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Cave Canoeing: Explore Underground Wonders
5.0
21 Ratings
San Ignacio
Immerse yourself in a tranquil environment as you paddle in a canoe along a subterranean river network. Hear the rhythmic splashes blending with your pulse, adding to the serenity. Discover massive crystal structures, ancient bones, and historical relics during your underground journey.
Immerse yourself in a tranquil environment as you paddle in a canoe along a subterranean river network. Hear the rhythmic splashes blending with your pulse, adding to the serenity. Discover massive crystal structures, ancient bones, and historical relics during your underground journey.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Barton Creek Cave - Choose between a private or share tour option, as well as a morning or afternood departure and experience the essence of a meditative ambiance as you glide on a canoe through an underground cave system as the sound of the paddle on the peaceful waters harmonizes with your heartbeat. While canoeing through the cave see large…
- Barton Creek Cave - Choose between a private or share tour option, as well as a morning or afternood departure and experience the essence of a meditative ambiance as you glide on a canoe through an underground cave system as the sound of the paddle on the peaceful waters harmonizes with your heartbeat. While canoeing through the cave see large crystalline formations, skeletal remains and other cultural artifacts.
Our local guide will guide you through the Barton Creek Cave which he will talk about the importance of the cave to the Mayas and history of the cave while paddling inside the cave.
What's Included
- Canoe, helmet, headlight, spotlight, personal floating device, paddle
- Chips with salsa
- All fees and taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- Canoe, helmet, headlight, spotlight, personal floating device, paddle
- Chips with salsa
- All fees and taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
Location
46 Burns Avenue
Burns Avenue
Inside the building, Unit #2 (Belize Caving Expeditions office)
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
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(21 Ratings)
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Cristinaw490
Mar 27, 2026
Canoe caving - The guides were very knowledgeable, the cave was amazing and lunch was tasty! Well worth it!
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Andrewbc3827ht
Mar 26, 2026
Something you must do while in San Ignacio - I would give this trip 6 stars, if I could! Rommel was a fantastic guide in every sense. Very professional, knowledgeable, and funny. The cave canoeing was outstanding. Impossible to put into words the experience and something you need to simply experience yourself! In addition, the traditional Belizean lunch they served was phenomenal! Food was so good and we want to send much love to the cooks who prepared it.
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Eric_j
Mar 16, 2026
Nice half day tour of the... - Nice half day tour of the caves. Informative. Not physically strenuous as only one person paddles for the canoe.
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Kristy_d
Feb 27, 2026
Interesting and fun experience - This tour was a very fun and relaxing experience. Our tour guide Rommel was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The cave is amazing and beautiful. If you are looking for a slow paced, easy activity, I highly recommend this excursion.
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Lorna_s
Feb 14, 2026
Paddling though a cave - Great experience if you like stalactites, and other showy rock formations. Paddling through a cave with headlamps was fun.
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138maddiej
Feb 5, 2026
Magical Peek into the Mayan Underworld! - Mystical and magical. Felt like a little slice of another world. Definitely worth the trip. Would recommend!!
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Helenp3078
Jan 19, 2026
Beautiful cave and a bit eerie! - The cave is beautiful, the history interesting. It was indeed moving to be there and think of the Mayan people who populated the area so long ago and lived and died in that beautiful and slightly eerie place. Family trip and we were a bit awe struck.
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Granrega
Sep 21, 2025
Pure awesome and worth the travel to get there - Alex was our guide. He did a fantastic job. He was extremely knowledgeable about the caves and has worked there for many many years. The cave canoeing was easy--the guide did all the work. The geology and archeological visuals were awesome. The ancient stories are also incredible. The amazing thing to me was how calm and peaceful it was inside the cave--so quiet and the sounds were soothing. Quite relaxing I'd say.
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Melanie_k
Sep 15, 2025
Great time! - Rommel was a great guide! He gave great information about Belize, Barton Creek, and Big Rock Falls. The chicken, bean and rice, coleslaw, chips and salsa were delicious! I definitely recommend doing both Barton Creek and Big Rock Falls. Barton creek was so peaceful and beautiful! Rommel answered all our questions about the cave and vegetation. Big Rock Falls is beautiful! The trail to big rock falls has a lot of steps, but so worth the view. We loved getting to swim around the waterfalls. September was a good time to go for us. The weather was cool and cloudy, but no rain, we got lucky!
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Travelbug1014me
Jun 3, 2025
Exploring caves rich with Mayan culture! - Our guide, Angel, was great. The canoe cave tour was a nice adventure for my daughter, 5 year old granddaughter and me. Angel explained the Mayan history and culture thoroughly and answered our many questions. It was very interesting to learn how the ancient Mayans used the caves for various rites and rituals. The stalagtite formations were incredible to view as we canoed below them. The last 4 mile ride to the cave was on a rather rugged road, but Angel took great care driving to the destination, including crossing the river. Overall, this was a very enjoyable experience for us.
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