Big Creek / Placencia - Transport & Travel
There are scheduled daily flight on Tropic Air and Maya Island Air to and from Belize City.
Placencia Regional Airport is approximately a 45-minute flight from Belize City International Airport.
A tax of $56 USD per person is charged when leaving Belize; this must be paid in US Dollars ONLY. If paid by credit card there is an additional charge.
Public buses (mostly ex-USA school buses) are an inexpensive way of getting around. But allow plenty of time as buses stop on demand and this can add considerably to the journey time.
Car rentals in Belize range from $75 US to $85 US per day. It is possible to rent a golf cart in Placencia for local exploring and shopping.
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Reported by Brian Simm:
After 30 days in Belize, you need to extend or sign out. For those heading south, the possible checkouts are Big Creek from Placencia or Punta Gorda. The latter is a rolly anchorage in the trade winds and so we chose to stay in the popular sheltered anchorage of Placencia town.
You can not now take a boat or dinghy to the port of Big Creek, you will be turned away by security so: –
– water taxi to Mango creek $US 12 return for 2.
– taxi to take you round the offices $US 12.50
– immigration, environment charge $US 7.50 for 2 and boarding charge ( without leaving office) $US 45.00.
– post office to check that you are up to date with your daily fee.
– Customs for Zarpe, 24 hours to leave.
All painless but allow 3 hours or so, the best time is 10.00AM water taxi and back for lunch.
Placencia and the southern islands are popular with the large cruising community who keep their boats up the Ria Dulce in Guatemala. The estimate is c. 1000 yachts in the area.
Brian Simm
Scraatch, 56 ft Sundeer.
Reported 23 March 2016 by CSSN:
Three men in a dinghy attempted to take our dinghy at around 2:00 AM. They cut the two lines that secured our dinghy to our boat. They must not have seen the cable and lock which made their attempt unsuccessful.
When clearing in or out, you will be asked the time you are departing or arriving. be sure to give them time within business hours otherwise they will charge you an overtime fee – even though you’re in their office during business hours. i.e. don’t say you’re leaving at dawn; say you’re leaving at 9:00 a.m.. and you can check out a day in advance if you ask nicely.
Placencia is a charming little village. Good supermarket and great restaurants.