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If you want to detox from social media and relax in an irie atmosphere there’s one
place in Central America you have to visit. See it to belize it is the hashtag everybody
uses on Instagram and Discover how to BE seems to be their latest campaign
Belize is located next to Mexico and Guatemala and most travelers that visit, come from these
neighboring countries just like I did. I took a bus to Belize which costs around 30-40 dollars
and once you cross the borders you pay approx 40 dollars tourist tax.
I stayed 2 nights in Belize city before taking the water taxi to Caye Caulker a small island
that everybody visits once they get to Belize. The water taxi goes almost every hour and
costs 25 us dollars for a round trip. You can also buy the tickets before online, I
will include a link for it in the description box.
The ride takes about 20-30 min and once I arrived I walked to my hostel. I stopped every
2 seconds because everything I saw was so colorful, breath taking and photogenic. Plus
my favorite part about Caye Caulker was that I could walk bare foot the whole day! Simply
amazing and something I can’t even do anymore in Cape Vert
I stayed for 2 nights and that’s all you’ll need because Caye Caulker is a small island
so what should you do while you’re here?
A sailing and snorkeling trip is a must because who wouldn’t want to explore these beautiful
crystal clear waters?
The captain of the boat is Steve and he works with two others who are also on the boat
During our boat trip breakfast and lunch was included and we stopped a couple of times
to go snorkeling and even swim with the sharks! I don’t remember the price for the trip
but will include the link to their site below
Another thing you can also do on the island and what I love to do in general is walking
If you walk around the island you’ll probably reach your required 10.000 steps and you’ll
have beautiful views of the place
My stay was short but there are 3 places I can recommend for food. First is Rose’s
Grill & Bar if you want to have the catch of the day and delicious lobster. I had a
small lobster and it cost me 25 belizian dollars. I went back the next day so I could film the
place as it was dark when I was there.
The Ice and Beans Coffee Shop is another must on the island and you have to try the mini
donuts. the owner is a friendly guy from poland who opened this coffee shop that sells these
tasty treats and flavored iced coffees. And as with any restaurant or place in Belize
the view that comes with it is an instagram moment.
Make sure you also try the bread pudding. There’s a bread pudding lady on the island
that sells her treats on the streets but when I went to film her she didn’t allow it,
so I’ll just mention it here
Normally I don’t stay at hostels but during my trip last year I stayed at many. Airbnb
has become so expensive that hostels and couch surfing are now the cheapest options.
In Caye Caulker I stayed at Bella’s Backpackers as my couch surfer host recommended it to
me. I paid 30 belizean dollars a night to stay at the air-conditioned room and the rooms
without air conditioning are 25 dollars. I don’t even like airco but no other room
was available when I arrived plus the benefit was that my room was smaller and had less
people
At Bella’s you can chill in the hammocks use their bikes to explore the island
in the back you’ll find their canoes which you can also use
And here you’ll also find the toilet and shower
It was a nice hostel for that price and if you’re with a group hostels are your best
options.
Unfortunately my trip to Caye Caulker quickly came to an end and I took the water taxi back
to Belize city.
Have you ever visited Belize or do you want to go?
Let me know in the comments below