WONDER AND WELLNESS IN BELIZE8 days | Belize

EVERYTHING YOU GET:

Full-time Tour Director

Activity level: Average; moderate walking (about 3 hours daily), and may include light climbing up hills or stairs

Entrances: Xunantunich Ruins; Ecological activities; Zip lining adventure; Cave tubing; Sustainable farm visit; Mayan cultural visit; Abalone Caye Ranger Station; Snorkeling; Local cooking class; Cocsumb Basin Jaguar Reserve; Port Hondorus Marine Reserve activities; Tabacco Caye activities

All of the details are covered: Round-trip flights on major carriers; 7 overnight stays in hotels; 3 meals daily (Days 2-7); dinner on arrival day; breakfast on departure day

Explore different dimensions of wellness, from personal to environmental, and how they’re all connected. Contribute to ongoing preservation efforts, including tracking turtles via radio signal. Practice self-care with beachside yoga, while learning to live off the land with cooking classes and jungle healing techniques. Experience the excitement of snorkeling and cave tubing and immerse yourself in local Mayan culture.

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DAY 1: FLY TO BELIZE | CAYO REGION– Meet your Tour Director at the airport in Belize City.– Travel to Cayo Region.

DAY 2: CAYO REGION– Visit Xunantunich Ruins.– Explore the rainforest where you will participate in ecological activities like stream and watershed assessment, tracking turtles via radio signal, or identifying local wildlife during a jungle walk.

DAY 3: CAYO REGION | PUNTA GORDA– Travel to Punta Gorda.– Enjoy a zipline adventure throughout the trees.– Float through caves on your tubing adventure. – Participate in a wellness session.

DAY 4: PUNTA GORDA– At a sustainable farm, you’ll discover how agricultural practices are linked to reef health, learn about climate-smart farming practices, and participate in activities like planting seeds, pruning cacao trees, or harvesting fruit. You’ll also learn about Mayan culture at a local village. Here you’ll make tortillas from scratch (then sample your creations!), see firsthand how chocolate goes from bean to bar, and try your hand at traditional basket-weaving and Mayan dances.

These tours give girls the confidence to work toward a significant goal and the courage to try new things while traveling. They return with character and want to make

their world a better place.

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DAY 5: PUNTA GORDA– Explore the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, where you will visit

the Abalone Caye Ranger Station, participate in an underwater transect survey, and get an up-close look at marine life while snorkeling. You’ll also visit Punta Negra and learn how climate change and coastal erosion are affecting this community. Help local scientists monitor the manatee population.

DAY 6: PUNTA GORDA | SOUTHERN COAST– Transfer to the southern coast. – Forage for different edible plants and herbs during a jungle healing experience.– Participate in a cooking class using local meats and produce. – Visit the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary where you will search for wildlife and participate in a wellness session.

DAY 7: SOUTHERN COAST | TOBACCO CAYE– Take a day trip to the island of Tobacco Caye. Here, visit a nearby

marine research field station and snorkel along the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. You’ll also participate in a beach cleanup activity and hear more about the impact of plastic pollution from an expert.

DAY 8: DEPART FOR HOME

Itinerary subject to change. For complete financial and registration details, please

refer to the Booking Conditions.

Cayoregion (1) Belize City (1)

Punta Gorda (3)

Southern coast (2)

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