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  •   Snorkel
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  • The Palace
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  • The view from the El Castillo
      The view from the El Castillo
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  • Macal River [photo by Chris]
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  •   Mayan Ruins
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Snorkel   Caye Caulker

Snorkel, Caye Caulker

 37 Reviews  We choose Tsunami Adventures for our snorkling tour. We went to 3 diffrent gardens at the reef. The gardens are so breath taking. The coral is just to beautiful to put into words. We swam with the... 

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Tips that refer to places other than Belize City   Belize City

Tips that refer to places other than Belize City, Belize City

 20 Reviews  After you get out of the city and into the jungle, you will obviously step back in time. Also, you'll be entering the home of the true Mayan residents, the animals. In the jungles, there will be... 

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Caves and Tubing   San Ignacio

Caves and Tubing, San Ignacio

 12 Reviews  One of our two prime objectives of staying in the San Ignacio area was to explore a Mayan cave. The particular one that we wanted to see was Actun Tunichil Muknal (known as ATM or 'Cave of the Crystal... 

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Split   Caye Caulker

Split, Caye Caulker

 18 Reviews  There are different stories as to how the Split came into existence, but most have to do with the 1961 Hurricane Hattie that hit Caye Caulker, killing 13 people, destroying all but 8 houses, and... 

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Belize Zoo   Belize City

Belize Zoo, Belize City

 5 Reviews  If you get a chance to check out Belize Zoo outside of Belize City, be sure to leave your mark on the wall here. The cost is about 2.75 USD, 5.00 in Belize Dollars. The money goes to donations for the... 

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Xunantunich   San Ignacio

Xunantunich, San Ignacio

 8 Reviews  Xunantunich was one of my favourite Mayan ruins in Belize. Unlike most of the other ruins I was able to investigate this large ruin on my own, so I could climb up and down the large pyramids and tombs... 

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Manatee Tour   Caye Caulker

Manatee Tour, Caye Caulker

 3 Reviews  The first full day in Belize we took a trip with Driftwood Dive shop to see the manatees. The open outboard picked up guests from various hotels, and then sped to the mantee area. Here they turn off... 

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Tikal   San Ignacio

Tikal, San Ignacio

 4 Reviews  At Clarissa Falls, Mark will arrange the entire trip to Tikal--just tell him when you want to go---its about $100 per person. He drove us to the border, walked us over, and introduced us to the... 

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Go fishing   Caye Caulker

Go fishing, Caye Caulker

 7 Reviews  my family and i have just returned from the best holiday of our lives on caye caulker, we stayed at the seaside cabanas. they arranged for a fishing and private island trip with Paps, we had the best... 

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Falls and Mountain Pine Ridge   San Ignacio

Falls and Mountain Pine Ridge, San Ignacio

 4 Reviews  This is believed to be the highest waterfall in Central America and is actually over 1,500 ft to the bottom. A viewing platform overlooks the falls. There is a short scenic trail around the escarpment... 

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Chill   Caye Caulker

Chill, Caye Caulker

 12 Reviews  Anyone who's ever been on a trip with me knows that I'm not the kind of person who likes to just "sit down and relax" while I'm traveling, so even I am not sure if I recognize the person I became... 

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Tours   San Ignacio

Tours, San Ignacio

 6 Reviews  All of our tours in the San Ignacio area originated from Belize CIty. Prior to going to Belize I contacted pacztours and scheduled a trip to ATM for me and my family. Pacztours picked us up in Belize... 

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Scuba   Caye Caulker

Scuba, Caye Caulker

 8 Reviews  I did two days of diving with Frenchies on Caye Caulker. Their shop staff were extremely welcoming,took time to explain what the sites were like, and were flexible with payment (no problem..come back... 

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Cahal Peche   San Ignacio

Cahal Peche, San Ignacio

 7 Reviews  I enjoyed Cahal Pech much more than I thought I would. It doesn't have the large, impressive looking structures like Xunantunich or Caracol, but it had several smaller structures and lots of hallways... 

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Sun Set / Rise   Caye Caulker

Sun Set / Rise, Caye Caulker

 10 Reviews  Pretty much every day we got up early enough to watch the sunrise over the Carribean Sea from our bedroom window, and after a few days we decided to head over to the other side of the island to watch... 

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Tropical Wings Nature Center   San Ignacio

Tropical Wings Nature Center, San Ignacio

 2 Reviews  We have been to bigger and more inclusive types of butterfly places - in Costa Rica and in Key West. But this one does like the Belize zoo, and concentrates on Belize butterflies and plants. It made a... 

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Kayak   Caye Caulker

Kayak, Caye Caulker

 3 Reviews  Kayaking across the split can be very fun and the scenery is beautiful. It can also be very entertaining especially if you know nothing about the functionality of a kayak. I learned that they are very... 

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Birdwatching   Caye Caulker

Birdwatching, Caye Caulker

 4 Reviews  There is a bird sanctuary on the island if you are a keen bird watcher, it is only a few minutes from the pier (to the left) so even if you are here on a daytrip from Ambergris you will have time to... 

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Cavetubing.bz

by Dabs

We used cavetubing.BZ for cave tubing from our cruise ship. We got the 1st tender off the ship as instructed and followed their instructions to find the guide. The owner's son, Vitalino Jr., was our driver, he gave us a lot of information on Belize on the hour drive to the caves. Our group was 12 in total, 8 that did just the tubing, 4 that did the zipline and tubing. We only saw the ziplining group before and after the cave tubing so we didn't have to wait for them to zipline. The walk through the jungle (do not ignore the note about bug spray if you are a mosquito magnet like my husband!) was not strenuous but you must be able to carry an inner tube and walk for 30-45 minutes. The guide stopped at various points along the way and showed us glue trees, had us taste termites, showed us poisonous trees and then the remedy tree that was next to it. Groups were racing past us so I'm...

