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Xunantunich Maya Ruins & Cave Tubing Adventure: Explore Historic Sites and River Caves in Belize
4.9
19 Ratings
Xunantunich
Embark on a thrilling adventure in Belize, exploring the historic Xunantunich Maya Ruins and floating through the enchanting river caves. Discover ancient Mayan culture and immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Belize. Book now!
Embark on a thrilling adventure in Belize, exploring the historic Xunantunich Maya Ruins and floating through the enchanting river caves. Discover ancient Mayan culture and immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Belize. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Xunantunich - Explore the ancient Mayan center of Xunantunich and soak up the history of this fascinating area with your licensed guide.\nMarvel at the perfect architecture of El Castillo, one of the three largest Maya Temples of Belize, and the largest structure on this site standing 130 feet above plaza level, with several inner chambers; move…
- Xunantunich - Explore the ancient Mayan center of Xunantunich and soak up the history of this fascinating area with your licensed guide.\nMarvel at the perfect architecture of El Castillo, one of the three largest Maya Temples of Belize, and the largest structure on this site standing 130 feet above plaza level, with several inner chambers; move through other temples and courtyards where once Kings, Queens and their elite carried out special ceremonies honoring mayan gods\n- St. Herman’s Cave - The tour starts with a 10 minute walk through the jungle as you get an informative talk on cave archaeology and the geology of the Maya Mountains. You then get to spend about two hours inside the cave system. Enter the exciting world of rivers disappearing into the \
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
- Cave tubing gear provided
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
- Cave tubing gear provided
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information
Embark on a journey filled with Mayan history as you visit one of Belize’s finest Maya Ruins for the day.
Xunantunich Mayan ruin, also known as the “Maiden of the Rock”, ranks as the second tallest Mayan ruin in Belize. Its largest pyramid, the El Castillo, sits 130 feet above the main plaza providing a breathtaking panoramic view that includes the Cayo…
Embark on a journey filled with Mayan history as you visit one of Belize’s finest Maya Ruins for the day.
Xunantunich Mayan ruin, also known as the “Maiden of the Rock”, ranks as the second tallest Mayan ruin in Belize. Its largest pyramid, the El Castillo, sits 130 feet above the main plaza providing a breathtaking panoramic view that includes the Cayo District, Guatemala, and the Mopan River. The site has been extensively dug out and has a well-equipped informative museum.
Savor an authentic Belizean lunch in the vicinity of the ruins.
We then proceed to our next adventure at Cave Tubing @ St. Herman’s Cave. Here, you get to combine cave exploration with cave tubing to traverse this amazing river cave system. Visualize the thrill of floating down the river, snugly fit into an inflated inner tube with your fingers dipping into the crisp, clear water, as you approach the vine-covered entrance of a mysterious cave.
Location
Xunantunich
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(19 Ratings)
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Wade
Aug 8, 2024
Beautiful ruins - We greatly enjoyed the knowledge about the Mayan culture that the guide could provide us. He was quite knowledgeable and was able to point out all the different structures and what their purpose was and why they had been built that specific way. We also enjoyed seeing some spider monkeys while looking at the ruins. The tubing was quite enjoyable with a separate but still knowledgeable tour guide occupying us.
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Gina_a
May 22, 2024
Such A Great Experience - I went to start off by saying Drik our driver was amazing. He was so knowledgeable and nice & funny. He really made our trip. The Xunantunich maya ruins were such a sight to see. Our tour guide really was so passionate about them. He was also very friendly. Such a great experience.
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Fptsl
Mar 16, 2024
Get to Know Belize tours are the top choice for Hopkins adventures! - We had a wonderful experience on our various get to know Belize tours and shuttle. The highlight was the Anderson lagoon bioluminescence tour - truly an otherworldly experience, we even got to jump in the lagoon and see the bioluminescence sparkling all over us! Every tour guides and driver and coordinator we had was amazing - Víctor , Edgar, Letticia, Greg, Meds (sorry if we’re spelling the name wrong!), Josie, Shane, and Vida. They all were responsible, flexible, extremely knowledgeable, and fun. It felt good knowing we were supporting a local, family-run (and woman owned) business. We also did the Cockscomb basin hike, Xuanituch tour and cave tubing. Highly recommend going with Get to Know Belize for all your Hopkins adventures!
