Belize · Things to do
23 themed guides.
Lists by theme inside each destination: Maya sites, marine reserves, caves and protected areas. Every guide flags what is open, closed or unconfirmed and the price where it could be confirmed.
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23 themed guides · 10 destinations
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- 2 places
Museum and Old Belize
The Museum of Belize is run by NICH and Old Belize is a private attraction. Neither has a confirmed status.
- 2 places
Zoo and Altun Ha
The Belize Zoo and the Maya site of Altun Ha are outside the city, and their status is unconfirmed.
- 1 place
Howler monkeys
The Community Baboon Sanctuary at Bermudian Landing is community-run, and its status is unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Marine reserves and atoll
Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley lie off Ambergris Caye, and the Great Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye on Lighthouse Reef atoll. The status of all three is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Secret Beach and Bacalar Chico
The status of Secret Beach and of the national park and marine reserve at the island’s northern end is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Marine reserve and The Split
The status of Caye Caulker Marine Reserve and The Split is unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Turneffe, manatees and forest reserve
The Turneffe Atoll marine reserve, the Swallow Caye manatee sanctuary and the forest reserve in the north of the island all have unconfirmed status.
- 3 places
NICH Maya sites
Tickets for Xunantunich, Cahal Pech and El Pilar are sold in NICH’s shop. None of the three has a confirmed status.
- 3 places
Guided caves
NICH only allows visits to Actun Tunichil Muknal, Barton Creek and Nohoch Ch’een with a guide. Their status is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Audubon parks near Belmopan
The Belize Audubon Society manages St. Herman’s Blue Hole and Guanacaste, whose status is unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Pools, waterfalls and caves
Rio On Pools, Big Rock Falls and Rio Frio Cave are in the forest reserve; only travel blogs about them were read.
- 2 places
Caracol and Green Hills
Caracol is a Maya site run by NICH and Green Hills is a private butterfly ranch. The status of both is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Cockscomb and Laughing Bird Caye
Cockscomb is a jaguar sanctuary run by Audubon and Laughing Bird Caye is a national park on the reef. Both have unconfirmed status.
- 3 places
Beach, Gladden Spit and Monkey River
The status of Placencia Beach, the Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes marine reserve, and Monkey River village and river is unconfirmed.
- 1 place
Glover’s Reef
The Glover’s Reef atoll marine reserve is run by the Fisheries Department, and its status is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
South Water Caye and Tobacco Caye
The South Water Caye marine reserve is run by the Fisheries Department, and the islet of Tobacco Caye lies inside it. The status of both is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Serpon and Billy Barquedier
The Serpon sugar mill belongs to NICH, and the waterfall is in Billy Barquedier National Park. Both have unconfirmed status.
- 4 places
Maya sites, cave and waterfall
The status of Lubaantun and Nim Li Punit, Maya sites run by NICH, of Hokeb Ha cave and of Rio Blanco National Park is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Southern marine reserves
Sapodilla Cayes and Port Honduras are marine reserves run by the Fisheries Department, and their status is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Lamanai and Crooked Tree
Lamanai is a Maya site run by NICH and Crooked Tree is a bird sanctuary run by Audubon. Neither has a confirmed status.
- 3 places
New River, Banquitas and Honey Camp
The New River Lagoon is on the way to Lamanai. The status of that lagoon, the Banquitas House of Culture and Honey Camp Lagoon is unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Cerro Maya and Santa Rita
Cerro Maya and Santa Rita are NICH’s two Maya sites in Corozal, and their status is unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Sarteneja, the bay and the House of Culture
Sarteneja is a fishing village; the manatee sanctuary is in Corozal Bay and the House of Culture in Corozal Town. None of the three has a confirmed status.
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