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Cave Tubing

by Dabs

We decided to go cave tubing after reading a lot of reviews on Cruise Critic, we hadn't done it on our 1st trip and it seemed like it was the most popular cruise excursion. There are a number of independent operators that run this trip for cruise passengers, I narrowed it down to two and finally decided on the most popular, Cavetubing.bz. The other one I was considering was VIV, a newer company that seemed to have better inner tubes with headrests but I ultimately decided on Cavetubing.bz because of all the positive feedback on Trip Advisor.All of the trips appear to go to the same spot, Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve, based on the crowds coming and going, our guide estimated that on a busy cruise day that around 3,000 people do the cave tubing! But some of the trips do less of the river than the others, specifically the ones booked as shore excursions from the cruise...

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Check out the Old Spice Tree at the Altun Ha

by joiwatani

Make sure to check out that old All-Spice tree at the beginning of your walk towards the Altun Ha Mayan Ruins.If it was not told to us by our guide, we would have not known it. We even picked up some of the fallen leaves and started smelling them. It is so amazing to see something that I use as an ingredient in my kitchen and know where it is coming from!These trees grow in Belize and these are used as ingredients to their food.

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The offering place at Altun Ha

by joiwatani

At the top of the Sun God Temple, there is a circular stone where the Mayans gave their offerings to their Gods. Without a tour guide and much research, you will not able to tell that this circular stone was the place where the people before made offerings.

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The Sun God Temple

by joiwatani

The Sun God Temple is the biggest structure in the Altun Ha Mayan Ruins. It is at the center of the Mayan ruins. You have to climb a steep stairway made of big slabs of stones to get to the top. This is where the Mayans made their sacrifices at the top of the ruin.

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Altun Ha Ruins vs. Xunantunich

by joiwatani

I rather visit the Altun Ha if I were you if I didn't have enough time in Belize. It is bigger and nicer than the Xunantunich and Lamanai. It takes at least two hours to get there and two hours back and another two hours to check the place. Don't buy tours that were sold by the cruiseship because they are expensive. There are many independent tour companies at the Terminal in Belize City that are holding placards. You can ask them. We paid $40.00.Make sure to bring food and drinks. The food there are super expensive. And wear comfortable shoes.Also, make sure to go there with a group because it will be cheaper. You can ask people around. And, make sure that your Belize City tour is included.

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Visit the Altun Ha Mayan Ruins

by joiwatani

Visit the Altun Ha Mayan Ruins. It takes about 45 minutes from Belize District. There are many vans for rent down at the Belize District. Make sure to pack some snacks or lunch (especially drinks) because soda costs $8.00 there...Also, make sure to wear comfortable shoes. There are no paved ways going to the ruins. Also prepare yourselves for rocky, bumpy roads on the way to Altun Ha! The entrance fee to the Mayan Ruins is $10.00 per person.

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Scooters

by heitzenrater

Feeling risky?? If so rent some scooters. One broken mirror, no gas, and almost a flat tire. It truly is an experience. We got pulled over by the police, and then had a cop try and sell us drugs. Make sure you know how to ride one and feel confident in your ability. Its definitely not safe. That said it truly was a lot of fun. Cost was 50$ for an entire day.IF YOU LIKE MY POST PLEASE GIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK, THANKS

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A Remote Mayan Cave

by Bwana_Brown

One of our two prime objectives of staying in the San Ignacio area was to explore a Mayan cave. The particular one that we wanted to see was Actun Tunichil Muknal (known as ATM or 'Cave of the Crystal Maiden') and theTrek Stop owner was able to arrange this for US$60 each, set for the morning after our river tubing .Our Mayan guides, Eduard and Gliss turned up in their van and away we went at about 8:30 AM. A few miles short of the Hummingbird Highway near Belmopan, we turned right onto a dirt road and headed south toward the Maya Mountains. We were soon driving through vast fields of vegetables that had been carved out of the jungle along Roaring Creek. It took us about 45 minutes to make the drive to the end of the road (2nd photo), where Sue and I left our set of dry clothes in the van and then set out on foot with Gliss. Because this 40-minute walk involved three fords of Raging...

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Cave Tubing Belize Style

by sargentjeff

This was one of the most memorable things we did on our cruise. We intentionally didn't book the excursion on the Carnival ship, as they double the prices on everything. Immediately after we reached the pier by tender locals approached us about cave tubing. I had read many great reviews of this prior to the cruise, so knew it was something we wanted to do. They even gave us an extra $10 discount, making it $55 a person for the four hour trip. You start out by taking a small bus ride from Belize City about 35 miles inland. Our guide, Rudy, was fantastic and explained more than you'd ever imagine about Belize. Anyway, during the trip on one of the two major highways in the country we passed several villages, including Hattieville, which was built after Hurricane Hattie wiped out much of Belize City. We also passed the Belize Zoo, which houses hundreds of animals in a natural environment...

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Q:  Hi there! Thanks for reading this. We are two 25 year old young ladies looking to go to Belize for a wide range of interests --... 

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A: You could do nightlife and diving from Ambergris Cay, but it is an island so not much in the way of jungle hiking and Mayan ruins as the majority of those are in a... 

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