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Short answer: Belize is small, English-speaking, and easier to travel than most of Central America, but it does not work the way a resort does. Most visitors come for the cayes and the reef, the jungle and the Maya sites, or both. Getting around means a mix of small planes, water taxis, and buses. This guide is the map: how to get here from Mexico or by air, how to move between the mainland and the islands, how to reach the Maya world across the Guatemalan border, when to come,…

Short answer: The best food in Belize is rarely in a restaurant. It is on a cart at the corner, in a market stall, on a fold-out table outside a house at night. Start with the Belizean street-food trio: salbutes, garnaches, and panades. Eat fry jacks for breakfast, tacos in Orange Walk after dark, and barbecue in Cayo on the weekend. Look for conch and ceviche on the coast. Eat where the line of locals is longest. It is cheap, it is fresh, and it is the real thing. I…

Short answer: There are two ways to reach Tikal from Belize. Go overland, west to San Ignacio, across the one land border at Benque Viejo into Guatemala, then on to Flores, with Tikal a short trip beyond. Or fly Belize City to Flores on Tropic Air in about half an hour and skip the border on the ground. From Flores, Tikal is an easy day trip, about an hour and a half out by road. There is no ferry between Belize and Guatemala, and a Belize rental car usually cannot…

Short answer: To get from Belize City to the islands you either fly or take a water taxi. The flight to San Pedro or Caye Caulker is about fifteen to twenty minutes on a small plane, on Tropic Air or Maya Island Air. The water taxi, run by San Pedro Belize Express or Caribbean Sprinter, is forty-five minutes to Caye Caulker, about ninety to San Pedro, and costs a fraction of the airfare. Fly if your time is tight or your international flight lands late, because the last boats leave…

Short answer: From Chetumal you reach Belize two ways. Take a ferry across the water to the islands, San Pedro on Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, in about an hour and a half to San Pedro. Or cross the land border at Subteniente López into Corozal and continue south by road. Both need a valid passport. There is no fee to enter Belize as a tourist. The crossing is fast now that the new bridge carries most of the traffic. If you are island-bound, the ferry is the move. If…

Short answer: There are four real ways to get from Cancún to Belize. Fly direct to Belize City on Tropic Air in about an hour and a half. Take the ADO bus south, when it is running, an overnight overland trip. Book a private shuttle door to door. Or travel down to Chetumal and cross there, which is the route if your destination is the islands. There is no boat that leaves Cancún for Belize. Whatever a booking site tells you, that direct ferry does not exist. The ferries to…

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Packing for Belize, what to take with you, what to leave at home.

If you've been researching Belize beaches and seen photos of brown seaweed piled on the sand, that's sargassum, and it's worth understanding before you book — because the panic online is bigger than the actual problem for most trips. What it is and when it comes Sargassum is a free-floating brown seaweed that drifts in on Caribbean currents and washes up on east-facing beaches. In Belize it's heaviest roughly March through October, and it hits the windward coast hardest: Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Placencia, and Hopkins all face the open…

The best time of year to visit Belize.

People are always curious if Belize is safe for tourists. The short answer is yes.

I started Belize News Post over twenty years ago because there was no independent voice for the country online. Most of what's written about visiting Belize is written by people passing through. I grew up in Corozal, on the bay. So here are the questions I get asked most, answered straight. Getting in and getting around Do I need a passport or visa to visit Belize? If you're coming from the US, Canada, the UK, or the EU, you need a valid passport and that's it — no visa for…

Discover the world of Belizean Snacks! Explore traditional treats from wangla to Orange Walk style tacos in our comprehensive guide.

Discover Belize's flavorful breakfast delights, from hearty fry jacks to delectable johnnycakes. Dive into Belizean breakfast traditions.