one day in Belize (1 Viewer)

I have a day in Belize as a cruise stop in early Nov. Can anyone comment on the feasibility of visiting the "1000 ft falls" near San Ignacio for Orange-breasted Falcon as a day trip? Would this require 4WD?

Thanks
Bob

Don't know how long you've got, but I seem to recall the bus ride from San Ignacio to Belize City was unhurried and didn't take too long, so in a hire car I reckon day tripping it should be a viable proposition. The attached shot shows you where one liked to sit when I visited in March 2007.

Go for it, and good luck!

James

Well, this worked, but just barely. Because cruise ships are tendered in Belize, I was only ashore from 9:00 to 4:00, and it was 3 hrs each way to 1000 foot falls. With time for gas, rental check-out and return, etc, we only had about 20 minutes at the site. But we did find an Orange-breasted Falcon in a dead tree, and managed to maneuver the scope so that we had forest as a background and could pick up details. But we had NO time to look for anything else. It was much easier to get Cozumel Emerald and Vireo the next day.

Bob