Go with a plan.

Active notices

• • Global Measles

Vaccines

Required: Yellow Fever

Recommended: Chikungunya, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rabies, Typhoid

LGBT+ travellers

Same-sex activity between consenting adults is legal. The Immigration Act prohibits “homosexual” persons from entering the country but immigration authorities have not enforced that law. Tourist-friendly areas, including San Pedro and Ambergris Caye, are relatively open and welcoming to the LGBT+ community. Outside of these areas, LGBT+ couples, especially men, tend to be reluctant to display affection in public because of incidents of verbal or physical abuse which have been reported. Read more advice for LGBT+ travellers .

Staying safe

• •Belize City is the most dangerous area in Belize, although it's very easy to be safe there.
• •Other areas of Belize are generally safe, but like any other place in the world, one should always have some skepticism when dealing with strangers.
• •By law, the government can deny LGBT travellers entry to Belize. There are also no legal protections in place for victims of anti-gay discrimination.

Staying healthy

• •Belize is a relatively healthy country.
• •The WHO declared Belize malaria-free in 2023, and anti-malarial drugs are no longer recommended.
• •Insect/mosquito bites should be prevented with appropriate clothing, repellents and insecticides, and bed nets if sleeping in non-air-con/unscreened rooms.
• •The sun, as anywhere else in the tropics, is very intense.
• •Many places in Belize are very hot and humid, and dehydration is a risk. An expat suggests to drink as much water as you want, and then drink that much again.
• •The adult HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 2.5% or one in every forty adults, this is notably higher than in most of Europe or Anglo-America and also quite a bit higher than in other parts of Central America like Nicaragua or Costa Rica.