The 10 Best Classes & Workshops in Belize, Belize

June 12, 2021 Trinity Boughner

According to famed diver Jacques Cousteau, the Great Blue Hole of Belize is one of the most spectacular dive sites on earth. The crystal-clear sapphire waters are home to colorful tropical fish and several species of reef sharks – ideal for brave divers who love to get up close and personal with sea life. On dry ground, diverse rainforests, mangrove swamps, and Mayan ruins are perfect for exploration. The beaches of Belize are sunny and tranquil spots for a day of relaxation.
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1. Warasa Garifuna Drum School

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Warasa Garifuna Drum School

Warasa Garifuna Drum School is a cultural and educational landmark situated in the historic Saint Vincent Garifuna land on the edge of Punta Gorda town. Our traditional thatch museum and school, created from traditional materials only in the local historic style, and decorated with Garifuna cultural artefacts from the past 100yrs and also modern paintings and handicrafts, is a living museum. Guests may look around around at items on display, or choose a more hands-on way to experience the rich history and heritage of the Garifuna through an interactive lesson or performance in traditional drumming, dancing or drum-making for individuals or groups. Warasa also welcomes local Belizean school groups to this authentic educational site.

2. Belize Fit

Main Sidewalk Placencia, Placencia none Belize +501 631-7427 [email protected] http://belizefit.com
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Belize Fit

Belize Fit is the only gym in Placencia that offers Cross Fit, Personal Training, and Group Classes. Visit our gym or schedule your own personal workout on the beach or at your location! Tony is an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. We also offer On the Water Training on the Stand Up Paddle Board, or SUP rentals and tours. Enjoy a great work out while enjoying the caribbean waters!

3. Living Maya Experience

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Living Maya Experience

Living Maya Experience is a cultural home visit that offers guests a fascinating glimpse into a fast disappearing in which the local Kek'chi Mayas depend upon the forest and found everything in it to satisfy their needs from food to furniture to medicine. We showcase a Mayan home as it would have been fifty years ago before the modern world bean to impinge. An inside tour in the Mayan home whereby guests get the opportunity to hear a brief history about the beliefs, traditions and other cultural activities such as playing the traditional musical instruments, grinding corn, coffee or cacao bean on the grinding stone and making corn tortillas. Guests can also roll up their sleeves and get involve in the food preparation over the traditional open "fire-hearth". Visits are highly interactive and fun with all five senses involved. A trail tour around the yard guests get to taste, smell and gain more knowledge about the local herbs, medicinal plants and spices used to season the Mayan cuisine. We offer traditional Mayan dishes for lunch( vegetarian & non-vegetarian). Living Maya Experience is an authentic, educational cultural tour.

4. Maroon Creole Drum School

Joe Taylor Creek, Punta Gorda Central America Belize +501 668-7733 [email protected] http://www.marooncreoledrumschool.com/
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Maroon Creole Drum School

At its new location in Punta Gorda, The Maroon Creole Drum School offers classes in Creole and West African drumming, drum making workshops and culture presentations as well as fire hearth cooking classes with traditional recipes. Handmade crafts and art are on sale too. Under the direction of Emmeth Young, one of Belize's most experienced and versatile drummers, the Maroon Drum School aims to educate, share and preserve the music and traditions of the Creole people of Belize. Emmeth is from the small village of Gales Point Manatee, settled by escape, or maroon, slaves in the late 1700's. The Maroon Creole Drum School's project "Drums Not Guns" directly supports local youth mentor-ship and cultural preservation.

Reviewed By amberdetwiler22 - Raleigh, United States

I did a nighttime group drum lesson with dinner provided. The food was great and super accommodating to vegetarians and vegans! Be sure to try the cassava in coconut milk sauce and chickpea stew. The drum lesson was such a cool experience and lots of fun! We watched a performance from one of the instructors and some of the kids that are a part of the Drums Not Guns program, with dancers performing as well.

5. Artemis Glass Studio

9 Blancaneaux Street, San Ignacio CY2013 Belize +501 622-4391 [email protected] http://artemisglass.bz/courses/
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Introduction to torchwork;Work at your own speed in a purpose-built and safe environment, get a feel for torchwork as a creative pass-time and see if it suits you as a creative activity.$50 per hour plus the cost of materials.Materials starter pack is $50 and includes a printed precis to keep for all time.Two hours first session course covers safety and worthwhile time on the torch.

