The resort is an hour and a half from Belize`s famous barrier reef and 75 minutes from the international airport. 7 miles down a dirt road on the Cave`s Branch River, near Belmopan. Surrounded by 215 acres of jungle and river, with numerous turquoise-blue swimming holes, and some of Belize`s deepest limestone caves. There are 8 miles of nature trails dotted with smaller caves.

Jaguar Paw suddenly appears like a mirage among the fan palms and tropical flowers at the bottom of a steep, rocky road. The architectural motif of the main building and its satellites is Mayan, with bas-relief of godheads on the exterior walls, inside a spectacular dining room with a bar with 25-foot ceilings and a water wall await you and outside a pristine swimming pool awaits the moonlight swimmer?

Within the 200-acres of Jaguar Paw are the mouths of three awesome caves with vestiges of their use by Mayan ancestors, which you may visit in boats or wearing inner tubes with experienced guides to lead the way through the labyrinth of waterways connecting the caves, or you can stalk the jungle paths for signs of wild animals, to spot some of the more than 500 species of birds, to recognize the medicinal herbs, or to hear about the jungle ghosts from the Belizean Bushmen who believe in them.

3-NIGHT MINIMUM STAY REQUIRED FOR HOLIDAY SEASON

The lodge offers 16 lavishly and individually-decorated rooms, each with a different theme, among them are:

The Victorian room, with a country armoire and French curtains.
The Pioneer Room, containing a pebble-lined shower and a rough-hewn wooden bed.
The Serengeti, with African fabrics.
The Chinese room with black lacquer furniture, Oriental fabrics and an intense blue and white tile shower.