Intensity: Easy to Moderate
Departs: Wednesdays 3:00 PM by bicycle
Returns: Approximately 5:00 PM
Drinks: A drink at a local bar
What to Bring: Camera, sunscreen, insect repellent, hat, friendly smile.
Visit laid back Hopkins village located just one mile north of Hamanasi. This bicycle tour will introduce you to the culture, history and traditions of this unique Garifuna fishing village. Accompanied by a native Garifuna guide you will visit the local drum maker, a gift shop, Garifuna temple, and many more spots of interest. You may be lucky enough to experience some impromptu drumming and dancing at the drumming center. Meet the friendly villagers and have a drink at one of their favorite watering holes.

Departs: 7:00 AM
Approximate Return: 4:00 PM
What to Bring: Sturdy shoes, towel, sunscreen, insect repellent, binoculars, field guide
Snack/Drink: Snack, lunch, water and juice
Monkey River winds its way through the jungle from the Maya Mountains to the ocean. Teeming with bird life, fish and the howler monkeys that gave name to the river, this is an easy way to see some of the bounty of this unique ecosystem. On the one-hour trip from Hamanasi to Independence where you will board the boat, you will pass through large banana plantations and several small traditional Mayan villages. At Monkey River you can watch the manatees that lazily graze on the vegetation in the river whilst crocodiles sun themselves on the riverbanks and colorful tropical birds fly overhead. Toucans, King Fisher and Montezuma Oropendula are just a few of the birds in the area as well as nesting sites for Cormorant and White Herons. Enjoy lunch on a sandbank or go for a short hike in the jungle. You may spot a tarantula, small bats or even the elusive jaguar! The highlight of the tour is the howler monkeys that usually play in the trees overhead. The monkeys feed on the abundance of fruit from the indigenous trees that line the riverbanks. This area has recovered remarkably well after the damage caused by Hurricane Iris in 2001.

Departs: 5:00 PM or 5:30 PM (depending on sunset)
Approximate Return: 9:00 PM
Snack/Drinks: Light packed dinner, juice, water
What to Bring: Sturdy shoes, camera, insect repellent, flashlight
Visit the natural habitat of some of Belize’s nocturnal animals at night. Your chances dramatically increase of seeing live or fresh tracks of jaguar, puma or ocelot or other wild cats. Other animals you are likely to encounter on a night walk are foxes and coatis. There is something magical about walking in the rainforest at night – listen to the calls of the crickets, frogs and birds. Enjoy the beauty of the moon trying hard to shine all the way through the forest canopy.

Departs: 8:00 AM
Approximate Return: 12:00 PM
Snack/Drink: Cookies, Juice and water
What to Bring: Sunscreen, insect repellent, camera, field guide, binoculars
Belize has the Caribbean’s largest population of endangered West Indian Manatees found year round in the southern lagoons of Belize. We depart from the tip of a three-mile peninsula to the middle of this brackish lagoon where a fresh warm water spring attracts the manatees. An hour on the lagoon gives you the opportunity to watch these gentle giants as they come to the surface for air and play in the water. The lagoon with its mangrove border is home to several species of marine life including crabs, juvenile fish and larger snapper and jacks. You may even see some tarpon circling near the fresh water spring.

Departs: 7:30 AM
Approximate Return: 1:00 PM
What to Bring: Light long pants, comfortable shoes, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, binoculars.
Snack/Drinks: Snack, Water and Juice.
Your adventure begins just 15 minutes from Hamanasi where horses will be waiting to carry you for a short ride through the citrus orchard where hummingbirds feast on the blossoms. Then the trail leads into the dense jungle with huge cotton wood trees, gumbo limbo trees and emery trees which offer homes to a variety of tropical birds.  Toucans, aracaris, black face antthrushes, tinamous and trogons are just a few of the birds often spotted. Enjoy cookies and juice under the cohune palms with leaves as long as 45ft. and cool off in the river (seasonal). This excursion on well kept horses is accompanied by a tour guide and very experienced horse wranglers .

Departs: 7:00 AM
Approximate Return: 4:00 PM
What to Bring: Sturdy shoes, swimsuit, light long pants, insect repellent, Drink/Snack: Lunch and water
If you are an adventurer at heart, this tour is for you! Experience the beauty of the cave system from the comfort of your inner tube. Hike through chambers where ancient Maya took part in religious ceremonies lead by the Shaman and priests. Your headlamp provides your only light as you enter huge cave systems sculpted by flowing water. Crystal formations glow in the light while you wind your way past stalactites and stalagmites. Step delicately as there are many Mayan artifacts!

Departs: 5:30 AM
Approximate Return: 7:30 PM
What to Bring: Light long pants, comfortable shoes, insect repellent, binoculars, bird guide
Snack/Drink: Water
Just 15 minutes from Hamanasi is the old 19th century Serpon Sugar Mill. This mill served as a lifeline for people in the area during Stann Creek’s short-lived sugar industry. A gigantic steam engine and other remnants of this sugar mill are fighting a losing battle with the jungle. Largely overgrown by vines, you can still distinguish the different working parts of the mill as you make your way towards the river spotting birds. One of the highlights is a large fig tree with huge buttresses. Some of the tropical birds often spotted in the area are keel-billed toucans, fork tailed flycatchers, tropical kingbirds and Amazon kingfishers. Closer to the river are huge stands of bamboo with a cathedral-like feel. For early risers and those busy doing marine adventures, this is the ideal opportunity to get a taste of Belize’s jungle.

Departs: 3:00 PM
Approximate Return: 5:00 PM
What to Bring: Sunscreen, hat, insect repellent, binoculars, field guide
Snack/Drink: Cookies, juice and water
North of Hopkins Village is Fresh Water Creek Lagoon and south of Sittee River is Anderson Lagoon -- vast mangrove forests and waterways. As you wind your way through thick mangrove channels, which open upon a huge lagoon, you will spot a variety of different water birds like Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, White Ibis, Boat-billed Heron and Bare-throated Tiger Heron. Look out for some large species of reef fish like snook, rays and tarpon, as well as manatee. Mangroves are forests of tropical trees and shrubs rooted in saltwater sediments between the coast and the sea. These mangrove lagoons are crucial nurseries for coral reef fish, which seek protection in the tangled root systems. Research has shown that about 75% of all reef fish spend some time in the mangroves. Furthermore, these red, black and white mangroves form a great defense against soil erosion as sediments are trapped in their roots. Enjoy these nearby, secluded ecosystems!