Green Iguana Conservation Project
A conservation project inside San Ignacio Resort Hotel, where you can get close to, feed and learn about green iguanas.
The project is located at San Ignacio Resort Hotel on the hillside in town. Staff hatch and raise green iguana hatchlings, then release them along the Macal River once they mature. A visit takes about 45 minutes, with guides explaining the iguanas' ecology and conservation. Visitors can hold iguanas and feed them leaves for photos, which suits families. Admission is about US$10, with a session every hour; the hotel also offers medicinal plant trail tours.
Opening hours
About 08:00–16:00, departures on the hour
Nearby sights
- San Ignacio Market
- Cahal Pech
- Belize Botanic Gardens
- Xunantunich
- El Pilar
- Barton Creek Cave
- Big Rock Falls
- Rio Frio Cave