Totally Wild!
Monkey River Tour
Tour Descriptions
Additional Information
Monkey River Tour: Will leave Placencia at 8:00 am from MNM dock, or private resort dock. Once on the boat. A safety briefing will be given thereafter a forty-five minutes boat ride will commence to Monkey River Village, along the coastline through or near mangrove, where there is a possibility of seeing many different species of wildlife, West Indian manatees, bottlenose dolphins, many different species of birds, just to name a few.
Once in Monkey River Village. There will be a fifteen (15) minutes restroom break, and a Local traditional creole lunch will be ordered at Alice’s restaurant. Also, we will change from our traditional skiff to a catamaran which is well shaded have more comfortable seats, is railed around for safety for everyone especially the kids, and has a better view for a more enjoyable trip up the Monkey River.
At 9:00 am: On the boat, over one hundred years of Monkey River town history Will be given by a local guide. Where Monkey River Town besides Belize town was one of the areas where the first logging industry started. and unique to Monkey River town was the banana industry where it first started and they helped to forge the development of (British Honduras) which name was later changed to Belize.
The river cruise will then start up the Monkey River where we will go at a slow phase to spot out different species of wildlife. like Howler Monkeys, Crocodiles, River otters, several different species of birds, Iguanas, basalis, and the possibility of spotting lots more wildlife.
At 10:00 am: We will start our jungle hike to get a better look and feel of our broadleaf rain forest and all the flora and fauna it holds. while in the jungle we will also get a chance to get a better view of our famous black howler Monkeys (baboon) as named by the locals.
At 11.00 am: We make our way back to Monkey River village where we will have lunch at Alice’s restaurant at noon. Meet the local people and get a chance to buy gifts to take back from our local gift shop and cool off.
At 1:00 pm: Our boat left monkey river to head back to placencia on the way we stop for 30 minutes where we get a close up look at our west Indian manatees in their element.
At 2:30 pm: We return to our starting point. Where local guide gives the conclusion and say our goodbye.
Whats Included
- Bilingual Guide
- Lunch
- Binsculars
- Off bug spray
- Life preservers
Rates
- Pick up from Placencia Village: $80.00 US (Adults) – $65.00 (Kids) – Lunch included
- Pick up from Independence Village: $80.00US (Adults) – $65.00 (Kids) – Lunch included
- Pick up from Seine Bight Village: $80.00 US (Adults) – $65.00 (Kids) – Lunch included
- Pick up from Monkey River Village: $45.00US (Adults) – $35.00US (kids)
- Pick up from NO NAME POINT: $50.00US (Adults) – $40.00 US (Kids)