Plan a trip to Belize

Places to see in Belize

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Great Blue HoleUNESCO

  Lake · Belize District

  The Great Blue Hole is a large marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km (43 mi) from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, 318 m (1,043 ft) across and 124 m (407 ft) deep.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Public domain). Map

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  Glover's ReefUNESCO

  Reef · Belize District

  Glover's Reef is a partially submerged atoll located off the southern coast of Belize, approximately 45 km (28 mi) from the mainland. It forms part of the outermost boundary of the Belize Barrier Reef, and is one of its three atolls, besides Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: KimonBerlin (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Belmopan

  City · Cayo District

  Belmopan is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2022 was 20,754. Belmopan is the smallest capital city in the continental Americas and the second-largest settlement in Belize, behind the former capital Belize City.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Haakon S. Krohn (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Belize City

  City · Belize District

  Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2022 census, Belize City has a population of 63,999 people. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a distributary of the Belize River.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Studentbz (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Caracol

  Ruins · Cayo District

  Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize. It is situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and 15 km (9.3 mi) from the Macal River.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Devon Jones (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Ambergris Caye

  Ambergis Caye

  Island · Belize District

  Ambergris Caye is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country's mainland, in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long from north to south, and about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) wide.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: danakosko (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Xunantunich

  Ruins · Cayo District

  Xunantunich is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize, about 70 miles (110 km) west of Belize City, in the Cayo District. Xunantunich is located atop a ridge above the Mopan River, well within sight of the Guatemala border – which is 0.6 miles (1 km) to the west.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Denis Barthel (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  San Pedro Town

  Town · Belize District

  San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to the 2024 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 20,000.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Files &, Pgbk1987 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  San Ignacio

  Town · Cayo District

  San Ignacio and Santa Elena are towns in western Belize. San Ignacio serves as the cultural-economic hub of Cayo District. It got its start from mahogany and chicle production during British colonisation.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kaldari (CC0). Map

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  Caye Caulker

  Island · Belize District

  Caye Caulker is a small limestone coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea measuring about 5 miles (8.0 km) by less than 1 mile (1.6 km). The town on the island is known by the name Caye Caulker Village. The population of Caye Caulker is approximately 4,000 people.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: P199 (CC BY 2.5). Map

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  Actun Tunichil Muknal

  Ruins · Cayo District

  Actun Tunichil Muknal, also known locally as ATM, is a cave in Belize, near San Ignacio, Cayo District, notable as a Maya archaeological site that includes skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. There are several areas with skeletal remains in the main chamber.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Peter Andersen (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Lamanai

  Ruins · Orange Walk District

  Lamanai is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and was once a major city of the Maya civilization, located in the north of Belize, in Orange Walk District.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Urbanarcheology (CC BY 3.0). Map