The Placencia Hotel

... as much wildlife as you might earlier.  I had considered taking a birding tour to Cockscomb Basin with another company but they left Placencia at 9 which meant arriving at the park at about 10...much too late to pay $75 for the tour.  Anyway, ...

... Maya Beach Hotel were fantastic hosts (a couple of Aussies) and looked after us so well and had fantastic food (reputedly the best in Placencia). We ended up spending most of our day down the beach at another hotel as it's the low season so if you buy a ...

... than a sidewalk, but amazingly the pilot did a great job and landed with no problem.  We took a cab from the Placencia airport to the Tradewinds hotel which is where we are staying for two nights here.  We get our own cute little cabana with 2 ...

... chairs in front of the hotel, or walked around to look at souvenirs, and ate seafood at different restaurants for every meal. Of course, the cold beers helped cool me down too. It was a relaxing couple of days in Placencia, and a great week in Belize! ...

We have a 'free' day in Ambergris, which we spend useful. Book our flights to Placencia, send a confirmation to the hotel. Chat with friends. Shopping, also for hair dye. Not that I have gray hair... . Dyeing hair, which is such a mess. Better in a hotel ...

... but manual controls…… oh yes, another yellow laminated boarding pass – no system at all apparently ! I land in Placencia just after 9am, grab my bags and jump straight in a cab heading for the dive shop recommended in the rough ...

... where rums cost only BZE$2 (1US$) during happy hour. We went there almost every night. We were sorely tempted to stay longer in Placencia enjoying the sun, beach and speaking English! However El Salvador awaits so we reluctantly packed and ...

... found a hotel with AC and jumped into the shower – heaven, then tried to gather info regarding transportation from Placencia to Livingston for tomorrow. I read that travel between these 2 towns is frequent, but the schedules posted on the internet ...

... !), cable tv, and a great restuarant outside on the beach made this a brilliant place to spend the next two nights. Placencia turned out to be even more sleepy than Caye Calker and also lacked the facilities and young vibrant atmosphere. Although the ...

After a 6am start, a water taxi and 3 buses (which we managed to connect with so easily we were shocked) we got to Placencia and didn't really know what to make of it. We were dropped next to nothing and told that this was the centre and we were like ...

... from Mike Hix that read, "Missed flight. Will meet you at international airport." So we had lunch (which doubled as breakfast) at the hotel, then zipped out to the airport. It was crowded, but we had plenty of time. We checked in with Tropic Air, and, ...

The journey to this beach town on the coast of Belize involved a very hairy boat ride where we spent more time in the air than on the water. It got worse when we were told we were heading for rain and the 10 of us should hide under a large sheet of ...

... was at the beach, so I didn't get the full Belize experience but what I saw and experienced, I loved! The beach in Placencia is beautiful: smooth white sand and clear blue water. I went from Guatemala to Belize and back. Going there it took one ...

... (with Quentin and Mohamed) went to Placencia in the very south of the country and the boys, sadly, into Guatemala as they were on a tight schedule.  Placencia offered.... well...... more beach.  What can I say, another few days of ...

... market) and check onto the D Express. It was a pretty bumpy journey across so we were relieved when we arrived in Placencia (via Big Creek for immigration controls). We checked into our accommodation before having a hearty 'linner' at the D Tach cafe. ...

... för att flyga ner till Placencia i landets södra del. Flygningen från Gallon Jug ner till den halvö i karibiska havet där Placencia ligger var ännu mer spektakulär än den från Belize City. Vi flög över Mountain Pine Ridge och passerade Victoria ...