Belize The Cayes

Moon Travel Guides: Your World Your Way Turquoise waters, mangrove forests, and white sands: the Belize Cayes are a deserted island fantasy come true. Dive in with Moon Belize Cayes. Flexible, strategic itineraries for every timeline and budget, ranging from a weeklong best of the cayes to how to find the best snorkeling, diving, and beaches Curated advice for outdoor adventurers, honeymooners, beach bums, foodies, and more Must-see attractions and off-beat ideas for making the most of your trip: Relax on white sands with a rum punch or a bottle of Belize's favorite dark beer. Snorkel the second largest (and most pristine) coral reef in the world. Swim alongside sea turtles, sharks, manta rays, and manatees in the wild. Kayak through mangrove forests, sail through calm Caribbean waters, or dance the night away to reggae or Garifuna drums. Sample Belize's melting-pot cuisine, from fresh, sustainable seafood (conch fritters are not to be missed!) to fry jacks, salbutes, and some of the best fried chicken on the planet. Expert advice on when to go, what to pack, and where to stay, from Belize transplant Lebawit Lily Girma Full-color photos and detailed maps for navigating the cayes on your own, plus handy phrases in Kriol, Garifuna, and Q'eqchi' Mayan Detailed background information on the landscape, climate, wildlife, and culture, plus an underwater guide to spotting your favorite birds and marine wildlife Travel tips on health and safety, sustainable travel, traveling solo as a woman, and getting around with children or as a senior Full Coverage of San Pedro and Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, the Northern Atolls, Dangriga, Hopkins, the Cockscomb Basin, the Placencia Peninsula, Punta Gorda, and Mayan Upcountry, as well as a stopover in Belize City With Moon Belize's expert tips, myriad activities, and local insight, you can plan your trip your way. Exploring the mainland too? Pick up Moon Belize. Looking to expand your trip? Try Moon Yucatán Peninsula, Moon Guatemala, or Moon Jamaica.

The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the beautiful islands of Belize, including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker and the offshore cayes and atolls. This 200-page guide is by Lan Sluder, author of more than half a dozen books on Belize. It's packed with candid information and photos on hotels, restaurants, tours and activities on the cayes. Bonus 40-page section on living, retiring, working and buying property in Belize.

We travel to grow - our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise - sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining in the festivals and celebrations. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners you haven't turned before, helping you to interact with the world in new ways. That's what makes our Adventure Guides unique. The only English-speaking country in Central America, Belize is home to 500 species of birds, innumerable Maya ruins, as well as the world's second largest barrier reef. Over 80% of the land remains covered with primeval forest and 30% has been set aside as national parks/preserves. All manner of tips and recommendations for the first-time or veteran Belize traveler. Encouraging eco-travel, Vivien Lougheed profiles many of the unique archeological sites, wildlife preserves, marine sanctuaries and conservation areas. Explore firsthand Belize s myriad attractions. This guide provides detailed information on travel to Belize as a whole, but it then goes on to cover the Cayes -- the many islands offshore. Diving, snorkeling, sailing, fishing, windsurfing and sea kayaking are what most people do in Belize. Other travelers may read, tan, drink and eat seafood. For all this we head for the cayes. The cayes of Belize have the second-largest coral reef on the planet and their two atolls include some of the most challenging dive sites in the world. The area is huge, with only three cayes being densely populated. Many are uninhabited. If you want a party scene after a day playing on or in the water, then Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker or Tobacco Caye are the places to go. If seclusion and quiet is what you seek, head to Glover's Reef or a resort on one of the privately-owned cayes. If you need adventure in the sun, go kayaking in the south. About 450 islands are bordered by 150 miles of reef that runs between 10 and 40 miles from the shoreline. The islands are of four types. There are the wet cayes that are mainly mangrove and are often partially under water. There are coral islands that are solid clumps of dead coral. The sand cayes are the most habitable. They are a combination of sand, coral and mangrove. Finally, there are three atolls - Glover's Reef, Lighthouse Reef and the Turneffe islands. "Belize holds three of the four coral atolls in the Caribbean, hosts the world's only jaguar reserve, and has the highest waterfall in Central America. The author's updated book is a tour guide helping the adventure-oriented traveler take advantage of these rare visions as she tells how to make the most of Belize, from locating a local tour to visiting backroads and less traveled areas of the country. A must for any traveler who wants to experience the outdoors of the country." -- Library Bookwatch. "As portable as they are helpful, and heavily illustrated as well, the volumes in this series remain very reliable in making certain that adventure is a major ingredient of your trip." -- Booklist. "A perennial top seller, this book overflows with tips and recommendations for the first-time or veteran Belize traveler. An eco-traveler, Lougheed pays special attention to unique archeological sites, pristine wildlife preserves and marine sanctuaries." --Advance Magazine

Moon Spotlight Belize Cayes is an 80-page compact guide covering Belize City, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Turneffe Islands Atoll, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, and several other northern cayes. Author Joshua Berman offers his firsthand advice on must-see attractions, and includes maps with sightseeing highlights so you can make the most of your time. This lightweight guide is packed with recommendations on entertainment, shopping, recreations, accommodations, food, and transportation, making navigating this vacation hotspot uncomplicated and enjoyable.

