Cockscomb, Maya, Tours, Julio, Jaguar,student groups, arts and crafts, Maya Center,Belize and eco-tourism
 


We offer package tours, day tours, night tours and other services. Our tour guides are trained and certified to guide you around Belize. We cater to luxury guest, student groups or personalized request. We have a Toyota Van air conditioned that seats 14 guests, two buses that seats 30 guests with luggage and a car that seats 4, for smaller groups. Our small business is capable of transferring sixty guests at any given time. We also cater to student groups and large groups. Just give us advance notice.

 

Package 1 - Jaguar Tour -US$935.00 p/p
  • Cockscomb, Maya, Tours, Julio, Jaguar,student groups, arts and crafts, Maya Center,Belize and eco-tourismMethod of payment can be arranged by email

  • 6 days 5 nights. Included in this package are entrance fee, ground transportation, 3 meals each day,rooms and tour guide.

  • Minimum of 3 persons. Maximum 20 persons.

This Package gives you the unique opportunity to stay in the Maya Village and see the daily lives of the living Mayas. Listen to their special language and learn as much as you can about plants and their medicinal uses. Learn the skills used in building thatch roofs buildings that can withstand hurricane force winds and enjoy delicious Mayan cuisine directly from the wild forest.

Day 1:- Arrival at the Belize International Airport.
Drive to Maya Center Village with a narrative tour and site seeing along the way. Check in to desired Cottages, Me'jentzil's Lodge or at Nuuk Che'il Cottages, at the village, dinner and relax for the evening.
Day 2:- 7:00am: pickup at cottages and drive up to the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaguar Preserve. Nature trail hike, birding and learn about plant and their medicinal use.
Lunch and continue the adventure. Float down tubes on the South Stann Creek River, that flows through the Park and hike up to the water fall where you will swim and have fun.
Head back to Cottages about 5:00pm.
Day 3 :- 7:00 am: leave for Nim Li Punit, a Mayan site or Lubaantun and cave at Blue Creek caves. While on this tour, you get good hands-on experience about the living Mayas, who live in villages along the way. Have lunch at a beautiful watering hole. Return to cottages.
Day 4 :- Early morning birding. Leave for Red Bank village and see the Scarlet Macaw roaming through the Maya Village. If it is not real then it's got to be paradise. Leave for the Old Serpon sugar mill in Sittee River village and have a late lunch. The afternoon is free and get ready for a night tour of the Park at 7:00 pm. This is new and exciting!
Day 5:- East bound as we go into the Garifuna village of Hopkins and off we go snorkeling for the day. Snorkeling is on Belize's Barrier Reef, the world's second largest barrier Reef where we can see parrot fish, angel fish, groupers, coral head and more, as we venture through the blue Caribbean Sea.
Return to cottages and pack for the following morning.
Day 6:- Depart Maya Center Village for Bze Int. Airport with stops along the way and the Belize Zoo, at which we depart for the International Airport. End of tour.




1. The Scarlet Macaw tour is a new addition to our activity list. If you love birds, then this tour is for you. They start to come in around this time in Red Bank Village and a local tour guide from the village found their year round roosting area. We depart Maya Center Village at 5:30 am. And return at 12:00 noon. December through February every year is a sure bet on these Scarlet Macaws.

Price:-

  • US$50.00p/p, includes entrance fees and lunch. Minimum 4 persons, maximum 10 persons.

2. The Cockscomb Jaguar regular day tours leave at 8:00 am and returns at 4:00 pm in time for buses going back to Placencia. We can make changes to meet your needs or your group's demand.

Narrated nature trail hikes, sight seeing, river tubing or water fall swim, Entrance fee, lunch, water, (inner tubes) and transportation from Maya Center, Dangriga Town or Placencia. For visitors in Placencia, if you join us in Maya Center Village, you qualify for a 15% discount. It is easy to qualify for the big discount, simply get on the early daily bus from Placencia enroute to Dangriga Town. Stop at Maya Center Village (entrance to the Jaguar Preserve) and ask for Julio.

Price :-

  • US$65.00 per person starting from 4 up to 14 persons maximum.
  • 3 persons and less - US$200.00.




Paca in CockscombGuided Tour of the Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve in the night, is the most memorable trip you will ever have. Many of the bigger wildlife and nocturnal animals move around this time. You may even come across Jaguars as we usually do with our tourists. Just the sound of the jungle, roaring jaguar calls, howling of the Howler monkeys and the zipping of bats around you makes it a real jungle adventure.

