Top Placencia Outdoor Activities

Depart Placencia for one of the best and clearest snorkeling spots on Belize’s barrier reef, the marine reserve of Silk Cayes. A licensed guide gets you there and helps you gear up to safely explore colorful coral gardens teeming with lobsters, crabs, and colorful reef fish. Refuel with a Belizean-style lunch before splashing back in at a spot famous for attracting throngs of nurse sharks, sting rays, and sea turtles.

Snorkel at one of the very best spots on Belize’s barrier reef, Laughing Bird Caye. At this national park that's part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, swim in a unique environment known as a faro, with an angular atoll surrounding a lagoon. A guide shows you the best coral gardens teeming with reef fish and other marine life, while a Belizean-style picnic lunch keeps you energized for a full day of underwater exploration.

A visit to the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave is a must when you’re in Belize. This full-day small-group tour to the Stone Sepulcher Cave, as its known in Mayan, involves caving and swimming through chambers in order to observe various rock formations and ancient Mayan artifacts used in ceremonies. This tour is a great way to learn about Mayan history and spend a day in the great outdoors.

Take a break from beach combing and water sports to explore the ancient ruins and mysterious caves of the Cayo district on this full-day combo tour from Placencia. Visit the remnants of a once-mighty Mayan city at Xunantunich — where you can see all the way to Guatemala from the top of a pyramid — and then float through an underground network of caverns on a cave tubing adventure.

Embark on a wet and wild jungle adventure amidst the leafy natural playground of Belize’s Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve. Hike through a protected rain forest habitat that’s home to jaguars, other large cats, and exotic birds, rewarding your efforts with a relaxing float down a tropical river in an inner tube. A swim in a hidden waterfall pool caps off this trek through pristine Belizean wilderness.

We will visit one of the most impressive Mayan Ruins in Belize, Xunantunich! After your guided excursion of Xunantunich Ruins, we head out to Jaguar paw where we gear up before heading out on a total of 8 zip lines. Once completed we head out for a 10-25 minutes hike to the caves for a tube ride that will awaken your sense of excitement. Float through mysterious limestone archways beckoning you into the mouths of centuries-old caves, holding untold stories of Maya rituals.

Belize's aquatic ecosystem is rich with a diverse number of fish and excellent fishing and snorkeling grounds. We encourage visitors to immerse themselves in Belize’s culture and lifestyle and to embrace the life altering experience that only a Belizean experience can provide!

Head out into the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, home to the world's highest concentration of big cats, with this river tubing experience. You'll start with an educational hike to learn about the local plants and animals, followed by a river tubing experience that will take you to a waterfall area that's great for swimming!

With hundreds of miles of fishing areas, Belize is an angler's paradise. Fish fans are attracted to the waters of Belize because of the varied types of fishing only the Caribbean Sea has to offer. Belize's aquatic ecosystem is rich with a diverse number of fish and excellent fishing grounds.

With hundreds of miles of fishing areas, Belize is an angler's paradise. Fish fans are attracted to the waters of Belize because of the varied types of fishing only the Caribbean Sea has to offer. Belize's aquatic ecosystem is rich with a diverse number of fish and excellent fishing grounds.

We venture across the country to Jaguar Paw where upon arrival we gear up out for a total of 8 zip lines, soaring through jungle canopy and over rivers. After about 1.5 hours of thrilling zip lining we sit down enjoy a lunch before spending the afternoon in the cave for a tube ride that will awaken your sense of excitement. Float through mysterious limestone archways beckoning you into the mouths of centuries-old caves, holding untold stories of Maya rituals

This tour offers an unparalleled opportunity to see the wild beauty of Belize at its very finest. Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is recognized internationally as the world’s first jaguar preserve. It is also known for its spectacular waterfalls, mountain views, nature trails, and rich diversity of neo-tropical birds and the occasional encounter of land animals such as Gibnutt, coatimundi, and various wild life.

This adventure filled combo 6 hours tour will depart from your Placencia accommodation where our guides will be meeting you before heading towards Jaguar Paw in air-conditioned comfort. Once at the entrance of the cave system, it’s time for your cave tubing adventure through the ancient Maya underworld. Inside, you’ll see intricate crystalline formations that line the cave with a majestic rise and fall of stalagmites and stalactites that add to the serene richness and grandiose of Xibalba as it’s known. READY! SET! GO! Push off from the wooden platform and zip along the aerial cable at canopy level where a guide will be waiting for you at the next platform. A couple platforms, into your Indiana Jones adventure, you’ll see the “hammock bridge” hanging almost 120 feet above the forest floor. Take in the tangled heart of Belize’s spellbinding and lush primeval forest, as the wide glade of trees fall away to reveal an infinite blue sky.

