DIVING the REEF? Why not DIVE into the Adventure with Windy Hill Resort! for individual tour descriptions. All Windy Hill tour vehicles are air conditioned and well maintained. Each vehicle is outfitted with field guides, binoculars, emergency equipment, first aid kit, ice chest, drinking water, and a great Belizean guide. Custom tour packages are available to any and all parts of Belize. Tour packages are as offered. No substitutions are allowed after package has been purchased. Deletions will not reduce prices. Any portions of Day 1 Itinerary that are not made on Day 1 due to afternoon flight arrivals will be made up on the last day before returning to Belize City or airport. All packages include round-trip transfers, Standard Room accommodations, meals, tours, entrance fees, guide fees, hotel tax, GST and service charge. Upgrade to deluxe air-conditioned cottage (US$23.80 additional per night). Border crossing fees not included. Gratuities and alcoholic beverages not included. Children under 12 years old may join parents on any package for just $165.00 per child. Package #1: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Hidden Valley Falls, Rio Frio Cave, Rio-On Pools. Package #2:Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala. Package #15:Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Horseback Riding to Buena Vista Maya Site, canoeing on the Macal River. THREE NIGHT PACKAGES. Package #3:Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala. Package #4:Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Temple OR canoeing on the Macal River. Package #5: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site OR canoeing on the Macal River. Package #9: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Caracol Maya Temple, Rio On Pools, Che Chem Ha Maya Pottery Cave. Package #10: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Caracol Maya Temple, Rio On Pools, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala. Package #12: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Che Chem Ha Maya Pottery Cave. Package #17:Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Barton Creek cave canoeing, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala. Package #18: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Caracol/Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve combo tour, Rio On Pools, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site, Barton Creek cave canoeing. Package #6: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site OR canoeing on the Macal River. Package #7: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, overnight tour to Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala. Package #8: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, overnight tour to Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site OR canoeing on the Macal River. Package #11: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Caracol Maya Temple, Rio-On pools, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site OR canoeing on the Macal River. Package #13: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Che Chem Ha Maya Pottery Cave, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site, canoeing on the Macal River. Package #16: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Che Chem Ha Maya Pottery Cave, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site, Barton Creek cave canoeing, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala. Package #19: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Temple, Barton Creek cave canoeing, Tikal Maya Temple City in Guatemala, Jaguar Paw cave tubing, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Site, Natural History tour at Chaa Creek Natural History Museum, Medicine trail and Blue Morpho Butterfly Breeding Center. Package #20: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Ruin, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, overnight tour to Tikal in Guatemala, Barton Creek Cave canoeing. Package #14: Belize Zoo, Xunantunich Maya Ruin, Che Chem Ha Pottery Cave, Horseback riding to Buena Vista Maya Ruin OR canoeing on Macal River, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Tikal OR Caracol Tour, El Pilar Maya Ruin. Additional days/Nights includes accommodations, meals, service charge and all taxes All prices in US dollars. Deluxe Air-Conditioned Cottages. * Children under 12 years old may join parents on any package for just $165.00 per child, regardless of length of stay. We have several tours that are not included in any of our package itineraries that may be added to any package. We are always developing new activities and tours. New rainforest golf course. Cultural communities tour. Cahal Pech Ruins and museum. Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave. Windy Hill also offers extensions to our packages that include San Pedro, Ambergris Caye's snorkeling, scuba diving, and fishing.

Daily excursions to the local sites and attractions are offered by our sister company, Windy Hill Tours. Discovered in 1938 and later explored in the 1950's, Caracol was thought to be little more than a Maya ceremonial center. It was not until more extensive excavation efforts began in 1985 that the importance and expanse of Caracol became known. In 1986, a round, elaborately carved altar stone was uncovered which described a victory by Caracol over Tikal, once considered to be the most powerful Maya metropolis. This discovery filled an important missing piece of Maya history, covering approximately 140 years in the Middle Classic period, and positioned Caracol as the Supreme Maya city. The largest pyramid at Caracol, the Canaa, (Maya for sky place) rises 140 feet and is the tallest man made structure in all of Belize. Caracol is located 2 hours south of San Ignacio in the Maya Mountains. The tour departs at 8:00 a.m. and returns at about 5:00 p.m. MOUNTAIN PINE RIDGE FOREST RESERVE. Located in the Cayo District of Belize, about 30-40 minutes from San Ignacio, the reserve covers an area of over 300 square miles. Here you will find a scenic combination of cool pine forests, tumbling streams, lush river valleys, caves and waterfalls. The most popular of the waterfalls is the Hidden Valley Falls, a spectacular fall that drops 1500 feet to the valley below. The Rio Frio Cave is the largest cave in Belize and the Rio On pools are a must for an afternoon swim before heading out of the reserve. The tour departs at 9:00 a.m. and returns at