macrush53 Posted February 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Never been to Belize. Which of these two Mayan ruins would be better to see since we can"t see both? We are going in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyz711 Posted February 11, 2011 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2011 haven't been to any but lamanai, but it's so amazing. the one thing that makes it different is there are no crowds...only a couple of ship tours and a couple of private tours. we never saw the other ship tour, we followed them on the boats, they did lunch first, we toured first....it made it seem like we had the whole place to ourselves. lamanai is about as "untouched" as you can get in this modern times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWEST84532 Posted February 11, 2011 #3 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Lamanai is my pick. It is a much bigger site and half the adventure is getting there. A boat ride up the New river where crocodiles, iguanas and all sorts of bird life will be spotted. At the ruins site there is a chance of encountering howler monkeys. It is a much longer trip and based on that I would recommend a ship excursion, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiyana4 Posted February 13, 2011 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Definitely go to Lamanai. The ruins at Altun Ha are very limited compared to what you will see at Lamanai and the drive is pretty desolate. The roads to Altun Ha were in terrible disrepair when we went in 2007. I was very ill with motion sickness because the road (once you turn off the Northern Hwy) was reduced to a single lane road due to erosion. If a tour bus approached us head on, we would have to pull off the road to allow them to pass. Not a good drive at all. However the trip to Lamanai was wonderful....nice bus ride to the docks, great boat ride to the site, lush and green, and simply beautiful. We were even privy to a family of howler monkeys who had taken up nesting in the trees near the dining area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted February 13, 2011 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Lamanai for sure. Here are pictures of both: http://www.pbase.com/2112/belize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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