{"id":1306292,"date":"2026-10-08T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306292"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:56:00","slug":"belize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/north-america\/belize\/","title":{"rendered":"Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302043,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Belize country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Belize","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The second largest barrier reef in the world, Maya ruins in the jungle, and English as the official language. Small, easy and pricier than its neighbours.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307912","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a place | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"BZ$45 | Dorm bed, from\r\n300km | Of barrier reef\r\n2:1 | Belize dollars to US dollars, fixed\r\nGo slow | The Caye Caulker motto","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Central America that feels Caribbean","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language, a legacy of British Honduras, and it feels more Caribbean than Latin American \u2014 Creole culture, reggae and a pace that Caye Caulker has turned into a motto: go slow.\r\n\r\nThe reef is the headline. The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world, and the Blue Hole \u2014 a 300-metre-wide sinkhole visible from the air \u2014 is the dive that draws people, though it is an expensive day and technically advanced.\r\n\r\nInland, the Cayo district around San Ignacio has Maya sites, cave systems and jungle. ATM cave \u2014 Actun Tunichil Muknal \u2014 is the standout: a wet cave walk and swim to a chamber of Maya sacrificial remains, still in place.\r\n\r\nTen days covers a caye and the inland. It is the priciest country on the trail after Costa Rica.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | English, plus Belize Kriol and Spanish widely spoken\r\nCurrency | Belize dollar (BZD), fixed at 2 to 1 with the US dollar\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nTap water | Generally safe in towns, bottled on the cayes\r\nTipping | 10\u201315%\r\nSandflies | A real nuisance on the cayes. Bring repellent\r\nHow long to stay | Ten days\r\nBest months | December to April, the dry season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Water taxis to the cayes, buses inland. The country is small and nothing is far.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Caye Caulker | A small car-free island with a go-slow motto, snorkelling trips and a split to swim at. |  | 1307913 | Very chill island. Big enough to have something going on but dirt roads and still fairly quiet. Perfect for snorkeling and diving and taking it easy - the motto is \"go slow.\" If you're looking for the small island slow life, the people are very friendly and it's very easy to slow down and enjoy a few days. | \nSan Ignacio | The inland base: Maya ruins, ATM cave, jungle and the Guatemalan border nearby. |  | 1306745 | Easy to get to via shuttle or bus, lots to do nearby if you like Mayan ruins and cave or waterfall adventures. Highly recommend ATM cave tour! Best of all, friendly locals! | \nSan Pedro | Ambergris Caye: bigger, busier and pricier, with golf carts instead of cars. |  | 1306746 | I\u2019ve always enjoyed San Pedro ,the people here are so nice the food and beverages hit the spot\u2026 | \nPlacencia | A long sandy peninsula in the south, quieter and good for whale sharks in season. |  | 1306744 |  | \nHopkins | A Gar\u00edfuna village on the coast, with drumming and a slower feel again. |  | 1307914 | Hopkins is one of my favorites places in Belize. I spent almost a week there, just relaxing, going for walks on the beach and trying the local food. It is a great place to get a taste for Garifuna food and culture, with beachside restaurants and drumming at night. There's not a lot going on in town, and sometimes that's just what you need. | \nBelize City | The transport hub, generally passed through rather than stayed in. |  | 1307915 | We found Belize City to have a lived-in feel that meant we, as tourists, were able to observe but not participate. The people are joyful and kind, we were walking through many neighborhoods and only encountered smiles. | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Belize is a reef and cave trip, and the two halves are an hour apart.