Altun Ha
Rockstone Pond, Belize
Altun Ha is an ancient Maya city 50 km north of Belize City, occupied from about 900 BC to AD 1000.
6 tickets & tours
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Ancient sites near Belize City
No ruins stand in Belize City itself. Altun Ha is about an hour north, with no bus to the gate, so most people come by tour or taxi; on cruise-ship days arrive at opening or after 2 pm. Lamanai is a drive to Orange Walk, then a boat up the New River. The western sites need a night in San Ignacio: Cahal Pech is in town, Xunantunich across a hand-cranked ferry, Caracol a full day on a rough road. Yaxha in Guatemala and Kohunlich in Mexico mean a border crossing.
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| # | Site | Distance | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altun Ha · Rockstone Pond, Belize | 33 km away | 6 tickets and tours |
| 2 | Lamanai · Orange Walk, Belize | 56 km away | 3 tickets and tours |
| 3 | Cahal Pech · San Ignacio, Belize | 100 km away | none listed |
| 4 | El Pilar · San Ignacio, Belize | 105 km away | none listed |
| 5 | Xunantunich · San Ignacio, Belize | 111 km away | 6 tickets and tours |
| 6 | Kohunlich · Chetumal, Mexico | 119 km away | 4 tickets and tours |
| 7 | Caracol · San Ignacio, Belize | 128 km away | 3 tickets and tours |
| 8 | Yaxha · Flores, Guatemala | 137 km away | 18 tickets and tours |
| 9 | Dzibanche · Bacalar, Mexico | 139 km away | 3 tickets and tours |
| 10 | Ichkabal · Bacalar, Mexico | 140 km away | 3 tickets and tours |
Lamanai
Orange Walk, Belize
Lamanai is a Maya city on the New River lagoon in northern Belize, reached by most visitors on a boat ride through the…
3 tickets & tours
Cahal Pech
San Ignacio, Belize
Cahal Pech is a Maya hilltop palace complex on the edge of San Ignacio in western Belize, with 34 structures arranged…
No online ticket
El Pilar
San Ignacio, Belize
El Pilar is the largest Maya city in the Belize River area, a forested ruin straddling the border with Guatemala 12 km…
No online ticket
Xunantunich
San Ignacio, Belize
Xunantunich is a Maya ceremonial centre on a ridge above the Mopan River in western Belize, a kilometre from the…
6 tickets & tours
Kohunlich
Chetumal, Mexico
Kohunlich is a Maya city in the rainforest of southern Quintana Roo, about 65 km west of Chetumal, known above all for…
4 tickets & tours
Caracol
San Ignacio, Belize
Caracol is the largest Maya city in Belize, hidden in rainforest on the Vaca Plateau about 40 km south of San Ignacio.
3 tickets & tours
Yaxha
Flores, Guatemala
Yaxha is a large Maya city on a ridge above Lake Yaxha in northern Guatemala, about 30 km south-east of Tikal, with…
18 tickets & tours
Dzibanche
Bacalar, Mexico
Dzibanche is a Maya city in the forest of southern Quintana Roo, west of Bacalar, that was the first capital of the…
3 tickets & tours
Ichkabal
Bacalar, Mexico
Ichkabal is a vast Maya city in the forest west of Bacalar, in southern Quintana Roo, opened to visitors only recently.
3 tickets & tours