Must-SeeActun Tunichil Muknal
About 19 miles away
Swim and climb into a Maya sacrificial cave, with crystal skeletons. By guided tour only.
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Xunantunich
A Maya city above the Mopan River near San Ignacio, reached by a hand-cranked ferry, with the tall El Castillo to climb.
- Best Time to Go
- Dec–Apr
Our full guide to Xunantunich is being written. It's on the Belize list as Worth a Detour.
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Worth a DetourCaracol
About 22 miles away
Belize's greatest Maya city, deep in the Chiquibul forest, with Caana, still the country's tallest building.
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Must-SeeAmbergris Caye
About 102 miles away
Belize's biggest island, with San Pedro's beach bars and golf carts and the sharks and rays of Hol Chan.
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