Great Blue Hole and barrier reef. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit San Pedro

Best months: January, February, March, April, May and December.

What to see in San Pedro

1. Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark Ray Alley
   Hol Chan means "little channel" in Maya, and it is a natural break in the barrier reef and one of the easiest places in Belize to snorkel among marine life.
2. Great Blue Hole (excursion)
   This near-perfect circular marine sinkhole, more than 300 metres across, is a patch of deep blue set in the turquoise waters of Lighthouse Reef.
3. Secret Beach
   On the lagoon side of Ambergris Caye's west coast, the water stays calm and shallow a long way out, a different feel from the reef side.
4. Caye Caulker (excursion)
   Caye Caulker is a small, car-free sand island just behind the barrier reef, where you get around on foot, by bike or in a golf cart.
5. Front de mer de San Pedro (golf carts)
   Along the San Pedro waterfront on Ambergris Caye, daily life runs on golf carts, which have largely replaced cars.
6. Bacalar Chico
   At the northern tip of Ambergris Caye, this park combines mangroves, lagoon, coastal forest and barrier reef in a landscape that is almost untouched.
7. Lamanai (ruines mayas, excursion)
   Lamanai is a Maya site on the edge of the New River Lagoon, tucked into tropical forest and reached by boat up the river.
8. Marché de San Pedro
   This small craft market, set back from the beaches, brings together handmade jewelry, textiles and wooden carvings.

A sample itinerary for San Pedro, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €157 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My San Pedro itinerary, hour by hour

Photo: Chad Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.