Ambergris Cay Transportation

To get around from the north to the south part of the island there is a water taxi.
It is located at the waters edge in the center of San Pedro.
We just wanted to get to a restaurant. It was 5 minutes by boat away and they charged us $20 each way. What a rip off.
The next time we went there we just drove the golf cart.

You can also get to Ambergris Caye by boat. It is a one-hour cruise from Belize city.
The boats leave from two locations, across from Bellevue Hotel at 5 Southern Foreshore and the southside of Haulover Creek, next to the swing bridge. The cost is about $25 per person each way.

We flew on Tropic Air on our round trip flight to/from Ambergris Caye.
It was a little 15 seater plane so we had very good views during our flight.
It cost us $84 RT for our 20 minute flight. They didn't complain or charge us extra for our 14 pieces of baggage though.

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You will have to get around San Pedro's sand streets by golf cart or by bicycle.
Since the village is only seven blocks long and three blocks wide, getting around even on foot is not a problem except after a down pour.

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We decided to arrive to Ambergris Cay from Belize City on Tropic Air. Although quite pricey, we were able to arrive at San Pedro much faster than taking a Ferry. We were actually quite happy we did, on the day of our arrival it was raining and a bit chilly which would have made the 1 hour ride on Ferry unpleasant.

At Belize City you are given a ticket stub and board the plane on the runway with no set seating other than first on line moves all the way up. Miriam was treated to "co-captaining" with our pilot Gerald who pointed out a few things about flying. Was quite funny as Miriam had mentioned earlier to me that she wants to learn how to fly, so she received her first "unofficial" lesson on Tropic Air.

The flight is about 15 to 20 minutes. We had our hotel arrange for our flights which included the taxi to the dock for another 15 minute ferry ride to the hotel, all for the price of $155 rt each.

We wanted to rent a Golf Cart to drive into San Pedro but prior to our arrival Ambergris Cay experienced a lot of rain, making the roads very hard to navigate so we had no other option but to use the Island Ferry.

Either way, Golf Carts are a good way to getting to and around San Pedro without having to worry about catching a ferry.

We didn't take the pricey Water Taxi, but our friend Ann Marie mentioned to us that if we were ever stranded in San Pedro after missing the last Island Ferry going north that the Water Taxi would be the only other option.

The price per pick up is about $26US (give or take a few $$). So make sure to know the time of the last ferry out of San Pedro.

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On a beautiful afternoon Miriam and I decided to rent some bicycles and drive along the beach for some wonderful exploring. We rode our bikes along the beach path for about 2 miles in each direction stopping to photograph the birds fishing, the new constuction of condos and for a quick drink at Palapa's Bar and Grille.

The price to rent the bikes was about $6 per person for a few hours. Not bad and was a nice way to get to see the island.