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| Climate and clothes | The temperature is usually 30℃ or 86℉ and the humidity is 85% throughout the year. You can wear summer clothes and flip-flops. Many hotels have AC but some restaurants especially in Caye Caulker have only fan. The dry season is from Nov to Apr, and the rainy season is from May to Oct. Hurricanes come in Jun to Nov, especially in Sep and Oct. These years we have sudden showers even in Jan. You should bring raincoats for ATM and Mayan archeological sites tours. |
| Safety measures | Belize City is said that it’s the safest in Central America. Tourists are rarely target for crimes. However, you shouldn’t show your valuables in the public and take a taxi after the sunset. Cars with green plate are taxi and they don’t have a taximeter so you should negotiate and confirm the price. |
| Diseases | You don’t have to worry about malaria, dengue fever and Chagas in tourist spots. We have lots of mosquitos and sandflies so we recommend to use bug spray. Please try to drink water as frequently as possible to prevent heatstroke. |
| Photos | You can’t take any photos in the airport, immigration and custom. When you take a picture of native people, please gain their approval. In general Creoles are open-minded, Garifunas don’t want to be taken pictures, and Mayans are very shy. |
| Exchange | You can use US dollar bills everywhere in Belize. The exchange rate is always 1 US$ = 2 BZ$. Also you can use credit cards with VISA, MASTER, AMERICAN EXPRESS, and DINERS. |
| Hotels | There are only 3 international franchised hotels, Radisson, PRINCESS and Blitmore and others are usually small and owned by a family. Many hotels have AC rooms but some have only rooms with a fan. Hotels in Caye Caulker don’t have any restaurant there, so you have to have breakfast in cafés near your hotel. |
| Voltage | The voltage in Belize is 110V and the frequency is 60Hz. You can use A-type and BF-type outlet. |
| Special products | Belize is famous for pepper sauce that is the spiciest in the world. We produce coffee, fruits jam, chocolate, furniture made of Mahogany, fabric products, wine and rum also. |
| Security check at the airport | At the international airport, you can’t bring any liquid things. However, they don’t care at the municipal airport. You should check in the international flight 2 hrs before, and the domestic flight 20 min before. |
| Blackout | We sometimes have blackout. Usually services are restored, but if they aren’t restored soon, water supply will be stopped too. |
| What you should bring |
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| Shoes | Flip-flops are comfortable in Altun Ha, Belize City, and Cayes. You should take sports shoes in Lamanai and Caracol. At ATM cave, we recommend taking light sports shoes or water sandals. |
| Roads in Belize | Belize is now trying hard to cover roads with a hard material, but it’s not finished. You can see many rough roads and sometimes can’t use some routes. |
| Foods | You can enjoy various foods. Rice and beans is famous. It serves with rice, stewed chicken, some vegetables and beans. We have inexpensive oranges, papayas, pineapples, and watermelons. 1 beer is for about 3 US$, and 1 fruits juice is for 2 about US$ at restaurants. We have only one local beer, BELIKIN, and thy have 3 beers, regular, stout, and lighthouse. Mineral water and coke are usually for 1-2 US$. |
| Cellphones and Smartphones | You can buy a SIM card with 10 BZ$ for 11.25 US$ at Digicell. |
| Toilet | You can’t throw any papers into the toilet. Please throw them away in the box next to the toilet. |
