Wildlife· Belize mainland coast· Other Caribbean
Gales Point Manatee & Southern Lagoon
17° 11.0′ N · 88° 20.0′ W
A Creole village on a narrow peninsula in the brackish Southern Lagoon, which is a manatee reserve, inside the 14-square-mile Gales Point Wildlife Sanctuary; Manatee Lodge at the end of the point runs manatee-watching trips.
Practical
Coordinates: Wikipedia infobox. The lagoon connects to the sea through the Manatee Bar River (Wikipedia). OpenStreetMap maps the Gales Point Wildlife Sanctuary. No published depths for the river bar were found - treat it as a dinghy or local-boat trip, not a yacht entry, and go slowly in the lagoon to protect manatees.
Best for
Manatee watching off the beaten track
Nearby
- Dangriga Town14.6 NM away
- Bluefield Range Anchorage15.1 NM away
- Mayflower Bocawina National Park (Antelope & Bocawina Falls)15.3 NM away
- Rendezvous Caye (Belize City Cayes)16.5 NM away
- Cucumber Beach Marina (Old Belize)17.9 NM away
- English Caye Light & Pilot Station18.5 NM away
- Garbutt Caye Anchorage18.9 NM away
- Lebeha Drumming Center (Hopkins)18.9 NM away