BELIZE BEACHES

Belize has one of the more diverse coastlines and as such has a variety of beaches. This is due to hurricanes which pass nearby and have blown away a lot of the beaches on the cayes. To combat this they are generally enclosed by a low lying concrete wall to prevent erosion, although further north on San Pedro the beaches go directly into the sea. The biggest draw to this area however is the coral reef, which is the easiest to access and has some of the best snorkelling and diving options in Central America.
On the mainland the beaches in the south around Placencia are long, wide and golden brown. If the sea here is calm the waters are ideal for swimming in, however if stormy they can be rough and unwelcoming. The cayes off the coast are generally sandy and the beaches are a pristine white. The waters immediately surrounding the cayes are generally very shallow with reeds and to combat this almost all the hotels have piers which reach out to the deeper crystal clear waters that you would typically associate with the Caribbean Sea. The outer cayes, although expensive and difficult to reach they have the best beaches with powder white sands and a nearby reef.