How to spend top weekend in Placentia Village - ideas on extraordinary attractions and sites

Fishing Tour

The island Ambergris Caye located 55 kilometers from Belize. It is famous for the fact that there are many places for fishing near it. You will go by boat there. However, you will have to buy a license to go on a fishing tour. The guide will be near you. He will talk about the peculiarities of local fishing and instruct on how to fish in shallow water. He will also talk about other ways of fishing. You can catch gaff-topsail pompano, bonefish, or tarpon here. However, remember that you will have to put them back into the water. If you catch tuna, barracudas, groupers, or marlin, you can bake them on the coals.

Exciting Underwater Journey

Any tourist company of Belize will organize an interesting trip to the underwater world for you. It will take place near the world-famous Great Blue Hole. It is a huge crater, discovered by the brothers Cousteau. It is located in the central part of the Lighthouse Reef. Its depth is 145 meters. It's filled with water. It is considered the most popular place for diving in the country.

The natural landmark has an almost round shape. Its diameter is 300 meters. It is a complex of caves. The temperature is 24 °C at a depth of 40 meters all year round in them. You will go to Blue Hole National Park by motorboat or speedboat. It is located 96 kilometers from the city. Your underwater adventure will start from here. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

You will need special skills for scuba diving. You will do deep-sea diving here. It will be interesting to explore the Blue Hole even if you are a sophisticated conqueror of the seabed. You will be able to look at the large stalactites located in underwater caves, and various fish, for example, a giant grouper while traveling underwater. You will also experience the thrill of swimming alongside reef sharks and nurse sharks.

Adventure in the Actun Tunichil Muknal

Do you dream of adventures connected with the underworld? Then you need to come to the natural park of the Mountain Tapir from the city of Belize. Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is located here. It is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization. In addition to stone objects and ceramic ornaments, 14 skeletons were found in it. They belong to the inhabitants of an ancient tribe. The skeleton of the girl who was sacrificed became the most famous. Salt had coated her bones for centuries. They began to shine like ice. Therefore, the cave is called "crystal girl".

It was discovered in 1989. It was opened to the public in 1998. You will be able to reach it through the jungle and two small rivers. You will find yourself in the water because the entrance to the cave is flooded. The water temperature is 15 °C. You'll have to swim. Then you'll pass sideways through a narrow hole, swim underwater, walk or crawl, and swim again to visit all the halls located underground.

All your movements should be careful when you enter the last hall. Otherwise, you risk damaging the skeletons. You will need socks to travel around this hall. You will also be able to see the vaults Actun Tunichil Muknal and stalactites. A walk through the cave should be conducted with a guide, and only as part of a group. The price of this adventure is $90.

Breathtaking Kite-surfing

The water temperature is 20 °C between January and June in the city of Belize. The wind reaches 10 meters per second without gusts during this period. So you will enjoy a fantastic ride on Board on the waves of the Caribbean Sea, catching the wind with a kite. If you still have little experience in kite-surfing, you can contact one of the kite centers on the beach, for example, in Sail Sports Belize. You can hire an instructor here.