Arrive Belize International. - ½ hr transfer to Belize City water-taxi terminal in 15 passenger van. Transfer 1 hr via water-taxi to Caye Caulker.

Settle into beach side hotel. Afternoon tour of island, swimming. Slide Presentation on coral reef after dinner.

All day snorkeling to Hol Chan Marine Reserve (best large fish sighting in Belize, but very crowded and not recommended if cruise ships are in country) OR ....

All day sailing and snorkeling to various smaller reef sites, which have less large fish but far more coral diversity, and much less tourist traffic (preferable, in our opinion)

Depart Caye Caulker via water-taxi back to Belize City - One hour transfer west to the Belize Zoo for a 2 hour tour, including a lecture on the importance of wildlife and habitat conservation in Belize.

Continuing 1 hour west and south to St Margaret Village and settle in to this mestizo village's well developed homestay program. Students spend the night singly or in pairs with host families.

Transfer 2 hours north and west to San Ignacio Town (pop 10,000) situated on the Macal River. Settle in to campground or cabins
(will students be bringing their own camping equipment?). Transfer ½ hour upstream for a leisurely 2 hour paddle down the Macal River to San Ignacio.

Optional - In-stream lectures on tropical river ecology, the historic role of the Macal River during Belize's colonial past. Lots of time for swimming, R & R, etc.

Transfer ½ hour to Belize's western border - Cross into Guatemala, then switch to a Guatemalan vehicle. Transfer 4 hours west and south through Guatemala's Peten forest, deep into the rainforests of Coban.

Settle into Chisec, a tiny traditional mayan village, and divide group into host families. Evening lecture on cultural sensitivity and environmental, economic and developmental issues faced by this village.

Depart Chisec and 3 hours back-tracking to Flores, within the Peten region. It's a picturesque Spanish colonial town situated on a tiny island in the middle of the lake.

We cross the lake in "lanchas" to settle into San Andres Village on the opposite shore with a cozy bed and breakfast run by the widow of an environmentalist "desaparecido". She has great stories of Guatemala's troubled past.