Ambergris is a Caribbean island where you’ll find all the conveniences with grocery stores, ice cream shops, Internet cafés, restaurants, a bakery, hotels, and stores selling everything from hardware to handmade jewelry.

About 25 miles in length, Ambergris is the largest of the some 200 islands in Belize. Not far offshore from the Corozal District, Ambergris Caye is a Mecca for anyone who likes to dive or snorkel, particularly off the nearby barrier reef. The opportunities for fishing, sailing, and kayaking are world-class.

Ambergris Caye is one of the most popular destinations in Belize, and new oceanfront condos there often go for more than $300,000. If you know where to look, however, you can easily find places for much less.

Ambergris has the reputation of being overdeveloped and expensive, but even here property prices are much lower than in better-known tropical countries. Besides, fashionable resorts and million-dollar seafront houses haven’t changed the fact that Ambergris is a beautiful tropical island where anyone can stroll on white-sand beaches or dive into clear azure waters.