Carnival Glory 10/8/05

Planning on going to Chankanaab Lagoon while there. I was there a few years
ago with kids and now "ex" wife and cant remember if they rent snorkal gear.

Also what is your opinion on the Altun Ha & Belize City Tour?

Thanks
Scott

They do rent snorkel gear at the lagoon.
I would not do that tour in Belize but rather opt for the River
Wallace/Altun Ha as it is much better. If you really want to travel through
the country then the Xunitunich Ruins tour is also very good.
Jim


"scott" wrote in message
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Planning on going to Chankanaab Lagoon while there. I was there a few
years
ago with kids and now "ex" wife and cant remember if they rent snorkal
gear.

Also what is your opinion on the Altun Ha & Belize City Tour?

Thanks
Scott

jim wrote:

If you really want to travel through the country then the Xunitunich
Ruins tour is also very good.

Jim, I enjoyed Xunantunich and Lamanai a little better than Altun-Ha.
Here are a few photos of the ruins in Belize along with descriptions.

http://www.belizeit.com/mayaruin.htm

We visited the Xunantunich Mayan Site ($65.00, lunch and bottled water,
included). There is a long bus ride, the tour guides offered
information about Belize along the way. After the bus ride we stood on
a ferry to cross a river. There was a very short walk to the Mayan
site. Their museum displays a three-dimensional model of the site, as
well as depicting the evolution of Maya civilization. My husband climbed
to the top of "El Castillo" which was 130 feet. You see a panoramic
view of the jungle canopy, the Mopan and Belize River valleys, the
Guatemalan Peten District, which is only a few miles away. It was
raining when we visited. I was afraid I would slip on the grass, so
instead of climbing on the ruins I stayed on the ground. After the tour
we stopped at a restaurant and we had chicken, beans and rice, cole
slaw. There were rest rooms and souvenirs.

When enjoyed visiting the Lamanai ruins. There was a bus ride, a boat
ride, lunch (chicken, beans and rice, bottled water), then there was a
long walk to Lamanai. They are still uncovering Lamanai, through funds
from Canada. We had a tour guide who gave us plenty of information.
They have a small museum, but it is very interesting. The pottery is
displayed according to the period in which it was made. As you enter the
museum, you will find the pottery from the Preclassic Period arranged on
the shelves to the left.

Yes, you can rent snorkel gear at Chankanaab. Please come back and tell
us about your cruise on the Glory.

Becca