10 independent reviews for Belize holiday, discover Belize
Reviews for Belize holiday, discover Belize
Julia Pini review 29 Mar 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Tikal and Flores were stand outs for us.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared to do absolutely everything as a group. If you're an individualistic person, you may struggle with this element.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes definitely.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Wilfred was an extremely knowledgeable (and patient) tour guide. He is clearly very passionate about his country and everything he was sharing with us.Marielle Decker review 24 Nov 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
It’s too hard to pick one. The Mayan ruins were amazing to visit, snorkeling with a manatee in the Caribbean was certainly a highlight, but the group of people and our guides: Wilfred, Tarik, and the driver Said, were the best parts of the holiday.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Plan to pack $600 US dollars. That should get you through the two weeks, in addition to the use of international credit cards.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
I absolutely agree this trip benefited local people, but Wilfred was the true treasure of the trip. He knows half the people in the country, so he knew the best places to eat, the best guides to hire, and he knew doctors across the north to help after I got bit by a dog.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
11/10. Every star in the sky for the guides.Emma Easton review 30 Dec 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Sharing Christmas dinner with our bus driver and his family. This isn’t part of the tour but is indicative of the welcome and hospitality throughout Belize.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Bring lots of insect repellent! Be open minded and accept that not everything goes to plan - the weather, national holidays and problems with local operators mean that you may not be able to stick to theitinerary and some activities might be cancelled. But the alternatives may well turn out to be better than what was planned.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
As far as I can tell yes. We stayed at locally run guest houses and hotels.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very enjoyable- Belize is a welcoming country and packs a lot into a small space.Elizabeth Whittaker review 20 Apr 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Snorkelling on the Barrier Reef2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for very hot weather3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
I don't know4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
very goodJoy Davies review 10 Feb 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Visiting Tikal and the Crooked Tree area2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Great people and lovely local food. The Laughing Bird snorkelling trip was disappointing. Overpriced and not even a full day. The one at Caye Caulker is far better.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Enjoyed the tour very much. Well organized trip. Varied. Great local people and food.Only other suggestion is that the accommodation at Caye Caulker was poor. We would all have been happy to pay a bit more to make our last couple of days more memorable .Philip Rees review 14 Feb 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
All of the different elements contributed to an all-round memorable holiday.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you are a coeliac limited awareness means ingredients may need to be checked. Sometimes there are only one or two GF menu options although chefs will often modify upon request e.g. corn tortillas instead of toast for breakfast.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, our holiday benefitted a local economy still recovering from 2 years of Covid travel restrictions. The trip supports several conservation projects and the environmental impact was kept to a minimum.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent. It ticked all of the boxes.Madeline Williams review 5 Feb 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Swimming with nurse sharks and eagle rays at the barrier reef2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Really varied trip, climbing Mayan temples, seeing lots of birds ( bring binoculars), iguanas , howler monkeys , canoeing down rivers and into a cave, seeing Tikal and Flores then the barrier reef. You need to be fit and active to get the most from the trip but feels like we have been away weeks not 12 days. Fabulous3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, we used local guides and spent money in local restaurants but I want to feed back that we shouldn’t be given water in individual plastic bottles when on a tour, we all have our water bottles and need to refill those.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Amazing, Belize is a fantastic country and we want to return to see moreKaren Brent review 3 Feb 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The variety of activities and locations visited (Mayan temple sites, wildlife watching, water activities - snorkelling and canoeing) and the excellent, knowledgeable, and entertaining tour guide.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you can cope with a full-on trip, you might want to plan to do all the optional activities - they were all very good value and you didn't need any previous expertise for the canoeing or snorkelling trips. If you have time, consider staying a few more days on Caye Caulker at the end of the trip (the tour operator can arrange this for you, if you want). If you have done all the the other activities, you may be glad of a bit of down time on the island!3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, the tour guide took us to local restaurants and places that weren't always typical tourist sites. We also did litter picking on the beach at one of the locations - a drop in the ocean I know, but certainly brought home the impact of discarded rubbish.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
It was excellent - I would have loved to stay longer at all of the locations that we visited.Alison Mc Culloch review 8 Dec 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Snorkelling with nurse sharks, turtles and stingrays2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Mosquitoes were really awful3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Local guides were used, our tour guide. Will, provided a large drinking water container so we could top up our water bottles. We were encouraged to collect any rubbish on one of the small islands we snorkelled off.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Some days were very full on , would have liked a bit more down time. Would have liked to have a bit more sea life and a bit less Mayan ruins.sheila Morrison review 17 Mar 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Birdwatching with experts and seeing Howler Monkeys at close quarters2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
It is very humid even in the dry season3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
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