Uma kuziwa ekukhetheni indawo yeholidi lakho laseCaribbean, iBelize kungenzeka ingabi phezulu ohlwini lwakho - kunezindawo ezidumile kakhulu zaseCentral American naseCaribbean, ngemuva kwakho konke. Kodwa-ke, okwenza iBelize ibe yindawo enhle kakhulu yeholidi yilezi zokuhlukahluka kuzo zonke zomhlaba kanye nemisebenzi. Ohlangothini olumpumalanga yezwe lunikeza amanzi aphuzi aphuzi okwenza i-Caribbean ibe indawo efunwa kuyo, kanye nesistimu yesibili yamakhorali amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Ehlangothini olusentshonalanga, uzothola amahlathi emvula, ama-Mayan omlando kanye nezinhlobo eziningi ezihlukahlukene zezilwane zasendle ezingaphandle.
Ukuvakasha kukhula ngokuqhubekayo kuleli zwe elincanyana, kodwa elihle, njengoba iBelize inokukhula okusheshayo kunoma iyiphi indawo yokuvakasha ngonyaka odlule, ngokukhula okuphelele kuka-13% kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule. Ngaphandle kokuthandwa kwalo, yizizathu eziyishumi eziyisizathu zokuthi kungani kufanele uvakashele iBelize kulo nyaka.
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Snorkel ku-Caye
UMichael Godek / Getty Images Iningi lamahhotela kanye nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezingasempumalanga yeBelize zinikeza izinsuku ezigcwele eziqhingini ezidumile ogwini. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha iNingizimu Water Caye, i-Runguana Caye, noma i-"crown jewel" i-Ambergris Caye, uzothola amabhishi amhlophe angasolwandle, ama-hammocks for relaxation, namanzi ahlanzekile e-crystal aphelele ukuma e-paddleboarding, ukubhukuda nokubhukuda.
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Phila njengeNdlovukazi
I-San Ignacio Resort Hotel Abathandi be -Crown , lokhu kungokwakho. Ngesikhathi ehambela eBelize ngo-1994, iNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth nomyeni wakhe, uPhillip Phil, uMbusi wase-Edinburgh, babeyizivakashi zedumo ngesikhathi sokudla esihlala eSan Ignacio Resort Hotel. Nawe ungadla njengama-royals e-Running W Steakhouse & Restaurant yokuwina umklomelo wehhotela, ephethe ingulube yendawo, inyama yenkomo edlayo, utshani lwezilwandle nezinketho zemifino.
Indlovukazi nayo yaphumula ehhotela ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakhe kwelinye lamakhemikhali okuthiwa yiRegal, kodwa uma ufuna ngempela ukuzizwa njengesibukhosi, hlala endlini entsha yokulala yase-Royal Suite, ugcwalise i-jacuzzi yangasese yangaphandle.
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Ukusekela iphrojekthi yokulondoloza
Gina Zammit Izizathu ze-San Ignacio Resort Hotel nazo zisingatha iGrazil Green Conservation Project. Lolu hlelo oluhle kakhulu luqoqa futhi luxhapha amaqanda e-iguana, bese luphakamisa izilwane ezinwabuzelayo kuze kube yilapho seludlulile eminyakeni yabo engcupheni kakhulu. Ngokuya ngempilo ye-iguana, iningi likhishwe ehlathini, kodwa elimele noma eligulayo linomhlala unomphela ngaphakathi kwendawo yokulondoloza. Akudingeki ukuba ube yisimenywa ehhotela ukubhuka uhambo oluqondiswayo enkabeni kanye nehlathi eliseduze lezokwelapha, futhi ngokwenza kanjalo, uzothola ithuba lokusingatha izidalwa ezidumile futhi ufunde ngemikhuba yabo nokujikeleza kwempilo.
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Vakashela i-Blue Hole
U-Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Getty Images Uma unayo ilayisense yakho yokudoba ye-SCUBA, uzobe ungakhulumi ukuvakashela okukhangayo kakhulu eBelize, "umgodi ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka". Ngokuvumelana negama laso, isimangalo esimangalisayo semvelo singumphumela wokucindezeleka owadalwa lapho uphahla lomhume womhlaba wehla. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, lo mgobo wagcwalisa amanzi futhi waba yingxenye yalokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-Blue Hole National Park. Umhloli wamazwe omfula uJacques Cousteau uqhubekile uhambo oluthile endaweni, futhi wathola umlando wokubunjwa kolwandle.
