Central America
Belize City
Belize
Creole Caribbean gateway to the world's second-largest reef.
The culture
Why we bridge here
Belize City is the old capital and the country's cultural crossroads — Caribbean in rhythm, Central American in geography, English-speaking in day-to-day life. It sits minutes from the Barrier Reef and the diving that made the country famous.
Creole, Garifuna, Mestizo and Maya Belizeans live within a few streets of each other, and the food shows it: rice and beans, hudut, conch soup and fry jacks. The swing bridge over Haulover Creek is still opened by hand, twice a day, for boats.
Experience
What you'll do
- Historic swing bridge and Albert Street
- Belize Museum and House of Culture
- Barrier Reef snorkel or dive
- Community village visit
After dark
Nightlife
- Creole seafood and live drumming
- Waterfront bars
The bridge
Teaching sessions with your hosts
- Garifuna drumming
- Creole language and history
- Belize's colonial and Maya past