Belize is just under the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and shares the identical lengthy Caribbean coral reef. When you get down thus far although, the water temperature doesn’t change a lot all year long and the “winter” right here is kind of nice: sunny and dry, with out as a lot humidity as you get within the wet season. Flying to Belize doesn’t take lengthy and also you’ll have loads of solar and heat.
That is the preferred time of the yr to fly to Belize although, so choices on the way to get there are extra quite a few than you’ll discover in the summertime. With new resorts opening on a regular basis and extra folks listening to concerning the nation, the connectivity retains getting higher.
You’ll have just a few extra choices for attending to Belize from the USA this yr.
Worldwide Flights to Belize
Belize has 75 flights touchdown on the worldwide airport every week within the excessive season, Philip Goldson Worldwide Airport, from 12 completely different airways. Listed here are just a few customary routes that you just’ll discover accessible yr after yr
From Seattle or Los Angeles on Alaska Air
From 4 hubs (together with Charlotte) on American Airways
From Atlanta and Minneapolis on Delta
From Baltimore and Houston on Southwest
From Minneapolis on Solar Nation
From 4 hubs, together with Newark and Chicago, on United Airways
From Calgary and Toronto on Air Canada and WestJet
Flying to Belize will get a little bit simpler this winter season too. First up, United is opening up a brand new continuous route between San Francisco and Belize Metropolis which begins this month, Saturdays solely, so stick round some time.
Copa Airways added a second weekly flight from Panama Metropolis, which isn’t a lot of a backtrack to your hub flight change.
A yr in the past, JetBlue added continuous flights from New York Metropolis to Belize.
Southwest has some particularly good offers once they’re working a sale. Join their bank card and you’re going to get 40,000 rewards factors after spending $1K. Which may be sufficient factors to get you to Belize totally free!
And sure you possibly can fly to Belize on Delta, United, and American—the latter even serving a London to Belize route by way of Miami.
You may as well do a combo journey from a close-by nation: Tropic Air has flights from Cancun and Roatan.
The one airline that has pulled out of the realm is Aeromexico, although after all you possibly can nonetheless get to Ambergris Caye by ferry from Chetumal and from there by way of inside flight to the place you need to go. We’re stunned that Volaris hasn’t picked up this route, however the Maya Practice will make it right down to Chetumal finally from Cancun and past.
If you wish to get right down to the most effective mainland seaside space within the nation, in Placencia, that’s getting simpler as properly. Tropic Air will get your there from a number of different factors in Belize and from the primary worldwide airport, they’ve as much as 14 flights a day on weekends. So between them and Maya Island Air, you shouldn’t have any hassle attending to Placencia regardless of when your worldwide flight lands.
January by April Holidays in Placencia
Apart from lounging on the seaside and close by journey actions, you can find particular occasions happening within the seaside city of Belize within the prime winter trip months. Right here are some things you possibly can plan round.
February: The Placencia Sidewalk Arts & Music Pageant is the fastest-growing occasion within the Southern (Stann Creek) Area. Visible and performing artists from throughout Belize showcase their greatest alongside the village’s historic sidewalk. You possibly can store for Belizean artwork and discover the native music scene. February 9 & 10.
March: Style of the Peninsula – It is possible for you to to pattern a variety of delicacies contributed by taking part Peninsula eating places and residential cooks, then dance the evening away to stay music and take part in enjoyable raffles. Additionally, March 9 is Nationwide Heroes and Benefactors day in honor of Baron Bliss, a nationwide vacation and an excuse for events.
April: Up the coast in Hopkins there’s a Paranda Music Pageant on April 1. Easter in Belize is a enjoyable time to be round, with loads of native actions that weekend. Spring Break events will likely be happening all through the Peninsula and Village.
Belize is all the time a fantastic place for a heat vacation spot wedding ceremony, so that you don’t have to attend till June to have the solar shining on naked arms such as you would up north. Or it may be an excellent place for a tropical honeymoon.
The closest luxurious resort to the downtown motion is beachfront Chabil Mar Villas Resort. See a video tour right here of their trip expertise choices.
Suppose you would possibly need to discover a extra everlasting place within the solar the place you possibly can go to for longer? Take a look at our property round-up: Luxurious Actual Property in Placencia.
An Simpler Immigration Course of for Belize Entry
Belize could also be a laid-back nation, however they’re moving into the fashionable age now with their airport immigration course of. As an alternative of pulling out the studying glasses for the tiny kind and moving into the overhead bin for a pen, now you can fill out all of your immigration data upfront on-line and never have handy over something bodily.
This could make the immigration strains transfer quicker and it cuts down on waste for a rustic that does a greater job than most at retaining rubbish to a minimal. You possibly can fill out every thing in your cellphone, laptop computer, or pill earlier than arrival. See the main points right here.
Article by Timothy
Timothy Scott is the founder and editor of Luxurious Latin America and has been protecting the area as a journey journalist because the mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of occasions and relies in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact data right here.