Belize Spice Farm & Botanical Garden
Who visits us?
Culinary enthusiasts who like to see spice plants like Black pepper, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, cardamom, All spice, Clove. Botanists and Essential oil producers
What to do here?
We have deferent tours from which the guests can choose from, depending on their interest and available time.
Top 3 reasons to visit
- Collection of Spice plants and trees from around the world, which you can smell and taste
- Tour from the comfort of your seat in a Trolley pulled by a tractor., rain or shine.
- Flowering arches and other picturesque areas -a feast for your eyes
Our Story
Belize Spice Farm & Botanical Garden
Golden Stream plantation/ Belize spice farm and Botanical gardens was started in 1990 by Thomas Mathew MD and his wife Tessy Mathew and grown in to an agro tourism spot. They are originally from Kerala India. Kerala is also known as Malabar coast known for the spices. We earned the reputation as a must visit gem in Southern Belize attracting guests from Cruise ships , Resorts and explorers of Belize. Spice plants, Aquatic plants and Essential oil producing plants have been collected and grown in our little paradise. we have made it beautiful by adding flowering arches , beautiful trees and exotic fruit trees. In 32 years we have have grown in to a well recognised tourism business hosting school children, plant lovers, culinary enthusiasts, Bird watchers and casual visitors. Being close to Nimli Punnit ( a well known Maya Ruin) is helping us to have even more guests to combine their tours with Spice farm.
Our Team consists of Local Maya people who have become experts in spices and spice processing . This include vanilla curing and Cinnamon extraction