Country Info
- Belmopan
- Capital
- Belize Dollar (BZD)
- Currency
- 256,062
- Population
- BZ
- Country Code
Belize Slideshow
Top Hotels in Belize
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Clarissa Falls Resort San Ignacio
41 reviews -
The Last Resort Corozal
1 review -
Turtle Inn Placencia
220 reviews -
Embassy Hotel Ladyville
3 reviews -
Journey'S End Resort Hotel Belize City Ambergris Caye
91 reviews
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Seaside Cabanas Caye Caulker
248 reviews
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Hotel Mopan Belize City
52 reviews -
Westwind Hotel on the Beach Placencia
71 reviews
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The Palms Oceanfront Suites San Pedro
101 reviews
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The Tropics Hotel Caye Caulker
87 reviews -
Jaguar Paw San Ignacio
37 reviews
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Copa Banana Corozal Town
67 reviews
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La Chapelle Suites Placencia
9 reviews
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Trends Beachfront Hotel Caye Caulker
14 reviews
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Corozal Bay Resort Corozal Town
52 reviews
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Paradise Vacation Hotel Placencia
61 reviews
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La Perla Del Caribe San Pedro
41 reviews
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Anchorage Resort Caye Caulker
12 reviews
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Royal Orchid Hotel Belize City
2 reviews
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Hotel Maya Corozal Town
12 reviews
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Placencia Hotel
154 reviews
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Conch Shell Inn San Pedro
81 reviews
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Hotel del Rio San Pedro
44 reviews
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Anchorage Resort Hotel Belize City Caye Caulker
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Mirador Hotel Corozal Town
9 reviews
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D*Victoria Hotel Orange Walk
6 reviews
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Jaguar Paw Belmopan
37 reviews
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Casa Blanca by the Sea Hotel Corozal
2 reviews
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Corona del Mar Hotel & Apartments San Pedro
181 reviews
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Pelican Beach - South Water Caye
47 reviews
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Hidden Valley Inn San Ignacio
156 reviews
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Caribbean Villas Hotel San Pedro
256 reviews
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Belcampo Lodge Punta Gorda
56 reviews
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Black Orchid Resort Burrell Boom
136 reviews
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Parrot Cove Lodge Hopkins
46 reviews
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Maya Beach Hotel Placencia
215 reviews
Belize
Travel Blogs from Belize
You Better Belize it!
This is a top pick! ... ;common wealth country until 1996. They still have the queen on their money. We crossed the Mexican/Belize border at night and since there was no buses running we had to hitch hike the 15 miles into town. We ...
It Is What It Is
This is a top pick! ... reminiscing about the very special 3-days we had just shared. Brenda's Grill near the dock kept up well-fed. For just 15 Belize dollars she serves a cold drink, 3 huge pieces of BBQ jerk chicken, rice, coleslaw and scrumptious chocolate cake for dessert. ...
Seeing is Belizing!
This is a top pick! ... lass with an equally Scottish sense of humour, always on hand to help wherever needed and snapping pics for their website. We couldn't BELIZE our eyes when we realised where we'd be spending our first night! On our very own island with a grand total ...
Caye Caulker - it's a Corker!
This is a top pick! ... cabanas. Not recommended! This island was however our first real intro to the sights, sounds and smells of Belize. Dreadlock rastas. English-speaking. Carribean accents. Reggae music. Barbecued jerk chicken. Chinese shops and restaurants? Seeing ol' ...
Border Control Freaks
This is a top pick! ... . However what they couldn't explain is exactly what it was for. It's not an exit fee from Mexico. Not an entrance fee to Belize. Not a visa. Just a mystery "port fee"! Confused? Well, imagine how we felt in the heat of the moment! Thanks to Mario's ...
It's Never Too Late To Have A Good Time
This is a top pick! ... ; Alex (Canada), Julia and Carla (London) - whom we're bound to run into again and again! Thanks Jonathan and Annie for the Belize tips. The best being the advice to board the back of the bus, not only do you just the queue but you can also keep an ...
The Backside of Belize
This is a top pick! ... our lack of time, we spent a quick night in Belize City and headed for our penultimate border crossing. When we crossed into Belize, the female customs agent started asking me questions in broken english. I took this as a very polite geture on her ...
Bye Bye Belize
This is a top pick! ... only fitting that for a reason i cannot remember Captain John started reciting Bob lyrics and eventually even broke out into song. We left Belize with smiles on our dials. One Love Cost per person per day - 56 British pound Backgammon score ...
Suckers, that is what...
This is a top pick! ... we are. This is what I am thinking, after diving 20 minutes, in which we see water and nothing but water, after paying an arm and a leg for these dives. Let's start with the beginning. Out of the hotel at 08h15. Hubby hardly slept, I am awake at ...
