Lamanai Eco Tours — Local services in Orange Walk District

If you have an interest in history and/or nature, the Lamani ecotour is a must! Our tour guide was Nate, and he did an amazing job with sharing his anecdotes and knowledge on the boat ride and hike, making the trip really fun. The wildlife is beautiful, the people are welcoming and what is excavated of the ancient city is breathtaking.

My friend and I booked the excursion through our hotel. Included in our trip was a ride to and from the boat, the boat ride to and from Lamanai, the guided tour, and lunch. It was an hour drive from Belize City to the boat ride and then about another hour to the ancient city. Hiking and cite seeing was another hour and afterwards, we ate food that was locally grown and prepared. The time and cost of this trip is worth experiencing the history and the natural...

Disappointing. We requested a sunrise start riverboat and Lamanai birding tour with a birding guide. We were on time but the guide was late and the tour started 45min late, missing the prime birding time. The guide tried to be helpful, but was familiar only with the common birds and did not know bird calls. By chance we saw a few good birds at the Lamanai site, but because the guide was unfamiliar with calls and most of the species, we were extremely dissatisfied. The tour cost $300US which we paid in full and also tipped our guide because, although late, he was trying his best. Fault primarily lies with the owner of this company who made the arrangements and chose our guide. Lesson learned. If we get a bird guide in the future, we will request to see their...

Did a private tour. Only $15/person more than the cruise ship cattle boat. No brainer. Allowed for a later start time so we could sleep in (we stayed at Lamanai Landings Hotel right next door and were picked up right there), allowed for a much more leisurely boat ride allowing us to see lots more wildlife, and allowed time to see all the ruins (group tours commonly spend less time at Lamanai and (unbeknownst to them), only see a subset of the ruins). Our guide Andy was a superstar and was able to spot and point out a ton of wildlife. He shared a lot of history about the Lamanai ruins and the Maya people and was fantastic. I highly recommend the trip, going private, and going with Lamanai...