Description
The Rum Point Inn Perches On A Sweeping Point Of The Placencia Peninsula In Belize. Plancencia Is A Sliver Of Sub Tropic Forest And Marsh Extending 18 Miles Along Mainland Belize. The Slender Landmass Cups A Handful Of The Caribbean Sea Against The Mainland, Forming The Plancencia Lagoon. The Sparsely Populated Peninsula Makes An Excellent Secluded Ecological Retreat For Touring Families And Couples. The Bustle Of Belize City And Belize City Municipal Airport Are But An Afterthought Of Arrival, Over 100 Miles Away.
The Inn Boasts Its Own Licensed Tour Company, Rum Point Tours, Escorting Guests On Tours Of Mayan Ruins, Ecological Landscape And Diving Adventures Throughout Belize. On Mainland Expeditions, Guests Rise Early To Boat Across The Steamy Lagoon Waters To The Wharf At Mango Creek. Scuba Diving Is A Mainstay At Rum Point. The Pro 42 Foot Jet Boat Auriga Ii Skims Across The Caribbean To Live Coral Reefs Marked By The Global Positioning System. The Dive Shop Offers Certification Opportunities For New Divers. Complimentary Breakfasts Are Served December Through May, And The Inn's Dining Room Offers Views Of The Sea Through Handcrafted Shutters.
Many Of The Guestrooms At The Rum Point Inn Are Spacious Beachside Cabanas Beneath Concrete Sculpted Domes. Other Guestrooms At Rum Point Are Located In The Garden Suites Just A Few Steps From The Beach. Guestrooms Are Decorated In Guatemalan Style With Locally Designed And Constructed Hardwood Furniture. The Rum Point Inn Is An Enviable Property Offering Ecological Adventures With A Superb Location On The Plancencia Peninsula.
Nearby Attractions
Area Attractions: Rum Point Inn Is Located On The Placencia Peninsula In The Stann Creek District About 60 Air Miles South Of Belize City Or 100 Miles By Road. The Peninsula Defines The Placencia Lagoon And Runs Parallel To The Coast Of Belize For About 12 Miles. The Lagoon Is About Three Miles Wide At The Widest Point Near The Mouth Of The Lagoon. The Tip Of The Peninsula Is Where The Village Of Point Placencia Is Found. The Village Is An English Speaking Creole Fishing Village And Has A Population Of About 600. The Villagers Have Become Involved In The Tourism Industry And Many Guiding Services, Markets And Gift Shops Can Be Found In Point Placencia. Rum Point Inn Is Located Just North Of The Airstrip. 2.5 Miles North Is The Garifuna Village Of Seine Bight, Also With A Population Of About 600. Here Too Are Several Facilities For Tourism, Including An Artist, Lola Delgado. Learn More Of The Local Culture Such As Wasabahari. Four Miles North Of Seine Bight Is The Community Of Maya Beach. There Are Several Small Resorts, Eating Spots And Homes For About Forty Individuals. The Road Continues North About Six More Miles Before Turning West At The Settlement Of Riversdale To Go Inland To The Southern Highway. Across The Lagoon From Point Placencia Is The Deep Water Port Of Big Creek, Which Is The Banana Shipping Capital Of Belize. The Support Village Of Independence And Surrounding Area Has A Population Of Almost 4000 People, Mainly Mestizo And Creole Along With Some Migrants From The Surrounding Countries, Who Have Come To Work And Live In Belize. The Peninsula Is Not Very Wide, Perhaps A Quarter Mile Wide At The Widest Point Just North Of Seine Bight. The Vegetation Varies From Coastal Plants Coconuts, Sea Grape, Coco Plum, Cashew And Mango Trees Along The Beach To The Red Mangrove Along The Lagoons Edge. In Between There Is Coastal Scrub Forest With Small Oak Trees And Other Deciduous Trees, And In The Wetter Areas Are Palmetto Stands. There Are Many Animals On The Peninsula From Birds To Small Mammals. The Mammals Range From The Gray Fox And Raccoon To The Small Yucatan Squirrel And Opossum. There Have Been Over 85 Species Of Birds Observed On The Peninsula. Watch In The Trees For Iguanas, False Iguanas, And The Curious Basilisk Lizards. Near Many Of The Houses Are Small Gecko Lizards And Tree Frogs. Placencia Airstrip Within Easy Distance. Complimentary Transfers To And From Rum Point Inn.
