Located on the coast of Stann Creek District in southeastern Belize, the small village of Hopkins has steadily become the top cultural destination in the country. Ideally situated at the edge of Belize on the Caribbean Sea, visit the heart of the cozy Garifuna village of Hopkins. Voted friendliest city in Belize, Hopkins is known as the real Belize visit Hopkins.

Perfectly located for Belize’s best adventures. There’s jungle for your inner hiker and inner zipliner. There's reefs for your inner snorkeler and flats for your inner fisherman. There's waterfalls for your inner rappeler and ancient Maya sites for your inner explorer. And don't forget, the Rhum Shack for your inner piña colada drinker.

Hopkins has been named the friendliest village in the country several times, and visitors should expect a genuinely warm reception. Hopkins is an especially popular destination on November 19 when the entire country celebrates Garifuna Settlement Day to commemorate the arrival of the Garifuna to Belize's shores. In Hopkins, the holiday begins with a dramatic dawn re-enactment of Garifuna dugout canoes landing on the beach followed by lots of music, dancing, drumming, and feasts of traditional Garifuna foods like cassava bread, seafood, wangla (a candy made with toasted sesame seeds), and hudut (a soup made with coconuts, fish, and plantains).

Some visitors come to Hopkins to partake in the rich fishing available in and near the village as there are several wetland areas, coastal estuaries, and lagoons that are ideal for fishing. But most visitors come to Hopkins in order to learn more about Garifuna culture. Several local families offer workshops on learning to harvest, prepare, and cook Garifuna food, learn Garifuna dances, or learn how to play traditional Garifuna drums which are used to let the ancestors "speak" and tell stories of love, war, betrayal, and joy.