Is Belize worth a visit?

Belize is expensive.
In general, no, but it's probably more expensive than other countries in Central America.

Belize hasn't nice beaches along the coasts only oversea, which means you need a boat (or go by boat)
The beaches are generally small (nothing like Hawaii or Florida, or Australia) but they're still nice.
Placencia has the biggest beach in Belize, and probably one of the best in Central America.

Belize is rather dirty.
Parts are, but so are parts of many countries.

Transports are expensive even complicate
No. Buses are cheap, frequent, and easy to use. The only thing is, they're old school buses and can be uncomfortable.

the old capital (even dangerous at night) and the new one aren't worth a visit Dandriga is a lost hole.
The old capital, Belize City, can be dangerous, but hardly any of the crime affects tourists. There's not much to see or do there anyway.
The current capital, Belmopan, is small and there's not a lot to see or do there either.
Dangriga is a small town -- not really a tourist destination, but not a "lost hole".

Gotta agree with most of what previous reply says. I spent 2 weeks in Belize in 2010 and loved it. Possibly the best snorkeling in the Americas, extremely nice people, very laid back vibe. Traveling on the buses was convenient, cheap and fun. Loved Caye Caulker, ATM should not be missed. It is a bit more expensive than Nicaragua, but still ridiculously cheap. There is lots of cool stuff to do in the San Ignacio area (lots of caves, hiking, river tubing, etc.) If you have a chance to go you should definitely take it!

I transited through Belize in about 30 hours a few years ago. And spent the night in Belize City, which seems to be everybody's least favorite place in the country. And I didn't get to go to the beach or anything. And I would be lying if I said wandering around downtown Belize City felt 100% safe.

But for all of that, I thought it was a very interesting place. Interesting mix of cultures. A place I certainly knew nothing about.

And the buses worked just fine.

I hope to go back and get to know Belize better someday.

Most of your comments are broadly correct. In my experience living in CA (10 years), Belize is the most overrated and other parts of CA beat it hands down...

Wow, really? These comments don't really make u wanna go there :-(. Till now I read so much good stuff about Belize. But proabably it has changed a lot within the last 2 or 3 year, as so many other countries did.
I'm also planning on going to Belize (and Guatemala and Honduras) in June. It's my first tript to Central America and one main reason for Belize is scuba diving. How is that in Belize? Or is it even better in Honduras? What about the blue hole, has anyone been diving there?
Cheers!

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We've spent 7 or 8 weeks in Belize total and are heading back for 3 more this summer. We find it to be a cordial place to visit, possible on a modest (but not rock bottom) budget, fascinating culturally and geographically, and worth the time if you're not already racing through. And we like the food.

If the Maya site you saw was Chichén Itza then we've seen multiple sites in Belize we preferred, though we haven't seen Caracol yet. Happy trails!

It all depends if it is worth it, depending on your interest...

To me, the only reason I am going next month is for scuba diving, but each to their own.

Is Hawaii worth it?

Let's say there are a few bits of rubbish on a beach in Belize. One person might describe the beach as dirty or filthy. I might say it looks clean.

And visitors who are not generally happy in Belize might exaggerate and make it sound worse that it actually is.

It's always best to get as many opinions as possible.

dont go to abomagrease caye. and raggamuffin tours rock! (caye caulker to placencia)