Cishe iziqhingi ezingu-450 zaseBelize neziqhingi zibizwa ngeBelize Barrier Reef, eyesibili kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Iziqhingi zaseBelize ziyaziwa ngokuthi ama-cayes, okuthiwa "okhiye" ( njengeFlorida Keys ). Ama-Cayes amakhulu kunawo onke, i-Ambergris Caye enamandla kanye ne-back-back Caye Caulker, yizintandokazi zokuhambela, kuyilapho ama-cayes ahlukene kakhulu kanye nama-atolls abonisa ukuthi i-fantasy eyayiziqhingi.
I-Northern Cayes ne-Atolls
Ambergris Caye
I-Ambergris Caye (ebizwa ngokuthi i-BUR-gris ikhi noma i-am-BUR-grease key) iyisiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke eBelize, ehamba ngasemfuleni waseBelize Barrier kuze kube sehlathini laseMexico eYucatan. Isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke sesiqhingi iSan Pedro Town, ikhaya elimatasa, elidabukisayo lezindawo zokudlela, imishayo, izitolo kanye namahhotela. Ezinye amahhotela nezindawo zokubhuka zibiza izindawo zazo ogwini olusenyakatho; ngisho nokunethezeka kunazo zonke kugcina i-flair e-Belizean ecacile. Njengamanye ama-Cayes aseBelize, i-Ambergris Caye iyindawo enhle kakhulu yemidlalo yamanzi, ikakhulukazi i-snorkeling kanye ne-Scuba diving. Abahambayo abaningi basebenzisa lesi siqhingi njengesizathu sokuhlola ezinye iziqhingi zaseBelize, ngisho nezivakashi ezisemaphandleni afana ne-Altun Ha namapulangwe aseBelize.
Caye Caulker
I-Caye Caulker iyisiqhingi esincane se-Ambergris Caye: inguqulo encane, eyayibuyiselwa emuva, ethandwa kakhulu nabasemuva kunezivakashi ezihamba phambili. Izinto ezikhangayo zikaCaye Caulker zingase zibe ezincane kunezibalo zika-Ambergris Caye, kodwa zikhulu kakhulu.
Awekho izimoto eCaye Caulker, kuphela izimoto zegalofu, amabhayisikili nezinyawo zomgwaqo - okufaka izimpawu ze "Hamba Slow" ezifakwe ezinhlokweni eziningi zezitshalo zaseBelize. Akuningi kakhulu endleleni yokunethezeka kwamahhotela okunethezeka - ngisho namahotela amakhulu kunamakamelo ayishumi nambili noma kunjalo-kodwa kunamaphesenti amaningi aphakathi kwe-Caye Caulker amahhotela, ama-condos namahostela e-backpacker.
Okokugcina, awekho amabhishi amakhulu ku-Caye Caulker; Nokho, "Ukuhlukaniswa" enyakatho yedolobha kuhle ukubhukuda kanye nokuzijabulisa, futhi ukudilika okungavamile nokuhamba ngezinyawo kuyisimo sokuhamba ngesikebhe esisheshayo.
I-Turneffe Atoll
Ebangasempumalanga yeBelize City, iTurneffe Atoll yiyona ndawo enkulu kunazo zonke eBelize. I-atoll idumile ngamadonga ayo odonga, ngokuvamile afunwa ngabanye abahamba ngezinsuku ezivela e-Ambergris Caye noma eCaye Caulker. Kwabahambi abafisa ukuhlala isikhathi eside, kunezindawo zokubhuka eziphezulu eziphezulu eTurneffe Atoll.
I-St. George's Caye
Ukukholelwa noma cha, ekhulwini le-18, indawo enkulu kunazo zonke eBelize - ngaleso sikhathi eyaziwa ngokuthi iBrithani Honduras - yayivame ukuhlala eSt George's Caye. Ukuhlonishwa kwempi kunqotshwa iSpanishi ngo-1798, iBelize igubha uSt George's Caye Daye lonke ngoSepthemba 10. Namuhla, lesi siqhingi sisekhaya likaSt. George's Caye Resort (abadala kuphela).
I-Lighthouse Reef ne-Great Blue Hole
I-Blue Hole ngokungangabazeki enye yeBelize - nayo yonke into ekhangayo kakhulu e-Central America. Ingxenye ye-Lighthouse Reef, i-Great Blue Hole iyi-sinkhole enkulu kakhulu idumile uJacques Cousteau ngenkathi eyibiza ngokuthi enye yezindawo eziphezulu eziyishumi ze-scuba. Iningi labantu lihamba ngezinyawo ngosuku oluvela e-Ambergris Caye noma eCaye Caulker; Kodwa-ke, abahambi bangaphinde bahlale emagumbini ayisisekelo kwi-Long Caye ye-Lighthouse Reef.
Ama-Cayes ase-Southern & Atolls
Ugwayi Caye
Ugwayi Caye akuyona abahambi abafuna ukuphila okujabulisayo ebusuku, izindawo ezinhlanu zokuhlala, noma indawo engaphandle kwamanzi afudumele, izihlahla zesundu, nesibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi. Isiqhingi esincane saseBelize sinabantu abangamatshumi amabili nanhlanu kuphela, banikele noma bathathe, kanye naphezu kwanoma yibaphi abahambahambayo abahlala kulezi zivakashi ezincane ngaleso sikhathi. Kuthatha umzuzu nje noma amabili ukuhamba kuTobacco Caye, futhi imizuzwana embalwa ukuhamba kuyo. Kuleli siqhingi esikude, izikhangisi zilula kepha zikhulu kakhulu: ukuhamba nge-scuba, ukuhamba nge-scuba, ukudoba ngakwesokudla, ukudliwa ekubanjweni kwelanga, nokuphumula endaweni yokugudla ngaphansi kwezintende zezandla.
South Water Caye
NjengeTobacco Caye, i-South Water Caye iyisiqhingi saseBelize esikude esiheha abantu abafuna ukududuzeka ngenxa yezixuku, nokuphumula ngenxa yokunethezeka kwezindlela zokuhlala.
Ngama-acres ayishumi nanhlanu, iNingizimu Water Caye ikhulu kakhulu kuneGuba Caye futhi igubhe elwandle elingavamile oluseningizimu.
I-Glover's Reef Atoll
Ngokusobala, ukudilika, ukudoba, nokudoba kunkulu eBuzil Islands. Kodwa-ke, i-Glover's Reef Atoll, engaseningizimu yezinguquko zaseBelize, ingase ibe yindawo eyinhloko abahloli bamaCaribbean. Izinhlobonhlobo ze-Glover's Reef Marine Reserve azifani; ibizwe ngokuthi iGugu Lomhlaba Wonke ngaphansi koMhlangano WezeMvelo We-UNESCO. Abaningi be-Glover's Reef abahlali basebenza ku-Wildlife Conservancy's Marine Research Station, kodwa abahambayo bangakwazi ukuhlala emidlalweni, emagumbini amahhashi noma ekamu e-Glover's Reef Resort.