When packing for your trip, pack light, take way less than you think you will need in the way of clothing. No need for any kind of "dressy" clothes. The most dressed up I got was a sun dress. Life is shorts, shirts (tanks or tees), a light jacket, maybe one pair of long pants in case you go caving & swim suits!!!!
In just about every town you will find ladies who will do laundry really cheap. Drop off in the morning & pick up in the afternoon all clean & folded. Just ask at your hotel & they can tell you where to find someone, or they may even do it there.
We are going for almost 3 weeks & are taking about 8 pair of shorts, maybe 10 shirts, a pair of long pants & light jacket, rain jacket, sandals, tennis shoes (as we plan on being in the jungle) & I'm taking a sun dress. Of course you need to take you unmentionables. We also take our snorkel gear & Ron is taking fishing stuff. everything fits in 2 carry ons & one checked piece of luggage.
A few things to make sure you pack are sunscreen, bug spray, & all your personal care items,
everything is more expensive to buy there. A note on bug spray, everybody there says use deet, but since I refuse to use that nasty stuff, I take our natural bug spray & it works just fine, I did add some peppermint oil to it for the sand fleas, which can be nasty. If you don't know about sand fleas, they are not fleas, but tiny crab like crittters. they attach to your ankles with pinchers then sting like a mosquito. I had a bunch of bites last time, they didn't bother me, just left red dots on me, but if you are allergic they can be nasty. I researched & so we are trying the peppermint oil to keep them away. We layer on the trip down as it will be really cold when we leave Michigan, long pants over shorts & layers on top. those will be the long pants & jackets that we take with us.
Make sure to take cash with you, many places do not accept credit cards, & if they do there is a fee for using the card internationally. have plenty of small bills as 1US$ = 2BZ$ & small shops don't always have change.
The biggest thing to remember is if you live & eat like a Belizean it is cheap, if you need luxuries that are imported it is more expensive.
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