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  • Belize 2025
    2
    1111
    Day 7

    Next stop: The Tropical Education Cente

    February 13 in Belize ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    We stayed here for three nights so we’d be close to the zoo for our day tour and night tour. We stayed in a big or wooden house built over a pond where a small crocodile lived. This place provided breakfast and dinner each night. Something different each day. Kids loved the food.Read more

  • Traveler2 Bünzli‘s einmal um die Welt
    Day 288

    Blue Hole National Park

    February 4 in Belize ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Weiter geht’s in den Blue Hole NP – nicht zu verwechseln mit dem „Great Blue Hole“, dem Taucherparadies vor der Küste von Belize. Um dorthin zu gelangen, muss man allerdings ordentlich in die Brieftasche greifen – unsere ist aktuell eher leer als tief. Ausserdem fehlt uns die Tiefseetauchausbildung, und selbst wenn Geld keine Rolle spielen würde, reizt uns ein Rundflug nicht wirklich.

    Trotzdem haben wir ein Blue Hole gesehen 😉 – und wie so oft ist eine Cenote der Namensgeber. Diesmal eine im Dschungel. Allerdings hat sie uns nur wenig überzeugt – vielleicht lag’s am Regen. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Als der Regen endlich nachlässt, laufen wir noch zur St.Herman’s Cave, die sich als spektakulärer entpuppt, als wir je gehofft hätten. Mit unserer top Ausrüstung (iPhone-Taschenlampe) 🤣 wagen wir uns etwa 300–400 Meter in die Dunkelheit. Am meisten Freude hatten wir jedoch an den Ameisenautobahnen. 😉😅 Was man alles entdeckt, wenn man etwas langsamer geht und den Details mehr Beachtung schenkt!    Read more

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  • Traveler2 Bünzli‘s einmal um die Welt
    Day 287

    Belize Zoo

    February 3 in Belize ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Wir sind nun seit einer Woche in Belize 🇧🇿😍 und haben noch keinen Jaguar 🐆, Tapir oder Tukan gesehen. 🥺 In freier Wildbahn sind sie schwer zu finden – also ab in den Zoo!

    Der Zoo, mitten im Dschungel, ist gut gepflegt und beherbergt im Gegensatz zu den Zoos in der Schweiz ausschliesslich einheimische, gerettete Tiere, die, wenn möglich, wieder ausgewildert werden. Deshalb gibt es aktuell leider keinen Tukan – schade für uns, aber schön, dass gerade keiner verletzt oder gerettet werden muss.

    Einige der Tiere kannten wir zuvor gar nicht. Dank der Webseite (https://zoo.belizing.com/map) lernen wir viele neue Arten kennen. Wir geniessen die Gelegenheit, Indy zu füttern – sie liebt besonders Karotten! 🥕 Gerne stellen wir euch einige unserer neuen Freunde in der Bildstrecke vor:    Read more

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  • TravelerPanamericana 2024 🚲🌎
    2
    Day 213

    Belize/10.000km

    December 18, 2024 in Belize ⋅ 🌧 26 °C

    Bei strömenden Regen (Starkregenereignis) überquere ich die Grenze nach Belize.
    Ich besuche die Mennoniten und springe von einer Gastfamilie zur nächsten.
    Eine äußerst gemischte und vielfältige Kultur!Read more

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  • Americas Project
    Day 242

