Your hotel can make arrangements for these activities for you or tell you where to go. Lessons are also available. There are even glass-bottomed boats for visitors who want to experience snorkeling without getting wet. Nature tours by foot, bicycle, golf cart or boat Bicycles are available for rent at several locations, for touring the island. You can even bicycle down to the southern tip of the island for a visit to the Marco Gonzalez Mayan ruin site.
Golf carts are also available for island tours .
Because only a small part of Ambergris Caye is developed, there is abundant bird life, including egrets, herons, roseate spoonbills, flamingos, pelicans, cormorants and frigatebirds. About a mile north of San Pedro, an 80 foot channel, the San Pedro River, separates the southern part of Ambergris from the rest of the island. A ferry operates most days to take people back and forth across the river. Boats can also be hired to take you up the coast, where turtles have sometimes been found on isolated beaches. There are several local travel agencies who can arrange day trips to the mainland.