Private Tour: Altun Ha and Baboon sanctuary from Belize City

6 hours Free cancellation Private tour

Private Tour: Altun Ha and Baboon sanctuary from Belize City, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This private Altun Ha and Community Baboon Sanctuary tour joins Maya archaeology with one of Belize’s most meaningful community conservation stories. Explore Altun Ha’s plazas and temples while your private guide explains how this ceremonial city traded between the Caribbean coast and inland settlements. The experience then moves from ancient stone architecture to the living forest of Bermudian Landing, where black howler monkeys—called baboons locally—are protected through cooperation among villages and private landowners. Learn how the seven-village sanctuary maintains forest corridors while supporting local communities, and listen for the unforgettable calls of the howlers overhead. The distinction is not simply visiting ruins and seeing wildlife. Both places reveal how Belizeans protect what matters: one preserves evidence of an ancient civilization, while the other safeguards a living species and its habitat.

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At a glance

Duration: 6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Private Belize Adventure

Ages: Children (5–9 years) · Adults (10–65 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Water
Included: Transportation
Included: Private Guide
Included: Entrance Fee

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Altun Ha

one hour Admission included

Altun Ha is the nearest excavated Maya Temple to Belize City and is probably the most visited by Belizean school children from all over the country. This beautiful Maya Temple whose name means “Rockstone Water” has wide-open spaces.
Community Baboon Sanctuary

one hour Admission included

Founded in 1985 the aim of the sanctuary was to show farmers in the area that protecting the habitat of the Black Howler Monkey could bring sustainability to the village. Your guide will show you the monkeys up close as they scamper across rope suspensions bridges throughout the village.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Royal Orchid Hotel
Best Western Plus Belize Biltmore Plaza
Best Caribbean Belize Pickwick Hotel
Comodidades Delta
Xaman Ek Resort & Spa
Fort George Hotel And Spa
Ramada by Wyndham Princess Belize City
North Park Hotel
Bachelor Inn

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.