    Belize

    May 7, 2023 in Belize ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    The last day and night in Mexico were a bit stressful. Boarder crossing are always a thing to worry and annoying. But this time were even more nervous. The day before crossing to Belize we noticed that we forgot to send a dog import permit application in advance. We thought you only need the health certificate of the vet and then you will get the permit at the boarder. But we were wrong. You should send the application 7 working days before crossing the boarder. We read from an other overlander who had the same problem and had to pay a 150chf fine. As we are in a rush we decided to just try to cross and if necessary pay the fine.
    The guy at the animal inspection at the boarder was not pleased at all that we arrived without permit. But miracoulously he just let us pass without the fine and we didn't even pay the 25chf import fee 😳 As we were only crossing Belize in 1 day he said: "GO, just GO!!
    Once in Belize we went to the first village to get a 1 day car insurance for 6chf. It took them half an hour to get it done but it worked. Welcome to caribean rhythm😎 The rest of the day we spent driving with a short stop in a national park for a swim in the river (even Leki went swimming🤩).
    A few km before the boarder to Guatemala we got a nice surprise. We met a super nice swiss couple from Wallis which wanted to go to the same place. We spontaneously decided to stay and cross the next boarder together.
    It was a huge coincidence that we met them! We only crossed our way because we took the wrong turn 300m before. Even more coincidence, they were living in Bern in the same house we were, just 2 years earlier 😅😅😅    Read more

  • Belize and Guatemala
    Day 5

    Jaguar Creek

    March 15, 2020 in Belize ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    While people back home are making sacrifices like restricting their movement, no large gatherings and only purchasing one package of toilet paper at a time, we too were making sacrifices like not going to Guatemala and instead going to the Belize zoo and staying in a jungle lodge. Painful, i know :)

    I had heard the belize zoo was small but really well done. They were mostly right. Extremely well done and not small at all. It was a zoo for only animals found in belize and was basically set up in the jungle. For example, monkeys weren't in enclosures but in a forest area. And all the animals are rescues from the wild with the goal of setting them back into the wild once they are better and able. Animals include spider monkeys, howler monkeys, crocodiles, jaguars, jaguarundis, pumas, ocelots, tapir, coatis, vultures, harpy eagles, toucans, and deer. And more, but i forget now.

    After the zoo, we drove to the jungle lodge "Jaguar Creek" i booked the evening before. It was in a very isolated location in a heavily forested area of jungle. We had an entire 2 bedroom cabin to ourselves. Alexa and i hiked the 30 minute loop trail through the jungle and then hopped into the creek's natural pool by a small waterfall to cool off, while mom relaxed at the cabin. This place has no A/C, no tv and no wifi, which i didn't realize when i booked it, but its really nice to be out in nature. Mom was perhaps less enthusiastic as it took me a while to convince her there were no snakes inside her mattress.

    Disappointingly, we didn't spot any wildlife here, but we did hear the ferocious roar of the howler monkeys as we went to bed. Hopefully tomorrow we will reach the coast.    Read more

  • Panamericana adventure
    Day 120

    A cloudy day

    January 5, 2020 in Belize ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Last night, some people told us that cold weather was coming and it will be chilly in the tent. For us, this actually meant that the tent did not turn into a greenhouse and we could sleep well, and today, it was great cycling weather with 25°C.
    As we didn't know yet, where to sleep the night, we looked for free WiFi in the next village. In Belize, you usually get a connection near some schools and usually the central square. In Burrell Boom, however, the central square was a basketball court where the locals were playing their Sunday morning game. We got some signal close to a bus stop yet (see photo).
    Sunday is also a big day for group cycling. And as there is basically only one paved road in Belice, we met many cyclists, sometimes several times as they were going back and forth on the road. So I guess we now know every road cyclist in Belice.
    Now that we are further South in the country, most of the locals seem of a Carribean background with dark skins and the related temper. Even kids greet is with "Hello my friend, how'r u doin'" and we get involved in conversations every time we stop.
    Once we got to Belmopan, the capital of Belice, we decided to stop at Guanacaste National Park to go for a short walk in the jungle and swim in the Belice River - really nice!
    Afterwards, we had to find a place to sleep which took us at least 3 loops around the city. Hotels were either fully booked (or just closed because it's Sunday - you couldn't tell from the signs) or ridiculously expensive (as it's a government town...), so we ended up in a motel. Generally, it's pretty dead here, as houses are very spread out and there's no town square or real city centre at all. Good we are only staying for the night.    Read more

  • TravelerLangzeitreise im Campervan
    Day 647

    "Blue Hole" Nationalpark

    March 3 in Belize ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Wir besuchen den
    "Blue Hole 🌳Nationalpark".

