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Arrive in Belize & Transfer to Caye Caulker

Arrive at Belize International Airport and take a Taxi Tour of Belize City to the Water Taxi Station. Time permitting, ask a driver to give you a 20 or 30 minute tour of the "City". See the Swing Bridge, Supreme Court Building, Cathedral etc. Get a feeling for Belize.

The Caye Caulker Water Taxi Association was formed in 1993 to improve services for residents and tourists traveling to and from Caye Caulker. The Association has 23 fast, comfortable, reliable boats rendering responsible Water Taxi service daily between the Marine Terminal in Belize City, Caye Caulker and San Pedro. The Marine Terminal is located next to the Swing Bridge in Belize City, thirty-minute ($17.50 US) taxi ride from the Philip Goldson International Airport. The Marine Terminal provides a pleasant place to buy tickets for any of the six scheduled trips each day.

Schedule and fares shown below.

Below: Sites you may see in Belize City

Belize City: Overview

Belize City is the country's largest urban center. The city has a third of the country's population and overruns both sides of the Haulover Creek. The Haulover Creek is the name given to the last four miles of the Belize River. What is now Belize City was never intended to be a permanent settlement. The city is a few inches below sea level, with the majority of the houses being built on piles above the swampy ground. Historians say that Belize City is built on a foundation of loose corals , logwood chips and rum bottles.

Among Belize City's landmarks are a number of colonial style buildings. Located in the heart of the city is the Paslow Building, which houses the post office and lower courts and was named after Thomas Paslow, a slave owner. The Supreme Court Building is another landmark built in a classic British colonial style with a dome topped clock tower. This building is on the site where the original courthouse was built in 1818.

Connecting Belize City's south and north side, the Belize Swing Bridge is the only manually operated swing bridge in the world. The bridge was built in 1922, and is swung every morning and evening to allow sailboats and other large boats to pass through the river.

Located at the south end of Albert Street, is St John's Cathedral. This Cathedral is the oldest building in Belize as well as the oldest Anglican church in Central America. Slaves built St John's Cathedral in the 1800's, from bricks brought to Belize as ballast in the hulls of ships sailing from Europe. After the church was completed, it became the site for coronation of several Indian Kings of the Mosquito Coast.

Belize City Water Front

While Belize City is the largest city in the country, as well as the commercial and social hub of Belize, there is another town within the Belize District which is the tourist center for the country.

Water Taxi Schedule & Fares

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* all prices are in US $ per person over 10 years, children 5-10 years half price, large or caged pets $2.50. Prices are subject to change anytime due to price of gasoline.

Tickets also available for a bus to Tikal and Flores ($8). The bus meets the water taxis and leaves from the Marine Terminal.