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A week in Belize, river, cacao and the jaguar preserve
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A week in Belize, river, cacao and the jaguar preserve

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Intro / teaserBelize at its own pace. You base by the Macal River at San Ignacio, shop the riverbank market on a Saturday, spend a morning making chocolate with the Maya families who grow the cacao, walk the world’s first jaguar preserve, and head south into Toledo, the least visited district and the one with the best plant-based cooking in the country. Every stop is a real listing on My Ideal World.
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Your Belize Itinerary at a Glance

  1. Day 1 Settle by the Macal River
  2. Day 2 The market on the riverbank
  3. Day 3 Cacao with the family who grow it
  4. Day 4 The jaguar preserve
  5. Day 5 South to Punta Gorda
  6. Day 6 Finish on the coast

Where to Stay in Belize

The Lodge at Chaa Creek

A long-established lodge on the Macal River, in its own private reserve, and the easiest base for everything inland.

Sweet Songs Lodge

Riverside cabanas outside San Ignacio, smaller and quieter, with the same reach into the Cayo district.

Jaguar Creek

In the rainforest closer to the Hummingbird Highway, useful if you are heading south the next day.

Copal Tree Lodge

Above Punta Gorda in its own farm and forest, with a good part of the menu grown on the estate.

What to Do in Belize

Ixcacao Maya Belizean Chocolate

A family-run cacao farm and chocolate workshop.

Che'il Mayan Chocolate

A bean-to-bar farm and workshop started in 2010 by Julio Saqui.

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Declared in 1986 as the first jaguar preserve anywhere, with walking trails, waterfalls and river swimming across the basin.

Toledo Ecotourism Association village guesthouses

A community-owned network of village guesthouses with day tours and meals provided by village families.

Where to Eat in Belize

Guava Limb Restaurant and Cafe

A farm-to-table restaurant and cafe in a turquoise timber building near the riverside park, open since 2013 and sourcing from growers around San Ignacio.

Gomier's

A small owner-run vegetarian and vegan kitchen open since 1997, with Garifuna and Caribbean influences.

Namaste Cafe

An open-air wholefood cafe attached to a sea view yoga studio, serving organic teas, smoothies and plant-based plates.

Where to Shop in Belize

San Ignacio Market

One of the largest outdoor markets in Belize, on the bank of the Macal River, where farmers, artisans and food vendors from across Cayo bring produce in.

Punta Gorda Market

A street market where Maya farmers from the inland Toledo villages bring produce, baked goods and flowers down to the coast.

Belmopan Market Plaza

The capital's purpose-built market plaza, fresh produce and cooked food stalls, an easy stop if you are driving back north.

Your Day by Day Belize Itinerary

Day 1

Settle by the Macal River

Base yourself at San Ignacio, in reach of the river, the markets and the cacao country.

Stay Your base

The Lodge at Chaa Creek

A long-established lodge on the Macal River, in its own private reserve, and the easiest base for everything inland.

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Sweet Songs Lodge

Riverside cabanas outside San Ignacio, smaller and quieter, with the same reach into the Cayo district.

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Jaguar Creek

In the rainforest closer to the Hummingbird Highway, useful if you are heading south the next day.

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Day 2

The market on the riverbank

Saturday is the day. The Macal River market is one of the largest in the country.

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Day 3

Cacao with the family who grow it

Toledo is where Belizean cacao comes from, and you can spend a morning inside the process.

Day 4

The jaguar preserve

The world's first jaguar preserve, and a genuinely wild day.

Day 5

South to Punta Gorda

The Toledo district, the least visited part of the country, and the best plant-based cooking in it.

Day 6

Finish on the coast

End slowly, on the water, eating well.

Filmed and written by Celina for My Ideal World.