Okay! We decided on Pook's Hill and will be making reservations there. The price was right and the location looks beautiful on their website. They also seem nice and have been answering all my questions. Cave Branch Lodge was very nice via email as well so. Was a hard decision to make.

Does anyone have a website for Ian Anderson's place, and where is it located?

I have the website for Ian's place, but its in my office and I won't be there until Tuesday. His email address is caves@pobox.com If you email him, he can give it to you. To get to his place you travel on the western highway, then onto the Hummingbird Highway, past Belmopan( the capital). Appararently the road is really good now. It is a beautiful drive, surrounded by orange groves and the mountains, very lush. His sign is on the Hummingbird Highway, I think it is after the cave ( I think St. Herman's) and before the Interior Blue Hole. It is really in the thick of the jungle. His accomodations use to be very rustic, but he has made alot of improvements and has built some nicer cabanas. The River Cave trip is an amazing and unique experience.

Re: Ian Anderson's cave tubing, is this a better experience than the cave tubing at Jaguar Paw that is offered?

Thanks!

Lori

Ian's web site is www.cavesbranch.com -- it's a wonderful place. The setting is beautiful, the cave tubing is awesome. We also did the Black Hole Drop and that is a huge adrenaline rush. It's quite a hike, but everyone who it while we were there LOVED it.

muninchick
where did you stay in thr end and how was it? also want jungel feeling to aa stay in Cayo and also am exploring same reorts as you- pelase let me knwo your experiecne

We stayed at Pook's Hill and liked it a lot.
The owners Vicky and Ray are wonderful and so interesting to talk to. The food was good and we sure got the total jungle experience. The drive alone to Pook's was great. Not a luxury jungle lodge but very comfortable surrounded by beautiful dense jungle. Within the first 10 minutes we got there we saw 2 Tucans and 2 green parrots all on the same tree. Watching the fog coming like a wave over the jungle in the morning from your bed is amazing. Thunderstorms over the Rainforest was also very amazing.There was an excavation going on of the mayan ruins that are all around Pook's Hill. Very cool. Ray took us on a nice evening jungle walk down to the river with bugs making noises like chain saws and hundreds of light bugs. If you are at least semi sporty and not afraid of heights or tight spaces I highly recommend the Actun Tunichichil Muknal Cave Expedition which is only offered by 2 guides. You can book it at the lodge as they are friends with one of the guides. Lots of Mayan artifacts and a creepy surprise I don't want to give away. If you are not looking for the luxury pampered Lodge experience and love nature this is the place for you. Don't worry it is still comfortable with nice hot showers, nice beds and good food.

We went to Pooks hill
what a gem
a jungle paradise
fantastic
also went to Aktun Tunachil cave- a lifetime experiecne not to be missed
Vicki and Ray are wonderful hosts
strongely recommend this to anyone

Georgi! How did you like the creepy surprise in the cave???? I thought it was way creepy and so interesting.