{"id":173,"date":"2020-11-13T05:19:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T05:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happilylisa.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2021-08-19T04:37:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T04:37:21","slug":"belize-travel-guide-from-the-rainforest-to-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happilylisa.com\/experiences\/travel\/belize-travel-guide-from-the-rainforest-to-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Belize Travel Guide: From the Rainforest to the Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=&#8221;486&#8243; media_poster=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Belize Travel Guide: Rainforest to the Beach<\/h1>\n<p>Welcome to Belize!\u00a0 From the jungle to the Caribbean Sea&#8230;I\u2019ve got you covered! First up, beach time! We stayed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasterrazasresort.com\/\">Las Terrazas Resort<\/a> right on the white sandy beach of the Caribbean Sea. It was magical and oh-so-relaxing! If you\u2019re not familiar with Belize it\u2019s bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and of course the Caribbean Sea on the east. It\u2019s a gorgeous place to vacation. The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world, after Australia\u2019s.\u00a0 Maybe next time we\u2019ll try scuba diving, but for this trip, we stuck to kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and snorkeling and we weren\u2019t disappointed!<\/p>\n<p>One of the highlights was the day spent at Hol Chan Marine Reserve with its sharks and stingrays.\u00a0 Trust me, this is no fish tale, our underwater disposable cameras failed us, we were surrounded by 20 Nurse sharks and stingrays, it was truly a crazy experience! San Pedro Town itself is where you\u2019ll find all types of seafood restaurants and bars. The kids and I of course found the <a href=\"http:\/\/belizechocolatecompany.com\/\">Belize Chocolate Company<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a really cute family-owned bean-to-bar artisan chocolate maker. Even the ice tea tasted like chocolate!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-214650&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;516,514,510,518,512,506,513,508,507,504,499,498,501,496,494,492,493,488,489,491,483,482,478,476,468,465&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; thumb_size=&#8221;one-one&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;15000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;1000&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text]I also really loved all the brightly colored buildings\u2026so cue the shots of me posing in front of a bunch of them!<\/p>\n<p>The basic way to get around the island of Ambergris Caye is by golf carts. The roads are a bit bumpy but we had a blast exploring all the cool little areas, including the Secret Beach. We also made a couple of stops by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/truckstopbz\/?fref=ts\">The Truck Stop<\/a> which is this funky little outdoor food court on the side of the road, consisting of shipping containers instead of food trucks. There\u2019s a bar, of course, and you can choose from ice cream, pizza, South American-inspired cuisine, and spicy Asian fusion dishes. But I have to say, one of our favorite nights was spent walking down the beach not far from our hotel where we found this cute bar and restaurant complete with a volleyball court. It definitely kept the kids entertained!<\/p>\n<p>Now onto the Rainforest&#8230;Let me just get this part out of the way: there are bugs, really really big bugs, the kind of bugs you\u2019ve never seen before! Having said that, we loved exploring the dense rainforest of Belize. It was such a contrast from the time we spent by the beach. We stayed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivabelize.com\/sleeping-giant\/\">The Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge<\/a> which is a luxury resort dedicated to sustainable tourism.\u00a0 The rooms have air conditioning which was amazing, but no TV and no Wifi so it was truly a chance to disconnect for my entire family.\u00a0 Which is really something when you\u2019ve got twins about to turn 13! Our rooms were at the top of the longest and steepest stairway we\u2019d ever seen. It was kind of like staying in a treehouse, with beautiful views of the Sleeping Giant mountain range.<\/p>\n<p>Elsie and I decided to explore St. Herman\u2019s Ceremonial Cave.\u00a0 This is where Mayan Shamans came to enter the underworld and perform their sacrifices. It felt like we were stepping into a scene from an \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d movie.\u00a0 I highly recommend a guide for this excursion as it\u2019s beyond dark, steep and slippery. 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