UnBelizeable Belize

Last year I travelled for three weeks in Belize. What really surprised me was that despite being the only English speaking country in Central America and a former British colony, very few British and European tourists travelled to Belize. The foreign tourists were mostly from North America. The lack of direct flight from Europe and the thought of transiting through the USA clearly put Europeans off.
I must say my experience at Atalanta airport was a very nice one. Nowhere near as bad as JFK/LAX/MIA.

I am a hard core wildlife enthusiast and travelled to remote places. But even if you are not, you are still going to love it for the nature and lost civilisation. Better to avoid the over touristy places like San Pedro. I have already shared some photos of Blue Hole. Now some more. Birding was spectacular to say the least and I am an experienced bird photographer. My trip was arranged mostly by Crystal Paradise Birding owner Jeronie Tutt, a native Belizean frtom San Ignacio. Some bits like Hopkins, Cockscombe basin and Rio Bravo I arranged directly. We also visited Tikal in Guatemala for two days from San Ignacio, which is one of the best ruins in the world. Border crossing was easy. It was boiling hot !!

Belize : a tiny country which punches well above its weight.