Attractions

Located about 12 miles from San Ignacio town near Bullet Tree Falls village. Travel through all weather roads deep into the jungle crossing over rivers into the Yalbac hills to get to this site well known for its birdwatching. El Pilar is one of Belize’s largest Mayan sites covering about 50 acres of jungle, there are many large temples on site the tallest of which is about 70 feet high.

If you are headed to Rio on Pools you are headed to a marvelous interaction with nature. At Rio on Pools you can enjoy a picnic surrounded by the fresh scent of pine, and chilly temperature of the pine forests. Also enjoy the breathtaking sight of small waterfalls making their journey over large granite rocks, spilling into cool round pools. Just a short distance from the picnic area you can hike down to the river where you are tempted to swim on the relaxing famous pools of the Rio on Pools or enjoy the view of its waterfalls and natural water slides. An unforgettable view that will bring you unforgettable moments.  This is truly a great place for all those nature lovers, because here you will have a taste of paradise and the wonders of nature.

If you love butterflies, then the Tropical Wings Nature Center is a place you will want to experience. It is located a few miles from San Ignacio, in San Jose Succotz village, and is a 'must see' place for butterfly lovers. Here you will be able to walk in the screened housing area built especially for their care, and get to see and experience the plants, and the butterflies in all their stages.

Xunantunich (Maiden of the Rock), is the second tallest Maya ruin in Belize.

Xunantunich is located about a mile across the Mopan River, in San José Succotz, a village in the Cayo District. Xunantunich (pronounced "Shoo-nan-too-nich") means "Stone Woman" in the Maya language. The "Stone Woman" refers to the ghost of a woman alleged by several people to have inhabited the site.