Belize for Beginners - RELAX - Explore beyond your boundaries

Experience the QUIETER side of Belize

This is our FAVORITE package to our favorite places – Caye Caulker and San Ignacio. This small island offers beauty, affordability, sunrise AND sunsets along with ample tours and excursions – tied in to our 2 day inland trip to San Ignacio – you really will be able to do everything! Starting as low as $677 + taxes per person.

Belize is such an amazing country. They are a former British colony, so English is their primary language. But they drive on the RIGHT side of the road. And take USD. It also has really good air service to & from the US and Canada. Oh, we forgot to mention how beautiful this country is!

One of the challenges travelers to Belize face is lack of information and knowledge online. It isn’t Cancun or Hawai’i – so you have probably already spent a few evenings scouring the web (and hopefully FINALLY found us). Don’t let our name fool you – Alaskans travel almost better than anyone else on a per capita basis, I mean, like the movies say – 30 days of darkness and temperatures that freeze your nose airs in the winter means Alaskans like to get away.

AYT has been traveling to Belize for almost 30 years and with the changes in Covid-19, we realized that there is an opportunity to present Belize in an easy fashion.

With that, we present you Belize For Beginners.

Our package covers the 2 most popular reasons to visit Belize – the water and the history. You’ll spend a few days on Caye Caulker, a quaint island just off the coast, with a barrier reef just off shore. Then we’ll send you inland to San Ignacio, where you’ll be able to relax by an amazing infiniti pool & star gaze, go exploring in the rainforest & caves, eat some amazing food, and learn about the Mayans & their historical cities.

Our package first starts with planning your trip here. We have NOT included a general airfare for these packages as there are SO many options and pricing matrix is not one we can reliably use. So the package we offer starts as a LAND ONLY package, with free air booking assistance (if needed). Our travel designers have over 50 years experience in selling travel, allow us to use our mastery in finding you the BEST deal and options (including frequent flyer miles!). We have found combining Alaska & American Airlines flights as the best & easiest way to reach Belize, and Alaska MileagePlan members can earn miles on their American flights.

The package starts with a 10 minute flight on Tropic Air from Belize City to Caye Caulker. 5 days & 4 nights hotel at the Island Magic Beach Resort on quaint Caye Caulker. This waterfront resort is a short walking distance to all of Caye Caulker’s attractions – and tours depart from the dock just in front of the hotel. The food is affordable & tasty, a wide variety of drinks at the bar, and a great beachfront patio with swinging tables/chairs to enjoy your libations.

We don’t include tours yet with our package – AYT is working on automating this with many of our partners, so stay tuned.

While in Caye Caulker, you’ll enjoy the laid back atmosphere of this beach destination. There are no paved roads and very few cars, so most people use golf carts & bikes to get around. You’ll find the food options limitless, but do NOT think the BBQ setups along the park near the Split aren’t worthy – you’ll find the 3 or 4 ‘restaurant’ offerings to be amazing in their food and also cheap. Caye Caulker offers tremendous water activities – kayaking, snorkeling, diving, boating, wave runners, and paddle boards.

Caye Caulker is NOT a party town. While backpackers flock here, that’s mostly because the hostels & cheap hotels haven’t been raised yet for multi-million condotels. The night life tends to be on the quiet side, unless there’s a sports game going on the TV. If you are wanting to party or a more active vacation, we might recommend our Belize for Beginners Package to San Pedro.

After Caye Caulker, you’ll fly to Belize City and meet up with our shuttle driver who will take you to San Ignacio, near the border with Guatemala. Along the way, we’ll have a 90 minute stop at the Belize Zoo where you’ll have a chance to pet a jaguar, feed a toucan & tapir, see a variety of monkeys, jaguars, puma, parrots, and others. (The Belize Zoo is a RESCUE & education facility).

While in the western part of Belize, you can finally feel like Indiana Jones, go cave exploring/tubing or check out one of the many Mayan ruins that dot the landscape. You’ll also find a large amount of handcrafts & goods for sale using the Belizean woods (including mohagany). The food is just as good as on Caye Caulker, but with a more Spanish twist.

3 days/2 nights in San Ignacio at the beautiful Cassia Hill Resort, where each room is a private casa with all the comforts of home – television, air conditioning, wifi, private bathroom – and a hammock on your porch! The resort also has a full service restaurant/bar, infinity pool, and tours.

