The Southern Coast Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Spanish Phrases
- Guidebooks
Guidebooks
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As always in Belize, the transition from one landscape to another is swift and startling. As you approach the Hummingbird Highway's end in coastal Dangriga, the lush, mountainous terrain of the north gives way to flat plains bristling with orange trees. Farther south the Stann Creek Valley is where bananas, the nation's first bumper crop, and most other fruit is grown. Equally startling is the cultural segue: whereas San Ignacio has a Spanish air, the Southern Coast is strongly Afro-Caribbean.
The Southern Coast Hotels
There are two kinds of lodging to choose from on the Southern Coast: small, basic hotels, often Belizean-owned, and upscale beach resorts, usually owned...read more
The Southern Coast Restaurants
Broiled, grilled, fried, sautéed, cooked in lime juice as ceviche, or barbecued on the beach: any way you eat it, seafood is the life-stuff on the...read more
Things To Do in The Southern Coast
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Southern Coast
- Belize - Cayo District & Placencia Experience IExplore
- Belize Active - Cayo District & San Pedro — $2,195 IExplore
- Belize Family — $3,095 IExplore
- Guatemala, Honduras & Belize — $4,995 IExplore
The Southern Coast Experiences
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Tropical Storm Arthur, which formed off the coast of Belize on May 31, 2008, and quickly moved ashore, in a few hours dumped up to 15 inches of... Read more
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Perhaps the most unusual of the ethnic groups calling Belize home, the Garífunas have a story that is both bizarre and moving, an odyssey... Read more
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Beaches. The mainland's best beaches are on the Placencia peninsula and around Hopkins. Although they're narrow ribbons of khaki rather than... Read more
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"People are building $500,000 houses on $5,000 roads!" This is the sentiment of many who watch in amazement as huge condos and luxury houses... Read more
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The Creole language is associated with the Creole or black people of Belize, especially those around Belize City. But people all over Belize... Read more
Travel Blog
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Best of the Best
Fodor's 80 Degrees by the Sea is our new beach vacation finder that helps you discover your perfect seaside Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
Hotels, restaurants, shops, and tour operators in Belize sometimes levy a surcharge for credit card use, Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day,
Practical Travel Tips,
Technology
If you're traveling with a laptop in Belize, be aware that the power supply may be uneven, and most hotels Read more
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