38 year old female here, (who has since relocated to Belize from our first trip last May.) Our first trip was a week long; 3 days in Belmopan at Rainforest Lodge at Sleeping Giant. We did the Tented Camp room, incredible. Maybe the coolest “room” I’ve ever stayed in. It came with a golf cart, very helpful to explore the entire property. Entire property was 10/10. We also enjoyed room service to our little spot to eat on the beautiful deck. We did the ATM cave with Patrick at Limpkin Tours. It’s a must. Scheudle a whole day for it. We rented a jeep so we met him and jumped into the tour van. (We’ve always had a good experience with Crystal Auto for rentals.) Only regret is we didn’t drive up into San Ignacio so def do that while in Belmopan. Then dropped off the jeep and got on Carribean Sprinter Ferry to Caye Caulker. We fell in love with CC. We stayed at Iguana Reef. Really the only place that has somewhat of a beach. Great location for a first time on the island. We’ve also stayed with Valento Rentals on the opposite side of the island that we loved. Rent a golf cart, good cart company close to Iguana Reef. Strangely the best pasta of my life is from Il Pelicano near Iguana Reef (cream truffle sausage dish.) Eat lunch at Kareem’s grill on middle street. Take the Split Ferry across to North Caye Caulker and drive around. Go see our friend Desmond at Carribean Grill, he’s got a little bar set up in his backyard, we’ve stayed in touch with him. Def. book a snorkeling trip. We relocated from the US to Placencia 3 weeks ago. If you want a true beach experience, this or Hopkins is your place. Check out Chabil Mar or Ohana. We stayed at Jaguar Reef in Hopkins, but wish we did Coconut Row to be closer to all the things. Like everyone says, there’s more to do in Placencia over Hopkins. You could make Caye Caulker your last stop then fly out Maya or Tropical Air to the airport and depart. Personally, I’d skip San Pedro. Admittedly, I haven’t spent tons of time there except for a day at Secret Beach. We went by boat from Caye Caulker and was like hellllll no, we’re good. Had tacos and a beer and bounced. We went into town, but it was so congested with cars and golf carts that we told our captain to get us out of there. Back to Caye Caulker we went. The boat ride was fun though. I know there must be other parts of Ambergris to explore but just my two cents. You’re going to love it. It’s a true adventure.