Belize is just under the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and shares the identical lengthy Caribbean coral reef. When you get down so 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 12 months to fly to Belize although, so choices on methods to get there are extra quite a few than you’ll discover in the summertime. With new accommodations opening on a regular basis and extra individuals listening to in regards to the nation, the connectivity retains getting higher.
You’ll have a number of extra choices for attending to Belize from the USA this 12 months.
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 totally different airways. Listed below are a number of commonplace routes that you simply’ll discover obtainable 12 months after 12 months
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 just a little 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 in your hub flight change.
A 12 months in the past, JetBlue added continuous flights from New York Metropolis to Belize.
Southwest has some particularly good offers after 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 without cost!
And sure you possibly can fly to Belize on Delta, United, and American—the latter even serving a London to Belize route through Miami.
You can too 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 through inside flight to the place you need to go. We’re shocked that Volaris hasn’t picked up this route, however the Maya Prepare will make it right down to Chetumal finally from Cancun and past.
If you wish to get right down to one of the best 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 bother attending to Placencia irrespective of when your worldwide flight lands.
January via April Holidays in Placencia
Moreover lounging on the seaside and close by journey actions, one can find particular occasions occurring within the seaside city of Belize within the prime trip months. Right here are some things you possibly can plan round.
February: The Placencia Sidewalk Arts & Music Competition 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 may 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 collaborating Peninsula eating places and residential cooks, then dance the night time away to reside 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 Competition on April 1. Easter in Belize is a enjoyable time to be round, with loads of native actions that weekend. Spring Break Events shall be occurring all through the Peninsula and Village. Right here’s why it’s best to spend spring break in Placencia Village, Belize.
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 stepping into the trendy age now with their airport immigration course of. As a substitute of pulling out the studying glasses for the tiny kind and stepping into the overhead bin for a pen, now you can fill out all of your immigration information upfront on-line and never have handy over something bodily.
This could make the immigration traces transfer sooner and it cuts down on waste for a rustic that does a greater job than most at protecting rubbish to a minimal. You may 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 masking the area as a journey journalist for the reason that mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of instances and relies in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact data right here.