Now available in ePub format. The Rough Guide to Belize is the ultimate travel guide to this unique country, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions, from the sun-washed cayes to soaring Mayan pyramids. Discover Belize's highlights with stunning photography and in-depth information on everything from the country's magnificent Barrier Reef, the longest in the Western Hemisphere, to its mist-shrouded jungles. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Belize, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best resorts, hotels, spas, restaurants and activities for all budgets. Explore every corner of Belize with clear, user-friendly maps. Make the most of your time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Belize.

LAN SLUDER'S GUIDE TO THE CAYES, COAST AND BEACHES OF BELIZE is the new, most up-to-date travel guide to the Belize Barrier Reef, beaches, islands and atolls of this amazingly beautiful country on the Caribbean Sea. You'll benefit from Lan Sluder's 25 years of traveling in and reporting on Belize. He has explored every part of Belize many times, has personally stayed at more than 250 hotels in Belize (and toured the rest) and has tried nearly every restaurant in the country. As the award-winning author of 16 books on Belize, including Fodor's Belize, Easy Belize, Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize and Living Abroad in Belize, Lan Sluder knows the country and tells it like it is. This guide gives you the latest scoop on snorkeling, diving, fishing, kayaking, sailing, visiting ancient Maya ruins, caving, birding, wildlife and marine life spotting, snorkeling with sharks and stingrays, diving with whale sharks and other activities on the water and on land. It gives you detailed, candid information on the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and tours. And it also gives you tips on how to avoid rip-offs and overpriced tourist traps. It shares tips on stretching your travel dollars and provides itineraries and choices for your budget, whether it's high, low or in-between. This travel guide covers every coastal beach and island destination in Belize, from popular islands like Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker to Placencia and Hopkins to off-the-beaten path, little-visited places like Sarteneja in Northern Belize and Punta Negra, Monkey River and the Sapodilla Cayes in the Deep South. In 315 pages Lan Sluder's Guide to the Cayes, Coast and Beaches of Belize covers all these destinations and more: SAN PEDRO AND AMBERGRIS CAYE CAYE CAULKER Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole Turneffe Atoll and Glover's Reef Atoll Offshore islands inside the Belize Barrier Reef including Southwater Caye, Tobacco Caye, the Snakes Cayes, Sapodilla Cayes, Ragged Cayes and more PLACENCIA, HOPKINS and Dangriga on the Southern Coast Punta Gorda in Toledo District Corozal Town, Cerros and Sarteneja in Corozal District Belize City This guide lists the Top 10 Everything -- Top 10 Beach Resorts, Top 10 Budget/Value Hotels, Top 10 Restaurants, Top 10 Watering Holes, Top 10 Attractions, Top 10 Adventures and 10 Best Beaches in Belize! Lan Sluder's Guide to the Cayes, Coast and Beaches of Belize tells you everything you need to know about getting to Belize by air, sea and land ... and how to travel safely around the country by bus, water taxi, rental car, puddle jumper and private shuttles. It shares the wonderful diversity of this little country -- Maya, Mestizos, Creoles, Garifuna, Mennonites and others. It even gives you a quick lesson on traveler's Spanish and "Bileez Kriol." This is the new guide that goes in-depth on Belize's national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and marine reserves. It gives you precise information on how to get to where you want to go and exactly how much you should pay. The new guidebook includes more than 40 photos and maps. Check the Table of Contents and the free preview and see if you agree that you get far more for your money with the newest and most up to date guide to Belize's islands, coast and beaches."

The Rough Guide to Belize is the ultimate travel guide to this unique country, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions, from the beautiful, sun-washed cayes to the soaring Mayan pyramids. Discover Belize's highlights with stunning photography and extensive information on everything from the country's magnificent Barrier Reef - the longest in the Western Hemisphere - to its mist-shrouded jungles. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Belize, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best resorts, hotels, spas, and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Belize also features sections featuring Belize's splendid underwater life, plus its ancient Mayan pyramids and sites. Explore every corner of Belize with more user-friendly maps than any other guidebook.

The Ultimate Belize Bucket List is more than a compilation of exciting things to see and do in Central America’s fastest growing tourism hotspot. Offering an insider glimpse into the nation’s most coveted and awe-inspiring experiences, it goes beyond the clichés often presented in travel guidebooks and reveals the hidden gems that make this country particularly special. Get the secrets to taking your Belize adventure to the next level with local expert tips that will ensure your trip to this extraordinary destination is an unforgettable one.