Recently viewed Trips to Belize
Why travel solo to Belize?
What's the weather like in Belize?
Belize has a comfortably warm climate, even in the winter. The average summer temperature is 86ºF (30ºC), while winter temperatures average at 60ºF (16ºC).
Top five activities
1. Swim, wade and climb through the sacred ATM Cave
2. Snorkel with nurse sharks and stingrays at Shark Ray Alley and Hol Chan Marine Reserve
3. Explore Caracol, the largest Maya city in Belize
4. Experience a private Maya ceremony
5. Ride on horseback to the ancient temples of Xunantunich
Top three dishes to try
1. Fry jacks — deep-fried dough pillows served with eggs, beans or cheese at breakfast
2. Rice and beans — kidney beans slow-cooked in coconut milk, the backbone of Belizean home cooking
3. Ceviche — fresh catch marinated in lime and habanero, best eaten on Caye Caulker
Top places to visit in Belize
San Ignacio
A lively jungle town on the banks of the Macal River, San Ignacio sits at the heart of western Belize and serves as the gateway to the country’s most extraordinary Maya sites, forest reserves and cultural experiences. Part frontier town, part adventure hub, it has an energy and warmth that sets the tone for everything that follows.
Caye Caulker
A tiny, traffic-free island off the Caribbean coast where the only rule is to slow down. Sandy lanes, turquoise water and a pace of life that feels genuinely unhurried — Caye Caulker is the Caribbean as it used to be, with world-class snorkeling, abundant marine life and the kind of sunsets that make it very hard to leave.
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM Cave)
One of the most extraordinary archaeological sites in the world, the ATM Cave was considered by the ancient Maya to be the literal entrance to the underworld. Deep inside its chambers, stalactites and stalagmites frame a sacred inner sanctum where Maya artefacts and skeletal remains have lain untouched for over a thousand years — a place that has to be seen to be understood.
Caracol
Hidden deep within the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Caracol was once the most powerful Maya city in Belize — larger than Belize City itself at its peak. Its pyramids, royal tombs, ceremonial plazas and towering temples rise from the jungle in a setting so remote and so atmospheric that it feels genuinely undiscovered, even now.
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