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Casa del Caballo Blanco
For those who want to combine their vacation time with wildlife volunteering, the Casa del Caballo Blanco (House of the White Horse) now offers an innovative voluntourism program. The family-run lodge in the Mopán river region, not far from the Guatemalan border, operates a bird sanctuary, known as CASA (Casa Avian Support Alliance), whose work has been endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance. Rescued birds, including rare parrots and toucans, receive vet treatment and are released into a twenty-three-acre bird sanctuary or remain on the grounds in protected “retirement” sections if they cannot fend for themselves in the wild. The Toucan Tour program combines work at the bird sanctuary (from trail and habitat restoration to bird feeding and assisting biologists) with activities such as horseback riding, a trip to Tikal in Guatemala and a tubing trip in caves on the Caves Branch River. Rooms from $105 per night and from $815 for their five-day Toucan Tour.
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