Any advice on travel to Belize?

Question

I am looking into taking a vacation to Belize in November and interested in diving, seeing some ruins, and whatever else the area has to offer. If you have any advice on where to stay (area/village), where to go and what to avoid I would really appreciate it, thanks!

Answer 1

yeah. look out they are known for stealing ur shoe laces and selling them back to you!

Answer 2

I went to Belize a few years ago with my best friend.  It was awesome!  We did what you want to do, split our time between the islands & inland.  We spent a few days on Caye Caulker, and a few days in San Ignacio.

Caye Caulker is an amazing little laid back island, many of the buildings have sand floors and you can eat all meals in your swimsuit if you want :-) There are guided snorkle and dive trips that leave from the Caye. You can even do a "swim with the sharks" thing... they are just little nurse sharks and they like to swim up and roll over so you can rub their tummies. It was so cool. We stayed at the Rainbow Hotel, which was pretty basic, cheap and clean.

Some people choose Ambergis Caye for the island portion of their vacation, but it is a little more "commercialized" than Caye Caulker.  I personally feel you get a better island experience at Caye Caulker.

San Ignacio however, was my favorite few days of the trip. There are amazing Mayan ruins nearby to see. We stayed at the Maya Mountain Lodge. They were able to arrange day trips for us from canoing down the Mopan River, to go swim at the Blue Hole National Park (different than the blue hole dive area off the coast). They arranged transportation from the airport for us, so we didn't even need to rent a car.

We did one overnight trip into Guatemala to the Tikal National Park. (A bus takes you there, and it was very easy.) It was one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. We climbed to the top of one of the temples before sunrise, and watched the sun come up through the mists over the tree canopy. We could see the tops of the other temples rising above the mist and hear the howler monkeys in the trees around us.

Also, the food was AWESOME everywhere we went, and we didn't have to be too careful about what we ate (like you might have to in Mexico), just watched the water we drank in public places (bought bottled).

Have fun!!!!!!

Answer 3

the small islands like san pedro and ambergris caye are excellant for swimming, diving, etc. And walk aways into the islands to find cheap places to stay. When traveling between the islands and the mainlands use the boat taxis, so fun and so cheap. If traveling inland on public transportation-wrap your long hair in a scarf and dont buy any of the bottled beverges that the natives sell on the side of the roads. This is a very poor country and any show of money will attract masses of people. San Pedro was my personal favorite place to stay, so chill! The coconut hotel was cheap and clean and the people were so nice