    Als wir ankommen ist es bereits später Nachmittag, und in einer halben Stunde schließt das Office.
    Wir hatten gelesen, dass man auf dem 🅿️Parkplatz des Geländes übernachten darf.
    Kurz nachgefragt...ja, kein Thema. Es kostet umgerechnet etwa 5€ für uns zusammen, hier über Nacht zu stehen. 🚿Dusche, WC, Nutzung von Picknick-Tischen und Bänken, Frischwasser zum Tank auffüllen, alles inklusive.
    Vielen Dank.🤝

    Zum Abend kühlt es sich etwas ab, die Temperaturen über Nacht sind angenehm.

    Am nächsten Morgen zahlen wir den Nationalpark-Eintritt i.H.v. etwa 4€ pro Person, und machen uns auf zur ersten
    🥾🥾Wanderung.
    Die erste Höhle, die "St. Hermans Cave", darf ohne Guide erkundet werden!😃 Ohne 🔦Taschenlampe geht hier natürlich gar nichts. Wir sind vorbereitet!💪

    Danach folgt ein ziemlich matschiger Weg zu einer weiteren Höhle (Betreten der Höhle ohne Guide nicht erlaubt).

    Auf dem Rückweg zweigen wir ab, und nehmen den "Jungle Trail" über etwas steilere Passagen. Hier ist es zumindest nicht so matschig.🤷🏼‍♂️☝️

    Wir kommen nach ca. 6km zurück zum Parkplatz. Kurzes Verschnaufen im Schatten...heute gibt die 🔆Sonne nämlich wieder ihr Bestes...dann geht es in die andere Richtung, nämlich zur "Blue Hole".    Read more

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  • Vergangene Hochkultur
    11
    Day 22

    Zurück ins Glück

    February 27 in Belize ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    In der Annahme, dass das Lodgeleben im Jungle von Belize ähnlich ist wie in Costa Rica, hatten wir vor, vier Tage in der Pine Ridge Lodge zu bleiben. Weder der Komfort, noch die angebotenen Aktivitäten erfüllten unsere Erwartungen. Auch preislich lagen die Kosten für die angebotenen privaten Touren immer zwischen 300 bis 500 US Dollar. Das hätte unsere Urlaubskasse erheblich gesprengt. Ein bisschen Organisation war notwendig, um unsere Zelte im Jungle gleich wieder abzubrechen und an die Küste weiter zu reisen.
    Schon auf der Fahrt auf dem Humming Bird Highway können wir nur staunen. Nirgends Müll, eine wunderschöne Landschaft mit Jungle und Landwirtschaft in Harmonie, schöne kreolische Häuser und kaum Verkehr machen das Reisen angenehm.
    Kurzfristig haben wir uns für die nächsten Tage in einer Lodge direkt am Beach eingemietet und schon bei der Ankunft hüpft unser Herz in die Höhe.    Read more

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  • TravelerPlacencia Belize
    111
    Day 5

    Day 4: Cave Exploring

    February 1 in Belize ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    We started very early this morning (leaving at 6 am) with a 3 hour drive inland to the ATM cave. ATM stands for Actun Tinichil Muknal and is an undeground myan archaelogical site with human sacrificial remains. Gonzo was our tour guide and has spent his life as a researcher in the cave, giving tours on the weekends. We walked 45 minutes into the jungle, starting with jumping up to our necks in cold water from the roaring river. We crossed the river 2 more times and saw a coral snake and iguanas. Once we got to the cave opening, we got even more soaked by swimming, thrpigh the deep waters. The majority of the cae was spent navitaging upstream into the waters flowing from the mountain. After climbing many ledges and sharp edges, we got to the artifacts' location. We saw many broken pots all over, fire pit locations, and even skeletons from babies to adults. We were not able to have pur cameras at all. I found some internet stick photos to help sence out experience. We finished with another 3 hour drive home. We enjoyed supper, and Erica got grilled lobster. Sleep felt really good tonight.Read more

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