Placencia

Tourist destination in Belize

The Placencia Peninsula is a destination with white sand beaches and clear waters as well as many soft palms. There are plenty of attractions and Placencia is a good base for all kinds of activities.

Placencia is a small coastal fishing village located south of Stann Creek District Placencia People are Creoles, descendants of African slaves and European settlers.

Placencia in Belize


Cayo District in BelizeCerca of several small cays, Placencia is ideal for diving, snorkeling, kayaking, and fishing. The mangrove is in the Placencia Lagoon is among the most important ecosystems in Belize. The marine life around the peninsula is equally interesting. 

It is also important to Cockscomb Basin, recognized as the only jaguar reserve in the world. Besides the jaguar, there are also a number of other cats such as pumas and ocelots. Placencia has a variety of resorts and hotels, all with their own characteristics and all located along the beach. Strolling along the beach, you will also find bars and restaurants that are aligned along the shore.

A small shuttle service is also available to help you move around the peninsula. Most hotels can easily help arrange tours and snorkeling the reef, which is only 17 miles. They can also arrange tours to many little towns, such as Liughing Bird Caye, a small atoll that offers protected snorkeling and swimming activities cays. Placencia is about three hours drive from Belize, on the coast road on Highway South.

Along this route you can enjoy wonderful scenery. You can also choose a flight with Tropic Air or Maya Island, both airlines provide exciting flight of about 30 minutes, allowing you to appreciate the Caribbean sea, land attractions and some farms. There are also several daily buses to Placencia from Belize City.

Placencia is a small village located in the Stann Creek District of Belize. The eastern part of the peninsula is a long stretch of white sand beaches and mangroves. In the western part, however, the taste of the Caribbean Sea seen much better. 

Founded in the seventeenth century by English settlers from Nova Scotia and the Island of Providence, was the Spaniards who came to her in the nineteenth those who gave it its current name. It was in the last century when it became one of the main tourist destinations in Belize.

In this village we can see a number of attractions of great interest. What was once a fishing village today offers many tourist options with bars, restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, luxury hotels, etc ... There is also the possibility of canoeing, diving, fishing, boating or spotting whale sharks during the nights of full moon between April and July.

One of the views you can do is to Placencia Lagoon to see the mangrove forests and wetlands, bird watching and manatee from a canoe, fishing or take a bath with stripes. There are other places to know, such as the Mayan ruins of Nim Li Punit and Lubantuum in Toledo District, possibly the best day trip from Placencia. You also have Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the Maya Centre Village twelve marked trails, a forest reserve where they live jaguars and about 300 birds, Mayflower Archaeological Reserve or Reserve Bladen River.

Finally we would Maya Beach, a small community on the Placencia Peninsula located halfway Placencia Village Roversdale south and north. The nearest village is Seine Bight, a historic settlement of the Garifuna ethnic group. Maya Beach is a mile and a half long and it can be houses, small resorts, Groceries, half a dozen bars and restaurants and even an art gallery.
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