We met our guide just after sunrise to load into seafaring kayaks and head out into the Placencia Lagoon. Passing a tiny island in the channel, we saw a spiny iguana hiding in plain sight along ...

This is Placencia, Belize's booming beach town. Stretching across a 16-mile-long peninsula, Placencia offers a myriad of nature reserves and underwater sanctuaries along with postcard-perfect vistas.

Situated between the Caribbean Sea and Placencia Lagoon, guests have direct access to the Belize Barrier Reef, one of the world’s largest coral reef systems, as well as ancient Mayan ruins and ...