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amenities. The internationally recognised
HilltopSpaoffers professional spa treatments
with a panoramic view of the Maya Moun-
tains and surrounding rainforest, while the
Mariposa restaurant provides a fine dining
experience using locally sourced meats, Ca-
ribbean seafood and produce grown at the
resorts’ own organic Maya farm.
Other attractions include an infinity swim-
ming pool, a conference centre, the Blue
Morpho butterfly farm, Belize Natural His-
tory Centre, horse stables, a fleet of canoes
and more.
Chaa Creek also offers tours, both within
the resort’s sprawling nature reserve and
throughout Belize, giving guests access to the
country’s myriad Maya temples and archaeo-
logical sites, the Great Barrier Reef, and the
many other attractions to be found along
Belize’s unspoiled Caribbean coast and off-
shore cayes, such as the popular Ambergris
Caye and Placencia Village.
Closer to home, Chaa Creek’s licenced nat-
uralist guides conduct bird watching and
other nature-based tours within the private
nature reserve, including the popular “Crea-
tures of the Night” evening tour, as well as
morning and sunset guided canoes excur-
sions along the Macal River.
Other activities, such as cave tubing, zip lin-
ing and guided tours though Belize’s vast
network ofMaya ceremonial caves, including
