Toledo Tour Guide Association
(TTGA)

P.O.Box 147
Punta Gorda, Belize

ttga@puntagordabelize.com

   
Toledo Tour Guide Association (TTGA)
Toledo Tour Guide Association (TTGA)
Toledo Tour Guide Association (TTGA)
Toledo Tour Guide Association (TTGA)
 

The Toledo District of Belize offers many attractions. The Toledo Tour Guide Assocoation invites you to see this beautiful diverse area through the eyes of the local people: Creole, East Indian, Garifuna, Maya and Mestizo.

TTGA members are qualified land and marine guides for the Toledo District and are located in Punta Gorda, Hopeville, Forest Home, Eldridgeville, Indian Creek, San Pedro Columbia, San Antonio, Santa Cruz, Blue Creek, Aguacate, and Santa Teresa. Some of our guides are specialist in caving, kayaking, medicinal plants, fly fishing, snorkelling, scuba, birding, nature trails, rivers and wildlife identification. Most of the Association members are multi-lingual with English the spoken tongue.

 

Members of the Toledo Tour Guide Association

 
Yvonne Villoria
San Pedro Columbia
DemDatsDoin Farm
demdatsdoin@btl.net
Tel: (501) 722 2470
 
Frances Romero
Romero's Charter
Forest Home
Tel: (501) 722-2924
(click for more info)

     
Desmond Pratt
Forest Home
Jungle Walks, Medicinal Plants, Bat Caves, Howler Monkeys,
Snake Bite Medicine
(click for more info)
 
Pablo Choc
Indian Creek
Tour Guide at Belize Lodge & Excursions
     

Telmo Cho
Punta Gorda
P.O.Box 94

 
Ronnie Duncan
Romero's Charter
Forest Home
Tel: (501) 722-2924
(click for more info)
     

Roberto Echavarria
Punta Gorda
Fishing, Snorkling,
Boat Charters

 

Sylvano Sho
Blue Creek
Caving, Jungle hike, Medicinal plants, Iguana hunting, Howler Monkey watching, Ethnobotany

     

Alberto Coc
Blue Creek
Caving, Jungle hike, Medicinal plants, Iguana hunting, Howler Monkey watching, Ethnobotany

 

Agapito Requena
San Pedro Columbia
Caving, Jungle hike, Medicinal plants

     
Antonio Rash
Crique Sarco
Caves & River Trips on the Moho River
Box 62, Punta Gorda
Tel: (501) 702-2674
 

Celiano Pop
Punta Gorda
Tour guide for Cuxlin Ha resort

     

Bicente Ical
Blue Creek
Caving, Jungle hike, Medicinal plants, Iguana hunting, Howler Monkey watching

 
Alfredo Villoria
San Pedro Columbia
Toledo Botanical Arboretum
Dem Dats Doin
demdatsdoin@btl.net
Tel: (501) 722 2470
     
Thomas Pop
Indian Creek
Tour Guide at Belize Lodge & Excursions
 
Edmond Geban
Indian Creek
Boat Captain for Belize Lodge & Excursions
     

The Toledo Tour Guide Association (TTGA) was officially formed on December 31, 1994 in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 80, 1994, Belize Tourist Board (Tour Guide) Regulation 1994 which is basically enacted for the benefit and protection of Belizean license tour guides. It also compelled tour guides to form local associations; attend certain specific training courses; and obtain tour guide licenses.

The Toledo Tour Guide President sits on the BTB License Committee where issues/concerns/decisions are discussed and implemented affecting the industry. TTGA hold general meetings every two months to share and learn what is new in the industry. The months in between TTGA schedules field trips in the area to further educate its members. TTGA is represented on the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, The Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, and the BTB License Committee. The Toledo Tourism Police Unit also provide a current report on their activities in the District..

The Toledo Tour Guide Association By Laws of 1995 states as its objectives:

a) fostering the development of ecotourism in Toledo in conjunction with Government policies
b) lobbying for favorable ecotourism policies
c) providing training programs and technical assistance
d) developing marketing strategies
e) encouraging cooperation among similar organizations
f) researching technology for social and economic benefits