Belize Zoo

Belize Zoo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Belize Zoo

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Belize Zoo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.35184, -88.55409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Belize Zoo

• Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve · cave · Cayo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~29 km · Must-see
• Five Blues Lake National Park · sanctuary · Cayo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Cayo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~52 km · Must-see
• St. John's Anglican Cathedral · church · ~52 km · Must-see
• Holy Redeemer Cathedral · church · ~53 km · Must-see
• Moho Caye · river spot · ~53 km · Must-see
• Baron Bliss Lighthouse · beach · ~53 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lamanai Museum · fort · Orange Walk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~60 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Cave · cave · Cayo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Altún Ha · fort · ~64 km · Must-see
• English Caye Light · beach · ~67 km · Must-see
• Goff's Caye · river spot · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Stann Creek · ~69 km · Must-see
• Aguacate Lagoon · lake · Cayo · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Belize Zoo

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Belize Zoo

• Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~29 km · Must-see
• Five Blues Lake National Park · sanctuary · Cayo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Belize Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Cayo · ~78 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo · sanctuary · Petén · ~112 km · Must-see
• Shipstern Conservation & Management Area · sanctuary · Corozal · ~137 km · Must-see
• Tikal National Park · sanctuary · Petén · ~142 km · Must-see
• Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~10 km
• Peccary Hills National Park · sanctuary · ~26 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Belize

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