Belize
82 places in Belize, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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RegionCentral America
CapitalBelmopan
Places written82
Categories covered5 of 5
Plugs and voltage
Type A, B, G · 110 V / 220 V travel adapter
CurrencyBelize dollar (BZD)
LanguagesEnglish
Driving sideright
Plugs and voltage: Wikipedia, «Mains electricity by country» (after the IEC World Plugs list), read 15 October 2026.
Nature & outdoors (43) Landmarks & history (19) Museums & culture (10) Attractions & fun (4) Food & drink (6)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage
Bacalar Chico National Park
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Garifuna Settlement Day
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Glover's Reef
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Half Moon Caye
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Hopkins
UNESCO · World Heritage
Laughing Bird Caye National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage
Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve
UNESCO · World Heritage 
South Water Caye
UNESCO · World Heritage
The Belize Barrier Reef and Blue Hole
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Great Blue Hole
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
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Ambergris Caye
national park
Bacalar Chico National Park
cave 
Barton Creek Cave
forest
Belizean Birding
waterfall
Big Rock Falls
national park
Billy Barquedier National Park
cave
Blue Creek Cave
beach 
Caye Caulker
national park
Cockscomb Basin and the Jaguars
lake 
Crooked Tree
national park
Five Blues Lake National Park
marine reserve
Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes
island
Glover's Reef
forest 
Guanacaste National Park
island
Half Moon Caye
marine reserve
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
national park
Laughing Bird Caye National Park
waterfall 
Mayflower Bocawina
wildlife sanctuary
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
national park
Payne's Creek National Park
beach 
Placencia
marine reserve
Port Honduras Marine Reserve
village
Red Bank
national park
Rio Blanco National Park
private reserve
Rio Bravo Conservation Area
cave
Rio Frio Cave
pool
Rio On Pools
marine reserve
Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve
forest 
Shipstern Conservation Area
island
South Water Caye
cave 
St Herman's Blue Hole National Park
island
Swallow Caye
island
The Belize Barrier Reef and Blue Hole
forest 
The Chiquibul Forest
forest 
The Community Baboon Sanctuary
cave
The Great Blue Hole
trail 
The Hummingbird Highway
forest 
The Mountain Pine Ridge
trail 
The New River
waterfall
Thousand Foot Falls
island 
Tobacco Caye
island 
Turneffe Atoll
mountain
Victoria Peak
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
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Actun Tunichil Muknal
archaeological site 
Altun Ha
old town 
Belize City
old town 
Belmopan
archaeological site 
Cahal Pech
archaeological site 
Caracol
archaeological site
Cerros Maya Ruins
old town 
Corozal
archaeological site 
El Pilar
archaeological site
La Milpa
archaeological site 
Lamanai
archaeological site
Lubaantun
archaeological site
Marco Gonzalez Maya Site
archaeological site
Nim Li Punit
old town 
Punta Gorda and Toledo
old town 
San Ignacio
old town 
Sarteneja
industrial ruins
Serpon Sugar Mill
archaeological site 
Xunantunich
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
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Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
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Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.
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