By air
San Pedro (SPR), ~15 minutes from Belize City by air
North America · Belize
San Pedro, Belize
Ambergris Caye's lively reef town
Getting there
Best time to visit
December to April; the lobster season opens in June
Don't miss
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
Secret Beach
Bacalar Chico
The Great Blue Hole
San Pedro waterfront
Mexico Rocks
Things to do
Snorkelling and diving the reef
A golf cart along the beach road
Secret Beach
Fishing trips
The Blue Hole by boat or plane
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: Areed145 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
What to pack
Reef-safe sunscreen, snorkel gear, a golf-cart licence, cash for the island
A quieter corner
Secret Beach on the lagoon side, a string of shallow-water bars reached by cart across the island
Questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit San Pedro?
December to April; the lobster season opens in June. What to pack: Reef-safe sunscreen, snorkel gear, a golf-cart licence, cash for the island.
How do I get to San Pedro?
Fly into San Pedro (SPR), ~15 minutes from Belize City by air.
What is there to do in San Pedro?
Snorkelling and diving the reef, a golf cart along the beach road, Secret Beach, fishing trips, the Blue Hole by boat or plane. A quieter find: Secret Beach on the lagoon side, a string of shallow-water bars reached by cart across the island.
What should I eat in San Pedro?
Grilled lobster and conch, ceviche, rice and beans, fry jacks for breakfast, rum punch.
About San Pedro
- Island
- Coastal
Where it is
San Pedro is the town on Ambergris Caye, the largest island of Belize, off the northern coast beside the barrier reef and close to the Mexican border.
History
Maya traders worked the caye's lagoons, and mestizo refugees from the Yucatán founded the town in the mid-nineteenth century as a fishing village. Coconut plantations and lobster fishing gave way to dive tourism in the late twentieth century, and the town grew into Belize's main resort.
People
A busy, friendly town of Belizean islanders, Mexican and North American settlers and dive guides, where Spanish, English and Kriol mix on the beach road.
Known for
- Diving the barrier reef
- Golf-cart streets
- Secret Beach
- Lobster season
Did you know?
The island's name is said to come from the ambergris once found washed up on its beaches.
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