Belize District

Belize River Lodge

SaltwaterBelize Olde River at Ladyville, near Belize City

Built in 1960 as the first fishing lodge in Belize and open without a break ever since, this mahogany lodge stands on the Belize Olde River near Ladyville, 3.5 miles above the river mouth. Two anglers share each 23-foot panga, fishing the flats, cayes, rivers and lagoons of central Belize for permit, bonefish, tarpon and snook on fly or spin tackle. It sleeps up to 16 and also runs a six-guest outpost on Long Caye.

Published price
US$5,775 per person · 7 nights · 2026
Season
Year-round
Main fish
Tarpon
and 8 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
16 guests at a time

Season

Year-round

Open all year, with no fixed arrival day. Snook are best on the low tides of November to April, big migratory tarpon come through from March to early August, and permit peak from April to September in lighter winds; when wind shuts the flats, guides fish the rivers and lagoons, and hurricanes are possible from June to November, mostly in September and October.

The fishing

Water
Saltwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Flats skiff, Wading the flats
Catch and release
Some fish kept
Tackle
Fly and spin
Gear
Bring your own tackle

Price and what it covers

US$5,775 per person · 7 nights · 2026

Per person for 7 nights and 6 fishing days, two anglers sharing a room and a guide; a single angler with their own room and guide pays US$8,325. Rates run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, with the second angler free from July 1 to December 19, 2026 (US$4,162.50 per person) and a 15% holiday surcharge on December 24-27 and January 1-3.

Included

  • Round-trip transfers from BZE airport
  • Air-conditioned room with daily housekeeping
  • All meals, including a box lunch
  • Soda and drinking water
  • Guided fishing, skiff and fuel
  • Hotel tax (9%) and GST (12.5%)

Not included

  • Flights
  • Fishing gear and tackle; fly and spin rods and reels can be rented when available, and flies, lures and leaders are sold at the lodge
  • Belize sport fishing licence, US$25 per angler per week, issued at the lodge
  • Alcohol
  • Tips
  • Belize departure tax, about US$73.50, usually included in the airline ticket

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
16
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
1960

Getting there

Gateway airport
Belize City (BZE), Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
From there
Lodge staff meet you at Philip Goldson International (BZE) in Ladyville and drive you a few miles to the lodge. From its dock the river mouth is about 10 minutes by boat and the nearest bonefish flat about 20 minutes.
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The pin marks the nearest village or settlement, not the lodge building. Location from OpenStreetMap.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: belizeriverlodge.com

Lodge website

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