Mikes Place is TRUELY SPECIAL! We spent 3 nights there with my husband and two kids . An amazing Belize jungle experience. I feel like we found a secret spot and could not believe we had it almost all to ourselves! The swimming hole is right there at the amazing cave entrance, and close to the restaurant so you could walk back for another beverage while the kids climbed vines, jumped off the cliff, and snorkeled around this very special place. Mikes guide Carlos picked us up at the Water Taxi station in Belize City, gave us a tour of the near by Mayan ruins and drove us to the property. We did the extended carve tour one day and the zip line the next. On the return drive to the water taxi Carlos stopped at the Zoo. Carlos was really amazing full of stories and knowledge of the Belizian and local history. If I was more organized we could have stopped at the farmers market to bring our own food, but we enjoyed having Elsa cook her Belizian meals!! It was such an effecient and totally relaxed way to really do all we wanted to do in the Jungle. Mikes wife kids and cook and guides are wonderful. This really made our trip!