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Placencia Beach Time in Belize

An authentic Caribbean fishing village and some of the country’s best beaches, fishing and diving attract visitors to this southern peninsula which is also known as the caye you can drive to!   It is always summer in Placencia so the beach is a must do experience for you and your family.

Summer in Placencia is certainly an exciting adventure. Experience the island feel at the southern most point of the Peninsula; a village with tons of adventure just waiting for you to e explore. Placencia is easily accessible by road and is blessed with white sandy beaches.  The Placencia Peninsula is known for […]

By |May 5th, 2014|Beach Time in Placencia | Belize, Blog|0 Comments

5 Tips To Sharpen your Skills when you Scuba Belize!

Diving in Belize is like no other! Belize is a diving mecca, as it offers a variety of dive sites including wall dives, reef dives, cave dives, drift dives, and coral-garden diving, to name a few. Dive within the Belize Barrier Reef, the second largest Barrier Reef glistened with a variety of natural corals and populated with marine habitats. If diving is your passion, diving in Belize must be on the top of your bucket-list. Sharpen your skills when you scuba Belize and enjoy learning new ones as you witness amazing sea life and a chance to explore mid-ocean atolls.

The […]

The Charming Village of Placencia Belize| Events and Festivals

The Placencia Belize peninsula, a once quiet fishing village is today a captivating and preferred tourism destination. This tiny village located in Southern Belize is known for a wide range of water sports including: snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, kayaking, fishing beach combing and tanning!

 

The ambiance of Placencia is a laid-back relaxing atmosphere combined with a multicultural experience embedded in its people, food, and music. Choose to relax on the sandy secluded beach of Placencia or take a day tour scuba diving or snorkeling out in the Belize Barrier Reef a World Heritage Site.  After a long day of activities visit […]

By |March 23rd, 2014|belize diving, Belize vacation, Blog, Placencia|0 Comments

Plan Your Next Belize Scuba Diving Trip

If you have been to Belize before you probably know what to expect, and where to head to experience the natural beauty of Belize and the Caribbean Sea. However, if this is your first trip to Belize here are a few “need to knows” to help you get started and plan your next Belize scuba diving trip:

1. Official Language in Belize: English
Belize is a tiny country located between Mexico and Guatemala and is the ONLY country in Central America whose official language is English.

2. Belize Currency Exchange 
U.S Dollars are generally accepted but the currency of Belize […]

Pompion Wall A Diving Adventure | Placencia Scuba Diving

Pompion Wall Dive Site is a secluded diving area that gets its name from a privately own island named Pompion Caye, located just 50 minutes from Placencia, Belize. I often hear that the best dive sites are those “unknowns” and after diving at the Pompion Wall I have to agree.

This dive leaves Splash Dive Center in Placencia at 9:00 am and is a two tank multilevel dive. Although Pompion Wall is not within the protected Barrier Reef Reserve System it is one of the most pristine reefs in the area and one of the best Placencia scuba diving sites.

Full speed […]

The Perfect Caribbean escape | Belize Snorkeling At Laughing Bird Caye National Park

The boat ride out to Laughing Bird Caye was not only short-lived but also it was fun as we sped past a number of the inner cayes. We departed from Placencia village and took a boat ride out to the island for our Belize snorkeling trip. I knew I was not only visiting an island but a protected one. I have visited other cayes in Belize such as the popular San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and the laid-back Caye Caulker but I had never visited an island that is also a National Park and a World Heritage Site, protected for its […]

PADI IDC Belize now with Splash Dive Center!

Join us for your PADI IDC Belize
Splash is very please and extremely happy to announce that we have just become a PADI 5 STAR INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER.   Not only that, but we have our first PADI IDC Belize underway right now with two of our employees as the first candidates.  Splash is committed to developing our employees in the fast growing Belize tourism industry and particularly in scuba diving.  Patty Ramirez, who started Splash Dive Shop as a small but very special caring Tour Operator in Belize in 2000 became a PADI Course Director with the goal and dream of […]

By |January 31st, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

Placencia Belize Tours: My Top Five Must Do List!

The Placencia Peninsula is easily accessible either by road or a short flight from the Phillip Goldson International Airport in Belize City. When you first arrive at Placencia you will find it to be a small, secluded, friendly village. My first impression was that Placencia is certainly a laid back area to escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life and to have my dream Belizean Getaway enjoying the sandy Caribbean beach! The longer I stayed the more I learned and I put together a list of my top 5 Placencia Belize tours.

My top Five Must Do Tours and […]

Splash Dive Center: Exceptional Professional Service Year in Review 2013

The year 2013 has been a successful year for Splash Dive Center and we are grateful to each and everyone that continues to support us. As we approach the end of the year we look back on our accomplishments as a professional dive center located in Placencia, Belize. Splash Dive Center is more than just a regular scuba diving & snorkeling operator. We aim for excellence! Each year we continue to develop and grow and this is evident in the work we do daily and through our accomplishments.
Splash Dive Center continues to actively participate in Tourism Travel Shows across the […]

Splash Placencia : Expanding with our 2nd Location Belize

We are expanding our reach just for you. Stop by and visit us at our downtown Splash Placencia office. Splash Dive Center downtown office is conveniently located at Placencia’s most famous restaurant: Wendy’s Creole Restaurant & Bar.  Wendy’s Creole Restaurant & Bar is certainly a local treat and a must try  for all!  You will always find something on the menu that you will want to go back and try again and again.

 

Wendy’s Creole Restaurant specializes in local authentic Creole and Spanish cuisine. Come in and try a Belizean Breakfast Fry Jack, or stop in for lunch and try […]