Moon Belize

by Lebawit Lily Girma

With turquoise waters, dreamlike islands, and pristine rainforests, Belize is a sensory feast: dive in with Moon Belize. Inside you'll find:

Flexible, strategic itineraries from one week of highlights to a three-week adventure through the whole country, with tips for outdoor adventurers, archeology aficionados, foodies, and more

Unique experiences and can't-miss highlights: Hike rainforests filled with medicinal trees and howler monkeys, snorkel the second-largest (and best preserved) coral reef in the world, or explore ancient Maya ceremonial caves and cool off beneath the waterfalls. Canoe to a farmers' market to sample fresh pupusas and cashew wine, or spend your day at the beach and your night dancing barefoot in the sand to the sound of Garifuna drums

Honest advice on when to go, what to pack, and where to stay, from Belize transplant-turned-local Lebawit Lily Girma
Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout

Handy phrases in Kriol, Garifuna, and Q'eqchi' Mayan

Practical background on the landscape, climate, wildlife, and culture

Helpful recommendations for health and safety, traveling solo as a woman, getting around with children or as a senior, and suggestions for LGBTQ+ visitors and travelers with disabilities
With Moon Belize's expert tips and local insight, you can plan your trip your way.
Planning an island getaway? Pick up Moon Belize Cayes. Looking to expand your trip? Try Moon Yucatán Peninsula, Moon Guatemala, or Moon Jamaica.

Genres: Travel

408 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 12, 2013

Reviews

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I love about this book is the depth of Girma's knowledge. Whether it is diving, accommodations, what to eat, or even how it feels to be there, she's a masterful travel writer who can both entice and inform. As with all Moon Guides, the recommendations are also split out by cost, so you're not reading about something and then discovering it is WAY more than you can afford. All the photos were taken by Girma, and show another side of her that I appreciate - that of the visual learner.

This is the best guidebook I've ever seen about Belize, and one of my favorite guidebooks ever. I dare you to read this and NOT plan a trip to Belize. I keep mine in the car, and it's filled with little slips of paper for all that I want to see and do. Honestly, with all those little bookmarks, the book is about 3 times the size as when it came into my grateful keeping. Highly recommended.

Read our author interview here (it's fascinating!): https://www.wanderingeducators.com/be...

[Regina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the most helpful travel books I've ever read. While we ended up not going to Belize, I still feel like I learned a lot about the country and its culture. I loved all of the maps and pictures, and I thought the book had a lot of travel options for all budgets.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good guide book. Had all of the info I needed to plan my trip and plenty of pictures.

[Gwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures and really great background information and tips, just not as many location-specific ideas of things to do than I generally expect from a Moon guide. (I liked Fodor's Belize much better for that.)

[Mike Parkes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of Belize. Descriptions in the guidebook of the areas I visited were quite accurate and up-to-date.

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview and well organized.

[Earl Inglis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining travel guide seduces you to visit Belize

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Glad to be done with this guide. It worked fine, and I've had an amazing visit to Belize (6 weeks is not enough), but I often felt frustrated with this guide and sometimes consulted other travelers' Lonely Planet guides instead.

The author is new to this work, and she put a lot of personality into it; based on her snarky review of a sweet and cozy hostel I (and everyone there) adored and her fawning reviews of very expensive luxury resorts, I think we are very different travelers.

I have the Moon guide for Guatemala, too. I hope it clicks.