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Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is an environmental education center based out of central Belize. The sanctuary consists of a 1,070 acre main campus which extends from the major roadway running between Belize City and Belmopan, all the way to the Sibun River.

The Sanctuary is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna, an educational campus that occupies 5 acres, camping palapas, dormitory style living quarters, ecologically sound facilities including a bio-gas creating latrine, a kitchen, dining hall, green iguana breeding enclosure, library, and a variety of trails.

Visitors to Monkey Bay can expect an education center that offers experiential learning programs and training opportunities while serving as a model of conservation land stewardship, as well as the capability to host large groups of educational and ecotourism travelers.

Beyond the variety of environments, adventures and educational experiences available at the central Monkey Bay site, the facility also offers an array of off-site excursions for individuals and groups. These trips include but aren't limited to, Sibun river canoe trips, cave excursions, Home-stays with Creole and Mayan families within Belize, stays at the other Monkey Bay run facilities including the Mountain Pine Ridge and the most recent addition, a marine ecology research center on the Belizean island of Tobacco Caye, as well as an array of other trips throughout the culturally and ecologically rich country.

Accessible by the major bus route that runs through the country, Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is also centrally located near the renowned Belize Zoo, and within an hour's bus ride from both the former capital city of Belize City, and the current capital of Belmopan. Visitors will see everything from lush rainforest, to dry savannah, to sandy beaches when visiting the country of Belize, and Monkey Bay works so that guests experience and appreciate the importance of each of these biomes.