Belize Hostels by: Wolf Sebring
Belize Hostels - Hostels are a favorite of backpackers as they offer simple accommodations for an affordable price. Accommodations can sometimes be dorm-like rooms and shared bathrooms and showers but the backpacker is more concerned with seeing the countryside than they are with hanging around the hotel. Belize has its share of hostels you will enjoy as well. A nice hostel to stay in when you first get to Belize because of its close proximity to the airport is the Red Hut Inn in Belize City. This hostel is in a quiet residential area, will take pets, welcomes children, has a barbeque area, and it has wifi internet service in case you want to check you email on your laptop. Most if not all backpackers are here in Belize to enjoy the eco-tours and Hickatee Cottages in Punta Gorda are right in the middle of the jungle. Imagine what it would be like to wake up with all of the jungle wildlife sounds each morning. This hostel has free bikes for the guests and offers day touring packages. If you would like to backpack in the area of one of the most famous centers of the Mayan World, the Cahal Pech Mayan Ruins , then here is a dorm-like hostel where you can stage your tour. The Cayo Back Packers Hostel is only a 15-minute walk from the center of San Ignacio Town. For another eco-tour hostel, there is the Spiritwind Reef Resort located near the river in Dangriga. This one has Caribbean-style cabanas on the waterfront. This hostel has a 10-hammock house that can be shared by backpackers. It has a restaurant and bar as well as activities to include fishing, sea kayaking, jungle horseback riding, and reef-island camping. The Jungle Huts Lodge in Dangriga offers 8 rooms and 5 cabanas. Each has hot water and private bathrooms. This hostel is at the perfect location to take in watersports. It also has a restaurant and bar. And there are many more Belize hostels as it caters to the backpacking crowd. |