Lastly, we then shuttle you back to the Belize City International Airport for your trip home.

Here are some of the optional tours you can take in Belize:

Diving the barrier reef, Great Blue Hole, Turneff Atoll, and others
Snorkeling
Feed sting rays, nurse sharks, and tarpon
Rent a boat/wave runner
Sandbar/Reef day to Miami Beach (AYT Exclusive online tour!)
One day water adventure to Goffs Caye
Kayaking/Eco tour around Caye Caulker
San Pedro day trips
Mayan ruin historical trips
Cave tubing
Bird watching

Upgrades available for hotels on Caye Caulker.

Pricing is based off either Island Magic Beach Resort, Iguana Reef, or Weeizes. All hotel/resorts have only 20 rooms and are quite popular, so we will do our best to get you the accommodations & the budget you want.

Package pricing is NOT dynamic and based on availability. Our booking engine provides an estimation of your package due to the customization available, final price will be determined once a travel designer has had their first consultation with you & verified availabilities & pricing. We require a deposit of $200 + taxes and offer affordable payment plans.

Packages can be customized to fit your travel needs & desires!

7 days

5+ Age

Caye Caulker & San Ignacio

Stop wasting time searching!

4 Nights Hotel in Caye Caulker, based on double occupancy
2 Nights Hotel in San Ignacio, based on double occupancy
Airfare between Belize City & Caye Caulker
Shuttle between Belize City & San Ignacio
Local expertise and help
Travel designing & planning
Guides & Maps
Post travel support
Simplified Payments

aerial view of the great blue hole of the coast of Belize

Xunantunich archaeological site of Mayan civilization in Western Belize

Wood Cart with Go Slow message at Caye Caulker - Belize

Sea turtle in caribbean sea - Caye Caulker, Belize

Belize, a tropical paradise in Central America.

Day 1: Departure

Day one is spent traveling to Belize. Our travel designers will do their best to offer you the BEST connections/flights at the best fares.

Upon arrival to Belize, you’ll take a short flight to Caye Caulker, then off to your hotel (free shuttle with Island Magic)

Fly to Caye Caulker, Belize

Hotel: Island Magic Beach Resort or Iguana Reef Inn

Day 2,3,4: Adventure Begins

Enjoy Caye Caulker & the Belizean Caribbean. Plenty of options and tours available – or just sit back in a hammock & read a book!

Explore the PRISTINE beach at Miami Beach, go snorkeling and feed the sting rays & sharks, or rent a golf cart and check out all of Caye Caulker’s amazing eateries.

Check out the videos of feeding sting rays at Iguana Reef HERE and HERE

Hotel: Island Magic Beach or Iguana Reef Inn

Day 5: New Adventure

Today, you’ll fly to Belize City & meet up with our shuttle driver who will take you to your next hotel, Cassia Hill, near San Ignacio. A stop at the Belize Zoo is included (entry is not, however). Upgrade to stay in a treehouse at the Sweet Songs Jungle Lodge!

Take off from Caye Caulker on Tropic Air.

Fly to Belize City

Shuttle to San Ignacio

Hotel: Cassia Hill Resort or Sweet Songs Jungle Lodge

Day 6: Inland Adventures

Spend your day relaxing by the pool, exploring Mayan ruins, on a hike in the rainforest, or shopping in San Ignacio.

Hotel: Cassia Hill Resort or Sweet Songs Jungle Lodge

Day 7: Time to go home

Unless you’ve extended your trip, today is the day you’ll have to pack up and leave us.

Shuttle to Belize City

Fly home

The booking engine, located top RIGHT, is where you will start. The system will provide you an ESTIMATED cost of the package based on your customizations and input. The rates are based on availability & subject to change. Should the final price not be acceptable, we do allow you a full refund, no questions, of the deposit!

AYT will secure your hotel first and car rental if requested. Transfers will be confirmed as soon as we can.

Our package is based on not more than 4 travelers sharing a room (including children). The initial process asks you to select the customer type, and in the drop down, select the TOTAL number of occupants in the room. The next step of the process will ask to verify the number, again, and if you have any children traveling with you, AND staying in the same room, you can select the adjusted rate. Infants are free, however some of our tours may not be infant-friendly. If you wish to purchase multiple rooms, please add additional travelers or MORE travelers. Some properties in Belize offer upgrades to multiple-room suites, we can adjust pricing based on this request.

