Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Reserve Overnight Camping with Kayaking
Dangriga, Belize
Trip Type: Overnight Tours
Duration: 2 days
Enjoy spectacular jungle scenery and waterfalls as you camp overnight in the world's first Jaguar Reserve. End your trip with an amazing kayak journey down the South Stann Creek through a national park and banana plantation. All transportation, entrance fees, equipment, professional guide and meals included, so all you have to bring is your sense of adventure!
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Enjoy spectacular jungle scenery and waterfalls as you camp overnight in the world's first Jaguar Reserve. End your trip with an amazing kayak journey down the South Stann Creek through a national park and banana plantation. All transportation, entrance fees, equipment, professional guide and meals included, so all you have to bring is your sense of adventure!Deep in the heart of the Maya Mountains of southern Belize is an unspoiled wilderness, set aside for protection as the world’s first Jaguar Preserve, known as the Cockscomb Basin. This vast roadless area is home to a plethora of wildlife, including a variety of exotic plants and rare insects, mammals and birds.
You can hike to hidden waterfalls, look out from scenic overlooks of the entire rainforest Basin and Victoria Peak, as well as lush jungle riverbanks where you can see tapir and jaguar tracks. Look out for howler monkeys, which were reintroduced to the reserve and whose population is increasing each year!
Cockscomb Basin is a 2 hour drive along the stunning Hummingbird Highway and the Southern Highway, which pass through jungle hills, citrus orchards, and rangeland. You'll also pass through the traditional Mayan village of Maya Center.
From Maya Center, you'll head into the heart of the reserve on a rough dirt road. Stop at the ranger post and have an opportunity to see a small museum with the history of the reserve, which was established by the renowned researcher, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, (aka “The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection”) who documented his time in the reserve in the early 1980s and his jaguar research in the autobiographical book, Jaguar. An extensive trail system branches out from the ranger station and you'll explore the reserve on foot with refreshing river and waterfall swims. Walk in the footsteps of Dr. Rabinowitz and his Mayan assistants who were instrumental in protecting this reserve for generations to come.
Here, you'll set up camp at the national park campground where and take a leisurely hike through the jungle to embark on a river tubing excursion. Float in the fresh cool waters of the South Stann Creek and revel in the beauty of the rainforest environment. End the day with the jungle cookout and share stories with other guests and the rangers.
In the morning, after a hearty breakfast, set out on the South Stann Creek with a kayak and go deep into untouched jungle in the direction of the Caribbean Sea. Pass through a private banana plantation and meet your land transport at San Roman, a small Mayan village, along the Southern Highway. This is an amazing and unforgettable adventure in one of the last few wilderness areas in the world where jaguars roam free.
You can hike to hidden waterfalls, look out from scenic overlooks of the entire rainforest Basin and Victoria Peak, as well as lush jungle riverbanks where you can see tapir and jaguar tracks. Look out for howler monkeys, which were reintroduced to the reserve and whose population is increasing each year!
Cockscomb Basin is a 2 hour drive along the stunning Hummingbird Highway and the Southern Highway, which pass through jungle hills, citrus orchards, and rangeland. You'll also pass through the traditional Mayan village of Maya Center.
From Maya Center, you'll head into the heart of the reserve on a rough dirt road. Stop at the ranger post and have an opportunity to see a small museum with the history of the reserve, which was established by the renowned researcher, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, (aka “The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection”) who documented his time in the reserve in the early 1980s and his jaguar research in the autobiographical book, Jaguar. An extensive trail system branches out from the ranger station and you'll explore the reserve on foot with refreshing river and waterfall swims. Walk in the footsteps of Dr. Rabinowitz and his Mayan assistants who were instrumental in protecting this reserve for generations to come.
Here, you'll set up camp at the national park campground where and take a leisurely hike through the jungle to embark on a river tubing excursion. Float in the fresh cool waters of the South Stann Creek and revel in the beauty of the rainforest environment. End the day with the jungle cookout and share stories with other guests and the rangers.
In the morning, after a hearty breakfast, set out on the South Stann Creek with a kayak and go deep into untouched jungle in the direction of the Caribbean Sea. Pass through a private banana plantation and meet your land transport at San Roman, a small Mayan village, along the Southern Highway. This is an amazing and unforgettable adventure in one of the last few wilderness areas in the world where jaguars roam free.
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