Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Excursion
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
The Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary turnoff is on the west side of the Philip Goldson Highway at Mile 30. It's a dirt road marked by a wooden sign post. Another three (3) miles down this road, brings you to the village of Crooked Tree. Crooked Tree village (population approximately 595) is surrounded by the sanctuary and its wetlands. The village covers roughly 2.5 square miles, out of the 19.3 sq. mile island Until the construction of the causeway in 1983, the village was only accessible by boat.
This site is of major importance for waterfowl. Of particular interest is the small number of nesting Jabiru each year. In total, 276 species have been spotted at Crooked Tree. As well as the bird life flourishing here, Crooked Tree holds a growing number of Morelet's Crocodile. Other mammals include Black Howler Monkeys and Central American otters. All Belize's species of freshwater turtle are found in the Reserve.
Partially surrounding the lagoons is a Logwood savannah/swamp, the largest continuous stand of these trees remaining in. Belize. Marsh, semi-evergreen/deciduous broadleaf forest, pine/oak savannah and pasture are the other vegetation communities in the sanctuary, along with abundant submergent aquatic vegetation in the lagoons.Crooked
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- Sunblock
- Insect Repellant
- Camera to capture this once in a lifetime experience
What is included?
- Air conditioned, fully licensed and insured transportation
- Round trip transportation from your cruise ship terminal
- Certified English speaking excursion guides
- National park fees and entrance fees
- Bottled water
Belizecruisequest Cancellation policy
- Belizecruisequest will allow fully refundable cancellations, by the Guest, prior to 11 days.This means that the Guest should check the itineraries prior to entering the cancellation penalty period, which is 11 days prior to the tour date.
- If you have paid for your tour in full, the penalty for cancellation within 10 days of booking, is 50%.
- In some cases, Belizecruisequest may cancel a tour due to weather or other circumstances. In the event that the Belizecruisequest cancels the tour, you may choose between a rescheduling of the tour, a full refund of all monies paid OR a credit towards an alternative tour. If you choose to accept a credit, the difference in the cost of the alternative tour will be refunded or paid by you as applicable.
- If conditions make it impossible for the Cruiseship to anchor and disembark passengers in a timely manner, or if the vendor must cancel due to equipment or weather problems, Belizecruisequest will not allow any refund of payments.
- Delays or cancellation of airline flights or other modes of transportation used to arrive to the port or location of the Belizecruisequest activity, will not be taken into consideration in the determination of a refund for unused services.
- The Guest/ Group must notify Belizacruisequest within 12 days after the Belizecruisequest’s date of any problem that may have occurred. The notification must be in writing. Emails of the aforesaid situation must be sent to belizecruisequest@gmail.com . Belizacruisequest reserves the right to properly vet any information received, and a decision on any, partial or no refund, will be based on the information gathered.
- Group bookings are non-refundable if the tour price is based on a specific number of participants 10 Guests or less.
- Any bookings made three days in advance, will be non-refundable.
- Any Guest with special needs, Belizecruisequest will not be responsible if that Guest(s) are not satisfied with a tour, if Belizecruisequest was not properly informed of such special needs prior to the tour.
- Belizecruisequest trust that our tour operator performs adequately and delivers to the Guests the highest level of professionalism.
- Customers who dispute a Belizecruisequest credit card charge by filing chargeback notice with their credit card companies, will be charged a $50.00 USD administrative fee (per chargeback notice) by Belizecruisequest if the chargeback is ruled in our favor by the financial institution.
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