The Ultimate Guide to Traveling To Belize This Fall (Trip Ideas and Inspiration)

The “green season” tends to scare off a lot of tourists coming to Belize, but their overabundant caution can be to your benefit. Despite weather being rainier during this season and the presence of more storms, most of the Fall is actually quite pleasant. Fall rain tends to come late at night or early in the morning, keeping temperatures mellow without impeding on your daily activities.

There’s a huge financial benefit as well. Tourists flock to the country to get away from the Northern Hemisphere in the winter and to party in the summer, but September through November is the time when prices hit rock bottom. And ironically, the off-season for tourists feature some of the wildest and most interesting festivities throughout the year. Belize’s Independence Day is September 21, but the events tend to spill out into the streets throughout most of the month. The enormous festival known as St. George’s Day is celebrated on September 10.

But the best part of traveling to Belize is how little things change on the off-season. The temperatures remain pleasantly warm and tropical throughout the Autumn months, meaning that you’ll have as many opportunities as you want to sprawl out on the beach, snorkel around the Belize Barrier Reef, or enjoy fresh seafood on the boardwalk of downtown San Pedro.

Similarly, the most exciting excursions in mainland Belize are still available on the off-season, and you won’t have to pack into buses overflowing with tourists to experience them either. Whether you’re going to go cave tubing through the spooky underground rivers of Belize, zip-lining through yards of unspoiled jungle, or exploring ancient cities of the Mayan Empire, you can do so cheaper than at any other time of the year.

Visiting during the Fall is an opportunity to see what life is really like in Belize, apart from the hustle and flash of the tourist season boom. Fortunately, the fact that English is the primary language makes it easy for a majority of North Americans and other travelers from abroad to enjoy the experience and get right in the thick of things. It’s worth it too. The Fall sits right in the middle of lobster fishing season, and conch fishing begins later in the season. The seafood in Belize is some of the most delicious you’ll ever taste, but you’ll find the tastiest choices by asking the locals.

If you want to see the real Belize while still having the opportunity to explore everything, the quiet coastal town of Placencia on Belize’s southern peninsula is perfect. And there’s no more hospitable place to stay than Chabil Mar. Let us help you find a Belize vacation package you’ll love.