Orchid Garden Eco-Village

Tropical Eco-Sustainability Experience

Tropical Eco-Learning at your Door-Step

Relaxation with Eco-Learning

Facilities

5 Day Inland Belize Vacation Adventure

Tropical Belize Experience

The 5 Day Magical Inland Belize tour activities include 5 of the most popular traveler attractions in Belize:  tubing through a marvelous cave branch system and zip-lining through the pristine tropical rainforest canopy; cruising the New River from Orange Walk to the Ancient Mayan City of Lamanai; visiting the unique Belize Zoo for close encounters with more than a hundred wild creatures native to Belize; undertaking the awesome Actun Tunichil Muknal Underground Caving Expedition to discover the Crystal Mayan Maiden and the calcite encrusted remains of another thirteen human beings, which have lain undisturbed, deep in those caves, since the ninth century.   If after careful consideration of the ATM challenges you decide it is a little too extreme to you, choose our alternative option of snorkeling over the coral reef at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark/Ray Alley.

 

Meal

AM

PM

Hotel

D1

D

 

Airport Transfer l/ Eco village Tour

 

Orchid Garden Eco-Village

D2

BLD

Canopy Zip Line

Cave System Tubing

D3

BLD

New River Cruise

Lamanai Maya Ruin

D4

BLD

Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) $699

or visit Mayan, Mennonite and Mestizo population centers $649

Or Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark/Ray Alley Snorkel $699

05

B

Free

Airport Transfer

 

These tours will let you be as active or as relaxed as YOU want to be (nobody will force you to climb to the top of a Mayan pyramid, or to snorkel with nursing sharks if you don't want to!)

Many guests comment on the excellence of our food.  We offer meticulously prepared meals that are a delicious mixture of Creole, Garifuna , Mayan, Mestizo and Taiwanese dishes.  We pride ourselves on using organically grown fruit and vegetables whenever possible. and we make our own bread, yoghurt and flower tea.  Vegetarians are especially welcome, and are well catered for.

 

Option for 2 Nights 3 Days Extension

Tikal & Flores San Pedro Caye Caulker
US $299 pp / $399 US $299 pp US $299 pp
  • Roundtrip Public Bus Fare & Ground Transfer $299 or Private Transfer  with a visit to San Ignacio & Mayan & Mennonite Community $399
  • Tikal Guided Tour
  • Flores City (Transportation only)
  • 2 Nights Hotel (Double Occupancy)
  • 4 Meals
  • Water Taxi & Ground Transfer
  • Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark/Ray Alley Snorkel
  • 2 Nights Hotel (Double Occupancy
  • 2 Breakfast
  • One Way Flight to International Airport
  • Water Taxi & Ground Transfer
  • Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark/Ray Alley Snorkel
  • 2 Nights Hotel (Double Occupancy)
  • One Way Flight to International Airport

The Orchid Garden Eco-Village is centrally located.  From this tranquil, secure and beautiful home base some fourteen miles from Belize City, 

Joining our program means enjoying quality experiences that normally carry a significantly higher price tag.  Relax comfortably in our clean and spacious rooms with A/C and en suite bathrooms.  Guests also often comment on the peace and tranquility of our private village, with its tropical gardens and wonderful birds and butterflies. Experience the lush beauty of the tropics right outside your door!

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NEW! An Expedition underground to find the Crystal Mayan Maiden and her 13 companions

Underground Expedition

Crystal Maiden

 

Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM)

One of the highlights for the more active is our tour to Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM for short “Cave of the Stone Sepulcher”) . An Expedition underground to find the Crystal Mayan Maiden, this cave was featured in the National Geographic Explorer film Journey through the Underworld (1993).

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; that is why we run a more sedate option on the same day!  some of your family member may choose to spend time exploring Mayan, Mennonite and Mestizo population centers with their different cultural overtones instead

Tropical Tour Experiences

Tropical Rainforest &

Cave Tubing

Enjoy a nature hike through the rainforest jungle on the way to cave tubing. Along the way the local flora and fauna will be pointed out, including some herbs used for medicinal purposes by the ancient Maya.  On reaching the river, you will climb on to an inner tube and float through a tunnel which leads to a system of Caves. It is one of the most sensational tours of Belize.

New River Cruise &

Lamanai Maya Ruin

Travel by boat along the New River and witness the same flora and fauna ancient Mayan traders observed on the way to the ancient city of Lamanai.   Lamanai, or "submerged crocodile," is off our beaten track - yet it thrived for over 3000 years.  Lamanai is also a botanical and wildlife reserve and showcases many native exotic birds and plants used for  medicinal and commercial purposes.   Most trees are labeled along the trails for easy identification

 

Beach & Swimming

C:\Documents and Settings\Chambers\My Documents\My Web Sites\images\bullet.jpg 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 just bask in the sun for a bit.

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Diversities of Culture & Food ( 12 Meals )

  Creole

  Garifuna

  Mayan

  Mestizo

  Chinese

  Taiwanese

Appreciation of

Culture & Nature

Old Belize Museum

Eco-Museum

Living Museum of Tropical Savannah Eco-System

Museum of Nature Artistry

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.

Eco-Museum

This is a living museum of Belize tropical treasures. Here, we can show you how we utilized and recycled our natural resources in the construction and decoration of the museum.
The Eco-Museum is dedicated to show our Visitors the beauty of nature in harmony with our Belizean culture.

Living Museum of Tropical

Savannah Eco-System

Museum of Nature Artistry

5 Day All-Inclusive Adventure

4 Nights 11 Meals & Tours

Person

$US

Single Occupancy

$799/ $899

Double Occupancy

$649/ $699

Triple Occupancy

$549/ $599

Price Includes:

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   4 Breakfasts

C:\Documents and Settings\Chambers\My Documents\My Web Sites\images\bullet.jpg  Tours

D1

Arrival

Airport Transfer

Welcome Dinner

D2 Zip Line & Cave Tubing
D3

New River Cruise & Lamanai May Ruin

D4

Option 1 ATM Underground Expedition $699

Option 2: Butterfly Farm, Nature Trail and Old Belize Museum & Cucumber Beach $649

Option 3: Snorkel at Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark/Ray Alley $699

D5

Belize Zoo / Airport or Belize City Transfer

Prices do not include:

  International air travel

  Country entry or departure fees, airport porter fees

  visas, phones

  all items of a personal nature

  Tips to the Tour Guide or Driver

Accessibility

  Minimize your transportation time, we're 20 minutes from the airport

 Tranquil & Secure

  Enjoy the advantages of staying in a tranquil private village

 Accommodation

  Relax in our clean and spacious rooms

Popular Tours

Snorkel

C:\Documents and Settings\Chambers\My Documents\My Web Sites\images\bullet.jpg Snorkeling at the famous Hol Chan Marine Reserve.  This beautiful marine park offers some of the best recreational diving and snorkeling in Belize.
 
 
C:\Documents and Settings\Chambers\My Documents\My Web Sites\images\bullet.jpg Hol Chan has huge coral canyons and abundant marine life, such as Eagle Rays, turtles, nurse sharks, jacks and gobies. There are many of the larger species of groupers such as Nassau, Black and Leopard Groupers. The coral reef is very healthy and the varied marine life is abundant

Jungle Horseback Riding

at Banana Bank Lodge

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.

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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 line. 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

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