Belize is a mixture of natural factors like climate, the Belize Barrier Reef, 127 offshore Cayes which is the islands, exceptional fishing, safe waters for boating, Scuba Diving and snorkeling. Many rivers are there in Belize where you can also try some activities like rafting, kayaking, jungles, wildlife reserves of fauna and flora, hiking, bird watching and helicopter touring. Besides this, Maya ruins are the major one as attraction that sustains tourism and ecotourism industry. Belize has a major cave system in the entire Central America. Tourism is the second main concern for development after agriculture in Belize that boosts the economy.
Belize is one of the countries in Central America that has diverse cultures and languages. Kriol and Spanish are the two main spoken languages in Belize but the official language of Belize is English. It is the only country in Central America where English is in power. Belize is surrounded by Mexico to the north, Guatemala to the south and west and the Caribbean Sea towards the eastern direction. Belize covers an area of about 8,867 square miles and holds a population of 320,000 making Belize the lowest in Central America as per its population. But if we see the growth of population in Belize is the highest. This is an ecotourism country where 251,655 tourists arrived in the year 2007 and tourist receipts amounted to $183.3 million.
Belize is a unique country among Central American nations as per its culture. This is the only country that has British Colonial Heritage and is also the only constitutive country of the Commonwealth of Nations. Belize has a rectangular shape with a land boundary of 516 kilometres long. At every part of Belize you can experience archaeological and national parks, marine and nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. To experience the best marine wildlife go to the Mayan temples tower which is situated above the rainforest canopies and in barrier reef.
All those who are outdoor enthusiast should visit Belize at least once in their life to get the best of what they have expected. Belize is actually divided into six districts that make this place a wonderland. They are Belize District, Cayo District, Corozal District, Orange Walk District, Stann Creek District and Toledo District. These six districts are further divided into a series of 31 constituencies.
Once you have reached there you should not miss the national flower of Belize which is the black orchid and is also called as Encyclia cochleata. The national tree of Belize is the Mahogany tree and the national bird of Belize is the Keel Billed Toucan. Besides this, the national animal of Belize is the Baird’s Tapir. This is the major land mammal of the American tropics. It is also called as the mountain cow.
As per the districts Belize has plenty of attractions for tourists like in Belize District that attractions are Altun Ha, The Great Blue Hole, La Isla Bonita Ambergris Caye, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Museum of Belize, Fort Street Tourism Village, The Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts, Old Belize Museum and Cucumber Beach, The Belize Zoo, Caye Caulker, Belikin Beer Brewery, San Pedro Town, Bakabush Adventure Tours, Crocland Eco-park and many Cayes that is islands.
In stann Creek District the major attractions are Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Reserve, Placencia, Hopkins, Victoria Peak, Tobacco Caye and Numerous Cayes. The attractions in Toledo District are Lubaantun, Nim Li Punit, Payne’s Creek National Park, San Antonio, Santa Cruz and Rio Blanco Falls and Blue Creek. Then in Corozal District the attractions could be found as Cerros, The Corozal Free Zone and Louisville, Belize. Then the attractions in the Orange Walk District are Lamanai, San Estevan which is a Maya site and the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area.
And last but not the least; the Cayo District has key attractions like Caracol, Xunantunich, Cahal Pech, El Pilar, Blue Hole, it’s a park, Guanacaste National Park, Chiquibul National Park, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Barton Creek Cave and Actun Tunichil Muknal which is a cave. Also the other attractions of this district are 1,000 feet Falls, Chaa Creek, Big Rock Falls, Belize Botanic Gardens, Victoria Peak, which is the second highest point at 1,120 m in Belize and Doyle’s Delight again the highest point in Belize with a height of about 1,124 m.
About the transportation of Belize, it has the most vibrant ways and modes. Most of the inhabitants travel by public buses which are very frequent and in the major towns and cities you will find bus terminals situated. Belize has four distinct roads made of two-lane and they are Hummingbird Highway, Southern Highway, Western Highway and Northern Highway. These are the paved roads where as, the rest of the roads in Belize are unpaved and is in bad condition. The total paved roads of Belize have 575 kilometres of land and the unpaved are is of 2,432 kilometres.
For the ports and terminals Belize offers Belize City and Big Creek to its visitors. To reach here you can catch a flight to Belize through Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport situated in Ladyville which is outside of Belize City. The two airlines that provide frequent services are Tropic Air and Maya Island Air. About the railways, Belize is not that developed. Stann Creek Railway was the only railway operated in Belize but was later abandoned. The line for FERISTSA Railway was proposed in the year 2007.
The climate of Belize is temperate and has two different seasons. One is the rainy and the other is dry. Rainfall could be found in between the months of June and November. The summer temperature could be found at 27 degree Celsius along the coast and 21 degree Celsius in the hills bringing the warmest temperatures in the month of May. Besides these, the winter brings cold in the month of January.
Belize is famous for its crystal clear water where diving is the major activity among many tourists. The barrier reef is the second greatest in the world and largest in the western hemisphere. The dive trips mostly could be found at among the cayes. To experience the joy of diving and snorkeling go to the Ambergris Caye which is the most well-known destination among the tourists.
When you will visit Belize, do visit few of the major sightseeing areas like Inland and Sea Adventures, Shark Ray Alley, The Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef and the Long Caye Resort at Glover’s Reef. Well, for accommodation a visitor always makes his first decision to stay at Ambergris Caye. You will get resorts, lodges, hotels and many others places to stay and get relax. So for accommodation, do not get worried as you have plenty of options in front of you. The resorts offer you to its fullest what it could give to a visitor.
You have a list of thing that could be done at Belize like Blue Hole, Snorkel in the barrier reef, Shark Ray Alley where you can try swimming with the sharks and stingrays, Caye Caulker, try windsurf pr kite surf here, Bird Spotting at the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, enjoy the Manatee-watching at the Swallow Caye Marine Sanctuary, go sail at the stunning bay at Placencia, Swim at the St Herman’s Blue Hole National Park, Go to caves in the Hummingbird Highway and finally try hiking along the Macal River in the Cayo District towards the Hidden Valley Falls which is among the major waterfalls in Central America.
With so many, sightseeing, activities and other attractions you have one more thing to explore and that is the bird species and mammals wandering around all the way when you will try hiking. So just, go ahead and feel the change in your life by taking a right decision to spend your holiday at this superb place that is ‘Belize’.
