The Official Podcast of Belize

The Belize Travelcast is a new audio and video podcast series created by Let’s Go Belizing Ltd. (Belizing.com), a brand that is passionate about telling authentic stories, promoting sustainable tourism, and traveling in Belize. Each episode is an engaging conversation that delivers useful and authentic travel tips and experience as well as relevant updates on the Belize tourism industry and important issues affecting the environment, culture, and economy of Belize. 

Where to Listen

Host: Javier Gutierrez

Javier is a native Belizean from San Ignacio town in the Cayo District of Belize. Javier has extensive professional experience in tourism and broadcasting. He can often be seen hosting television shows and radio shows in Belize. He worked as a tour guide for 21 years and he co-wrote the official professional core training curriculum that all tour guides in Belize must pass before being licensed to take visitors on tours. He now trains tour guides and hospitality professionals throughout the country and loves to talk about all the wonders of Belize.

Adventures in Southern Belize with Untame Belize

Rodwell Ferguson Jr. joins us in the studio to talk about the amazing adventures that travelers can experience in Southern Belize. From rock sliding down waterfalls to hiking the world's only jaguar reserve in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Reserve, Rodwell lets us in on all the top activities he has done and what he recommends every traveler should try when visiting Belize. Through his company, Untame Belize, he can take intrepid travelers on these memorable experiences.

25 minutes

Chan Chich: Conservation of Belize's Natural Beauty

In this episode, Cindy from Chan Chich Lodge joins us to speak about conservation efforts to protect Belize and Central America’s wildlife and rainforests. Chan Chich Lodge in the north of Belize is a pioneer for conservation. Its name comes from the Yucatec words for “little bird” and is built on what was an undiscovered Maya city. Originally a residence for archaeologists and researchers, the lodge became popular with the public as word got out about the hidden gem that is this property and people came to visit for themselves.

58 minutes

Sak Tunich: Preserving Maya Culture & Tradition

In this episode, we are joined by Ruben Magana, co-owner of Sak Tunich with his father Jose Magana. Ruben speaks about Maya culture in Belize and how it is passed on and kept alive even today.

46 minutes

Destination Weddings in Belize with Blu Zen

In the episode, Norvani Santoya, Reservations manager at the Blu Zen Resort on Caye Caulker, talks about just why Caye Caulker (and Belize as a whole) is the perfect wedding destination.

Relaxation and Adventure on the Belize Barrier Reef: Blue Marlin Beach Resort

This episode is short and sweet. Two guests, Mariel and Carlene, speak about Blue Marlin Beach Resort on South Water Caye. Learn about its origin, its family value, and its amazingly easy-access activities such as fishing, snorkeling, and diving thanks to the Caye's location on the Barrier Reef.

Mayan Healing and Culture in Belize

Guest Aurora Saqui speaks about her Mayan Culture and the tradition of healing that has been passed down through her family and how her healing and her property (Nuuk Cheil) carry on her heritage and Mayan legacy.

Things to do from Belize City : Cave Tubing and Maya Sites with Private Belize Adventures

In this episode we speak with Dorian Rivero, owner of Private Belize Adventure and tour guide of over 20 years, to discuss what activities are available to visitors in and around Belize City. Take a virtual walk-through of cave tubing destination Nohoch Che’en as well as the Mayan ruins of Altun Ha.

39 minutes

Traveling to Belize during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ali Wunderman joins us in the studio for a conversation about the new Belize covid-19 travel restrictions and her experience traveling back to Belize for the first time during the pandemic. We discuss the new travel protocols and her experience arriving in Belize and visiting different areas of the country. With travel to Belize now fully reopened, including the return of cruise tourism in July 2021, there are some updated protocols and procedures that travelers should be aware of. Ali walks us through her experience and explains why traveling to Belize is as easy as 1-2-3.

30 minutes

Belize Crystal Cave Mountain Cow Virtual Tour

Join Javier and Cisco on a virtual tour of the Crystal Cave, one of the most popular spelunking destinations in Belize. In this episode, we take listeners through the entire experience of what they’ll see, hear, and do on this unique spelunking tour in western Belize at the St. Herman's National Park. Expert cave guide Francisco Itza from Belize Caving Expeditions will lead us on this virtual audio tour.

53 minutes

Safeguarding Belize's Cultural and Natural Heritage

Ella Békési from Heritage Education Network Belize, a female-led non-profit NGO in Belize, talks about the mission of their organization to help safeguard Belize's cultural and natural heritage. She joins us remotely from Hungary to discuss why it is important for Belizeans, and visitors alike, to safeguard and embrace the cultural and natural heritage of Belize for generations to come.

46 minutes

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Brent's Two Cents
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The Grey Spaces
A podcast and blog dedicated to exploring the hazy overlaps of history, culture, politics and society in Belize. *The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the show host. ... moreThey do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of Belizing.com.
Change Di Narrative
A podcast about change and advancement. We highlight issues that affect our Belizean communities at home and abroad. *The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the show host. ... moreThey do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of Belizing.com.
Two Teaspoons of Belize
Steve and Jeremy are two young Belizean natives from Punta Gorda town, Toledo district, in southern Belize. Their discussions are raw and mostly in creole.
The Natasha Stuart Podcast
Natasha Stuart is from Belize. She created this podcast for Belizeans as a place to feel relatable, to be inspired, to feel heard, and to share their stories and ideas.

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