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thatchcaye · 24-06-2008, 08:00

I don't know about areas around San Pedro or Caye Caulker, but I have never heard nor seen evidence of anchor fees being charged anywhere out on the cayes from the middle of Belize going south. I have been to all of the cayes on boat from Colombus Caye on down and no one charges to throw out an anchor. Most cayes are unihabited or only have a small fisherman's hut on them and they certainly won't charge you. They would rather sell you fish and lobster. As for the bigger cayes with resorts on them, even they don't charge anything here in the south. The resort that I work for doesn't charge even for its moorings that it has out and even lets people grab wi-fi if they use the bar or restaurant.

Off the mainland, once again, it is the same story. You can drop anchor anywhere and no one will try to charge you. Maybe around Belize Cuty right in front of a hotel or next to their dock, they would charge you, but nowhere else. Dangriga is overjoyed to get visitors and so is Hopkins. Placencia is a bit more crowded and may charge since they have so many cruisers, but there are so many places to go out on the cayes that I don't think anchor fees will be any kind of an issue for you.

24-06-2008, 08:00	#4
thatchcaye Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 18	Anchor Fees I don't know about areas around San Pedro or Caye Caulker, but I have never heard nor seen evidence of anchor fees being charged anywhere out on the cayes from the middle of Belize going south. I have been to all of the cayes on boat from Colombus Caye on down and no one charges to throw out an anchor. Most cayes are unihabited or only have a small fisherman's hut on them and they certainly won't charge you. They would rather sell you fish and lobster. As for the bigger cayes with resorts on them, even they don't charge anything here in the south. The resort that I work for doesn't charge even for its moorings that it has out and even lets people grab wi-fi if they use the bar or restaurant. Off the mainland, once again, it is the same story. You can drop anchor anywhere and no one will try to charge you. Maybe around Belize Cuty right in front of a hotel or next to their dock, they would charge you, but nowhere else. Dangriga is overjoyed to get visitors and so is Hopkins. Placencia is a bit more crowded and may charge since they have so many cruisers, but there are so many places to go out on the cayes that I don't think anchor fees will be any kind of an issue for you.