Belize City is the country’s main gateway, with the international airport, the cruise tender port and the water taxis to the cayes. Most visitors pass through quickly on the way to Ambergris Caye (San Pedro), Caye Caulker, the Maya ruins or the jungle, but a night in the city is easy to arrange.
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Belize City is a western Caribbean cruise port of call, with ships anchoring offshore and tendering passengers to the Tourism Village.
The seafront area near the Tourism Village and water-taxi terminals, with the city’s main hotels.
A few hotels near Philip Goldson International Airport for early flights.
The largest caye, reached by water taxi or short flight, with beach hotels, diving and the barrier reef.
A laid-back island by water taxi, known for cheap guesthouses and its “go slow” motto.
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The dry season, roughly December–May, is the most popular; June–November is wetter and hurricane season, with lower rates.
Caye Caulker has some of the cheapest rooms in the country; in the city, look around Fort George near the water taxis.
Water taxis run from Belize City to both islands, and small planes fly to San Pedro from the city airports.
Ships anchor offshore and bring passengers to the Tourism Village by tender.