Covid-19 travel Info

Any traveller is permitted to visit Belize at this time.  All travellers must:

• download the Belize Health App and input the required information no more than 72 hours prior to landing in Belize, and
• bring along a negative Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours of arrival in Belize, OR take a Covid-19 test upon arrival if you are unable to bring a negative PCR test.

The Belize Health App is available for download via APK file for Android (version 1.09 or newer) and in the App Store.  The App can also be downloaded via https://www.travelbelize.org/health-safety.  The App can be downloaded at any time prior to your trip to Belize, but your information should be entered no more than 72 hours prior to your arrival in Belize.   

Once complete, you’ll receive a unique travel ID and QR code; it is recommended that you take a screenshot of this to show the Health Officer upon arrival in Belize.

The Government of Belize (GOB) does not currently have any travel bans in place.  We encourage you to visit www.travelbelize.org regularly for updates on Covid-19, as the situation remains fluid.

The country’s primary concern is to assure both travellers and residents that Belize’s tourism product is safer than ever before.  A series of new enhanced health and safety protocols have been put in place to protect visitors, Belizeans, and our communities. 

These include:

1. Mandatory use of face masks in public spaces
2. Enforcement of social distancing measures in public spaces and capacity restrictions at restaurants (currently 50%), grocery stores, retail stores, etc.
3. Introduction of the “Tourism Gold Standard Program” for accommodation and tour operators, and other tourism entities which include gift shops, tourism transportation providers (domestic airlines, car rentals, and taxis), restaurants, and tourism sites.

The Gold Standard program seeks to enhance the tourism industry’s health and safety standards by adapting new behaviours and procedures to ensure both employees and travellers are confident in the cleanliness and safety of Belize’s tourism product. Some of these new measures include:

• Online check-in/out, contactless payment systems, and automated ordering/booking systems
• Hand sanitizing stations
• Enhanced cleaning and increased sanitization of public spaces and high touch surfaces
• Capacity restrictions for all tourism sites to ensure social distancing can be maintained
• Smaller tour groups to provide a more intimate tour experience

Gold Standard entities can be easily identified by looking for the Gold Standard Certificate or Safety seal.

Yes, we recommended that you bring along a Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT PCR) Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours of your flight to Belize.  Bringing along your PCR test result will provide for a ‘fast track’ arrival process; depending on the results of your health screening, you may be randomly selected for secondary testing. 

If you are unable bring along a PCR test, you will be required to take a Covid test upon arrival; the cost is US$50.00. Only cash is accepted at this time; credit card machines and ATMs are not available in the Health Testing Unit.