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Khuthaza phansi kwe-Black Hole
Entshonalanga yeBelize, i-Actun Loch Tunich iyinkosikazi enkulu eqala phezulu ngaphezu kwamahlathi. Izinkambo zansuku zonke zinikezwa ngaphakathi "emgodini omnyama", kodwa lokhu akukhona okwehlile kwenhliziyo. Uhambo luqala ngokunyuka okujulile kuya ezinqabeni zamagquma aseMaya. Khona-ke, zilungiselele - uzohla phansi ngaphansi kwamamitha angu-200 uze ufinyelele emgodini wehlathi elingezansi. Ngemuva kwalokho, unamanye amamitha angu-100 ngaphambi kokufika endaweni ngokuphepha.
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Nambitha ama-Jacky Jacks
Gina Zammit Kunezintandokazi eziningi zaseBelizean zokunambitha ngenkathi uhambo lwakho, kodwa ngaphandle kwesithelo esisha kakhulu, ama-fry jacks (amnandi amafu wesinkwa esincane) ayithandayo ekudleni kwasekuseni. Yidla ngejamu, uju noma ubhontshisi obumnandi obugcotshweyo, ama-fry jacks uyindlela yokuhamba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha ibhulakufesi elimnandi noma elisawoti. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi uhamba ngezinyawo ngemuva kwalokho. Lawa aphezulu kakhulu kilojoule, kodwa o, enhle kakhulu.
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Thola ukwelashwa kwe-Spa
Gina Zammit Ayikho iholide ephelele ngaphandle kokuncipha kancane. Uma ufuna ukwelashwa kwe-spa, ayikho indawo engcono yokukhipha ngaphandle kwe-Resort Naia e-Placencia. Ivuliwe ngoJanuwari 2017, leli lizwe elisha elwandle elisha elisebeni lolwandle linikeza okusemandleni okunethezeka. I-spa isendaweni yokufihla esuka kuyo yonke indawo yokubhuka, futhi isebenzisa ama-bungalows angasese ekwenzeni yonke imisebenzi.
Nakuba zonke izindlela zokwelapha zabo ze-spa zibalekela, i-"Sun Cenched Clay Treatment " isayine yonke into. Ukwelashwa okujulile nokuvuseleleka kusetshenziswa ubumba lwegolide oluqoqwe esifundeni saseToledo saseBelize. Ubumba bucebile izakhi futhi buzwa bushelelezi esikhumbeni, kuyilapho futhi usebenza njengomuntu owenziwe kahle. Ngemuva kokuhlanza ubumba, ukwelashwa kuphelela ngokuxilonga nokuxilisa umzimba.
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Funda nge Chocolate Yendawo
Engeza ubumnandi obuncane ekuhambeni kwakho nomoya we-chocolate wangempela we-Mean. Ngesikhathi sesethulo sehora elilodwa, uzokhipha ukudla kwawonkulunkulu ngokuphuza isiphuzo sonyaka oneminyaka engu-4 000 (esadliwa amaMeya namuhla), funda ukuthi ushokoledi uvela kanjani kubhontshisi kuya kubha, futhi uzame isandla sakho ngokucophelela uhlanganise ubhontshisi we-cocoa i-grinder eyiqiniso yamatshe.
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Bheka i-Xunantunich
UHenry Georgi / Getty Images Njengoba kunamasayithi amaningi akwaMeyi namadolobha eBelize, kungaba nzima ukukhetha okulungile kuwe. Lokho kuthiwa, i-Xunantunich ifanelekile kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala bonke ubudala, okunikezwa yiyona indawo efinyeleleka kakhulu futhi ekhangayo kunazo zonke izindawo zokuvubukulwa kwamaMaya. Uma uzizwa uphelele inselele, ukukhuphukela esiqongweni sesayithi kuwumsebenzi omkhulu futhi unikeza imibono engavamile.
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I-Kayak Ngomgedeni
UHenry Georgi / Getty Images Hlola umkhosi wamangcwaba omangalisayo weMaya. Ngokukhethekile i-Barton Creek Cave yayibhalwe njengenye yezindawo "eziyisishiyagalolunye ezinhle kakhulu futhi ezingavamile emaphandleni" emhlabeni nge-Mother Nature Network.
Ukuguqa emgodini waseBarton Creek akuyala ukuthi umuntu abe nomzimba ophakeme, futhi umhume, naphezu kokuba u-snug, ungomunye wabantu abangcono ukuvakashela labo abane-claustrophobia.
Ngaphandle kwe-bat ngezikhathi ezithile, nama-stalactites aphansi, ukuphepha kwakho cishe kuqinisekiswe emaphandleni aseBelize, kodwa qaphela: e-Barton Creek, kunezinsalela zomuntu ezisala emhlatshelweni ogcwele kuyo yonke indawo yomlando.