What’s it Like to Visit Belize in the Merry Month of May?

While North Americans fixate on spring bulbs morphing into colorful blooms, Belize welcomes the season by offering visitors all manner of perks. Weather remains idyllic, winter tourists depart, crowds desert beaches and reduced rates pop up like tulips. Who wouldn’t want to make May the month to take that long-awaited holiday in Belize?

Visitors find more to do than the usual water sports indulgences – scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, sailing – and the nation’s plethora of Maya ruins. During the month of May, the nation’s calendar is filled with holidays and events, too.

You’ll need a great place to stay if you intend to see for yourself why May is an ideal time to kiss those last snowflakes goodbye. Nothing surpasses the San Ignacio Resort Hotel for your Belize visit. This award-winning Belize resort is exactly what you need to welcome spring properly.

This itinerary will get you started

•May 1st is Labor Day. Expect parades, rallies, and demonstrations that offer a huge variety of things to do – and from morning to night if that’s your vacation style.

•Bring Mom down for Mother’s Day on May 8th. She deserves lush surroundings, pool time, and in-room spa services that could go down as the single most amazing gift she’s ever received.

•Crave culinary excitement? The Running W restaurant at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel will please your palate. The surroundings are exquisite. Meats are raised at the family’s farm and libations are fabulous. Eat inside, outside, or both.

•Got a sweet tooth? May 19th to May 20th marks the dates of Belize’s annual Chocolate Festival. You’ll learn about how Mayas invented chocolate and how their ancestors use it in so many ways, you’ll never look at a Hershey Bar the same way again.

•Fascinated by royalty? When Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visited Belize last year, they stayed at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel. Book your stay and you can tell friends that you too prefer to sojourn where the British Royal family does. Further, follow in the Windsor’s footsteps by touring Cahal Pech Maya ruins as well.

• Get your appetites ready for the annual Belize Cashew Festival and Agriculture Show on May 11th, 2023! Hosted in Crooked Tree Village, the event showcases a wide range of cashew products, entertainment, contests, fresh produce, wines, and cashew-inspired dishes. Join the excitement and experience this highly anticipated event of the year.

Do it all and save money too

Attend all of the events listed above courtesy of the money you save by securing a discounted reservation at The San Ignacio Resort Hotel where there is so much to do on-premises, fitting in excursions can be tricky.

This lush resort is small, popular, and onsite amenities won’t be found elsewhere in Belize. Waiting to book accommodations with May fast approaching could leave you disappointed if you don’t act now, so get a move on and find out for yourself why May is Belize’s merriest month of all!