Itinerary
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Stop At: Monkey River Town, Monkey River Town, Toledo District
Monkey river and Manatee watch is the most popular tour out of Placencia!
This tour departs at 9am, with complimentary pick-up from your hotel if needed. Enjoy a 40-minute boat ride through the mangroves and Caribbean Sea to enter the mouth of Monkey River at Monkey River Village.
On your boat ride down the Monkey River, watch for the wildlife of Belize - birds, iguanas, snakes, crocodiles and the stars of the tour - howler monkeys. Jump in for a swim in the river...if you dare! Then return to Monkey River Village to enjoy a native lunch.
Top off the trip with a stop for manatee watching on the way back to Placencia. See how many you can spot before they go back under!
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Captain Jaks, GJ9J+H3 Placencia, Placencia, Belize
Traveler pickup is offered
08:00 AM
5 to 7 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Most travelers can participate
Not wheelchair accessible
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Posted By : Doug D
Very educational learning about the river and rainforest. Great guide who navigated through all the dangers and poisonous things from tree to frogs etc. Monkeys were prevalent as well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : LightPacker296587
Amazing views, awesome wildlife, great and super knowledgeable and chill guide.
The description is right on, would def recommend
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Bill G
Local guide Doyle and Doyle Jr. were great. Everything you would expect from a great tour. The only thing we didn't see was a jaguar.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14
Posted By : E267XWkathyk
Six adults joined the group going to the Monkey River. Four had never been to the rain forest. Doyle and Junior were our guides. They were excellent! Doyle was so informative, you could tell he loved the rain forest and his job. He was very funny. Lunch was ok, interesting village.
Highly recommend the trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-12
Posted By : Caroline_R
The boat ride thru the mangroves and up the river was enjoyable. The town is very modest and lunch was just average. We weren’t expecting a lot, but if you bring kids, be sure to pack snacks. The highlight was seeing three troops of howler monkeys. I wish we had more time to enjoy watching them but our guide seemed in a hurry. This trip was only 4.5 hours which was plenty long enough for us but not as advertised.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01
Posted By : Susan6088
We took the Monkey River Tour the day after our arrival. It was a perfect way to become oriented to the beautiful location! Doyle was such an amazing guide… soooo knowledgeable about all the great wildlife. We saw monkeys, crocs, dolphins, and many other amazing species! A great experience!!
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Posted On : 2024-03-04
Posted By : courtneysendall
We had a great time with Doyle on this tour! They picked us up from our hotel and the tour was fun and informative. We didn’t see any manatees but found several monkeys to observe.
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Posted On : 2024-02-09
Posted By : HappyTravelerAgain20
This is a highlights from our trip to Belize. We did snorkeling in Caye Caulker, Mayan Ruins around San Ignacio and Tikal in Guatemala, but this was my favorite excursion. Our guide, Will, was great. He really knows his stuff and goes out if his way to make your trip enjoyable. We saw crocs, iguanas, monkeys, manatees and so many species of birds. I highly recommend,
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Posted On : 2024-02-03
Posted By : robertrL9042CK
A fascinating tour: lots of fun on the boat ride, good animal and bird sightings from the water, and a good trek though the jungle, especially to see (and hear) the howler moneys. Manatee sighting on the way home were a bonus. Our guide was excellent. Lunch was a bit blah.
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Posted On : 2024-01-22
Posted By : Beth_B
Very nice excursion. Word to the wise, where long light colored, walking pants and closed shoes that can get dirty. Bring bug spray and binoculars.
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Posted On : 2024-01-20
