What to Bring: Camera, extra film, binoculars, drinking water, insect repellent, and plenty of sunscreen. Bringing along swimwear. We recommend you wear long pants and sturdy shoes for riding.

Guided Horseback Riding (2 to 3 hrs) Includes: rides to a swimming hole for a refreshing swim	Departs: 8:00 a.m and 3 p.m Driving time: none Fitness: moderate

Mountain Pine Ridge
Even with its recent bout of forest devastation due to the Southern Pine Beetles, the attractions of Mountain Pine Ridge are still captivating and worth a visit. The reserve is home to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country such as Big Rock Falls, Hidden Valley Falls, and Butterfly Falls. The Rio On Pools is a popular place for swimming, relaxing, sliding around in the cascades and little falls, or simply admiring the granite rock formations dating back 300 million years.

The Rio Frio Caves, a large cavern with openings on both sides, has a creek flowing and echoing through the cave. This 300 sq. mile reserve consists of mostly pine trees shrubs, grasses and sedges. Home to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country such as Big Rock Falls, Hidden Valley Falls, and Butterfly Falls. The Rio On Pools is a popular place for swimming, relaxing, sliding around in the cascade and little falls or simply admiring the granite rock formations dating back to some 300 million years. The Rio Frio Caves, a large cavern with openings on both sides, has a creek flowing and echoing through the cave.

What to Bring: Camera, binoculars, drinking water, insect repellent, and plenty of sunscreen. Wearing shorts and hiking boots is fine; bringing along swimwear, water shoes or sandals is recommended as you may want to go for a dip at the falls or pools.

Mountain Pine Ridge Tour (2/3 to full day) See the Rio Frio Caves, Rio On Pools and a choice of Big Rock or Thousand Foot waterfalls	Departs: 8:00 a.m Driving time: 1 hr Fitness: moderate

Spanish Lookout and Laguna Aguacate
A 45-minute drive north of Crystal Paradise through rolling green hills brings you to Spanish Lookout, a modern-day Mennonite settlement reminiscent of Pennsylvania farmlands. Spanish Lookout is accessed by a beautiful drive through rolling hills. Several different habitats in the area makes it a favorable birding destination. The area consists of savannah, open farmland, and subtropical forest around the lake.

In the open land and pastures it is easy to find Vermillion Flycatchers, Fork-tailed Flycatchers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-Tailed Kites and Hawks, Laughing Falcons, Meadowlarks, Swallows, Herons, Jabiru storks just to name a few. Aguacate Lagoon Reserve is located about 20 minutes beyond the community, and provides a birdwatcher's paradise. In the forest around the lake common sighting may include Jacamars, Trogons, Puff-birds, Crested Guans and Great Curassows. Other birds may include Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Night Herons, rails and Crakes. We will stop at the Mennonites Western dairies for some homemade ice cream.

What to Bring: binoculars, camera and money for lunch as we stop at a buffet restaurant within the Belize Mennonite community.

Laguna Aguacate and Spanish Lookout (Half Day) Birding and Nature Tour, We bring a Swarovski scope Includes:bird guide and transportation

Departs: 7:00 a.m Driving time: 1hr Fitness: easy

Inland Blue Hole National Park & St. Herman's Cave
Blue Hole National Park is a 575-acre protected area located along the Southern Highway near Belize's capital city of Belmopan. The park boasts many outstanding features, including Blue Hole, a magnificent sink hole and its surrounding cave system. The Blue Hole is actually a short but deep stretch of underground rivers whose course is revealed by collapse of a limestone cavern. It flows on the surface for about 55 yards before disappearing beneath another rock face. This is a wonderful place for bird watching and swimming.

There are a number of trails to hike within the park. Some of the unusual birds known to this area include White Hawk, Spotted-Wood Quail, Crested Guans, Lovely Cotinga, Keel-Billed Toucans, Red-Legged Honey Creepers, and Slaty-Tailed Trogons. We can easily spend half to a full day here end the trip with a refreshing dip in the pools. A number of stairs descend to this small spring. Its cool, turquoise waters, surrounded by dense forest, overhung with mosses, vines and ferns are the perfect spot for a cool and relaxing dip.

St. Herman's Cave is part of Blue Hole National Park. It is a short hike from the parking area/visitor center to the cave entrance. Upon entering, visitors go down steps that were originally cut by the Maya. Once inside, people can clamber over rocks and splash through the water, while admiring stunning cave formations created over a millennium ago. After exploring the cave, there is the option to hike a 2 ½ mile interpretive trail with observations that leads over the cave. For birding we recommend earlier departures

Blue Hole and St Herman's Cave (Half Day) Belize birding and Nature Tour: We bring along a swarovski scope Includes: bird guide and transportation.

Departs: 8:30 a.m Driving time: 1 hr Fitness: moderate

Belize Zoo
The Belize Zoo consists of more than some 150 native birds, mammals and reptiles living in their natural environment. A visit to the zoo is a good way to become familiarized with some of the wildlife you may encounter in your travel to Belize. A stop can be arranged during your transfer from or to the airport. The Belize zoo is relatively small compared to others it takes about 1 ½ hrs to see it. Entrance fee $15.00 per person

Green Hills Butterfly Farm
If you visit early in the morning, you may get to see the pupae hatching into a butterfly. Flocks of butterflies, from brilliant blue to gorgeous orange, dazzling yellow to intriguing gray, fly freely in 2,700 sq. ft. of beautifully landscaped flight areas. With more than 20 species of butterflies, Green Hills is the largest live-butterfly display in Belize. They also have a living collection of plants such as bromeliads, heliconias and orchids. Entrance fees U.S $15.00 per person.

Biking
Ride to the Cristo Rey waterfalls, Maganas gift shop and artisans or to Garcia Sisters Museum. It is always relaxing and very soothing after a day of activity to just cruise down to the waterfall for a dip and make contact with nature.

Massage Services
There is no better way to relax than with a massage. Indulge in a full body massage here at the resort. Our masseuses are certified experts, who come to the resort on demand.
Full Body Massage - U.S. $59.00