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary has the world’s highest concentration of big cats in the world. In addition to jaguars, this 98 000 acre Jaguar Reserve is home to jaguarundis, pumas, ocelots and margays. There is also a lot of “cat food” to be found including agouties, anteaters, armadillos, tapirs, Brocket deer, coatis, kinkajous, otters, pacas, and peccaries. There are lots of birds to be seen while hiking in this beautiful wildlife refuge. There are lots of hiking paths ranging from easy to strenuous to explore with the waterfall on the way to Ben’s Bluff being a popular spot where you can take a refreshing swim. Check out the plane a short hike off the road and read the amazing story of how it came to be there. The tour leaves Placencia at 08:00 am and returns at around 4:30 pm.

This family-friendly activity takes you to a remote waterfall where your party can relax and enjoy nature. Ideal for people of all ages, the site is accessible without any hiking whatsoever, so even young children and older people can enjoy the location. Unload what you need and swim, sunbathe, and relax at the site for about two hours before heading back to Placencia.

River tubing on the South Stann Creek river - 45 minutes from Placencia Enjoy the scenic jungles of Belize, gliding down the South Stann Creek River on a rubber tube.   It is a short drive from Placencia village to this gorgeous private property. Leisurely swim and play. We can help you to arrange this hassle-free excursion.  It is one of the simplest excursions you will enjoy.  If you are looking for relaxation, some jungle time and simple adventure.  This is the excursion you should do.  Besides it being so close to Placencia peninsula, it is really the stress-free activity to do. Leave the Caribbean Sea to take a short drive on one of Belize's beautiful Rivers. 

Enjoy magnificent aerial views of the Great Blue Hole of Belize on a private helicopter tour. Your 90-120 minute scenic flight departs from Placencia, you'll then wind across views of the spectacular Belize Barrier Reef System as well as the Turneffe Atoll island cluster and other natural wonders of the Caribbean. Followed by hovering above the world's largest ocean sinkhole, which boasts UNESCO World Heritage status.

Actun Tunichil Muknal is known as the ATM Cave is one of Belize most sought after Adventure in our country. The tour is not just an adventure but one of the most interactive Maya history Cave Adventure available.

One of Belize's most celebrated natural attractions, Actun Tunichil Mukna, or the ATM Cave, is a beautiful cave system that was used by the ancient Mayan people for religious rituals. With this tour, visitors can head deep into the caves, where they can see everything from ancient relics to the bones of people buried here centuries ago.

A half hour fun boat ride through the mangroves takes you to Monkey River village where you head upriver into pristine rain forest. You can expect to see crocodiles in the water, huge iguanas on tree branches sunning themselves, turtles, and many species of birds. Upriver your licensed guide will lead you into the rain forest in search of howler monkeys and to show and explain the flora and fauna of the rain forest and perhaps show you rain forest medicines. Buy a Belizean lunch at the restaurant in Monkey River

Travel privately with your group in a comfortable, clean and updated vehicle with enough space for each guest. This tour is definitely one of the most popular attractions for most visitors to Belize. See the absolute best of Belize's land, water and air with a fully experienced guide; privately!

ATM is the crown jewel of all of Belize’s archaeological treasure. This is one of the most unforgettable and adventurous underground tours you can make in Belize. The guided trip into ATM takes you deep into the underworld that the ancient Maya knew as Xibalba. We’ll start with a 2 hours drive to the village of Teakettle. From there, we’ll turn off into the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve and pass through mahogany groves and orchards. The tour requires climbing and swimming as well as crawling through small spaces. The cave is extensively decorated with cave formations in the upper passages, dry chambers which lead to the cathedral-like main hall, a towering chamber 350 meters in length and 50 meters wide and filled with artifacts and sacrificial remains. Visitors remove shoes and explore the cave in socks only, to protect the artifacts on the cave floor. After this, another climb takes you to the stone sepulchre (after which the cave is named) where the Crystal Maiden lies.

A scenic 100-mile drive through the hills of Belize leads to a visit to El Castillo, one of the largest Maya temples in Belize. Climb to the top and enjoy spectacular panoramic views of Belize and Guatemala. On the way back, stop for lunch and then enjoy cave tubing through limestone archways in centuries-old caves.

A must-visit, even when on the shortest stays in our beautiful country. Xunantunich is a national treasure that fills its visitors with a sense of time travel. If that isn’t appealing enough, how about saddling up a horse and riding into the shadow of this Mayan temple. You're hit with how green and lush everything is. Some visitors might get to see a group of women doing laundry in the river while their children swim nearby, this is where you will board the hand-cranked ferry that has carried many thousands to and from the calm beauty of this Maya Temple. Here, you’ll dismount your horse and the journey to Xunantunich begins on the other bank of the river.. The temples are nestled in between lush rainforest whose trees may bloom vibrant red, yellow, orange, or pink in season. Bring along a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, along with an open heart to experience simplicity and visiting another world for a few hours.