SHORE EXCURSIONS

This blend of culture and adventure is an awe-inspiring experience you should not miss during your stop in Belize! Your knowledgeable and experience tour guides take you on an enlightening air-conditioned bus ride through the old capital of Belize en route to the Chukka's Eco Almond Hill Lagoon. During this transfer you are given the interesting history of this small country that is marked by an extraordinary blend of British, Scottish, Maya, Creole and Garifuna cultural traditions. At the Airboat Outpost you are welcomed by the ancestral drums of the Garifuna ethnic group. The Garifuna are of African and Amerindian descent originating from fugitive slaves who were welcomed into local communities. In 2001, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) declared the Garifuna culture a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”. After your welcome and safety briefing, you are off to a thrilling and adventurous 450-horsepower airboat ride through mangrove forest on the Almond Hill. You’ll feel the wind in your face as you skim the surface of the water, zipping through twisting mangrove tunnels or open grasslands. The Almond Hill Lagoon is home to an array of birds and other native wild life that you guide will point out during this fun ride. Return back to Airboat outpost after taking in all the natural beauty and enjoy a taste of Belize as you have the opportunity to shop and sample our local rum and wine while experiencing the more live drumming of the Garifuna culture.