Rainforest Hikes & Eco-tours
- Helicopter Tours
- Bacab Eco park and Bike Adventure
- Bacab Eco Park with Trail and Butterfly House
- Bacab Eco Park with Horseback
Helicopter Tours
We have four helicopter tours available that will allow you a birds-eye view of Belize as only a few people have experienced. All of the tours will land you at our private heliport in Old Belize where you will be taking a tour inside a rainforest exhibit that showcases giant tropical trees, which tower over the paths. Inside this display, a waterfall and limestone cave depict magnificent stalactite and stalagmite formations. All of the tours will then land you at our private heliport in Old Belize where you will be taking a tour inside a rainforest exhibit that showcases giant tropical trees that tower over the path as you walk. Inside this display, a waterfall and limestone cave depict magnificent stalactite and stalagmite formations.
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Departs: see Tour Office
Time: 2 ½ - 3 ½ hours
- Belize City and the 1000 foot Falls will fly directly over the Maya mountains, lagoons, rivers, and waterfalls of Belize where you can view the coastline from the air and enjoy the breathtaking views.
- Altun Ha Helicopter Tour will experience an aerial view of the most extensively excavated ruin in Belize, Altun Ha, which was a major ceremonial center.
- Altun Ha & Lamanai Helicopter Tour will fly you to see two Mayan sites. Altun Ha consists of two main plazas with various temples and residential structures. Lamanai was on of the longest occupied areas in the Mayan World.
- Belize City & Reef Helicopter Tour will take you to see Belize City from the air. A birds eye view of downtown, the Barlon Bliss Lighthouse, the tourist village and St. Johns Cathedral are only a few of the things you will see. Then, there will be a pass over the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. Then north to see many of the Cayes on the island.
Bacab Eco park and Bike Adventure
This tour is an hour of water and discovery as you venture into the Belizean tropical forest on hardy trail bikes. You will have the thrill of winding through the savannah thicket and the riverside forest to look up at the majestic royal Palms towering over you. You might even see Black Howler Monkeys feeding on flowers and fruits. At the trips end, you will be picked up from the Municipal Airstrip.
Level of Difficulty - MODERATE
Departs: see Tour Office
Time: 4 hours
Bacab Eco Park with Trail and Butterfly House
Your jungle adventure walk begins on the Riverview Nature Trail at Bacab Eco Adventure Park and takes you through the lush Riverine Forest. This forest exhibits massive trees that reach hundreds of feet into the sky. You are likely to encounter exotic plants, animal tracks, creatures feeding on fruits and flowers as well as species of flora and fauna that are traditionally known for their medicinal uses in this paradise of Belize. As soon as you leave the administrative building, begin your tour of the Wild Wings Butterfly House. The walkways are lined with colorful tropical wildflowers from which the native butterflies drink nectar and sun themselves. As you twist in and out of the pathways, find yourself surrounded by butterflies at different stages of their life - from caterpillar to winged beauty. Once inside the Butterfly House, the winding pathway offers the opportunity to view over twenty-five species of Belizean butterflies in a kaleidoscope of colors. Streams, ponds, and waterfalls provide a soothing atmosphere for visitors and moisture for the butterflies and tropical plants.
Level of Difficulty - EASY
Departs: see Tour Office
Time: 4 hours
Bacab Eco Park with Horseback
This jungle adventure is an hour excitement as you discover the Belizean tropical forest from atop your horse. In the high canopy of intertwining branches, you may see Black Howler Monkeys, iguanas lazily sunning themselves or even native species of colorful, tropical birds. Flora and fauna of all different colors surround you as you make your way through the hanging vines and palm trees. The trail continues to wind through the Royal Palms as nesting parrots call out in the forest and streaks of sunlight illuminate through the canopy light your way.
Level of Difficulty - MODERATE
Departs: see Tour Office
Time: 4 hours
