Did you know that Belize has the largest ratio of its land dedicated to natural parks, conservation refuges and wildlife preserves of any country in the world? Belize boasts the world's first and only preserves dedicated to the preservation of the jaguar, the howler monkey and the jabiru stork.

While many other countries have allowed their natural resources to be sacrificed in the interest of economic development, Belize has wisely made conservation of its precious natural resources the linchpin of its burgeoning tourism industry. Community-based ecotourism is an important and growing factor in Belize's economic development.

The links below are only a few of the many natural assets that make Belize an ecotourism paradise. Please visit the Reef and Scuba Page for information about Belizean underwater natural assets.

Cayo District

Guanacaste Park

Mountain Pine Ridge

Hidden Valley Falls

Rio On Pools

Rio Frio Cave and Nature Trail

Ix Chel Farms and Don Eligio Panti Medicinal Trail

Belize District

BelizeZoo and Tropical Education Center (on the road to Cayo District)

Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary

Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary

Stann Creek District

Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Preserve

Placencia Lagoon

Earthwatch reef projects on Tobacco Caye

Orange Walk District

Rio Bravo Conservation Area

Toledo District

Mayan Guesthouse Program and Tours

Punta Gorda Nature Trail

Nature Reserves

Dem Dats' Doin'

Corozal District

Shipstern Nature Reserve and Butterfly Farm

Ambergris Caye

Hol Chan Underwater Park and Marine Reserve

Coastal Nature Tours

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