about 5:00 p.m. ACTUN TUNICHIL MUKNAL CAVE. Cave of the crystal sepulchre A very early morning departure is required as this tour is a long and challenging adventure- a good level of physical fitness is required and the ability to swim is a plus. We suggest you wear shorts and tee shirt with tennis shoes or hiking boots. You will also want to bring a change of dry clothes as you will surely get wet and need dry clothes for the trip back to the resort. The adventure entails hiking steep jungle trails and crossing a river in chest-high water. Once you reach the cave only the light from your headlight will guide you through the Mayan underworld. You will see burial chambers with intact calcified remains, Mayan artifacts and two slate stelae in front of which Maya elites cut themselves with obsidian blades to collect blood and offer it to the gods. Fourteen burials have been discovered so far. This is an adventure that continues to change from year to year as new discoveries are being made. You will return to the resort after dark with stories to tell and memories to last a lifetime. The largest and most spectacular of all the Mayan sites in Meso-America is located in the Peten area of Guatemala, deep in the high canopy jungle. Tikal is about 1 ½ hours from San Ignacio. The flora and fauna in this area is almost as breathtaking as the Mayan ruins themselves. The original city covered an area of 35 square miles and although the archaeologists have been excavating here since the 1930's, they tell us that there is at least another 100 years of work to be done. The tour departs at 7:00 a.m. and returns at about 5:00 p.m. We will leave Windy Hill Resort and ride rainforest trails, open savannas, and cross small subsistence farms to the un-excavated site of Buena Vista. This is believed to have been the private estate of a Maya king, K'ul Ahau K'ak Til (Lord Smoking Squirrel). After exploring the site, we will ride down to the Mopan River for a refreshing swim. You might want to wear your bathing suit under your clothes. We suggest long pants and closed-toe shoes for the ride. The tour requires about 4 hours and is available in the morning or in the afternoon. BARTON CREEK CAVE CANOEING. Barton Creek Cave was an ancient Maya Indian burial site. The cave is only accessible by canoe. The formations of stalactites and stalagmites are beautiful. The trip to the cave is very scenic and passes through the Barton Creek Mennonite community. You will get a glimpse of the Mennonites as they go about their daily routines. After the cave canoe trip, you will want to take a swim in the crystal clear Barton Creek. The cave is about 1 hour from San Ignacio and the tour requires about 5 hours. JAGUAR PAW CAVE TUBING. Learn about the local flora and fauna as your guide leads you on a 30-40 minute hike along the Caves Branch River to the Jaguar Paw cave systems. When you get to the water, you will strap on your headlight and your life vest and take a seat in your tube. You will be propelled by the gentle currents through underground caverns carved through the mountains. Your guide will educate you about the natural formations found in the cave and the flora and fauna you encounter along the way. This is an awesome trip and something you will always remember. The cave is about a 1 hour drive from San Ignacio and the tour requires about 5 - 6 hours. This site is located partially in Belize and partially in Guatemala. The Belize/Guatemala border runs through the site. El Pilar dates back to 250 B.C. Much looting of the site has taken place and the damage to the site is extensive. Dr. Anabel Ford of the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been working at the site for many years. Her dream is to transform the area and the ruins into a Maya community with Mayas living and working there as they did 2000 years ago. El Pilar is also one of the great birding areas of Belize. The 30-40 minute drive from San Ignacio is very scenic. The tour requires about 3-4 hours. Xunantunich in Maya is The Stone Maiden. The site is about 30 minutes from San Ignacio and is only accessible by taking a hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River. Xunantunich is one of the most popular Maya sites in Belize and was one of the first to be excavated and opened to the public. Standing atop El Castillo, the largest pyramid at the site, you will have a panoramic view of western Belize and eastern Guatemala. The tour requires about 3 hours. CHECHEMHA Maya POTTERY CAVE. Led by an experienced native guide, hike about 30 minutes uphill to the entrance of the cave. The unassuming entrance opens into a vast array of winding limestone passageways and tall, narrow rooms filled with ancient Maya pottery dating back 1500-2000 years. A ladder allows access to the upper areas of the cave and in some cases ropes are used for narrow passages. At the end of the cave is a large room believed to have been used for sacrificial ceremonies. Evidence of a sacrificial altar is still evident. This tour requires a certain degree of physical fitness. The cave is about 30 minutes from San Ignacio and the tour requires about 4 hours. NATURAL HISTORY TOUR. After breakfast, we will drive to the Chaa Creek Natural History Museum which is about 20 minutes away. After visiting the museum we will hike over to the Rainforest Medicine Trail. Here you will see and learn about the many plants, herbs, barks, and roots that were used by the Maya Indians for medicinal purposes. Many of these remedies are still used today. This is a very interesting and educational experience. En-route back to the resort, we will visit the Tropical Wings Butterfly Farm where you can walk through the aviary-like structure and see the many varieties of butterflies that are living here. The tour requires about 3-4 hours. The Belize Zoo is located approximately 30 miles west of Belize City on the Western Highway. The zoo is home to over 100 species of native Belizean animals and birds including the tapir, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, jaguars, ocelots, margays, scarlet macaws, toucans, and many, many others. You will have the opportunity to see these unique creatures in their natural habitat. The tour of the zoo requires about 1-2 hours. GUANACASTE NATIONAL PARK. Guanacaste Park is a 50 acre parcel of tropical forest, located 2 miles from Belmopan in the Cayo District of Belize. The park gets its name from the G...

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