Price:-

  • US$50.00 per person. Minimum 4 persons. Maximum 8 persons. Entrance fee and flashlights are included. You can arrange for smaller of individual tour.
  • US$20.00 per person if you join us in Maya Center village or if you are staying at the Jaguar Reserve. Minimum 4 persons. Maximum 8 persons . Entrance fee and flashlights are not included. You can arrange for smaller individual tours.
  • Using the services of a Tour Guides is US$70.00 for the day.





Cockscomb Diner & Bar:
Telephone 608-4992

At the DINER, we serve good Belizean dishes with authentic Mayan taste. We operate a small bar that serves beverages such as Belizean liquors and cocktails. Our SNACK SHOP inside provides for back-packers and visitors that are on the go.

Heliadora Bolon (former Vice-Chairlady) of the Maya Center Women's Group, is from one of the many families who were removed from the Cockscomb Jaguar Reserve Park, to make way for the Jaguars. She has worked very hard to help others progress, by helping to establish the Maya Center Women's Group. Today, we take the opportunity to WELCOME Miss Heliadora Bolon to the Mayan Wood Handicraft Center. We certainly need her expertise. Already she has joined hands with friends and family members and established the COCKSCOMB DINER & SNACK SHOP in Maya Center Village.

They provide our visitors and tourist with fresh squeeze orange juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice and other fresh tropical fruit juices such as papaya, mango, sour sap and tamarind. Also quick snacks such as tamales, pandas, corn tortillas (hand made), sandwiches and burgers. You can also get breakfast, lunch and dinner at Cockscomb Diner or you can visit Nuuck Che'il Cottages restaurant or Mejentzil restaurant.

  • We have high-speed Internet, making it easy to communicate with friends or surf the web from our Internet Café.

  • Traveling to and from the Jaguar reserve on that 8km hike is made much easier now as we provide Taxi service.

  • Our Gift shop, Mayan Wood Handicraft Center is owned and managed by myself, Julio Saqui. This gift and souvenir center is happy to present our visitors with authentic Mayan hand-made souvenirs. We specialize in wood and black slate handicrafts. We use only Belizean wood and we hope to employ more youths from the Mayan Village as the business grows to help and learn in the production of beautiful wood gifts, bed lamps & hand carved decorated doors, tables and corner tables. Please see our Catalog to make your order. You can also buy typical Mayan dresses here, Mayan masks and great ceramic work, greatly priced too.

Carvings:

Carvings, Click Here
Jaguar Carving, Click Here
Maya Carvings, Click here

Heliadora Bolon, who is purchasing handicrafts from other women who do not have a place to sell their arts and crafts, will be helping them to promote their products. She will be teaching them more creative work, such as carving and designing on black Slate, ceramics and wood. Images on the carvings include jaguars, birds, and Maya designs. Also many other local Mayan designs as shown in the photo (left). We ask you the visitor to help these women progress by supporting their authentic Mayan hand produts found at the Mayan Wood Handicraft Center. These products are made from local materials from the Cockscomb jungle, carefully extracted. You will also find gift items that will make very special gifts, such as necklaces, bracelets and ear rings that are unique and authentic Mayan. These gifts can be bought at our gift center or we can mail them to you in small or large quantity, at whole sale prices.

Carvings, Click Here
Mayan Art, Click Here

Accommodations:

At Nu'uc Che'il Cottages, and Mejentzil Lodge, you can get the opportunity of staying for an overnight in Maya Center Village and really experience the true love and hospitality of the Mayan people. You can easily book a room through us and book your tour as well.

Mejentzil's Lodge, you can get rooms for US$20.00 private with hot and cold shower or US$8.00 for bunk rooms , shared bath rooms and US$3.00 for camping.

At Nuuk Che'il cottages, you can get private rooms for US$30.00 or US$10..00 bunk style or US$4.00 for camping and US$2.50 entrance fee for the Botanical Garden. We can arrange a tour on this medicinal garden for you.

Home Stay Programs: You get an opportunity to stay with a Mayan family and experience genuine Mayan culture. Meals are provided while you stay with the family for the duration of your trip in Maya Center Village. The family will show you basic farming skills, medicinal plants used, tell stories, and you may even learn the basic Mayan language. Price: US$30.00 per person per night. For Student groups or at your request, you will get to see LIVE MARIMBA MUSIC and DANCE on the final day, for a small fee.

Make your reservation today!

For more information about our service and payments, please Email us.

Julio Saqui
Licenced Tour Guide
E-mail: julio_saqui@hotmail.com

 
 
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