San Pedro - San Ignacio

San Pedro is the principal town on the Ambergris Caye, the biggest and most northerly of the 200 cayes pertaining to the coast of Belize. It is an elite diving and snorkeling hotspot, with dive sites on the barrier reef just a 20-minute boat ride away. Hol Chan Marine Reserve is plentiful with fish and a snorkeler’s fantasy. The crystal, shallow waters and predominating winds are perfect for windsurfing, sailing and kitesurfing.
The lagoon on the protected side provides great opportunities for kayaking and birding. San Pedro town has a one-of-a-kind ambience and offers cosmopolitan worldwide food at beachside restaurants, combined with neighbourhood cafes that serve classic Belizean cuisine. The streets buzz with native artisans exhibiting their merchandise.

San Ignacio is represented as the capital of the Cayo region. This area is situated about a 2-hour drive from Belize City and a 10 minute drive from the Guatemala border. San Ignacio has easy access to jungle adventure tours of close by Mayan ruins, caves, and rivers.

What’s in this elective
2 weeks
$1800

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation Kit

3 weeks
$2100

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation San Pedro
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation Kit

4 weeks
$2300

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation San Pedro
• Policlinic rotation San Ignacio
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• Manatee watching, snorkeling and Caye Caulker Tour (full day)
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (full day)
• Barton Creek (full day)
• Tikal (full day)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation kit

5 weeks
$2500

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation San Pedro
• Policlinic rotation San Ignacio
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• Manatee watching, snorkeling and Caye Caulker Tour (full day)
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (full day)
• Barton Creek (full day)
• Tikal (full day)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation kit

6 weeks
$2700

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation San Pedro
• Policlinic rotation San Ignacio
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• Manatee watching, snorkeling and Caye Caulker Tour (full day)
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (full day)
• Barton Creek (full day)
• Tikal (full day)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation kit

7 weeks
$2900

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation San Pedro
• Policlinic rotation San Ignacio
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• Manatee watching, snorkeling and Caye Caulker Tour (full day)
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (full day)
• Barton Creek (full day)
• Tikal (full day)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation kit

8 weeks
$3100

• Accommodation in our private apartments (private accommodation)
• Policlinic rotation San Pedro
• Policlinic rotation San Ignacio
• Terminal pick up on arrival
• Snorkeling day – Hol Cha Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley Tour (half day)
• Sunset Cruise (2 hours)
• Manatee watching, snorkeling and Caye Caulker Tour (full day)
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (full day)
• Barton Creek (full day)
• Tikal (full day)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Orientation kit

Not included in price

• Flight tickets of any kind
• Meals except the ones offered with some of our trips and excursions, you will find details of this in our information kit
• Transportation from San Pedro to San Ignacio or viceverse.
• Travel Insurance
• Health insurance
• HIV Post exposure prophylaxis kit

Most relevant questions

We do not have complicated application process and remember that you are not applying for a remunerated work, this means that anyone can apply as long as they fulfill the required criteria.
Mundo Verde Elective Placements DO NOT ASK for any type of fee upon registration in any of our programmes, in order to secure your placement we ask for a deposit once your placement has been confirmed at any of our partner hospitals or clinics. This deposit will be used as a prepayment for one of your trips or excursions; this will guarantee your placement. The requested deposit once your placement has been confirmed is US$50 in all of our destinations.
If by any chance, we cannot place you at the requested programme we will locate you in a different destination if desired. This situation does not really happen, however, due to force majeure causes we would relocate you or cancel your placement, if this event would happen, your deposit would be totally refunded.
You must remember that in case you cancel due to any personal reasons then the deposit of US$50 will not be refunded.
Once you fill our enrollment online form, we will be in contact with you to start arranging your placement.

You are welcome to join our electives any time since we run our electives all year round and we tailor our electives according to your needs.