Cockscomb Jaguar Reserve Night Hike

Visit the natural habitat of some of Belize’s nocturnal wildlife in the world’s only jaguar preserve! Your chances are good at seeing some fresh wild cat tracks. If you are very lucky, you may even see an elusive jaguarundi, puma, jaguar, or ocelot. Animals you are likely to encounter on a night walk are foxes, opossums, kinkajous, agoutis, gibnuts and coatimundis. Do you like creepy crawlies? Here’s your opportunity see scorpions, spiders, snakes and various types of frogs that are prevalent in this area. There is something captivating about experiencing the rainforest at night. After the 60-minute drive from placencia or 30 minutes’ drive from Hopkins you arrive at the wildlife sanctuary, headlights will be distributed to each participants. This is a guided night walk of approximately 2 hours or more if you take you take searching. Night walks are always longer than day hikes as you go very slow and the key to seeing wildlife is staying quiet and being in the right place at the right time. Sightings are never guaranteed but much wildlife are nocturnal and your only chance to see them is at night.