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Ruth_s
Dec 28, 2023
Don’t miss these amazing sites in Belize! - What a beautiful way to spend Christmas Day! We enjoyed a lovely holiday guided experience to visit the Mayan ruins at Xunantunich. After climbing around at the site with an excellent guide, our guide Greg took us to a fantastic restaurant for lunch, and then off to Herman’s cave for tubing. Truly a magical day in every way. Recommend highly, and ask for Greg!
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Herbie_avl
Dec 3, 2023
Great Local Tour Company - We used this tour company to for tours of Xunantunich, cave tubing and hiking at Mayflower Botawina National Park. Great guides and clear communication for all! They also provided us with transportation to the airport. Great company and service! Highly recommend!
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Tammy_p
Sep 8, 2023
So interesting - An amazing experience! Dirk from gettoknowbelize was our driver and couldn't have been nicer! He shared so information about Belize. Junior was our guide at the ruins. He is a local and was so knowledgeable. We actually saw some spider monkeys. This time of year is off season so the place was practically empty. But wear comfortable clothes and shoes so you can explore. The weather is hot and humid. Very hot and humid. Hydration is a necessity. The caves were out of this world. Vida our guide has been doing the tour for twenty years. He knows it all. The water was refreshing. Highly recommend the tour.
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Pattialfau
Jul 15, 2023
Family with young teens from the US - Our travel guide was a local named Victor. We were picked up on-time in a beautiful air conditioned van. On the drive to Xunantunich, Victor told us all about Belize. The things he knew and shared with us made the trip enjoyable for me and my husband. My teenage daughters were listening but still waking up. When we got to the ruins we took this quick ferry ride across the river to drive into the area where we left the van and walked to the ruins. It was hot but Vic stopped in the shade when was explaining all about the site. We climbed to the top and after we saw monkeys, a boa constrict and a huge iguana. We also had a chance to talk to an archaeologist that was working there. After the ruins, we did some shopping and had a local lunch… delicious. Our next stop was cave tubing with Vita. It was nice to cool off. Victor made two extra stops for us, we swam in Blue Hole and stopped for ice cream and had the best ice cream I’ve eaten. On the way back to the resort Victor joked around with us; we danced, laughed and sang. He even stopped to show us the fruit of a cashew. This was a special day that we will never forget.
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Thesyncopater
Jun 30, 2023
Excellent excursion - Derek was an excellent tour guide with great personality. We loved Xunantunich and cave tubing. The drive through Belize showed us the beautiful landscape. Xunantunich was an amazing experience and we were able to climb to the top of El Castillo. Cave tubing included a small bike though the jungle to the cool subterranean cave where we entered the small stream that the cave contained. Our tour guide led us through the cave and explained the formations while we drifted through the water. The water was a bit low because we went at the end of the dry season. Derek went above and beyond and took us to see the inland blue hole as well. Overall great experience and top notch service!
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Cailens2020
Jun 10, 2023
Dirk is the GOAT - Dirk was our chaperone/guide for the day - and he was incredible. Friendly, happy, knowledgeable, and just a good person to be around for the day. Definitely made this experience a 5/5.
The tours themselves were interesting and we learned a lot about the Mayan culture, practices and people.
Dirk also is a photographer and took some incredible shots of us.
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Passenger426038
Jan 27, 2023
Best day trip we did in Belize - Our guide Victor Hernandos was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining, he had the entire bus laughing. During the Mayan ruins tour he brought his Mayan heritage and depths of knowledge.during a tubing he would swim against the current to show us unique pictures within the cave.Again his knowledge of Mayan beliefs and geology brought a unique prospective to the second part of a day. If you a fortunate to get Victor as a guide you are sure to enjoy your day and learn about this amazing country.
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