A lovely cave and a refreshing break from the heat - We wanted to explore more of the beauty of Belize and found this opportunity for cave canoeing at Barton Creek Cave. We were able to meet our guide in the center of town and he took the two of us into the hills and jungles to the south of San Ignacio, along a bumping and scenic dirt road to the beautiful grounds outside the Barton Creek Cave Entrance. We were given flashlights and headlamps, and settled into our canoe. The creek is not extremely deep (at this time of year anyway) and we quickly found ourselves in complete darkness except for the light we'd brought. The cave is full of amazing rock formations - stalactites some stalagmites, bat holes, curtain formations and some Mayan artifacts. The air was cool and moist, a nice break from the heat outside. Our guide provided a wealth of information about the history of the cave, of Belize, of the Mayan people, and other things. The canoe trip went perhaps a mile into the cave system before we were blocked by hanging rock formations from going further. After we returned, we had the opportunity to swim in the delightfully cool waters at the cave mouth before enjoying snacks and hearing about our guide's experience working for the forest service in Belize. This is a great way to spend a half-day trip out of San Ignacio, and a chance to experience caving from a canoe.

Awesome experience, great value, well done! - Rommel was a fantastic tour guide. He picked us up promptly from our hotel, had interesting information to share with us about the area on the way to the caves and had all the details prepared ahead of time so we felt well taken care of. He knew some history and Mayan facts about the caves along with cultural information and made sure we were safe while crossing under some tight spaces. Afterwards we hoped to see a bit of the local area and he drove us around and pointed out interesting cultural spots for our interests. Would highly recommend. We felt like we got a private tour with everything we could have hoped for. Thank you!

Awesome tour - A must do tour. Marlin was an awesome guide!! We were dealing with the flooding from Nadine and was hoping that as the weather improved that this tour would be available. Marlin made it happen with his stories and knowledge of the history of the area, to helping my daughter (with a bad knee) and myself cross a river that we were unable to drive through. He took such great care of us. This tour was a highlight of our trip to San Iganico. Thank you Marlin.

A great tour into a beautiful cave with cultural significance. - This is a nice trip for the price and our guide was Marlin. He picked us up from the hotel and started the tour right away, talking about Belize and interesting stuff we passed on the way to the cave. We had a great time, the cave was very cool. We swam in the river after the tour and it was very refreshing.

Good tour, nice place - Barton Creek is a short 30-40min drive San Ignacio. The caving experience itself is about an hour. Pretty place, worth seeing in my opinion.

Paddle into this mysterious Mayan archeological site - We enjoyed the morning, from getting picked up from our hotel on time to just listening to our guide talk about Barton Cave as an important Mayan archeological site as we paddled in. He answered all our questions and was very kind to help us figure out how to paddle and navigate the environment. This activity also helped us get used to the heat because after our tour in and out, we cooled off in the creek. It is a really nice pls e to ease into the environment if you are not used to the heat. Refreshing!

Fun alternative to see some caves in St. Ignacio! - Awesome tour. Guide picked me up where I was staying. Gave us good instructions and had good equipment. Nice tour and explanation of things. Definitely an awesome cave!

Highly recommend - Amazing guides!!!! Just amazing and great tour. The caves were also very fun to go into and the guides were soo accommodating

So we paddled into a cave… - A big thank you to Marlon for guiding us into the the depths of the Mayan underworld and back. Cave canoeing was an amazing experience and Marlon made it fun, safe, and provided great information. The snacks were great too.

Relaxing and amazing - The journey through the cave on the canoe was relaxing and informative. The cave structure was amazing with some tall caverns.