Getting there

Planes, boats, automobiles, or maybe even chartered Cessna – we tell you the best way to go.

Planes

Belize City is the main airport | serviced by American Airlines | Continental and TACA | among others. From the UK you can fly via Miami | Houston or Atlanta. There’s is a departure tax of about $35.Internal flights can be the easiest means of travelling within Belize. You can catch frequent internal flights with Maya Air (www.mayaislandair.com) or Tropic Air (www.tropicair.com). Alternatively you can charter three- | five- and 12-seat Cessna planes when travelling to private airstrips. Planes can be chartered through Javier’s Flying Service (www.javiersflyingservice.com).

Boats

Water taxis leave Belize City for San Pedro seven times a day and take about 45 minutes, but the passage can be rough in bad weather.

Automobiles

If you plan to explore Belize in depth | a rental car can come in handy | but | thanks to some shoddy roads | a relatively short journey can become a lengthy test of patience. There’s a Hertz(www.hertz.co.uk) branch at the airport .