Granes Farm (Belize City) - Gran's farm, uniquely located only 14 1/4 miles from Belize City on the Western Highway, is an eco-agro-tourism based daytime establishment. It offers a wide variety of entertainment to tourist and locals alike providing night time activities when requested.
Private Belize Adventure (Belize City) - I am a proud Belizean and a professional tourist guide. I have been guiding now for 6 years and I love what I do.
The Belize Zoo (Belize City) - Located approximately forty – five minutes or 31 miles west of Belize City, The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is unlike any zoo you may have seen. Set in the natural environment, visitors are given the opportunity to view over 125 animals-all native to Belize; many of them are endangered.
Nature Trails Tour (Belmopan) - Our Nature Trails Tour provides the visitor with an unparallel experience as they walk through nature's workshop. Bromeliads and orchids abounds, other epiphytic plants adorn the varied lowland rainforest trees as they are seen clinging on branches just a hand stretch away.
Cave Tubing (Belize City) - From the very beginning of ancient Maya culture, caves played a major role in forming their distinctive worldview. In addition it was use as a water supply source, storage area and dump, the Maya considered caves to be a supernatural realm, the home of deities and ancestors.
Fruit Orchard Tour (Belmopan) - The Fruit Orchard Tour includes a comfortable walk through our well organized orchard where a wide variety of tropical fruit trees exist. Colourful and informative signs are strategically placed on each specie.
Plant Nursery Tour (Belmopan) - The Plant Nursery Tour gives the avid plant lover the delight of their life, Six hundred plus species adorn this plantarium, try to identify them. Appreciate nature's limitless ability to produce plant and flowers of astounding beauty.
CAPITAL CITY OF Belize: Belmopan LANGUAGE OF Belize: English CURRENCY OF Belize: Belizean dollar (BZD) COMMENTS ABOUT Belize: Belize, formerly known as British Honduras, is the only official English-speaking country in Central America. Cities : Belmopan (capital), Belize City, Big Creek, Corozal, Crooked Tree, Dangriga, Orange Walk, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Ignacio, San Pedro Best Places : The Swing Bridge, Memorial Park, Altun Ha, Cahal Pech, Caracol
Lamanai, Lubaantun, Xunantunich Electricity : 110/60Hz (North American plug) Calling Code : +501 Time Zone : UTC-6
Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize (formerly British Honduras) until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. The country remains plagued by high unemployment, growing involvement in the South American drug trade, and increased urban crime. CLIMATE OF Belize: The climate is tropical and generally very hot and humid. The rainy season lasts from May to November and hurricanes and floods are frequent natural hazards. RELIGION OF Belize: Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (2000) POPULATION OF Belize: 272,945 (July 2004 est.)> ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Belize: In this small, essentially private enterprise economy the tourism industry is the number one foreign exchange earner followed by cane sugar, citrus, marine products, bananas, and garments. The government's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, initiated in September 1998, led to GDP growth of 6.5% in 1999, 10.8% in 2000, 4.6% in 2001, and 3.7% in 2002. Major concerns continue to be the sizable trade deficit and foreign debt. A key short-term objective remains the reduction of poverty with the help of international donors.
Gran's farm, uniquely located only 14 1/4 miles from Belize City on the Western Highway, is an eco-agro-tourism based daytime establishment. It offers a wide variety of entertainment to tourist and locals alike providing night time activities when requested. Driving time is less than 20 minutes.