Take a Deep Dive In Belize

It’s no secret that Belize tops the avid diver’s bucket list. Exploring the warm turquoise seas along the Belize Barrier Reef, diving the pristine waters of three remote atolls, and daring to descend 100 feet into the Blue Hole-first discovered by Jacques Cousteau- are just a few of the possibilities. The lucky ones will also scuba dive with whale sharks in season.

Most divers new to Belize stay on the norther caves for their proximity to the mainland, and because Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker offer short boat rides to the Barrier Reef. This means being able to sleep in after […]

By |April 5th, 2017|Beach Time in Placencia | Belize, beach vacations, belize culture, belize dive, belize diving, Blog|0 Comments
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Why is Belize The Best Scuba Diving Spot?

 

Belize home of the longest Barrier Reef in the Western Hemisphere not only offers the best scuba diving spot, but also offers a variety of diving sites you can only dream about. Enjoy the clear warm waters as you explore the underwater world viewing a variety of fishes and beautiful living coral species. The Belize Barrier Reef is 185 miles long made up of a sequence of coral reef bordering the coast of Belize.  Some of the best dive spots in Belize occur at the three Caribbean atolls:

Turneffe Atoll

Turneffe atoll is the largest of the three and is situated 20 […]

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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
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Diverse & Beautiful Belize Coral Reefs

Healthy Belize Coral Reefs

Belize’s coral reefs are the most diverse and beautiful of all marine habitats which include both hard and soft corals among other marine life.  The sub-tropical climate here provide ideal conditions for the formation of corals which thrive in shallow, clean water, plenty sunlight and temperate waters between 16 and 30 degrees Celsius and an abundance of food sources such as plankton and baby shrimps.

 

Undeniably, the geographic formation of Belize’s landscape, along with the moderate climate, has favored some of the most astounding natural coral reef systems that took several millenniums to form. Over […]

By |December 5th, 2012|Belize Barrier Reef, belize diving, Belize diving experience, belize tours, Best Belize Vacation, best whale shark diving, whaler shark|0 Comments
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Getting To Belize, Travel from the US or Canada

Belize is amazing!  Rapidly changing topography allows travelers to experience estuaries, rivers, jungle, mountains, coral reefs, expansive underground caves, glorious waterfalls and an incredible collection of flora and fauna.  Some come in the high season (November to May) to escape winter.  Some choose the quiet days of summer for their Belize travel adventure. Both times of the year have their own unique attractions or things to do and the choice of when to visit is totally up to you, your budget and the adventure you seek.
 
Belize Map
 

 

Getting Here:  International flights to Belize go through Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, […]

By |October 24th, 2012|Beaches and Belize, Belize, belize diving, Belize diving experience, belize family vacations, belize hotel, Belize vacation, Getting to Belize, things to do in Belize, Travel in Belize, Travel to Belize|0 Comments
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Making a Belize Earth Day Reality in Placencia!

Southern Environmental Association (SEA) and Splash Dive Center observed the international Belize Earth Day, under the theme, Mobilize the Earth: Living Green, at Laughing Bird Caye National Park on April 29, 2012.  More than 120 students from the community schools in Placencia and the surrounding area, friends of Splash volunteers and event organizers visited the World Heritage site for their seventh annual Earth Day Clean Up.

After the warm welcome and brief orientation on house rules, the elated volunteers got busy with their yearly tradition of garbage collection on the picturesque island. Students, teachers, organizers and friends of Splash Dive Center […]

By |May 31st, 2012|Belize, belize community project, belize diving, belize travel, clean up, Diving in Belize, earth day, placencia beach|0 Comments
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The Best of Belize Whale Shark Diving!!

In Belize’s extraordinarily clear waters of the reef lives an amazing world of colorful limestone corals and incredible variety of fish and sea mammals.  Coral cleaning Rainbow Parrotfish; bashful and brightly colored angel fish; territorial barracuda; lazy nurse sharks; inquisitive Nassau grouper; school of blue stripped grunt; and the ever graceful stingrays, eagle rays and manta rays are often seen. Bottle nosed dolphins, manatee, and sea turtles can also be seen by divers and snorkelers.  The resplendent underwater scenery attracts divers from around the globe to enjoy the multicolor scenery. Consider the following and you’ll understand why Belize is one of […]

By |April 15th, 2012|belize diving, best diving, best snorkeling, best whale shark diving, dive in belize, Diving in Belize, placencia hotels, placencia tours, whale shark diving, whale shark tours|0 Comments
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Belize Whale Shark Season is near at Gladden Spit Marine Reserve

 
Diving and snorkeling enthusiasts anxiously await the Belize whale shark season for 2013 at Gladden Spit Marine Reserve from March to June. During these months the gentle giants of the ocean migrate to this corners of the world about an hour boat ride from Placencia, to feed on the spawn especially from mutton, cubera and dog snapper.
 

Whale Shark

These snappers thrive in the open waters of the marine reserve and are  relatively abundant in Belize where Mother Nature has been generous in her distribution of a vibrant reef system and ecological diversity.  Unlike its Caribbean counterparts whose diminishing fisheries are constrained […]

By |March 12th, 2012|Belize, belize diving, Belize vacation, belize whale shark, Padi, Placencia, scuba dive, snorkeling, whaler shark|0 Comments
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Even Jacques-Yves Cousteau Admits that Belize Scuba Diving Sites Contain Top Ten in the World!

Many people spend the better part of our lives working hard to survive and to save a bit more for the amenities needed in life. When we take a moment to think of all the great things around us that is available for consumption and pleasure, we realize how seldom we take advantage of them. It is not often that we appreciate our families, the good friendships and relationships we enjoy nor the many countless gifts that Mother Nature has bestowed people with to appreciate, protect and utterly enjoy. Belize is one such destination, where apparently Mother […]

By |February 18th, 2012|beach vacations, belize diving, belize hotel, belize hotels, belize maya tours|0 Comments
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