Best souvenirs to buy in Belize

[elpasomom]

I love to bring back unique souvenirs from my travels. What can you recommend to buy from Belize that can demonstrate the beauty of that country? Where do you recommend I find these items?

[cruisergrandma]

They have beautiful native woods in Belize and make a variety of items from them. I love the cutting board I bought on my first cruise there. It has several of the native woods in it and it is just beautiful - too beautiful to use! You can purchase items inside the port area or - even better - walk right outside the gate and across the street to the small flea market. They love to bargain and really appreciate you buying from the locals.

[cruisergrandma]

Almost forgot - I have also purchased several handmade baskets in Belize. I bought them at the park where we went cave tubing. Small and inexpensive but lovely.

[chosbor2]

I would recommend some wood boxes. They are gorgeous and great for holding special items from your trip. We found our from some vendors set up by the mayan ruins. I would also recommend a bottle of cashew wine...fantastic and can only be found in Belize!

[elpasomom]

Thank you for your suggestions! This will be my first time in Belize and I am very much looking forward to it.

[askimdog]

We LOVED Belize City, wandered all day, ate gibnut, drank belikins and chatted with locals. We wandered pretty far into town and felt, though the town looks a bit rough, that the locals were the nicest of ANY place we have been.

 

Souvenirs:

Marie Sharps Hot Sauce

Barrel 1 Rum ( dang good for a low price rum)

Dom Omero aged rum ( dang good for a hard to find more expensive rum)

 

Cashew Wine.....pretty sweet and horrid tasting to me.

[Loucat]

There is a shop in the terminal that sells beautiful table runners made in Belize along with lovely jewelry made locally.

The table runners come in a variety of colors and have patterns with local symbols.

I have given them away as presents and they are much appreciated. It is the only loom shop in the terminal.

[elpasomom]

Thank you to all who replied. I am looking forward to my shopping time in Belize.