Alligator pool

Alligator pool: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Alligator pool

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Alligator pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 15.82386, -88.74919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alligator pool

• Bay of Amatique · beach · Izabal · ~13 km · Must-see
• El Golfete · lake · Izabal · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sarstoon Island · river spot · ~25 km · Must-see
• Biotopo Protegido Chocón Machacas · sanctuary · Izabal · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lubaantun · fort · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco National Park · cave · ~73 km · Must-see
• Garifunas Disecados · museum · Izabal · ~0 km
• Playa de La Capitania · beach · Izabal · ~1 km
• Hidden cave · cave · Izabal · ~5 km
• Siete Altares · waterfall · Izabal · ~7 km
• Tiger Cave · cave · Izabal · ~9 km
• Playa Cocoli · beach · Izabal · ~12 km
• Playa Blanca · beach · Izabal · ~17 km
• Reserva Protectora de Manantiales Cerro San Gil · sanctuary · Izabal · ~19 km
• Punta de Palma · beach · Izabal · ~20 km
• Sierra del Mico · viewpoint · Izabal · ~22 km
• Parque Nacional Río Dulce · sanctuary · Izabal · ~22 km
• Internal Bay of Santo Tomás · beach · Izabal · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Alligator pool

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Alligator pool

• Biotopo Protegido Chocón Machacas · sanctuary · Izabal · ~34 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cusuco · sanctuary · San Pedro Sula · ~75 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas · sanctuary · Atlántida · ~144 km · Must-see
• Reserva Protectora de Manantiales Cerro San Gil · sanctuary · Izabal · ~19 km
• Parque Nacional Río Dulce · sanctuary · Izabal · ~22 km
• Sarstoon-Temash National Park · sanctuary · ~37 km
• Parque Nacional Cuevas de Silvino · sanctuary · Izabal · ~39 km
• Aguacaliente Swamp · sanctuary · ~58 km
• Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~59 km
• Port Honduras Marine Reserve · sanctuary · ~62 km

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