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | sunset | sunglasses | Cayes, reef and the second largest barrier reef on earth. | Snorkel at Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley; The Split at Caye Caulker; Dive the Blue Hole | Caye Caulker; Hol Chan; Blue Hole | Caye Caulker; San Pedro | beach\nAdventure | green | backpack | Caves, jungle and Maya ruins inland. | ATM cave with remains still in place; Cave tubing; Climb Caracol's main temple | ATM cave; Caracol; Xunantunich | San Ignacio | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Maya sites, Creole and Gar\u00edfuna culture. | Xunantunich by hand-cranked ferry; Gar\u00edfuna drumming in Hopkins; Creole food and language | Xunantunich; Hopkins; Lamanai | San Ignacio; Hopkins | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Rice and beans, stew chicken and very good hot sauce. | Stew chicken with rice and beans; Fry jacks for breakfast; Marie Sharp's on everything | San Ignacio market; Caye Caulker; Hopkins | San Ignacio; Caye Caulker | food\nBudget | teal | coin | The priciest on the trail after Costa Rica. | Eat where locals do; Caye Caulker over San Pedro; Buses inland instead of flights | Caye Caulker; San Ignacio | Caye Caulker; San Ignacio | budget-travel\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Caye Caulker and San Pedro, and both are relaxed. | The Split at sunset; Beach bars on Caye Caulker; San Pedro's bar strip | The Split; Caye Caulker; San Pedro | Caye Caulker; San Pedro | nightlife","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Belize","hw_hub_country_do_body":"ATM cave near San Ignacio is the country's most extraordinary experience: a guided trip that involves swimming into a cave mouth, wading and scrambling for an hour, and reaching a chamber where Maya sacrificial remains and pottery lie where they were left, including a calcified skeleton. Cameras are banned entirely after one was dropped on a skull.\r\n\r\nOn the reef, snorkelling trips from Caye Caulker to Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley are the standard good day, with nurse sharks and rays. The Blue Hole is a full day by boat and an advanced dive that divides opinion \u2014 the sinkhole is spectacular from the air and the diving itself is dark and deep.\r\n\r\nMaya sites are scattered inland: Xunantunich, reached by a hand-cranked ferry, Caracol deep in the forest, and Lamanai by boat up a river.\r\n\r\nWhale sharks pass Placencia around the full moons of March to June.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"ATM cave | Swim in, and Maya remains lie where they were left. No cameras at all\r\nHol Chan and Shark Ray Alley | The standard snorkel day from Caye Caulker\r\nBlue Hole | A full day and an advanced dive. Spectacular from the air\r\nWhale sharks | Off Placencia around the full moons, March to June","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Belize","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Belize","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Rice and beans \u2014 cooked together with coconut milk \u2014 is the staple, usually served with stew chicken, and a plate costs BZ$10 to BZ$20 at a local spot.\r\n\r\nFry jacks are the breakfast: puffed fried dough filled with eggs, beans or cheese, cheap and everywhere.\r\n\r\nOn the cayes, fresh fish and lobster in season are the draw, with lobster closed from mid-February to mid-June to protect stocks \u2014 anywhere serving it then is breaking the law.\r\n\r\nMarie Sharp's habanero sauce is a national institution and turns up on every table. Gar\u00edfuna food in Hopkins and Dangriga, particularly hudut, a fish and coconut stew with mashed plantain, is worth the detour.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Rice and beans | Cooked with coconut milk, with stew chicken. BZ$10\u201320\r\nFry jacks | The national breakfast. Cheap and everywhere\r\nLobster season | Closed mid-February to mid-June. Do not order it then\r\nMarie Sharp's | The habanero sauce on every table in the country","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Belize","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Belize","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Caye Caulker's nightlife is beach bars and the Split \u2014 the channel at the north end of the island where everyone swims and drinks at sunset. It is relaxed rather than raucous, and the island is small enough to walk the whole scene in ten minutes.\r\n\r\nSan Pedro on Ambergris Caye is bigger and busier, with a proper bar strip and golf carts ferrying people between them.\r\n\r\nInland, San Ignacio has a handful of bars and a Saturday market that starts early enough to make late nights unwise.\r\n\r\nBelikin is the national beer, effectively the only one, at BZ$5 to BZ$10, and local rum is cheap. Gar\u00edfuna drumming nights in Hopkins are the most distinctive evening in the country.