Top Hopkins Food & Drink

Catch your own seafood meal on this fun guided excursion in Southern Belize. Head out with an experienced skipper and try your hand at catching snapper, grouper, barracuda, lionfish, and if you’re lucky, lobster and conch. Then, head to a private island and grill your catch on the beach before enjoy a relaxing afternoon of eating, swimming, snorkeling, and kicking back by the water.

Enter our traditional Garifuna Kitchen where we share with you . Our Cooking Class in Hopkins Belize is always fun time. Earn your bragging rights by over coming the heat in the kitchen. Cook on a traditional open fire heart for a unique signature experience where you get to prepare your own traditional meal depending on the time of day you choose.We have specials for breakfast,lunch or dinner. From the Hudut, Bundiga, Boil Up and more for lunch to fluffy fry jacks,fresh fish,banana fritters, and more for breakfast or dinner. If it's a cultural meal your seeking ,all you need to do is ask and we'll have fresh ingredients ready to satisfy your taste buds and a lesson to satosfy your culinary interests. Culminate your Garifuna Cooking Experience with a delicious cultural dessert.

We head down to the waterfalls to take a rejuvenating waterfall shower and chill pool side at the refreshing natural waterfall pool . It's truly an amazing experience as u enjoy your fresh fruit and juice snacks by the refreshing waterfall pool. You'll also have the option of ordering a delicious meal from the nearby rustic and comfy restaurant. Enjoy the pristine scenery and the company of our certified and experienced guides.

Lovers of nature and good food will enjoy this farm-to-table chocolate experience. Start the day at a beautiful butterfly farm in the foothills of the Maya mountains. Tour a cocoa farm, where you'll see how the raw material is turned into bars of chocolate. Learn more about this Central American delicacy and the culture that surrounds it from your indigenous guide, who will share traditional stories with you.

Explore the enchanting ecosphere of Freshwater Creek Lagoon - the Garifuna Way beginning at 7:30AM!!!  Palmento Grove Cultural & Fishing Lodge sits along the Fresh Water Creek Lagoon offering a remarkable experience that includes kayaking, fishing & cultural food exploration. Discover all of its marvels- the lagoon's history and its beauty! Grab a paddle and glide along the cool and calm waterways with your family while being guided by an indigenous fisher-folk. Explore the splendor of this ecologically important watershed and its breathtaking views of the Maya Mountains & the Caribbean Sea.  Relax on the beach or at the lodge where the catch of the day is grilled and served with the best of cultural starch & dessert, fresh vegetable salad, and fresh fruit juice or cultural Drink.

Engage in making a traditional Garifuna candy with our master indigenous baker over an open flame traditional fire heart.We start from picking all organic ingredients to make whatever your sweet tooth craves. You have the option of using organic coconuts,cassava or sweet potatoes as your main ingredients. We add delectable flavors of fresh ginger,coconut milk and other secret ingredients surely to entice your sweet tooth.All that hard work will surely pay off as you enjoy that mouth watering sweet treat and will have all bragging rights with the kids after they taste your delectable creation.

Engage in baking a traditional Garifuna wonder bread with our master indigenous baker over an open flame traditional fire heart.We start from picking all organic ingredients out of our local garden. You then experience how to pull out the cassava root straight out the ground to prepare for your plate.Then we go through the traditional process of preparing the cassava for baking.All that hard work will surely pay off as you enjoy that mouth watering taste of the wonder bread that can last for up to 5 years and has allowed the Garifuna people to win wars against western society.

Engage in baking a traditional Garifuna pastry with our master indigenous baker over an open flame traditional fire heart.We start from picking all organic ingredients to make whatever your sweet tooth craves. You have the option of baking an all organic Cassava pudding made from the finest cassava and all organic coconuts or the sweet potato pudding with only the finest sweet potatoes used. We add delectable flavors of fresh ginger,coconut milk and other secret ingredients surely to entice your sweet tooth.It will also be accompanied by making our traditional cassava porridge, "the"Sahou" ;which flavor and texture is exotic and delectable like none other.All that hard work will surely pay off as you enjoy that mouth watering sweet treat and will have all bragging rights at your next family gathering after you prepare it for them.

Experience a traditional rum making session with our master indigenous brewer. Use only the freshest of aphrodisiacs  to make your own uniquely flavored traditional rum. All ingredients are locally sourced,organic and delicious. This experience will surely get you ready for that happy ending you've been wanting since your trip to Belize sarted. So join us and take home a bottle of pure Belizean goodness that will surely lift your stick anytime you need it to. 

Grab a bike and let's adventure into the beautiful village of Hopkins with picturesque beaches, amazing people and the awe inspiring Garifuna culture. First stop at an organic herbal garden and learn about the natural remedies  to some of mankind's worst diseases from our local healers. Then hop into a boat for a short ride to a cultural island where you will be able to taste fresh organic wines made from only the finest of fruits , while also going through Garifuna artificats, art and literature . Then finish off with a traditional Garifuna lunch while our drummers play a beat that will surely invigorate your souls. Nearby you can also enjoy the peace and tranquility of our secluded beach.

There’s no need to brave the supposedly haunted Xunantunich archaeological site alone; instead, visit these popular Belizean ruins as part of a guided excursion from Hopkins and learn more about the region’s history. Don’t worry about making your own way there either, as round-trip transportation and the ferry ride are included for ease.

Keen foodies or anyone who enjoys good food will love learning how to make Belizean food in this small-group class. Learn more about the culture and history of Belize through its cuisine. Prepare a traditional meal that you can enjoy eating on the day and recreating once you return home. The lesson ends with a Garifuna cultural immersion and drumming performance.