Our guide was very knowledgeable:) she showed us various plants and other animals during our tour. Of course the highlight was seeing and feeding the Howler Monkeys:) Its a great program to support.

just a short trip from Belize city but absolutely great if you like wildlife and like to see endangered animals in their habitats. Black howler monkeys are difficult to see in other places in Belize, but easily spotted here Monkeys are great and their howl is an amazing experience. It is incredible how a elation small primate can make such... More

This is such a great little find! The community really came together in 1980 and agreed to make a pact to preserve land for the Howler Monkeys, Baboons to the Belizeans. They are very proud to say they have 90% compliance in all these years. More than anything habitat destruction causes native species to disappear and struggle and this is... More

Arrive at the official visitor center & museum. A few interesting displays. Official guides are there, to take short hike nearby thru rather scrubby forest to see monkeys. They must feed the monkeys, as they are quite tame and come right to you. Some people like this domestication of wildlife, but I don't. Guide had limited floral knowledge. Center arranges... More

This was an awesome experience! We were on a Carnival cruise and decided to get a driver for the day and explore things not on the "list" of excursions from the ship. This is a very personal up close experience with the baboons. You walk from the main facility down the road to a forested area where you walk trails... More

What an experience. Although we saw monkeys all over Belize, we had read the reviews and decided to go to the sanctuary. Our guide, Robert, was a wealth of information!!! He was knowledgeable about the foliage and animals. We saw enormous soldier ants, plants that could cure illnesses and so much more. Robert was attentive in answering all of my... More

Make sure you find the legit Community Baboon Sanctuary, and not the tourist trap one about 1/4 mile prior to the real one. A man tried to wave us into his parking lot with a big smile, but our knowledgable driver let us know that his 'sanctuary' was somewhat of a money making rip off of the original one. Once... More

We barely had any time to stop as we were en route to the airport from the south. But Robert found out I was like Kristen Bell with sloths, and he found us monkeys quickly. We fed them on our shoulders and even had a cool interaction with the alpha. I can't believe we almost skipped it. It's a MUST... More

This was an interesting experience. We went one morning and as we are walking to the visitor center a man came out of a house and said something to our driver. It turned out that this man was the one that was supposed to open the visitor center/sanctuary and had not yet (even though it was well past opening time).... More