Backpacking Belize: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Belize, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Caye Caulker
Belize
Go-slow island of the reef.
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San Pedro
Belize
Ambergris Caye dive base.
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Great Blue Hole
Belize
Famous deep-blue sinkhole dive.
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Caracol
Cayo
Jungle-swallowed Maya city.
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San Ignacio
Cayo
Inland caves and ruins hub.
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Placencia
Stann Creek
Long sandy beach peninsula.
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Hopkins
Stann Creek
Garifuna village and drums.
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Xunantunich
Cayo
Hilltop Maya pyramid.
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Belize City
Belize
Coastal transport gateway.
Backpacking routes through Belize
Real trips through Belize, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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