As managers of an hostel we promote ecotourism, which is a form of tourism that respect the environment, it’s biodiversity and the local communities with their differents cultures and traditions.

Nature around Sarteneja

The main attraction is the Shipstern Nature Reserve, easy reached by bike in 20 minutes from Backpackers PARADISE. (We rent bikes)

Bird watching, botanical trail, museum, 60 feet observation tower made from 100 % recycled materials, guided tours in the jungle. The basic tour is 10 BZ $. Ask the rangers for possibilities on other full day tours at the lagoon for example.

Contact: Shipsternbase@gmail.com

….Drawing of a ‘‘Celastraceae’‘ by Roland, botanist
he stayed few weeks at Backpackers PARADISE, he was passionate by plants.

Here a ‘Rubraceae”

Click for a better view.

Flyers we did for the Sarteneja Tourism Committee for the visit of the Mexican ambassador in Sarteneja (Edward’s design, Nathalie and Claire Miville pictures)

sartecenotes

Visit the pictures gallery of the beautiful Nature and Environment around Sarteneja and help us to protect it.

Horse Riding

If you like horses, then again you are at the right place.

Horses are our way of living and we use them daily, for carrying groceries, but they also make the fertilizer for our organic farm.

They demand a lot of work, because horses need care and grass. This 25 years old dream for Nathalie is now a reality: to be able to use a horse instead of a car.

If you don’t know horses then it will be the perfect occasion to let Nathalie introduce you to this art.

We use metal free horses means our horses don’t have a bit of metal in the mouth to control them or horse shoes (very bad for their legs: it block the blood circulation and make them die earlier).

… Nathalie taking care of the horse.

Snake handling

Nathalie is Herpetologist and she first came to Sarteneja for studies at the Shipstern Nature Reserve (read more about her in the About us page). She can catch by hand non-venomous snakes and venomous snakes with a hook.

If you interested by snake handling let me know and I will keep one for you !

Never try to catch a snake if your are not a specialist !

Don’t do that at home !

With Nathalie you will learn amazing fact about snakes, locals legends, species identifications etc etc…

Visit the picture gallery of Snake handling.

Explore the bay in kayak !

With the SACD (the local organization for sustainable tourism) you will be able to rent full equipped kayaks, for few hours or a full day.

The best way to discover nature on the water around Sarteneja. We hope this will help to protect the mangrove and focus on the conservation aspect.

We should be concerned about our mangrove and the environment that is so important for the biodiversity and the local fishing activity.

SAVE OUR MANGROVE ! Say NO to bay front retirement houses development in Sarteneja and around which are clearing the mangrove for private muddy beaches !

Visit the pictures gallery of a trip in kayaks with friends from Québec and Slovakia, going to Warry Bight and coming back along the cost.

Really good pictures !

More information about tours and activities in Sarteneja with SACD – STGA: http://www.sartenejatours.com

Wooden boat building

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Boat building is the most original activity in Sarteneja and a unique well alive tradition in Central America.

In the village in the Easter time boats are repair and paint for the Regatta.

Drawings by Jacques Bon french sailor visiting Sarteneja on his way to Rio Dulce.

Most of them were built in Sarteneja.

Natty Dreads is a 16 feet wooden boat built by Cristobal Verde and Edward in Sarteneja from late 2009 to april 2010. Pictures from Yann, professional photographer here.