Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Caye Caulker (Caulker), Belize

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)

Druk — Dry season on the reef

• Seizoen

  Dry season on the reef

  1 feb – 31 mei · meestalDruk

  The rain stops, the trades ease off through April and May, and the water over the reef goes glassy. It is the best run of the year for the Blue Hole day boats, which cancel outright in wind.

Nog steeds bezig: Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)

Druk — Dry season on the reef, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and many Belizeans spend Easter week on the cayes and the beaches: water taxis, guesthouses and beach bars fill, and some businesses close on Good Friday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season on the reef (1 feb – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dry season on the reef, Easter week

• Seizoen

  Sargassum on the windward side

  1 apr – 30 sep · meestalSargassumseizoen

  The east shore and the Split collect weed through the summer and crews rake it at dawn. Swimming here is off a dock ladder in any case, which takes most of the sting out of it.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season on the reef (1 feb – 31 mei (meestal)), Easter week (3–6 apr)

Druk — Dry season on the reef

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season on the reef (1 feb – 31 mei (meestal)), Sargassum on the windward side (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Risico

  Hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  The island is barely a metre above the sea and evacuates by water taxi. Belize's serious weeks run from August into October, and the dive shops shut days before a system is due. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Lobster season opens

  15 jun – 14 febPlukseizoen

  The spiny lobster season legally runs from 15 June to 14 February. Outside it, any menu still offering lobster is selling something frozen or illegal, and the boats switch to conch and snapper. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Caye Caulker Lobster Fest

  17–19 julEet- & drinkfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Three days at Palapa Garden a few weeks after the season opens: grilled tails on every stand, a beach party and local bands. The island has few rooms and they are all taken for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward side (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Caye Caulker Lobster Fest, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward side (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb), Caye Caulker Lobster Fest (17–19 jul)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward side (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)

Druk — September Celebrations, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  September Celebrations

  10–21 sepGroot festivalDruk

  St George's Caye Day on the 10th and Independence on the 21st bracket eleven days of flag raisings, carnival parades and boat trips over to Belize City for the bigger version of both. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward side (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)

Druk — Garifuna Settlement Day

• Feestdag

  Garifuna Settlement Day

  19 novGroot festival

  Drumming and the re-enactment of the 1832 landing happen down south in Dangriga and Hopkins. The caye takes the day off, and the buses and boats heading that way are full the night before. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lobster season opens (15 jun – 14 feb)