Damselfish
Contributor
Placencia does however offer easier opportunities for doing inland activities while staying at the same place, which some people want to do. If someone wants to combine some land and diving and only has a week it may be a good choice.
I agree however best to divide a Belize trip into diving and non-diving portions, and stay at the best place for each. Ideally take more than a week to do this. The combo of a liveaboard and a stay around San Ignacio is a winner. We stayed at Maya Mountain Lodge and were pretty happy with it, and the tours we did were all great. And while I often like exploring on my own, I think there's much to be said doing guided tours for most of the land activities in Belize, especially if you haven't been there before.
I agree however best to divide a Belize trip into diving and non-diving portions, and stay at the best place for each. Ideally take more than a week to do this. The combo of a liveaboard and a stay around San Ignacio is a winner. We stayed at Maya Mountain Lodge and were pretty happy with it, and the tours we did were all great. And while I often like exploring on my own, I think there's much to be said doing guided tours for most of the land activities in Belize, especially if you haven't been there before.
