Imagine yourself floating on an innertube in the Macal River within a rain forest in Belize. Your hands and toes are dangling in the water. You have what is a perfect view of the rain forest, the sky and the river in front of you. Your hand reaches out into the water and cups the current initiating a slow spin in a circle as you continue down river.

Sometimes visiting the local zoo can be a great warm up for the actual rain forest when you are traveling with a family. This will let you and your kids can get up close and personal with animals in a slightly more controlled environment.

The Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm continues to be a major attraction as people marvel at the splendid iridescent wings of these magnificent butterflies.

Here’s a great little video where you can see some guests taking a look at Chaa Creek from atop of a Mayan temple. This great little video shows a nice semi-panoramic view from that temple. Can you imagine a vacation or a trip or you can view your lodge or room from top of an ancient Mayan temple?
There’s vacation videos, and then there are Vacation Videos.

We are constantly working to provide our guests with new and enhanced ways to appreciate this area. The Natural History Museum that we started is a good example of our modest attempt to help people to get to know the area and experience it in many different ways. See visual displays of archaeological artifacts, butterflies, moths, insects and amphibians that capture the curiosity of young children, students and scientists alike.
Long before the Mayans came to this area, there were many …