Flying from Belize City with Tropic or Maya Island Air is easiest from the north. You can also ride a school bus into Placencia from Belize City; 4-6 hours. The road from Southern Highway to the village is rough and dusty - alternately take the bus past Placencia road to Independence and Mango Creek in Stann Creek and then the Hokey Pokey water taxi across to Placencia Village. You can also fly from Punta Gorda, south Belize, or take a bus.
Placencia is fairly small and walking is one option. You can also hire cycles, golf carts or cars.
Reach many cayes around the village by boat, charter, or tour. Great diving sites on the inner and outer reef. Amazing snorkeling adventures await you. Jungle tours and kayaking, excellent trolling and fly fishing.
Pirates Grill located on the sidewalk at Lost in Paradise Beach Shop, the best philly cheese steak subs and fish tacos on the peninsula! Fresh seafood, and baja style entrees, salsa, ceviche, nachos, cocktails, lobster, conch and salads. Vegetarian menu is 100% Vegetarian beans. Breakfast is excellent, breakfast burritos, steak and eggs, 5 stack pancakes, chicken and waffles. This outdoor grill bar is ideal for eating on a budget and quality entrees perfect for the budget traveller. Delivery is available and Pirates Grill is one of the best places to eat at.
For more upscale (and more expensive) dining, the French Connection is a quaint restaurant off the main sidewalk that delivers an incredible French dining experience. They use almost exclusively local ingredients in theirs dishes and the quality is worthy of equivalent bistros in any major U.S. city. Definitely not to miss if one can afford it. (note: they are currently working on a new location
One the main street Wendy's is popular with the locals and is famous for their fried chicken. Amigos, on the same street, further away from the shore offers some pretty good Mexican cuisine. And at the end of the road near the Splash Dive shop is Brenda, who offers delicious BBQ chicken and a variety of soups and rice (she also does hair braiding).
Also not to miss is Tutti Frutti, which offers gelato made from the freshest of ingredients as well as other desserts like tiramisu. One scoop and you'll think you are in Italy, not Belize.
One great local drink is the local bitters, a type of spiced rum usually taken as a shot. The local beer is Belikin and comes into two main flavors: regular which comes in bottles with green bottle caps and stout with blue caps. They also make a few other flavors like Lighthouse.