{"id":2279,"date":"2025-06-03T22:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/?page_id=2279"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:35:40","slug":"laughing-bird-caye","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/snorkel\/laughing-bird-caye\/","title":{"rendered":"Laughing Bird Caye"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2279\" class=\"elementor elementor-2279\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-824fd0b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"824fd0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1828b8f2\" data-id=\"1828b8f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c509cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c509cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0996514 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0996514\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15da06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15da06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laughing Bird Caye is one of the most popular inner reef snorkel destinations a short boat ride from Placencia and makes a great family excursion, with fun and adventure in one trip. Special rates for kids aged 10 and under.\u00a0 Laughing Bird Caye is a National Marine Park, a World Heritage Site, and has an abundance and variety of coral habitats and marine life for snorkelers and scuba divers to explore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Not a snorkeler but want to visit the cayes?\u00a0 Ask about our beachcomber rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe426cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe426cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a480f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a480f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadbdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eadbdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LBC-introduction-sign-624x832-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LBC-introduction-sign-624x832-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LBC-introduction-sign-624x832-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LBC-introduction-sign-624x832-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d8cf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7d8cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698dbc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"698dbc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1c397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a1c397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5fd84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af5fd84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee133c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ee133c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0db7f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0db7f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b683c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b683c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed8925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ed8925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trip Plan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4321908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4321908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Snorkelers arrive at our dive center by 08:30 for a 09:00 am departure. The boat ride duration is about the 30-to-40-minutes. The trip gets back at around 3:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Your licensed guide will take you on a tour of the abundant and varied coral and to meet the local residents. Critters include spotted drum, huge lobsters, cleaner shrimp, arrow crabs, snapper, barracuda, and more varieties of reef fish than you can count. On the east side of the island coral mounds separated by sandy patches rise to about 5 feet from the surface. 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