The Lodge at Chaa Creek

How this lodge promotes good stewardship of the environment:

• We also encourage our industry partners to further develop their own sustainable practices by setting benchmarks and sharing information in Green development and responsible tourism programs. For example:
• We adhere to the practice of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. All reusable and recyclable materials are separated from our waste stream
• We have a written Chaa Creek Environmental Policy available which guides daily operations in a sustainable manner
• Our written Chaa Creek Purchasing Policy requires our suppliers to provide environmentally safe products in reduced or bulk packaging
• We produce our own water using state-of-the-art high filtration systems and provide guests with hygienic water refilling stations and souvenir aluminum water bottles in an effort to reduce the use of plastic bottles
• We use only energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps combined with automatic timers, motion detectors, and photovoltaic switches and maximize the use of natural lighting to reduce energy consumption
• Our Macal River Camp facility runs completely on solar power
• Guests are politely asked to reuse their towels as much as possible so as to conserve water and energy
• We strictly enforce the protection of all wildlife in our 365 acres private nature reserve, minimize tree removal during construction and take all possible precautions and actions to preserve the local habitat
• Kitchen waste and other organic materials such as grass trimmings are composted and then used as fertilizers in our ornamental and vegetable gardens at the Maya Organic Farm
• Restaurant leftovers are given to a local farmer to use as pig feed
• Metal cans are crushed in a manual crusher that was designed for Chaa Creek. The crushed cans are then used as fill material in concrete building foundations
• All glass bottles and jars that are not returnable or reusable are crushed and used as additional aggregate when mixing cement
• In an effort to reduce our paper consumption, our administrative staff is encouraged to use both sides of paper when printing or copying and to use electronic media as much as possible
• We purchase recycled paper and our commercial printing is done on recycled paper
• Cardboard boxes are flattened and used as ground cover at our organic farm to control the growth of unwanted weeds around the vegetable plants. Remaining waste paper and cardboard are sent to a commercial recycling facility
• Water consumption is minimalized by low-flush toilets and low-flow shower heads. Rainwater is also collected to supplement water consumption
• Waste water and sewage are treated with enzyme producing, digestive bacterium in properly designed septic tanks

What To Do:

horseback riding, hiking, bird watching, RTV rainforest safari tours, creatures of the night walk, canoeing, river safari boat tours, Maya medicinal plant trail walk, Maya organic farm tour, river tubing, natural history museum, butterfly farm, mountain biking

What They Have:

room service, tour guides, naturalist guides, special dining options, private airport transfer, full-service restaurant & bar, gift shop, conference center, eco infinity swimming pool, coffee maker,

Getting There:

Airport Information:

Phillip Goldson International Airport

Transportation Information:

Private Transfer, Private Vehicle, Rentals, Taxi