excursions from Placencia Archives

Unique food tour to the Spice Farm in Southern Belize

Jun 14 2021

Another food tour post! Belize is killing it when it comes to agritourism and I must admit, I’m IN to it! It’s fun, it’s flavorful, it’s educational…what could be better? In Southern Belize we have a bounty of bananas, a surplus of citrus, a plethora of papaya, a copious amount of cacao, and too many mangoes. The climate is conducive to year-round growing and the soil is rich; which was the inspiration for the creation of the Belize Spice Farm and Botanical Garden– a beautifully special property you…

May 22 2021

An un-belize-able experience, no trip to The Jewel is complete without a chocolate tour and tasting. Ixcacao in Toledo, the southern most district in Belize, is my top choice for a chocolate tour in Belize. From bean to bar you can see how cacao is grown and harvested then processed in the authentic Maya tradition with ancient stone tools and elbow grease. You’ll complete this tour sated and with a greater appreciation for this food that the Maya people regard as sacred. I had the supreme pleasure of…

spotted eagle ray and nurse shark seen while snorkeling near Silk Caye Belize

Aug 07 2020

There were plenty of spotted eagle rays gliding around along with the less glamorous roughtail stingrays but the main attraction here are the big, docile nurse sharks.

Aug 05 2020

Take a break from the “real world” on a private island surrounded by magnificent coral reef and tepid turquoise sea. Can you imagine a better place to self-isolate than a boutique luxury resort on a wee island a stone throw from Belize’s beautiful barrier reef?

stunning blues off the tiny island of King Lewey's resort in southern Belize

Dec 22 2019

We have some spectacular islands close to Placencia that make for dazzling day trips. Earlier this week we joined some friends on an island-hopping excursion and it was simply a perfect day. We started off with a visit to MY favorite caye- Moho. It’s basically undeveloped but has an abundance of picnic tables, hammocks, BBQ areas, and a bathroom. You can make arrangements to camp overnight but it’s almost exclusively a laid-back day tripper’s paradise. Calm and clean turquoise waters surround white sand, palm trees, and not much…

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Unique food tour to the Spice Farm in Southern Belize

Best Chocolate Tour from Placencia- Ixcacao

Sharks, Rays, Turtles…oh, my! Snorkeling Gladden Split Marine Reserve

Belize Private Island Retreat- Ray Caye Weekend

Island hopping off the coast of Placencia