Jaguar Creek is just 12 miles south of Belmopan, the capital of Belize.
Driving Directions
From the International Airport (via Burrell Boom) – about 1.5 hours
Go out the airport entrance road and turn left (away from Belize City) into Ladyville. (By the way, just after this left turn there will be a Shell station on your left…it is a good place to stop if you need a bathroom, drink or snack before you head down the highway). Follow the road (about 5 miles) until you see a sign for Burrell Boom. (If you pass the police checkpoint, you have gone too far). Turn left toward Burrell Boom. You will pass a large complex of white buildings on the right. Continue along that road (almost 12 miles). Shortly after you pass the prison, you will come to a traffic circle in Hattieville. Enter the traffic circle and take the first right toward Belmopan. After about 34 miles, as you approach the Belmopan area, you will encounter an intersection with signs indicating Belmopan and Dangriga. This is the start of the Hummingbird Highway. Turn left here (to the right is Guanacaste National Park) and continue to a traffic circle with a modern art centerpiece. Do not make a left here (goes to Belmopan) just go straight through it. You are now about 12 miles (20 minutes) away from Jaguar Creek. Continue south through Armenia Village. About three miles past the village you will see the Blue Hole National Park Visitor’s Center on your right. The turn off for Jaguar Creek is about one mile ahead. Turn left on the small dirt/gravel road where you see our sign (or the signs for Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Jungle Lodge, and a bus stop kiosk). Take this road about 1/4 mile and turn right at the fork. Park to the left of the thatched entrance hut and walk in along the boardwalk until you come to the office - the first building on the left.
From the International Airport (via Belize City) – about 2 hours
Go out the airport entrance road and turn right toward Belize City. The road meanders along the Belize River and crosses it via a narrow bridge (watch out for big trucks). Now you are into the city. Continue on until you get to a big traffic circle with lots of flagpoles in the middle. Get into the circle and make the first right onto Central America Boulevard, a major street (there is no sign). Continue on this until you get to another large traffic circle (with a sculpture of a hand in the middle) and again get into the circle and make the first right on to the Western Highway, following the signs toward Belmopan and San Ignacio. Soon after making this right you will be going through a cemetery - a sign you have done it right! After about 50 miles, as you approach the Belmopan area, you will encounter an intersection with signs indicating Belmopan and Dangriga. This is the start of the Hummingbird Highway. Turn left here (to the right is Guanacaste National Park) and continue to a traffic circle with a modern art centerpiece. Do not make a left here (goes to Belmopan) just go straight through it. You are now about 12 miles (20 minutes) away from Jaguar Creek. Continue south through Armenia Village. About three miles past the village you will see the Blue Hole National Park Visitor’s Center on your right. The turn off for Jaguar Creek is about one mile ahead. Turn left on the small dirt/gravel road where you see our sign (or the signs for Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Jungle Lodge, and a bus stop kiosk). Take this road about 1/4 mile and turn right at the fork. Park to the left of the thatched entrance hut and walk in along the boardwalk until you come to the office - the first building on the left.
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