Belize · Things to do

15 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.

10 destinations35 places in the guideOpen, closed and restricted

Bridge across a channel and buildings in Belize City.
Pier over the sea beneath sunlit clouds in Ambergris Caye.
Aerial view of Caye Caulker and its shallow turquoise waters.

15 themed guides · 10 destinations

Source and date on each place

Belize District

Belize City

2 themed guides

  • 2 places

    Museum and Old Belize

    The Museum of Belize, run by NICH, and the private attraction Old Belize, both with unconfirmed status.

  • 2 places

    Zoo and Altun Ha

    The Belize Zoo and the Maya site of Altun Ha, outside the city, with unconfirmed status.

Belize District

Ambergris Caye

1 themed guide

  • 3 places

    Marine reserves and atoll

    Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley, off Ambergris Caye, and the Great Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye, on Lighthouse Reef atoll; all three with unconfirmed status.

Belize District

Caye Caulker

1 themed guide

Cayo District

San Ignacio

3 themed guides

  • 3 places

    NICH Maya sites

    Xunantunich, Cahal Pech and El Pilar, with tickets in NICH’s shop; all three with unconfirmed status.

  • 3 places

    Guided caves

    Actun Tunichil Muknal, Barton Creek and Nohoch Ch’een, which NICH only allows with a guide; with unconfirmed status.

  • 2 places

    Audubon parks near Belmopan

    St. Herman’s Blue Hole and Guanacaste, managed by the Belize Audubon Society, with unconfirmed status.

Cayo District

Mountain Pine Ridge

2 themed guides

  • 3 places

    Pools, waterfalls and caves

    Rio On Pools, Big Rock Falls and Rio Frio Cave, in the forest reserve; only travel blogs about them were read.

  • 2 places

    Caracol and Green Hills

    The Maya site of Caracol, run by NICH, and the private Green Hills butterfly ranch, with unconfirmed status.

Stann Creek District

Placencia

1 themed guide

  • 2 places

    Cockscomb and Laughing Bird Caye

    The Cockscomb jaguar sanctuary, run by Audubon, and Laughing Bird Caye National Park, on the reef; both with unconfirmed status.

Stann Creek District

Hopkins

1 themed guide

  • 1 place

    Glover’s Reef

    The Glover’s Reef atoll marine reserve, run by the Fisheries Department, with unconfirmed status.

Toledo District

Toledo

2 themed guides

  • 4 places

    Maya sites, cave and waterfall

    Lubaantun and Nim Li Punit, run by NICH, Hokeb Ha cave and Rio Blanco National Park; with unconfirmed status.

  • 2 places

    Southern marine reserves

    Sapodilla Cayes and Port Honduras, run by the Fisheries Department; both with unconfirmed status.

Orange Walk District

Orange Walk

1 themed guide

  • 2 places

    Lamanai and Crooked Tree

    The Maya site of Lamanai, run by NICH, and the Crooked Tree bird sanctuary, run by Audubon; both with unconfirmed status.

Corozal District

Corozal

1 themed guide

A place can appear in more than one selection. The counts of the 15 guides do not add up to unique places; the full catalogue has 35 places.