Stann Creek is Belize's second largest district with 986 square miles
of possibilities for the adventure inclined traveler. The coast is dotted with
small towns and fishing villages that offer cultural flavors in exotic
combination, and access to crowd free cayes as well as the remote reaches of the
Belize Barrier Reef. Beginning just a few miles inland, the territory hosts Maya
villages, the world's first jaguar preserve, a wealth of tropical forests, and a
good portion of the Maya Mountains including Victoria Peak.
Driving in from Belize City will bring you down the recently finished
Hummingbird Highway that affords some spectacular vistas of the limestone hills
blanketed by dark green broadleaf forests. Little villages and acres of citrus
groves characterize the Stann Creek valley before you get to the historic home
of the Garifuna people, Dangriga, where the Hummingbird Highway terminates its
run.
From Dangriga down to Placencia, the coastal towns and villages each have
something special to offer. The people are friendly, there are real beaches
here, and offshore the blue water belies a world of marine wonder that includes
the endangered manatee and the fabled coral reef. Underwater adventurers will
find an abundance of delights to immerse themselves in.
With an amazing selection of adventures and attractions, Stann Creek is a
wonderful place to spend a few days of discovery, and its central location makes
it an ideal base from which to explore the rest of Belize too.
In a more remote area, Stann Creek is a delightful district with excellent
beaches and the Cockscombe Basin wildlife sanctuary which offers the best
chance, in Latin America, of seeing jaguar. Dangriga, the largest of several
Garifuna settlements, bursts into life each year on Settlement Day. Further
south, Mayan villages dot the region as do ruins from their ancient ancestors.
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