Imagine yourself living in comfortable & spacious home on a hilltop overlooking the Belize River. You’ll love the privacy and serenity of our secluded location and excellent views of the surrounding rain forest. Abundant wildlife such as birds, monkeys and other animals will provide an unending source of amusement, wonder, and photographic opportunities.
From the sidewalk outside our house, watch howler monkeys cross a rope bridge. See YouTube: “Howler Monkey Mother Crosses Rope Bridge With Her Baby”. https://youtu.be/EpMd3OM5rQw
Hand-feed bananas to wild kinkajous (cute, cat-sized, raccoon cousins) from a feeding platform next to our house. To get a preview of our adorable, cute, & gentle kinkajou visitors, watch this short video we’ve posted on YouTube: “Feeding Wild Kinkajous In Belize” https://youtu.be/vPnW2r1_t40
Crickets and soothing river sounds will lull you to sleep and myriad bird songs provide a wake-up call in the mornings.
* Acreage: 28.369 (11.48 hectares), about one-half preserved as jungle and wildlife sanctuary and the rest is open to current and future crops, including pitayas (dragon fruit), passion fruit, avocados.
* Spacious split-level, steel-frame home built by owner for strength and durability. Built area is 3085 square feet. Upper floor: master bedroom with adjoining bath and furo (sunken tub), sun room, lanai, office/library with A/C, exercise room, two-car garage with workshop. Ground floor: spacious dining area with 18-foot ceiling, modern kitchen, two guest bedrooms, guest bathroom, dry storage room, laundry/utility room, toilet & shower, storage rooms. Plenty of storage.
* Belize River frontage is 908 feet (276.76 meters). Dock on river provides access for bird-watching, swimming and kayaking. Access is by trails from house. House is 90’ above river.
* Property tax (house & land) is very affordable—BZ$284/yr (US$ 142). Property title is clear.
* Chain link fence encloses 3 acres around house; ideal for dogs to roam.
* Utilities extend underground from Youngal Road to house (1/3 mile, 0.5 km) – no unsightly poles or downed lines along driveway. Utilities average cost/month is $BZ550 (US$225).
* Internet: high speed, wifi throughout home, more than 25Mb/sec service, BZ$115/mo (US$57.50).
* Our bed & breakfast, which has been rated 5-star by our Airbnb guests, draws international visitors. We’re also an accredited Airbnb host so why not ‘Try Before You Buy’? Search “River Wildlife Sanctuary—Jungle at Your Doorstep”
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12974950?source_impression_id=p3_1578960000_E2geZLB2kosB1%2FUb  We also enjoy home exchange opportunities in which homeowners from North America and Europe “
trade” homes with us for a week.
* Furnished: appliances include stainless steel refrigerator/freezer with ice maker; stainless steel upright freezer, washer, dryer (butane), dishwasher, water softener, refrigerator in garage, on-demand water heater (butane) 5-burner stove and oven (butane); and air conditioner in office (rarely used because fans throughout the house provide cooling).
* Large yard with patio, large planter, birdbath, and barbecue. Potential for swimming pool near patio. River frontage 908 feet (276.76 meters). Dock on river bank provides swimming, fishing, and kayak access.
* Automatic gate opener with remote control.
* Shopping within 1.5 miles in Teakettle village and 7 miles away in Belmopan, where government offices are conveniently located. Several cultural, natural and recreational attractions are located nearby. International airport is 50 miles away.
* Golf course is 5 miles from our house.
* Worker’s house (2 bedrooms) located 1/10 mile (0.16 km.) from main house. Nearest neighbor is ½ mile distant.
* Birders’ paradise — 328 species listed for our area. River Wildlife Sanctuary is an official eBird hotspot. We record over 100 species each month.
* Pitaya (dragon fruit) orchards (1.5 acres) produce about 1/2 ton of fruit/year, valued at US$1200. Groves of valuable hardwoods including mahogany and xericote can be harvested and sold when they mature within a few years.
* Orchard contains avocados, sapodilla, pink grapefruit, cacao, pitayas (dragon fruit), Java plum, passion fruit, bananas, mamey sapote, black sapote, pineapple, cashew, mango, mulberry, and other fruits.
* For more information search: “Belize Ecoproperty”. http://belizeproperty.weebly.com/
* This property is also listed with Hesed Realty in Belmopan, Belize.