Belize Adventure: Explore Maya Temples & Wildlife

Embark on a full-day guided tour of the Lamanai Temples and River Cruise in Belize City. Explore ancient history, encounter wildlife, and enjoy panoramic views on this small-group adventure.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lamanai Archaeological Reserve - Following pickup, you will embark on a drive with your guide, who will provide commentary along the way. Then, you will board a boat for a sightseeing river ride, where you’ll get to observe birds, orchids, water lilies and possibly crocodiles. You will pass near the Amish community of shipyard, before you arrive…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Bring refillable water bottles
  • Luggage storage while on tour
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • National park fees
  • Water taxi pickup and drop-off at water taxi or city area hotel
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Rain or shine, Belize offers a wealth of Maya sites, diverse cultures, ecosystems, and wildlife, including birds. With expert guides, explore parts of Belize City, learning about its people, culture, residences, businesses, and current developments. Pass by the historic old Belize River, rural communities, fruit farms, and ranches. Travel near mangrove…

Location
Baron Bliss lighthouse
Fort Street
We pickup at the San Pedro Express Water Taxi Terminal, Belize City Cruise Port FSTv, Belize mumicipal Airport, Belize City Hotels, aIR bNb, LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE STAYING SO WE CAN ARRANGE PICKUPS. the guide will have a V.i.V. sign
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Suranga_r
Dec 4, 2024
An exceptional tour! - This tour is operated by Tourism Auto Transport and can be reached via WhatsApp at +501-604-1105. They are prompt with their replies. The tour driver Robert met us at the hotel in Belize city well before the stated meeting time and drove us to the boat tour starting point which was located an hour’s drive North from the Belize city. Robert was very cordial and a very careful driver. He then handed us over to the Lamanai tour guide Brenda who took us south along the New River on a one and half hour boat ride. She kept us entertained on the long boat ride. Along the way we saw friendly but shy crocodiles, various water birds, and some green and orange colored green iguanas. Upon entering the Lamanai archeological site, first some time was spent visiting the museum. Then the next hour was spent on a guided exploration of several Mayan temples in which Brenda gave us a good introduction to various sites. We were able to see some Howler Monkeys on site as well. Then we had an excellent lunch that Brenda brought along at the hut near the museum followed by visiting few gift shops near the museum. Then Brenda took us back to the starting point of the boat tour where Robert was waiting to take us back to the hotel in Belize City. Overall this was a very well organized tour!
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Michelled472
Nov 23, 2024
Amazing day - We loved our Lamani tour. The river was beautiful with lots of birds and a crocodile. Brenda, our guide, provided lots of great information about the mayan site and the people. She was very knowledgeable and interesting. We saw lots of monkeys and an iguana, but the highlight was seeing a jaguarundi. An absolutely wonderful day
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Megan_g
Nov 5, 2024
Perfect day tour - Wonderful tour! The guides, especially Brenda, were great. Loved the boat ride into Lamanai and the site was incredible.
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Alan_e
Oct 18, 2024
Great Day Trip - They met us at the San Pedro Belize water taxi terminal (we came from Caye Caulker). Enjoyable trip down the New River. Our guide was quick to spot crocodiles along the way. He was through and took time to answer question in our tour of Lamanai. They had us back in Belize City at the ferry terminal in plenty of time to catch the last ferry at 5:30 back to Caye Caulker.
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Jerry_d
Aug 15, 2024
What a fabulous tour! - This was a fabulous tour! Everyone was wonderful and lunch was delicious! We highly recommend this, but don’t forget the sunblock or the bug spray!
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Knelson1526
Aug 12, 2024
Beautiful experience at Lamani - We are so happy we booked an inland tour with V.i.V tours! We were staying on the island of San Pedro and took the water taxi into Belize City. We were greeted immediately after exiting the water taxi and our driver took us out to the water boat to start our excursion. Our driver, Narciso was so friendly and knowledgeable, the drive out felt like it was a tour itself. The boat ride to Lamani was one of our favorite parts. Diana was an incredible boat driver and made the ride enjoyable. We stopped so see animals along the way. Lamani is a breathtaking Mayan Ruin site with impeccably preserved ruins. We were nearly the only ones on the tour so it felt like we had the place to ourselves. We had a great time seeing and listening to the howler monkeys throughout the ruins. It was a nice break to get to experience such a magnificent place. We would highly recommend taking an inland tour with V.i.V.
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Clairemc4259lf
Jul 25, 2024
Great tour! - Everyone on this tour was fantastic and truly added to the experience. Learning about the Mayan culture while hiking through the jungle is a perfect combination. Highly recommend this tour!
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John_y
Jul 9, 2024
Tour guides we amazing... - Tour guides we amazing and friendly. Nas and Amir we knowledge, sincere, and genuine. Overall very good experience.
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Shana_h
Jun 25, 2024
Excellent day trip Lamanai! - This was an excellent tour, and our guide, Amir, was so knowledgeable. He was very good with my parents who are in their 70s. He took his time when they needed to rest and the food was absolutely wonderful!
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Juanjose_r
Oct 27, 2024
Boat upgrade required - Trip was great but we had a terrible boat trip pouring rain and the boat had 0 rain coverage. We ended up completely wet. Beyond that, guide was a 10/10, ruins where just amazing, and food was great.
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