Keep Training, Hikers — Belize’s Victoria Peak Trail Season Remains Closed in 2021
Rising abruptly from the lowlands, the jagged Cockscomb Mountains are an impressive mass of rock visible from the coast. Within this range, Victoria Peak Natural Monument boasts the title of the highest mountain. And with a height of 1,120 meters, Victoria Peak is also the second-highest elevation in Belize. During Belize’s dry season, hikers have […]
2 Belize Resorts Win Big in Forbes Travel Guide’s 2021 Star Awards
Travel came to a standstill when the pandemic struck last year. Most of the world hunkered down at home, waiting for conditions to improve. However, the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout offers some hope for 2021, allowing stir-crazy, grounded travelers to start planning their next getaway. To help inspire those next adventures, Forbes Travel Guide presents […]
Belize Moves The 2020-2021 Spiny Lobster Close Season From Feb. 15 to Mar. 1
The Belize Fisheries Department informs fishers and the public that the Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) season will close on midnight February 28, 2021. Previously, the Spiny Lobster season closed on February 15 to midnight of June 14, of any year. Now, the close season for spiny lobster will be from March 1 to June 30 in any […]
This Belize Resort Wants You to Rejuvenate On The Placencia Coast During a Luxe 7-night Wellness Retreat
Chabil Mar Villas, the Guest Exclusive resort in Placencia, wants to help you make this year a truly healthy one. Although after a year like 2020, who can blame them! The all-villa resort announced its partnership with Eucalipto Yoga Studio, the leader in all things yoga, mindfulness, and more on the peninsula. Together, the resort and […]
A Procrastinator’s Guide to A Super Last-Minute Valentine’s Day: Gift a Belize Vacation
Tell us you’re an extreme procrastinator without actually saying you’re an extreme procrastinator. I’ll go first: you still haven’t decided on what to gift your significant other for the 14th this year. Somehow, it’s almost Valentine’s Day—and you still haven’t decided on your present this year. It’s OK, you’re not alone. Might we suggest gifting […]
APAMO Member Ya’axché Conservation Trust’s EcoTourism Belize receives Gold Standard Certification
Ya’axché’s ecotour operator, Ecotourism Belize, is now officially Gold Standard Certified! Now, visitors can safely explore all the cultural and environmental offers of the Toledo district—including the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve. Besides sustainable tours, guests can enjoy transportation and accommodation services with EcoTourism Belize, now with enhanced health and safety measures. There may not be […]
Well-Deserved Belize Vacation Awaits Belizean Native #56 After Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Super Bowl Win
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches isn’t the first Buccaneers name fans think of. However, his defense as #56 definitely made the job easier for Brady and company to focus on doing what needed to be done on the other side of the field. And now, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl LV champions after completing a victory that exceeded expectations […]
Belize Outdoor Dining Guide: Where To Find An Open-Air Table Near You
In these times of COVID, al fresco dining has taken on new strengths—beyond just open-air meals. Besides the aesthetics of dining outside, experiences are now hyper focused on safety, sanitation and social distancing. Under current regulations in Belize, outdoor dining—defined as al fresco or an open air restaurant that is not enclosed, with proper air […]
From Sugar Coast to a Pine Ridge Outpost: Belize’s Coppola Hideaways
Famed film auteur Francis Ford Coppola is renowned for directing “The Godfather” film trilogy and “Apocalypse Now,” but many may not know of his second act as a hotelier. After all, The Coppola Hideaways are a portfolio of vacation properties that have set the scene for every variety of family gathering, from birthday parties to Christmas […]
Coastal Distancing in Placencia, Belize with Sirenian Bay
Sunscreen? Check. Towel? Check. Mask? Disinfectant? At least six feet of space? You got it. If you’re looking for a winter warm-up, then effortlessly social distance on the coast—or coastal distance—in Belize with Sirenian Bay on the Placencia Peninsula. Closely to charming fishing villages, secluded mountain trails, cultural hubs and other coastal retreats, Sirenian Bay […]