Children can be fickle — and that means that even the consequences of planning a vacation to a literal paradise-like Belize can be unpredictable. There’s plenty worth seeing and doing in this Caribbean and Central American country, but framing those opportunities in a way that appeals to the whole family and helps them create memorable experiences isn’t always easy. Here are some ideas for embracing the whole family during your trip to Belize.
Snorkeling Sketch Books
While intrepid kids can start scuba diving as early as eight years old, most will want a gentler transition into exploring the underwater world. Snorkeling is a low-knowledge, low-risk opportunity to discover the colorful and beautiful marine life in the Belize Barrier Reef. Keep sketchbooks nearby so everyone can draw their favorite fish after, and Belize family vacations might just inspire a passion for marine biology. Resorts like Chabil Mar in Placencia, Belize, offer plenty of shallow waters with colorful marine life without even having to leave the property — so going to Belize with kids doesn’t mean you still can’t catch a nap on the beach.
Group Ruins Storytelling
The hundreds of Maya ruins that still stand throughout Belize tell a multitude of stories about how one of history’s largest civilizations rose to power and then precipitously fell. Getting kids invested is often as simple as letting them narrate the story. When traveling to ruins in Belize with kids, it can be useful to combine facts with the sites with questions about what the kids things might have happened. Pointed questions and observations can help them form a picture in their head of the history that happened here and help them ground that reality.
Jungle Adventures
Zip lining and inner-tubing on a jungle river represent just a couple of the experiences that draw adventure travelers from around the world to Belize — but it’s easy to capture that sense of daring the unknown when you travel to Belize with kids as well. An ATV ride through the jungle or a boat trip down Monkey River as the namesake residents howl from the shores makes it easy to feel immersed in nature while still being appropriate for smaller children with physical limitations. And there are plenty of nature excursions that can create a thrill in slightly older kids without escalating the danger. Cockscomb Basin Nature Reserve is a protected site for jaguars and allows nighttime tours, while Actun Tunichil Muknal is a majestic large cave network that was once a site for human sacrifice but is now an accessible and perfectly safe archaeological site.
The Perfect Resort For Any Family: Chabil Mar
A little forethought can turn your Belize family vacations into something truly special, but you shouldn’t have to do all the work just because you’re in Belize with kids. Come to Chabil Mar in Placencia, Belize, to get the best of both sea and land. And with Chabil Mar’s family packages, you can get an experience the whole family will love without having to invest serious effort or money.
Visit our website chabilmarvillas.com for more information on Belize, and don’t hesitate to send us an email, or call US/CAN Toll Free: 1-866-417-2377, Local: (011-501) 523-3606, if you have questions or need help in planning a Belize vacation.