I can see the sea! (with poo update)
This is a top pick! It may be a neighbouring country of Guatemala, but Belize is another world. The big bellies and even bigger smiles of the Creoles, Garifunas and any other wanderers who came to Belize is a welcoming sight. Combine this with the fact that the official ...
The Great Blue Hole: the dive of my life!!!
This is a top pick! ... on a full boat, on the uncomfortable metal of the seats is a challenge. Dr T is very tired, of course. And the sea is rough. Belize has something cute: the water bags. When I saw them in the shop I thought: what do you do with that? Well, this is ...
Secret Garden
This is a top pick! ... cayes (mini-islands) of varying sizes along the way, marvelling at the natural beauty and isolation. Our snorkel stops were awesome! Belize has the second largest barrier reef in the world with a large variety of coral and other marine life. It's like a ...
Swimming with sharks and stingrays
... 6pm, I didn't want to get their too early and pay for a night in a hostel. I got chatting to a Canadian lady with a Belize husband and two children. They were here to apply for a visa for her husband but because he had a Belize passport, they were ...
Bye to Ambergris, hello to Placencia
This is a top pick! ... ) but big hubby in the front. Safety rules do not apply here, you can call while flying:. We fly to Belize City, 1 hour interval. Fly to Placencia, via Dangriga. Land, take off, land, take off. We arrive in ...
Cough Cough Cave
This is a top pick! I arrived with an annoying little cough that turned phlegmy, and become something of a chest infection. Cough syrup didn't help much despite finishing a bottle in a day, and neither did 4-hourly drags of my inhaler. It's been 7 years since my last asthma ...
Say bye to Belize and hi to Guatemala
This is a top pick! We did not manage to book our flight anymore that afternoon. But that is OK. Spent a couple of hours at the beach! We go for diner in our favorite resto, the pickled parrot. Next morning: we get up in time and arrive at the airport 40 ...
Belize
This is a top pick! ... crossing from Mexico to Belize on the 10th of October. And the same day we took a water taxi to a Caribbean island in Belize called Caye Caulker. You might remember that this was where I did the snorkeling with the sharks and sting rays. Sorry about ...
Snorkeling the Belize Reef
This is a top pick! We booked a day trip to the reef today. The boat was full. The shark alley was incredible. I get to touch some friendly Sharks and Sting Rays. The Coral Reef is not as spectacular as Queensland, however, it was still beautiful. Juliette and I swam among ...
The Slump of Belize City
This is a top pick! ... little scared walking with Juliette, while black dudes watch on. Anyways, we made it through the day after visiting the Belize national library, university and other "tiny" landmarks. The marine terminal was very relaxing area compared to rest of the ...
You betta belize it
This is a top pick! ... cement under the car when the radiator is leaking. My problem is that it doesn't sound very nice but it looks spectacular. Belize is between Mexico and Guatamala bordered by the Caribbean Sea. I noticed from the air that Belize was how lush and green ...
Welcome, Christmas!
This is a top pick! Itīs officially the Christmas season in Colombia! On our last night in Medellin, we learned that there was going to be an event in one of the main squares downtown, in the late afternoon and early evening. John and I headed down, expecting ...
Highland Adventures
This is a top pick! When we arrived in Salento Tuesday, John and I were headed to the main hostel in town when a woman came to ask if we were looking for accomodation. This has happened several times to us before, and we typically end up in a much more economical ...
Caye Caulker
This is a top pick! ... weather clear. The boat is full, when we arrived at Caye Caulker, which was just a small island on the northern reef of Belize, we found a very nice hotel call Daisy's. The place is small enough for walking around bare feet. All the little shops alone ...
Clinic Wrap-Up
This is a top pick! ... This week, they also took John as a physical therapist. The village on Thursday was called Barranco. As Nurse Patricia explained, Belize is the poorest country in Central America. The Toledo district is the poorest area in Belize. And Barranco? ...
At the Clinic
This is a top pick! ... volcanoes, bats, or missing tuk-tuks. No soccer games or jungle boat rides. Just a nice, safe week volunteering in Belize. However, as I was talking to a patient (in Spanish) yesterday, and explaining that I would be running their EKG, ...
Leaving Mexico--into Belize
This is a top pick! ... direction. Something tells me we are on the right path to paradise :-) We caught the bus towards Chetumal, the border town with Belize. The road cuts through Yucatan's endless expense of rain forests. Many Mayans got on and off the bus as we passed ...
Arrival in Belize
This is a top pick! ... we're working on is called HOPE, which stands for Helping Older People Equally. HOPE is an active organization here in Belize, and for the second year, they're running a special week in conjunction with the International Day of the Elderly. ...
Our first taste of the Caribbean
This is a top pick! ... and another fairly long journey, through the middle of nowhere....but everything was in english and the actually had roads!!!! Finally arrived in Belize City. We had been told is was a dump, and it sure was! I was amazed, it didnīt look anything like a ...