6. AJAW Chocolate & Crafts

Benque Viejo Rd, San Ignacio Belize +501 631-0569 [email protected] https://www.ajawchocolate.com/
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AJAW Chocolate & Crafts

AJAW Chocolate & Craft is a locally owned local attraction demonstrating the process of making chocolate drink. It is a hands-on experience and you taste organic chocolate. Sample it and take with you a rich organic chocolate bar.

Reviewed By 645morgang

Loved the hour long learning and tasting of coco beans. The coco nibb cookies at the counter are delicious and we got a couple bags of coco nibbs to go so we could bake and make smoothies at home!

7. Palmento Grove Cultural & Fishing Lodge

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Palmento Grove  Cultural & Fishing  Lodge

Kalipuna Island is a unique Garifuna Cultural Haven first home to 3 Ugandan women and later utilized as a base for the booming agro-producing and timber industry in the area. Over Johnson as it was formerly known was occupied by native Garinagu seeking refuge after Hurricane Greta in the 1940’s and also used as their farm land. The island is a landmark for the oldest well providing potable water for over 70 years in the area. It affords traveling guests the blessing to fully Immerse in the Garifuna Culture which is an impressive masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity as declared by UNESCO. On the island guest can engage in Garifuna Cultural Immersion Experiences, Study Abroad Program, Indigenous Farm to Table & Homestay Experiences that includes Garifuna Cooking Lesson; Candy Making; Cassava Bread Making; Rum Tasting; Garifuna Drumming, Sing & Dance Lesson; Language Lesson; Traditional Fishing; Herbal Walk, Historical Walk; Apiary and Poultry Farming.

8. Ava's Cooking Class

Crooked Tree Village, Crooked Tree Belize +501 660-5701 http://visitcrookedtree.com/see-do/cooking-class/
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Ava's Cooking Class

Cooking Class offers a unique cooking experience of Belizean cuisine in a welcoming village environment with abundant nature. The class typically starts at 9:00 ~ 10:00 am with Mrs. Ava’s introduction and explanation about the flow of this cooking class. The guests take turns to cook some parts of the meal by themselves. After that, guests can enjoy their meal over a sit-down lunch together.

9. Eden Valley Mayan Kitchen

H, Santa Elena Belize +501 631-8797 https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Product-Service/Eden-Valley-Mayan-Kitchen-205960890189478/
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Eden Valley Mayan Kitchen

Reviewed By Mad_Duck24 - Eastpointe, United States

For our first morning in Cayo, following a long travel day, we wanted to do something fun and informative, but not too physically demanding (that would come later). A demonstration/lesson on traditional Mayan cooking at Eden Valley Mayan Kitchen, was the perfect answer. We met Yesenia and her daughter during the mid-morning and were givien a tour of her garden which included explanations of the medicinal and historical uses of many plants, including the "Fishtail" plant. The leaves of which are used to produce the green dye with which the US Treasury Department prints US paper currency. Following the educational garden tour, we started preparations for lunch using traditonal Mayan cooking methods. Among other things we ground corn and cacao beans to make tortillas and a deliciously bitter chcolate drink. All the while Yesenia was giving a a history lesson on Mayan culture and cooking. We leaned of the importance of chcolate in the Ancient Mayan culture. We prpared tamales, wrapping them in plantain leaves that we cut ourselves. And also made a tasty and hearty soup/stew using locally rown vegetables, including the coco yam, which is sort of like our white potato but tastes better. Our lunch of tortillas, tamales, and soup, was filling and more than we could possibly eat in one sitting, so we took some back with us to the hotel. Yesenia is a wonderful host with a warm and welcoming personality and wonderful sense of humor. She also has a wealth of knowledge of traditional Mayan culture which she generously shares during the class. This was a very positive, educational, and fun experience that I would recommend to anyone visiting the San Ignacio/Santa Elena area. And don't forget to meet Chuck the Duck!

10. Purple Mayan Tours

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Purple Mayan Tours

Our founder has spent over 20 years in the tourist business and knows what Travellers wants and makes it his goal to deliver on those promises. Purple Mayan was founded by a team of adventurous people that loved unique tours and outdoor activities. We all share a passion for outdoors; we all share a passion for unique attractions off the main tourist track that are rich in history and culture .

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