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"The Split | Caye Caulker's channel. Swimming and drinking at sunset\r\nSan Pedro | Bigger, busier, with golf carts between bars\r\nBelikin | The national beer, and effectively the only one\r\nHopkins | Gar\u00edfuna drumming nights. The most distinctive evening here","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Belize","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Belize","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Water taxis run from Belize City to Caye Caulker in 45 minutes and San Pedro in 90, several times daily, for BZ$30 to BZ$60 each way. They are the main link to the islands.\r\n\r\nBuses \u2014 often old American school buses \u2014 run the Western and Hummingbird highways cheaply, connecting Belize City, Belmopan, San Ignacio, Dangriga and Placencia. They are slow and frequent.\r\n\r\nDomestic flights on Tropic Air cost considerably more but save hours, particularly Belize City to Placencia or the cayes.\r\n\r\nHiring a car is straightforward with good main roads, and the Guatemalan border at Benque is an hour from San Ignacio, which makes the Tikal combination easy.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Water taxis | 45 minutes to Caye Caulker, 90 to San Pedro. BZ$30\u201360\r\nBuses | Old school buses on the main highways. Cheap and slow\r\nTropic Air | Domestic flights that save hours, at a price\r\nGuatemala border | An hour from San Ignacio, which makes Tikal easy to add","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Belize","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Belize costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Belize is the second most expensive country on the Central America trail. Dorms start around BZ$45, a local plate of rice and beans is BZ$10 to BZ$20, and tourist restaurants on the cayes charge BZ$30 to BZ$60.\r\n\r\nA day comes to BZ$120 to BZ$200.\r\n\r\nThe activities are the real cost: ATM cave at BZ$200 to BZ$260 including transport and guide, Blue Hole dives at BZ$600 to BZ$800, and snorkelling day trips at BZ$120 to BZ$200.\r\n\r\nThe Belize dollar is fixed at two to one with the US dollar, and US dollars are accepted everywhere, which makes the maths easy. Cards work in tourist areas; carry cash for buses, markets and smaller places.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From BZ$45\r\nA day, all in | BZ$120\u2013200\r\nATM cave | BZ$200\u2013260 including guide and transport\r\nFixed rate | Two Belize dollars to one US dollar, always","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Belize","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Belize","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"The tourist areas \u2014 Caye Caulker, San Ignacio, Placencia, Hopkins \u2014 are generally safe and travellers report few problems.\r\n\r\nBelize City is the exception and carries genuine risk in parts, with government advice warning about specific districts. Most travellers transit through the water taxi terminal or bus station without staying, which is the standard approach.\r\n\r\nOn the water, boat safety standards vary, and snorkel and dive operators should be chosen on reputation rather than price. Currents at the Split on Caye Caulker are stronger than they look, and boat traffic passes through.\r\n\r\nSandflies on the cayes are relentless at dawn and dusk and their bites infect easily. Hurricane season runs June to November, with the reef and cayes exposed.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Belize City | Transit rather than stay. Advice warns about specific districts\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nThe Split | Stronger current than it looks, with boats passing through\r\nSandflies | Relentless at dawn and dusk. Bring strong repellent","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Belize","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens enter visa-free for 30 days, extendable in-country for a fee.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity, and proof of onward travel may be requested.\r\n\r\nBelize charges a departure tax when leaving overland to Guatemala or Mexico, payable in cash at the border \u2014 around BZ$40 \u2014 which catches out people crossing to Tikal. Air departure taxes are usually included in ticket prices.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 30 days, extendable in-country for a fee\r\nLand departure tax | Around BZ$40 in cash when crossing to Guatemala or Mexico\r\nPassport validity | Six months\r\nOnward travel | May be requested","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Belize","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"December to April is the dry season. Hurricane season runs June to November, and the cayes are exposed.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Belize City. The cayes are breezier and the inland Cayo district is more humid. Lobster season runs mid-June to mid-February, and whale sharks appear off Placencia around full moons from March to June.