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This is our primary hotel choice in this location, though availability is not guaranteed. If a given hotel is not available for your tour date, we will reserve you a room at a hotel of similar appeal and quality in the same area.

Pook's Hill

Pook's Hill Lodge is located at the foothills of the Maya Mountains in the Cayo District of Belize, bordering the Roaring River and Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve. The lodge is situated within a 300 acre private reserve, on the site of an ancient Maya Plazeula group. This coupled with its unparalleled position in the very heart of the country, makes Pook's Hill a perfect base to discover the sites and sounds of Belize.

The adventure begins along the 3/4 mile access road that leads you through the rainforest; private nature trails in the reserve take you past giant Mahogany, Cedar, Strangling Fig and Ceiba. The forest is the home of Belizean mammals such as the tapir, jaguar, coati mundi, gibnut, and many more.

The Lodge is situated in a lawned clearing within the reserve, with white-washed cabanas circling the ruins of a small Maya plaza. The cabanas, built in the traditional Maya style with high thatched roofs arefully screened, spacious and cool. Each is detached with a roomy bathroom and hot water is provided in the showers. All rooms have electricity.

The main building, also designed in the traditional Maya style, nestles on the hillside, looking down over the lawns to the creek and dense forest below. Lantern-lit evening meals of European and Caribbean dishes are served buffet style. The veranda bar is a large thatched open space, and is ideal for birding or just relaxing in the tranquil setting.

Activities at the lodge include birding, horseback riding, hiking, river tubing and swimming. The lodge is walking distance from the cave, Tunichil Muknal, the most adventurous caving expedition in Belize.

Pook's Hill is ideally situated to see Western Belize; Five Blues Lake, The Blue Hole, Mountain Pine Ridge, Caracol and Xunantunich and is on the way to Tikal. The Lodge is easily reached from the International Airport and ideal for heading south to Dangriga and Placencia.

Pook's Hill is a 300 acre private reserve of prime broad leaf forest, originally preserved by it's remote location and later by the commitment of Svea Dietrich Ward, the founder of Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve.

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