"Belize City and Countryside - Dec. 2004" Top 5 Page for this destination Belize City by ATXtraveler
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In December 2004, Sarah and I took a Western Caribbean Cruise on Norweigan Cruise Lines. Our third port of call was Belize City, where we faced a very "tender situation". Because Belize is surrounded by the second largest barrier reef in the world (kudos to those of you who immediately guessed Australia's Great Barrier Reef as its superior), we had to enter Belize via tender boats. After a forty minute tender into shore, we met up with the wonderful "Cock and Bull" terminal of Belize City.
Given the short duration of our trip, we decided we would take advantage of our time by going on a cave tubing excursion. We were able to meet up with BelizeCruiseExcursions.com and had a wonderful time at half the cost of the cruise sponsored excursion.
- Pros:Caves, Mayan Culture, Great Food
- Cons:Dirty Metro Area, Limited Resources
- In a nutshell:Do it!
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Belize's Famous Swing Bridge
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Although very outdated, Belize is the one city in the world that can still boast it owns and operates a manual swing... more travel advice
Ferry into Port "Tenderly"
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Since we arrived in Belize City via cruise ship, we had to tender into the city itself on a very small boat. This is due... more travel advice
Norweigan Cruise Line's Sea
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Belize City is quickly becoming a popular spot for people to visit on Western Caribbean Cruises. During our Dec. 2004... more travel advice
Belikin Beer
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Belize has two nationally produced beers, Lighthouse and Belikin. Both are produced by the same brewery. I enjoyed the... more travel advice
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Wow.. Belize is an amazing destination.
Belize is on my wish-list and I can now add cave tubing to the list of what I'd like to do there! I agree about the value of VT in passing on info re good guides, companies etc (and I always like a good beer recommendation too!)
Great cave picture! I love caves. I have also a great cave picture in my Alonissos Island site. volopolo
Thanks for the interesting and helpful tips. We're heading for Belize in three weeks. Can't wait.
That swinging bridge looks interesting. Did you see it open? We tendered into Cabo San Lucas on a cruise. Tendering can be a painful process.
You comments on Belize city are very kind.
I just loved Belize. Although we didnt do the cave tubing, we did go exploring one of the caves by walking. Nice page you got here!!
Mark, very useful tips here!! My wife and I are booked for 2+ weeks in Belize for Feb/06 so I may just have to follow in your footsteps (or tube-steps)!!
Looks like you took full advantage of a quick stop. The caving looks eerie, but great.
Nice page