OFF TO THE JUNGLE!

Time to say goodbye to the Gecko Bungalow & explore a different part of Belize. Heading for Cayo District & San Ignacio. Heading out the Northern highway we stopped at the Belize Zoo. It is a zoo unlike any I have ever seen. Most of the animals are rescues & all are native to Belize, but that is not what makes it so unique. The animals are in their natural habitat, & so close you can touch them! There are plenty of signs telling you not to stick your fingers in the cages.

The pathways are like beautiful jungle paths.

This whole zoo is run completely by donations, & most of the workers are volunteers.

We enjoyed our visit & now it's off to Lower Dover Jungle Lodge. This is in a very remote part of the country. It is an eco lodge, with over 100 acres, most of which is jungle. It bordered by rivers on 3 sides. We stayed in a cabana with a rain water shower, & mosquito netting over the bed.

this is an actual working eco farm, they raise chickens (2 of which we had for dinner) & other animals, & have 6 dogs that accompanied us on a walk. It was kind of cool as they were leading us on the walk & would run off into the woods at times to chase critters they heard.. It was like having guard dogs. Dinner was amazing again, fresh chicken, vegetables, soup & potatoes. We had an early night as there isn't much to do in the jungle after dark & we definitely didn't want to walk around on our own.