Location: Belmopan
Top Things to do in Belmopan
Things to do in Belmopan, Cayo: The Best Nature & Parks
Smaller and more intimate than popular resort areas such as San Ignacio and Belize City, the modest capital of Belmopan is nonetheless a vibrant city surrounded by stunning scenery and wildlife. Next to the bustling Market Square, Independence Plaza is home to the prime minister's offices, various pedestrian pathways and the National Assembly Building, designed to resemble a Mayan temple. Outside the city lay the spectacular Guancaste Park as well as the astonishing Hummingbird Highway.
Restaurants in Belmopan
1. Crystal Cave
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By diadelatierra - Springfield, United States
We had an excellent tour of Crystal Cave with Israel from Wildland Belize. He was an exceptional tour guide-- we learned so much and he pointed out all the Mayan artifacts and unique cave formations throughout our tour! It's a challenging hike through the cave but if you have good fitness it's worth it!
2. Jaguar Paw Cave Tubing and Jungle Zipline
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 148 reviews
From Cave Tubing on Caves Branch River system or Crystal Caves - Rock Climbing and Repelling - Zip Lining through the Jungle Canopy, and so much more. Our newest addition is the Jungle Tumble In New Zealand where it was invented they call it ZORBING. It is the sport of rolling downhill inside a large 11 foot (3.5 meter) inflatable Ball.
Reviewed By Gailcovington1 - Bisbee, United States
We took a wonderful Cave Tubing trip on our visit this month to Beliez. We rented a car and drove from Belmopan on the Western Hwy to Caves Branch River. We paid a small entrance fee to park then walked around the central area to find a guide. Lucky for us we found a great guide, Fernando. He was experienced, reasonable and promised us an indepth, leisurely through three caves--- and certainly delivered! Fernando was knowledgeable about the caves, the Mayan history, rainforest plants, birds and trees. Instead of a short 90 minute trip, which is the norm, he guided us for 4 hours! While there we saw several other tours racing through only one cave. Fernando was careful, kind and had a great sense of humor. We highly recommend you ask for him. Maybe you can email him to set up a day to meet at Planning for the tour you will need water shoes. Not flip flops because you will climb on rocks when exploring the cave outside f the Tube, intermittently throughout the tour. We used reef walkers and took some water bottles in Fernando's dry bag. You will get wet---and want to get wet! So bring a dry set of shorts.
3. 96 Orchid Garden
4. St. Herman's Cave
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 279 reviews
Reviewed By Lumberjack67 - Denver, United States
Our guide led us on a short hike to the cave, and explained to us about Belize, the people, and the environment. She even made it a point to stop and show us small, Black Orchid, which is Belize's national flower. While going into the cave, she told us about what the Mayan's believed about the underworld and what kind of rituals they would do in the caves. She even found a scorpion spider, or whip spider, to show us and why they hang out in caves. Once in the water, she pulled us on our tubes to the back of the cave and then we began to float back down the river. At one point, she told us to turn off our lights and to just be quite. We sat there in the pitch black, listening to the sounds of the water and the cave, A very surreal experience. At the end of the tour, we were able to observe some bats and how they fly about the cave. I highly recommend this experience.
5. Blue Hole National Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 480 reviews
Reviewed By pTAa10 - Winnipeg, Canada
We had a lot of fun here, and its right on the Humminbird highway! We first check out the self-guided cave tour, which was simply incredible. To be honest, I was especially impressed with the distance they allow you to go inside the cave without hiring a guide. We then took a 45 minute trail to get to the Blue Hole pond, and we took a lovely and refreshing dip amongst fish in the very clear blue water. Seems we were the only people until about 10am, when the amount of visitors began to increase. Getting a bus from Belmopan, I think it cost a total of 4 Belize dollars for us to get a ride.
6. Guanacaste National Park
7. Five Blues Lake National Park
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 8 reviews
8. Aguacate Lagoon Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Anabel-2013 - Santa Barbara, United States
A remarkable forest and lagoon respite on a tour of Spanish Lookout where conventional plowed monocrop fields and cattle grazing on grass pastures are curiously punctuated by stately Corozo palms. This small patch of the Maya forest somehow was saved from the sad fate of razing, killing the majestic trees and obliterating habitats that held the amazing diversity that is the Maya forest. Aguacate Lagoon is a treasure and a picnic will remind us all what we are losing.
