us 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 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

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