Placencia Belize Named a Top 10 Family-Friendly Beach Destination

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If you’re looking for a beach destination that everyone in the family will love, put Placencia, Belize, at the top of your list.

Finding the Perfect Beach Destination

Finding a destination everyone will enjoy isn’t easy. If you’re racking your brains to come up with a beach resort that adults, teens and kids will all enjoy, relax. You’ll find everything you’re looking for in Placencia.

Placencia’s Beaches are the Best in Belize

Most Belizeans will tell you the country’s best beaches are on the Placencia Peninsula. Get ready for 16 miles of clean, sandy beachfront, a huge lagoon, sparkling Caribbean waters and breathtaking scenery.

If you’re staying at a beachfront resort like Chabil Mar Villas, you can enjoy many guest-exclusive amenities like a private villa, private beach area, kayaks, bicycles and dining options. You won’t have to worry about finding places to eat or how to get around. At this award winning Belize resort, your family will feel warmly welcomed.

Placencia Was Named a Top 10 Beach for Families With Children

The News America Now Network named Placencia one of the top 10 family-friendly beaches in Central and Latin America.

Swim Among the Sea Life

The news report included Belize for its wonderful snorkeling. You children will get a thrill out of swimming among vividly colored tropical fish, manatees, sea turtles, friendly sharks and dolphins. Snorkeling is an activity the whole family will enjoy.

Get Wild With Us

If your children want to see more wildlife, there are many opportunities in Belize. Belize has many wildlife sanctuaries and nature preserves where they can get close to tropical fish, reptiles and mammals of all kinds.

Learn about Belize’s national mammal, the mountain tapir, and national bird, the keel-billed toucan. Visit howler monkeys at the Community Baboon Sanctuary. Meet and greet the orphaned birds, monkeys and jaguars at the Belize Zoo. Head to Shark Ray Alley to snorkel or swim with whale sharks, barracudas and rays.

Inspire Your Little Explorers

Let your kids live their Indiana Jones and Dora the Explorer fantasies with a cave tubing expedition. In this adventure, you ride a professional inner tube down a sparkling, scenic river and through a network of ancient Maya caves. Cave tubing is a thrilling adventure that all ages can enjoy.

You can get to all these activities from your conveniently located Placencia resort. If you’re staying at Chabil Mar, we’ll be happy to arrange all your family’s excursions.

The Best Resort On the Peninsula

Chabil Mar welcomes families. Our full-service, all-villa resort offers wonderful accommodations just steps from the best beaches in Belize.

For more information about Belize, feel free to chat with our Concierge at: concierge@chabilmarvillas.com or contact our Reservations Manager at: reservations@chabilmarvillas.com. Or perhaps you would like to call toll free from the US or Canada: 1-866-417-2377.

Visiting Belize in December? Don’t miss these exciting festivals

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December is easily one of the most popular months to visit Belize. With plenty of warm sunshine and fun festivals, there’s something exciting going on all month.

Here are a few festivals and events that you don’t want to miss in Belize in December:

End of the World Marathon

The End of the World Marathon first began on December 21, 2012 when many people around the world interpreted the ancient Maya calendar to predict the apocalypse on that date. After gaining widespread popularity, the End of the World Marathon has continued year after year, blossoming to become one of Placencia’s most popular events. Get more information on this event here.

Christmas Parades

Christmas is a very important holiday in Belize, and the locals love to celebrate with parades for adults and children. Don’t miss the famous Love FM Christmas Parade in Belize City where Santa and his elves share a bounty of goodies with the crowd.

Boat Parades

In coastal areas like Placencia and Ambergris Caye, locals and visitors alike turn out to enjoy the sight of hundreds of boats parading by in a sea of lights, decorations, and enthusiastic cheers.

The Sport of Kings

For more than a century, horse racing has been an important past-time in Belize. The small village of Burrell Boom outside of Belize City is home to a big race on Boxing Day (December 26) and New Years Day (January 1). This is no elitist affair, but a big party where people from all walks of life enjoy the action.

Junkanu Dancing

Spelled a variety of ways, Junkanu is a traditional Garifuna dance developed at a time when African slaves had little to celebrate. Dancers don special garb to mock and ridicule their former European masters in a cavalcade of music, singing, and dancing.

Posadas

Catholics in villages across Belize prepare for the birth of Jesus by re-enacting the pilgrimage of Joseph and Mary in their quest for room at the inn during the nine days leading up to Christmas Day.

Christmas Eve

No one needs reminding of the “reason for the season” in Belize as shops shut down to allow for family members to go to church and sing hymns. Many Belizeans herald the arrival of the big day with a midnight mass.

Christmas Day

A full day of gifts, music, concerts, and lots and lots of delicious food. Don’t be surprised to hear traditional classics as carolers roam the streets to celebrate the big day. Christmas is also a great day to enjoy nature, hiking through the jungle, snorkeling and diving on the reef, or marveling at the enormous stone pyramids and temples left behind by the ancient Maya.

December 26

Celebrated both as Boxing Day, a holiday inherited from the long centuries of British rule, and as Kwanzaa, Belizeans keep the holiday season going strong to close out the year.

Where to stay in December

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The multiple award-winning resort of Chabil Mar on the Placencia Peninsula is an oasis of luxury and beauty. With well-appointed villas ideal for families, honeymooners, or adventure travelers, Chabil Mar is a great resort to stay for your vacation in December.

Visit our website chabilmarvillas.com for more information on  Belize, and don’t hesitate to send us an email, or call US/CAN Toll Free: 1-866-417-2377, Local: (011-501) 523-3606, if you have questions or need help in planning a Belize vacation  in December.

 

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