Belize, Rainforest and Reef
Three nights by a river in the Mountain Pine Ridge, then three on the beach at Ambergris Caye.
- Six nights
- Two stays
- Belize
- Rainforest, Maya, reef, beach
Six nights in Belize, divided between the forest and the sea: a riverside lodge in the Mountain Pine Ridge, with the Maya city of Caracol a day away, and a beach on Ambergris Caye, a short hop from the reef at Hol Chan.
- Length
- Six nights
- Pace
- Two stays
- Style
- Rainforest, Maya, reef, beach
- Route
- The Mountain Pine Ridge to Ambergris Caye
- The Mountain Pine RidgeThree nights
- Ambergris CayeThree nights
01
Days 1 to 4 · three nights
The Mountain Pine Ridge
Met at Belize International Airport and driven to the lodge in the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, for the riverside waterfall deck, the natural plunge pools and dinner from the lodge's farm. A full day with a guide at the Maya ruins of Caracol, with a stop at the Rio Frio Cave and the Rio On Pools on the way back, and a night walk if you would like one. A guided walk through the reserve, then a treatment at the spa or an afternoon in a hammock by the river.
Where you stay
Gaïa Riverlodge
Gaïa Riverlodge is a jungle lodge in the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, with cabanas looking over the forest canopy, a deck beside a riverside waterfall, and a restaurant cooking from its own organic garden.
02
Days 4 to 7 · three nights
Ambergris Caye
Back to Belize City and a short flight or boat ride to Ambergris Caye. A half day snorkelling at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley, among nurse sharks and rays, then the pool or a massage on the beach, with kayaks and paddleboards to hand. A free day: a bicycle ride into San Pedro, the beach, or a private catamaran at sunset. On the last morning, back to Belize City for the flight home.
Where you stay
Matachica Resort & Spa
Matachica is a beachfront resort on Ambergris Caye, five miles north of San Pedro, with beach casitas, a pool, massages on the sand and dinner at its Mambo restaurant.
Ways to make it yours
This is a sample. The hotels, the pace and the order are where we start, not where we finish: every journey is designed around the people taking it.
Made around you
Most travel is bought. This is designed.
Before anything is booked, we talk: who is travelling, how you like to spend a morning, and the hotel preferences below the obvious, from the kind of bath you like to the time you wake and how much daylight you need in a room. You see options where options matter and clean recommendations where they don't.
The same person remains your point of contact from the first reply to the trip after next. No handovers. No team.
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