Altun Ha and Howler Monkey Sanctuary Tour

We came to Belize on a cruise in Sept 2018 and it was by far my favorite stop of the trip (4 stops), and one of my favorite excursions EVER, and I've traveled outside the States quite a bit. Our guide Adrian was so knowledgeable about the history of Belize, he was so friendly and patient, he was also very funny! We fed wild Howler Monekys, ate lunch at "the Road House Resturant", then finished the day at Altun Ha. You can actually WALK on Altun Ha, it was such an unforgettable experience. I 100% will travel to Belize again and I will ONLY use this tour company and I will recommend to anyone :) THANK YOU ADRIAN!! IguanaIguana #TastesLikeChicken #YoAdrian #NeverForgetHunter #ThatBoyDontActRight lol

My family of 17 recently took our 1st cruise and decided to book all of our excursions separate from the tours offered through Carnival. We decided to book this tour with Belize Fun Tours. Our guide was waiting just outside the terminal when we arrived. Since we had such a large group we were given a "private" tour. I have to say this was my favorite day of our entire vacation! Our guides were Adrian (yo Adrian!) and Melissa. Our driver was Lincoln. Adrian and Melissa were AMAZING! Adrian was very knowledgeable and informative telling us about the country and culture of Belize. Both of our guides were very friendly and very entertaining throughout the tour. We went to the Howler Monkey Reserve first. I believe it was on the way to the reserve Adrian stopped to buy our group some fresh mangos. Delicious! Our guide at the reserve was Royce. Royce told us all about the history of the reserve and the ecosystem. Then he led us into the jungle where a family of howler monkeys lives. Each member of my family was able to feed a baby howler monkey. It was one of the most incredible experiences! After we left the reserve we picked up lunch from a local restaurant on the way to the ruins. The lunch was delicious local fare of rice and beans and chicken. Melissa took over the tour at Altun Ha where she explained the history of the ruins. She was very knowledgeable and informative! We were able to climb the largest temple which was another amazing experience! We arrived back at the cruise terminal with about an hour to spare. I cannot recommend this tour enough or these two guides. We had an unbelievable time in Belize and are looking forward to going back. We would DEFINITELY book with Belize Fun Tours again.

Overall this experience was 2/5 at best. TLDR; Not worth the money. Greg was lazy, tried to pick up other customers from the airport, bait and switched us with the lunch, and had someone else drop us off at the ferry. We booked the "Community Baboon Sanctuary and Altun Ha Maya Ruins Tour" (directly on their site but posting here for transparency) for April 13 and it was so underwhelming it hurt. Greg was our tour guide and he spent a majority of the time sitting and left us to our own devices. We spent more time in his van than we did on either of the tours. Definitely not worth the $330 we spent. While other tour guides took their group up and down the site and provided in depth information on the history of the Altun Ha Maya Ruins, Greg gave us a brief 5 minute run down and said he was going to sit and leave us to "explore". He spent more time talking about the diff trees than he did anything else. We spent maybe an hour here. Had to leave here by 1030a to make it to the next site, which was even more underwhelming. It took us an hour to get to the Baboon Sanctuary, which was literally one tree and 5 howler monkeys that I guess locals refer to as "baboons." That tour was maybe 15 minutes long, which included the time it took to walk to the tree. After the tour was over--Greg asked us if we *minded* if he picked up some "friends" from the airport on the way to drop us off for lunch. We decided we weren't comfortable with that arrangement, because we did pay to have him drive US and not have it be rideshare. He not only talked about us on the phone to someone (specifically said we were being difficult), he still stopped at the airport to tell these people (who weren't friends--just customers) that he couldn't take us and someone else would. Of course this family of 5 decided to glare into the van with disdain as if we did something wrong. Don't think I would want to share a ride with two strangers anyway? Greg tried to drop us off at a random cafe instead of whatever Belizean cuisine that was supposed to be included in the price after the tours were over. Pretty sure lunch was supposed to be between the two tours, but it seemed like he was trying to make sure he could pick up those folks, which didn't end up happening. We also had to pay for lunch out of pocket, which was supposed to be included in the ticket price. I would 200% not recommend this tour or company with anyone. Find someone to drive you and save some money. The admission fee for EACH SITE was $10 USD per person. So total was $40 USD for two people. All in all, we paid $290 for some man to drive us around, make us share the ride with someone else, call us difficult, and pocket the money meant for our lunch, while having someone else pick us up post lunch to take us back to the ferry? Never again.

Our tour guide was phenomenal and very knowledgable! We enjoyed his endless knowledge on the Maya Ruins and Belize. He went up and beyond our expectations. We also enjoyed the monkey tour and had a once in a lifetime experience!