This reserve was established to help protect the endangered jaguar and other species native to Belize.
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Feb 26, 2025
An amazing place, but be prepared for a long, slow, bumpy, dirt road. Leave plenty of time. You don't need 4WD, but the car will need to be able to handle a bumpy dirt road.Full review by hascarrots
Feb 18, 2025
We went for the tube river ride. They had no tubes. Was first come, first serve. They only have 20 for the entire place. We didn’t find out until we got there and it’s not the easiest trek in as …Full review by heavycrusher
Feb 14, 2025
This is the only Jaguar reserve in the country and although chances of seeing any of these elusive mammals are very slim, the real attraction of this sanctuary is the pristine jungle. There are seve…Full review by T-SGlobetrotters
My family and I are wanting to go here and just want to your the place by ourselves. How much would it be because I’ve been researching a lot of places and they say 100+ Per person
We're going in April. Is it better to go during the day or night? If during the day, is it better with or without a guide? If with a guide - from which tour company?
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I would agree with the other answers about getting a guide if you want to see animals and the point on the main road. I would recommend going during the day. My wife and I booked …
I would agree with the other answers about getting a guide if you want to see animals and the point on the main road. I would recommend going during the day. My wife and I booked through our resort. They drove us there and we told them what time to pick us up. We did not book a guide. We were there 1/2 day and saw no animals, but many birds. I would imagine that a guide could help spot a few that we missed, but not that much. If you are interested in the different plants and trees, then the guide would be worth it. A few other thing to consider: * the place is big and there are long trails, so plan ahead on the trails you want to hike. * the site of the airplane crash is worth seeing, but it is far from many of the trails. We asked our driver if he could drive us to the trail (which you pass on the way out) and wait 5 minutes for us. The plane is only about a 2 minute hike from the road. That worked out great for us, especially since we did it at the end of the day and we were too pooped to hoof it down the road to the trail. Ask if your driver can do that for you.
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