San Ignacio Town, Cayo District, Belize: ATV fun in the jungle

Yesterday we took the maiden voyage for “Wild Ting Adventures”. It’s a new tour business in San Ignacio Town, Cayo District, Belize! I’ve only been on an ATV once before and really enjoyed it. They really aren’t hard to learn how to drive either. We rode and toured “El Pilar” a Mayan archeological site that literally straddles the Belize Guatemalan border enveloped in lush green jungle.

The guide (Dorita) was knowledgeable,  well trained, and took good care of us. The ATVs were relatively new and in good condition and the price of $65.00 USD for a ATV guided trip to El Pilar was a value. We started in San Ignacio  Town at Venus Hotel (inexpensive clean rooms) rode through Bullet Tree Village and took a left straight up a gravel road for eight miles.

Since Cayo District is a series of rolling hills and mountains carpeted in green vegetation, the scenery changed repeatedly. We could end up on a high hill with a panorama of Santa Elena in the distance or surrounded and closed in by dense jungle. El Pilar itself is said to be about a 50 acre site so you could spend all day there. I liked it because it was only partially developed instead of planted grass and reconstructed temples and plazas. Two thumbs up on this one!