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 San
Pedro/ Ambergris Caye offers lots of
different types of
hotels and resorts and tours and tour operators to chose
from on your Belize beach vacation, including ruins and jungle tours.
However, because
Ambergris Caye is an island, getting to the ruins and jungle will
involve a boat or plane ride to the mainland.
The
Belize Barrier Reef is closer to San Pedro than it is in Placencia and Hopkins, so diving and
snorkeling are a little less expensive than in the more southern
areas. Most divers and snorkelers also visit
the Blue Hole from Ambergris or Caye
Caulker, Ambergris' budget cousin in the north.
Also, there are two very different areas of Ambergris Caye
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the main Ambergris Caye
area, where San Pedro Town and most of the resorts are located,
and North Ambergris, which is across a small "cut"
and which is almost all residential development and
more upscale resorts.
It's possible to take a golf cart
across the cut and to travel up North Ambergris
Caye a short way, maybe a mile or two.
However, the "road" is really a trail, and if it's been raining
much, the trail is almost impassable. (My golf cart ended up mired in
the mud up to its fenders the last time I tried to go up to Capricorn
resort.) Therefore, transportation to and from North Ambergris and San
Pedro Town (for shops, grocery stores and restaurants) is mostly by
boat. The resorts on North Ambergris Caye
tend to be higher-end ones such as Mata Chica and
Portofino.
Quite a few fairly large residences
are available for rental on North Ambergris.
(Take a look at
our
San Pedro Accommodations Page
for hotel
and resort recommendations.)
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