Our Eco-Friendly Practices
Our Eco Friendly Beach Resort
Internationally Certified by Green Globe
Xanadu Island Resort, in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, is the first Island Certified Green Globe Property in Belize. Through extensive initiatives, Xanadu has undergone many upgrades and enhancements so that we can operate and be proud that we have reduced our impact on the environment to Green Globes’ highest standards!
Click here to download our: Environmental Management Plan and our Sustainable Management Plan.
- Solar water heaters and Zero Energy Units to heat water
- Energy saving light bulbs
- Recycling office paper, plastic and glass bottles
- Soap Dispensers – not little packages
- Reusable glass containers for the starter packs of coffee, tea and sugar
- Eco-friendly cleaning detergents
- Non-toxic mosquito eradication (except for the mosquitoes of course)
- Heated, outdoor fresh water swimming pool
- Compost – not chemicals in the gardens
- Tree identification boards around the property
- Items no longer used at the resort are recycled, donated to a good cause or sold
- Support local restaurants and bars by not having the same on site
- Support local tour operators by booking tours with them for guests
- Support Women in Need, animal protection and preservation
Xanadu arranged a private snorkel tour for 19 people through Lil Alphonse snorkel tours, and the experience at Hol Chan was fun and informative. The guides were truly passionate, knowledgeable, and diligent about protecting the reef.
Amanda T