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 most well-liked time of the 12 months to fly to Belize although, so choices on easy methods 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 individuals listening to in regards to the nation, the connectivity retains getting higher.
You’ll have a couple 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 completely different airways. Listed below are a couple of normal routes that you simply’ll discover accessible 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 a 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 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 once they’re operating a sale. Join their bank card and you’ll get 40,000 rewards factors after spending $1K. Which may be sufficient factors to get you to Belize without spending a dime!
And sure you’ll be able to 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 in fact you’ll be able to 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 all the way down to Chetumal ultimately from Cancun and past.
If you wish to get all the way down to the perfect 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 principle 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 regardless of when your worldwide flight lands.
January by way of April Holidays in Placencia
In addition to lounging on the seaside and close by journey actions, you will see that particular occasions occurring within the seaside city of Belize within the prime winter trip months. Right here are some things you’ll be able to 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 night time away to dwell 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 can be occurring 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 a super 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.
Assume you may need to discover a extra everlasting place within the solar the place you’ll be able to 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 an alternative 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 data prematurely 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 preserving rubbish to a minimal. You possibly can fill out all the things in your telephone, 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.
