City overview
Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America, and it packs an improbable amount into an area smaller than Massachusetts: the second-largest barrier reef in the world running the length of its coast, hundreds of cayes and three offshore atolls, and a jungle interior full of Maya cities and river caves that were used as ceremonial spaces more than a thousand years ago. Most visitors split their time between an island and the mainland, flying or taking a water taxi between them. The Jewish presence is small and recent. Chabad of Belize opened in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye in 2016 and remains the country's only Jewish institution, serving a handful of local families and a steady stream of travellers. It runs the country's only kosher restaurant, holds Shabbat and holiday services and meals, and is the practical starting point for any observant visitor planning a trip here.
The Belize Zoo
Belize · Belizean adults BZ$10; Belizean children ages 3-12 BZ$2. International adults BZ$40; international children ages 3-12 BZ$10. Special tours and encounters priced separately.
A zoo of rescued native animals — jaguars, tapirs, harpy eagles, howler monkeys — kept in large enclosures of their own habitat on the George Price Highway.
Time needed
2 hours
Hours
Monday–Saturday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sunday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Tips
Last admission is 4:00 PM Monday to Saturday and 3:30 PM on Sundays and holidays. Every animal here was orphaned, rescued or born on site, and the enclosures are built from the surrounding forest, so it reads more as a reserve than a zoo. About 45 minutes from the international airport.
Phone
+501 613-4966Website
https://www.belizezoo.org/Neighborhood
La Democracia, Belize District
Activity providers
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