Airfare is NOT built in to this package, our travel designers are more than helpful to assist with finding you the BEST deal to Belize, including using frequent flyer points.

Any upgrades to packages components will require a reprice of the package. Substitutions are allowed.

Final price is dependent on variables, such as airfare availability, hotel availability, and government taxes & fees.

We HIGHLY encourage you to purchase travel insurance – either individually for this trip or an annual plan. We can provide you a quote by clicking on the check-box in the booking engine.

A deposit of $200 USD per guest, plus taxes, is due at time of booking. Once we confirm all of your travel options & any enhancements, we will require a minimum payment of $400 USD.

If we are unable to confirm your vacation package as booked, we will offer alternative dates/accommodations or refund your deposit in full to the card charged.

Upon confirmation of your vacation, guests have the option to pay in full or select a payment plan.

Belize for Beginners Payment plans are as follows:

$100 USD/mo per package (no finance charge)
$250 USD per package every quarter
Final payment is due 45 days prior to travel

Exception: Air travel to/from Belize is due within 24 hours of being booked – you will receive an email from TRAVELEDGE with a payment link. Fares are not guaranteed until ticketed.

Name changes are not permitted once we have booked airfare, ferry, or train travel. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that you have provided accurate and legal names of all travelers. Please verify the names on all receipts & itinerary. We are NOT responsible for any errors after airline tickets are issued, or 1st payment is made.

In the event of disruptions during your air travel or package, we will work with you and all vendors on adjusting dates as needed.

Airfare is typically non-refundable once ticketed & purchased.

In the event of a tour or excursion being cancelled for a reason outside of normal control, we will either rebook you or refund the amount paid once AYT has received the refund from the tour operator.

We highly suggest you purchase travel insurance, either for this trip or an Annual Travel Plan. Most insurance plans will reimburse most out-of-pocket expenses due to changes & cancellations that are outside of your control.

All funds are placed in our escrow account, until used to pay vendors, at Bank of Hawai’i per state regulations related to Resellers of Travel. Click HERE for more information.

This vacation package is non-refundable once purchased, however AYT does permit refunds for a penalty.

up to 30 days prior to departure: 15% penalty per guest
7 to 29 days prior to departure: 35% penalty per guest
up to 7 days prior: 100% penalty per guest

Name changes are permitted up to 3 days prior to departure, for a $25 USD fee.

Reduction in number of travelers in your party/group may result in a reprice of the vacation package.

We HIGHLY recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover any financial loss. Refunds are NOT permitted once travel has started.

Date Changes are permitted with a penalty. Up to 14 days to departure is subject to a $50 USD per guest administrative fee plus any difference in hotel accommodations. 3 to 13 days prior is a $100 USD per guest fee, plus any difference in hotel accommodations. 24 hours to 3 days prior are subject to a $200 USD per guest fee, plus any difference in hotel accommodations. Changes to airfare AFTER travel has started are subject to a 50% penalty on the airfare.

No show will result in forfeiture of any funds paid towards tour components.

International Airfare is subject to the rules of the fare paid, please check your receipt from TRAVELEDGE. Most flights to/from Belize are non-refundable and changeable with a fee, plus any difference in airfare. We DO have the ability to change names on American Airlines tickets for a $50 USD fee.

Belize presently requires the use of masks in all INDOOR public spaces, with a few exceptions.

AYT works with each of our vendors on ensuring they have proper safety protocols in place. This may include limiting capacity, social distancing on buses, boats, and indoor venues.

Belize presently requires proof of vaccination to enter the country, if not – you may take a test to enter: PCR test taken at least 96 hours prior to departure, or an antigen test 48 hours before. In order to exit Belize and enter the US, a test is also required within 24 hours of departure. This test is an additional $75USD and will be done at your hotel. We have had success with the Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen test, for both ENTERING & LEAVING Belize. This is the test that has to be purchased thru emed.com and brought with you to Belize. This will require you have a good wifi signal & camera.

This may include limits on some excursions, tours, and destinations that require testing and/or vaccination status and masks. As your travel agent, we will pass along this information to you and it is your responsibility to ensure compliance. Please do NOT send us copies of your tests results or vaccination card!

We do ask that you travel safely & smartly.