Belize Travel Forum

Hello Travellers,

This will be my first time ever in Belize from Mexico.
I 'd like to know how easy it is to travel by Public Transport in Belize.
I also want to know about cheap Accomodations(Basics one) are they found all over Belize?
Does anyone know if any Public Transport can get me to N.Park such as Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary?
I would appreciate please any Infos and Tips.
Cheers!

My trip to Belize dates back 10 years and then I traveled by bus from Cancun to Belize City with an overnight stay and bus change in Chetumal. Travelling by public transport within Belize was no problem, the busses were perfectly organized and quite on time (all considered) and it was a lot of fun and very cheap.
You might want to check on the website of the Belize Tourism Board (http://www.travelbelize.org/)

As for cheap places to stay: just for fun I have searched in www.couchsurfing.com a couple of days ago and there are 6 potential couches available with costs ranging from nothing to 5 dollars.

The Lonely Planet and the Rough Guide worked quite well for us in terms of finding accomodation.

Stay in Hopkins Village. It is really nice there. It is only a short trip from the Jaguar Reserve Cockcomb Basin.
For cheap accomodations in Hopkins try
vrbo.com/164859.
It is a vacation rental two bedroom on the beach.

Buses are slow, school-style rigs but are reliable. Schedules are a bit hard to find out sometimes - you will usually get a couple of different answers from the locals. You can turn up anywhere along the route and be picked up. Also, hitchhiking is amazingly easy - in fact sometimes you you don't even have to try and you will be offered a ride - just a way of life down there. Cockscomb is a bit tricky without your own vehicle. I shared a taxi-style ride up with a few guys I met but the price suddenly changed when we got to the park and an argument followed. Luckily I was staying for a couple nights and was able to not involve myself. The other guys had to be concerned with being picked up by a guy they just argued with. When I left I walked most of the downhill road out and was picked up a couple miles from the highway by a truck. Anyway, your options are hire a taxi (expensive), guided trip (more expensive and restrictive), hitchhike (unreliable but cheap) or walk it (cheap, long and hot). Not an easy place to go without a car but worth it.

Scott