Belize
"Garden of Eden"
The beauty of
the rain forest
is beyond words.
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In the northern District of Corozal, there is a town which is also, called Corozal.
Here is a great little resort with its own private beach overlooking the Mayan ruins of Cerros.
Historic Cerros in its days of glory, so long ago was the most important trading center
on the Caribbean for the entire Maya Nation of Central America.
The Yucatan, Cancun and Cozumel in Mexico are a short distance up the coast.
Cancun is highly developed with large resort hotels crowding the beaches. Belize is not like Cancun and has no high rise hotels at all. Also, Belize is not as populated or as commercial as its neighbour.
Please reference the map below, and locate the towns of Corozal and Orange Walk.
Not far from Orange Walk, the restored Maya ruin called "Lamanai"
expresses its former importance in its imposing and truly spectacular architecture.
Altun Ha is another Mayan ruin that is nearby, the present day - town of Orange Walk.
A few days will be used to explore just this area. For a detailed Map of Belize, click here.
Please note that for some, this large map will take time to download to your computer.
"Crooked Tree" Wildlife Sanctuary and the "Baboon Sanctuary" will be visited
and on another day, you will tour the Belize Zoo and also visit the small, capital city of Belmopan, and located inland.
You go on to see the ancient Mayan ruins of Cahal Pech and the imposing, second highest Mayan
complex in Central America - called Xunantunich. Its name is not pronounced the way it appears.
Upon seeing Xunantunich for the first time, some Mayan archaeology enthusiasts are left
speechless, at the size and impressive architecture built by the ancient Mayans.
By the second week of your tour, you will have travelled across about half of the territory of Belize.
Your next, day trip will bring you south from your hotel, to see different geography then experienced up to now. You will visit the small town of Dangriga, the "Cockscomb Basin" Wildlife Sanctuary
and then, on to the very small town of Placentia with miles of uncrowded, beaches stretching to the horizon.
We return you to your hotel before the sun sets in Belize. Evenings are to relax
and for you to be on your own. PersonalTours® will provide helpful suggestions and provide restaurant recommendations.
Your following day will be much more strenuous, compared to what you have experienced up to now. You will be going into the Maya Mountains. These mountains are about 4000' at their highest point.
The air-conditioned, sedan-van will take you there comfortably but expect some walking that day.
With government permits, you will see an archaeological dig at Caracol. This Mayan Site is much larger and impressive than Tikal in Guatemala. There will be much to talk about at the end of the day.
Does a "side trip" to Tikal in Guatamala sound interesting?
The next day, will you travel south again, and past now familiar territory. Your destination is Punta Gorda - a very small town in the south end of Belize. From Punta Gorda, you will venture into the foothills to see the Mayan ruin sites of "Lubaantun" and "Nim Li Punit". Another full day outing is planned ahead and in a place that time forgot!
It is clear that your day trips are packed with varied activities, exploring tropical rain forest, mountain pine forest, plains, lowlands, wildlife sanctuaries and the many ancient, and mysterious Maya ruins. Click here for a smaller Map of Belize
The Mayan ruins of Belize are the oldest in all Central America.
Exploring and the discovery is fantastic through unspoiled, beautiful Belize.
By the way, Belize International Airport is located 25 minutes from Belize City.
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