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 27 | 5 | Peak dry season. Best weather and busiest\r\nFebruary | 28 | 5 | Excellent, though lobster season closes mid-month\r\nMarch | 29 | 5 | Dry and warm. Whale sharks start off Placencia\r\nApril | 30 | 4 | Hot and dry. Whale sharks continue\r\nMay | 31 | 3 | Rains begin. Green, quieter and cheaper\r\nJune | 31 | 3 | Wet afternoons, and lobster season reopens mid-month\r\nJuly | 31 | 3 | Hot and humid, with a drier spell in some years\r\nAugust | 31 | 2 | Wet, with hurricane risk building\r\nSeptember | 31 | 1 | Peak hurricane risk. Many businesses close\r\nOctober | 30 | 2 | Still risky and wet, easing at the end\r\nNovember | 29 | 3 | Rains ending. Good value before the season\r\nDecember | 27 | 5 | Dry season returns and holiday prices with it","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in Belize dollars \u2014 two to one with the US dollar.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"ATM cave at BZ$200\u2013260 and Blue Hole dives at BZ$600\u2013800 sit outside these figures and are what most Belize budgets are built around.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 45 | 30 | 15 | 20\r\nMiddle of the road | 80 | 70 | 30 | 80\r\nComfortable | 150 | 120 | 50 | 160","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"BZ$","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Gar\u00edfuna Settlement Day in November is the most distinctive event in the country.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"belize","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Belize","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/north-america\/belize\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Gar\u00edfuna Settlement Day | 19 November | Dangriga \u00b7 Hopkins | Drumming, dancing and a re-enacted arrival by canoe. The most distinctive day in the Belizean year. |  | \nWhale shark season | March to June | Placencia | Whale sharks gathering around the full moons at Gladden Spit. |  | \nLobster season | Mid-June to mid-February | Nationwide | Lobster festivals on the cayes when the season opens. |  | \nSeptember Celebrations | September | Nationwide | Two national holidays and a month of parades and carnival. |  | \nLa Ruta Maya | March | Belize River | A four-day canoe race from San Ignacio to Belize City. |  | \nDry season | December to April | Nationwide | Best reef visibility and the most reliable weather. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Belize","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Caye Caulker and San Ignacio have the most, and the cayes cost noticeably more.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Belize","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/belize\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"22","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"BZD","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Belize travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"What is ATM cave? | Actun Tunichil Muknal, near San Ignacio \u2014 a guided trip that swims into a cave mouth, then wades and scrambles for an hour to a chamber where Maya sacrificial remains and pottery lie where they were left, including a calcified skeleton. Cameras are banned entirely after one was dropped on a skull.\r\nIs the Blue Hole worth it? | It divides people. It is a full day by boat, an advanced dive, and costs BZ$600 to BZ$800. The sinkhole is spectacular from the air and the dive itself is deep and dark with stalactites rather than reef life. Many divers prefer the reef sites around Hol Chan for a fraction of it.\r\nHow long do you need in Belize? | Ten days: a few on Caye Caulker for the reef, a few in San Ignacio for caves and Maya sites, and time for a bus in between. Tikal in Guatemala is an hour from the border, which makes it easy to combine.\r\nIs Belize expensive? | The second priciest on the Central America trail after Costa Rica. Dorms from BZ$45, local plates BZ$10 to BZ$20 against BZ$30 to BZ$60 in tourist restaurants, and a day around BZ$120 to BZ$200 before activities.\r\nCaye Caulker or San Pedro? | Caye Caulker is smaller, cheaper, car-free and slower. San Pedro on Ambergris Caye is bigger, busier and pricier with more restaurants and nightlife. Most backpackers pick Caye Caulker.\r\nDo they speak English? | Yes \u2014 Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language, a legacy of British Honduras. Belize Kriol and Spanish are also widely spoken.\r\nWhen should I visit? | December to April for the dry season and the best reef visibility. Whale sharks appear off Placencia around full moons from March to June, and hurricane season runs June to November with a September peak.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Belize \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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