Belize Campgrounds and Hotels

Written by Jared on April 30, 2012

This article is part of our Accommodation Listing series.

Download the Google Earth KMZ of our Belize route and lodgings.

Backpacker’s Paradise (Campground & Hostel)

Sarteneja
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Backpackers-PARADISE/163577321560
GPS:  N18 20.688 W88 09.173
$7 BZ per person camping
Date we stayed: January 14, 2012

Water & Bathroom: Yes
Showers: Cold
Electricity: Yes
Internet: Wifi
Kitchen: Yes
Restaurant: Yes

Notes: Excellent mosquito-screened common area with tables, hammocks, power and a kitchen. Super friendly owners. Wifi in the restaurant, but doesn't reach the camping or common areas.

Sandy Lane (Hotel)

Caye Caulker
GPS:  N17 44.677 W88 01.477
Cost: $25 BZ room for three
Date we stayed: January 17, 2012

Water & Bathroom: Yes
Showers: Hot
Electricity: Yes
Internet: No
Kitchen: No
Restaurant: No

Notes: Very basic. Shared bathrooms but awesome hot showers. There was a place to grill and covered picnic tables outside, but no kitchen. Probably the cheapest place to stay on Caye Caulker if you don’t have a tent and don’t want to stay in a noisy hostel dorm. Ask the groundskeeper named Moses about conch ceviche.

Mayan Wells (Campground & Guesthouse)

Altun Ha Ruins
http://www.mayanwells.com/english/index.php
GPS:  N17.77140 W88.32731
Cost: $10 BZ per person camping
Date we stayed:  January 20, 2011

Water & Bathroom: Yes
Showers: Hot (maybe)
Electricity: Yes
Internet: Yes, but no wifi
Kitchen: No
Restaurant: Yes - reported Closed

Notes: Beautiful property, friendly owners and a great place to camp. There's a pet howler monkey and a pond for fishing, just watch out for the biting flies.

Tropical Education Center (Campground & Hotel)

Belize Zoo
http://www.belizezoo.org/
GPS: N17 21.422 W88 32.480
Cost: $10 BZ per person camping
Date we stayed:  January 21, 2011

Water & Bathroom: Yes
Showers: Cold
Electricity: Yes, in the office
Internet: Yes
Kitchen: No
Restaurant: Yes

Notes: Closest place to stay by the Belize Zoo. Good place to camp, brand new bathrooms with gigantic showers and covered picnic tables. Lots of people stay here in the cabins to do the night tour of the zoo. We went during the day and saw everything but the spider monkeys.

The Trek Stop (Campground & Hotel)

San Ignacio
http://www.thetrekstop.com/
GPS: N17 05.411 W89 07.408
Cost: $11 BZ per person camping
Date we stayed: January 23, 2012

Water & Bathroom: Yes
Showers: Cold
Electricity: Yes
Internet: Wifi
Kitchen: Yes
Restaurant: Yes

Notes: A great place to stay before crossing into Guatemala. Very friendly owner. Has a big covered area with tables next to the kitchen with power and wifi. The butterfly house was interesting. Watch out for tarantula holes if you're pitching a tent.