Belize is located in Central America and the capital is Belmopan. Beautiful white sandy beaches lie on the Caribbean coast. The country is small but offers many attractions for the travelers. Belize is a great destination for nature and underwater lovers. The Eco-tourism is very developed with many National Parks, Reserves and Sanctuaries where visitors can discover wonderful sceneries with waterfalls, caves, lakes, lagoon, tropical rainforest, swamps and observe fauna and flora.
The underwater world has no cause to be jealous to the mainland. Belize possesses the second longest barrier reef of the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and some offshore atolls called the cayes. The foamiest dive site is the world known Blue Hole - photo above. National Parks and Reserves offers many dive possibilities in a warm water with a very good visibility.
Belize provides all range of accommodation from the guest house to the luxury hotel. |
| Must do, Must see...
- Visit Belize City: Museum, monuments, cathedral...
- Visit the Maya sites of Altun Ha and Lamanai, one hour from Belize City.
- Hiking, eco-tourism & bird watching in the National Parks, Reserves and Sanctuary: Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, St Herman's Blue Hole National Park, Mountain Pine Ridge, Fives Blues Lake National Park, Guanacaste National Park.
- Scuba diving & snorkeling.
- Windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing.
- Fishing.
- Golf.
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