Belize Travel Guide
Belize OVERVIEW
A group of hypnotized divers are gazing down the rocks at what the world calls "Diver's Cemetery". They've already had the time of their life in stunning Hol Chan Marine Reserve, but the Blue Hole attracts them like its Black cosmic sister. Down there a dazzling shoal of Atlantic Porkfish scampers in all directions on catching a glimpse of the nurse shark looming from behind the intricate wall of stunning coral. A funny Loggerhead Turtle, too big to serve as breakfast, leisurely wags its sturdy flippers. And the water has such an unearthly shade of blue...
Meanwhile, a bunch of seasoned explorers are making their way through jungle vines until a cobwebbed city of Caracol rises in front of their eyes. Others push their curiosity to boundaries and paddle to Lamanai archaeological site, where the jaguar heads guard the entrance to the ancient Mayan temple.
At the same time, a fearless zoologist is focusing his camera on the jaguar, whose paws are dangling carelessly from a branch in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. All of a sudden, a keel-billed toucan starts up and everybody's blood freezes as the awaken cat utters a lazy murmur. A barely audible roar of howler monkeys comes from the heart of the rainforest, and the guide kindly informs accommodations are available inside the sanctuary for those wishing to stay overnight.
As the day is drawing to an end, the less adventurous ones, wound down and sun-caressed in paradisaical Placencia, pull their kayaks out of the azure water, fold their loungers, slip out of palm-stretched hammocks and head to their favorite thatched restaurants for a daily portion of caldo. When the heat dies down, some of them will surely take a walk to the village of Seine Bight, where the joy of life is infectious and the choice of artifacts nothing short of astounding.
Belize is all about Central American temper in the Caribbean settings. Don't worry if you're torn between Caye Caulker, Belize City and Tikal. The abundance of attractions here is apt to fill far more than a single itinerary, and it is more than likely you'll sooner or later wish to come back.