Great place to visit but bring bug spray and a good pair of shoes. Site is just beginning to be uncovered
We were there because some locals told us about it and we had some curiosity, but the place is more like a forest and not what we expected, maybe they can improve the place a bit, but our guide was great and made a good job.
This is for adventure seekers. A look at a rustic site but the journey through the mangroves along a rickety wood plank ways is awesome. Keep an eye out for crocodiles too!
Site is hard to get to and undeveloped. May be more worthwhile in a few years, but didn't really feel like it was worth it yet.
We rode our bikes out--it is a long way and we didn't pick the best time of day. There isn't much on the site other than mounds and the bugs are truly ferocious. If you want a guided tour must reserve 24 hrs in advance and I'd recommend it. Onsite person was very knowledgeable and gave us both more bug spray and shirts to cover up with. Was an adventure.
Many people told us not to visit this site because it was undeveloped. It was worth the time to walk through the site, very informative.
At the recommendation by one of the Lamanai guides for excellent birding and also a nice police officer stationed on the way south to the site who told us specifically where to go, we decided to visit only to find out the guides don't work on Sundays here. But I was there mostly to see birds anyway and I saw quite a number of different birds including herons, egrets, warblers, vireos, and Killdeers and Spoonbills. Great example of Mangrove watershed.
Ten US dollars to get eaten alive....I would skip it. Long walk on uneven boards that are just dying to give way. Tons of hermit crabs was about the only cool thing here. Poisonous trees that have signs on them not to touch, makes you wonder what the tree roots are that you are stepping on, in flip flops.
Yes, we actually walked the 1/4 mile boardwalk through the mangrove swamp to get to the Maya site. Saw ibis and night herons and other cool birds on the walk out. That was a fun adventure before we got to the Mayan site. This is really an undeveloped site with pottery and artifacts still lying on the ground. A few typewritten descriptions are tacked to trees in the site. This is worth the walk if you are interested in the historical sites.
My daughter went here and although she said it was interesting, it was insect infested. She was given a hat with bug netting; however had to cut the tour short due to the fact that she was getting bitten. She had 30% Deet bug repellent on. Imagine what she would have been like without that? She had welts for days. Glad I stayed on the beach.