Must-see fort · Cayo, Belize
Caracol
Caracol is a fort in Cayo, Belize.
Caracol: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Caracol
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Caracol — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 16.76199, -89.11815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Caracol
- Ucanal · fort · Petén · ~34 km · Must-see
- Doyle's Delight · viewpoint · Cayo · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~39 km · Must-see
- Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~42 km · Must-see
- Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~46 km · Must-see
- Belize Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Cayo · ~47 km · Must-see
- Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén · museum · Petén · ~52 km · Must-see
- Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~54 km · Must-see
- Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~55 km · Must-see
- Barton Creek Cave · cave · Cayo · ~55 km · Must-see
- St. Andrew's Church · church · Cayo · ~56 km · Must-see
- Laguna de Yaxhá · lake · Petén · ~58 km · Must-see
- Topoxté · fort · Petén · ~59 km · Must-see
- Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~61 km · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo · sanctuary · Petén · ~64 km · Must-see
- Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~67 km · Must-see
- Lubaantun · fort · ~70 km · Must-see
- Rio Blanco National Park · cave · ~74 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Caracol
- Ucanal · fort · Petén · ~34 km · Must-see
- Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~46 km · Must-see
- Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~54 km · Must-see
- Topoxté · fort · Petén · ~59 km · Must-see
- Lubaantun · fort · ~70 km · Must-see
- Zacpeten · fort · Petén · ~77 km · Must-see
- El Temblor · fort · Petén · ~78 km · Must-see
- Cival · fort · Petén · ~85 km · Must-see
- Tikal · fort · Petén · ~93 km · Must-see
- Temple V · fort · Petén · ~93 km · Must-see
Wikipedia · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) · Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
Frequently asked
Is Caracol open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Caracol yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Caracol?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Caracol?
Nearby: Ucanal (fort, 34 km), Doyle's Delight (viewpoint, 38 km), Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve (sanctuary, 39 km), Big Rock Falls (waterfall, 42 km), Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve (fort, 46 km), Belize Botanical Gardens (sanctuary, 47 km).
Is Caracol worth visiting?
Caracol is listed as a must-see fort in Belize on Spotwander.