Belize City culture and history tours

Altun Ha (about 1 hour) and Lamanai (long day with a river trip) are the main Maya ruin choices.

Photo: Alisa Matthews / Unsplash

Typical call

8:00 am→4:30 pm

Docking to all aboard · about 8 h 30 min ashore

Getting ashore

Tender boat

Allow 45 min each way

Money

Belize dollar

US dollars widely accepted

Time zone

UTC-6, no DST

Keep your watch on ship's time

Culture & history tours that fit your day in Belize City

Enter the times from your cruise line's itinerary. We add the tender ride ashore and back, the drive to each tour's start point and back, and your safety margin.

Ship docks8:00 amAll aboard4:30 pm

Safety margin before all aboard

Ship in portGetting ashore (45 min, tender)Safety margin (1 h 30 min)All aboard 4:30 pm

8 h 30 min in port11 fit with time to spare11 cutting it close9 too long

Fits your day
Altun Ha Heritage Tour from Belize City
3 h 4.8 (178)Free cancellation
Back by 12:45 pm · 2 h 15 min sparefrom $85
Fits your day
TukTuk Belize City Sightseeing Tour
1 h 10 min 4.8 (90)Free cancellation
Back by 10:55 am · 4 h 5 min sparefrom $35
Fits your day
Belize Maya Ruins
4 h 4.8 (58)Free cancellation
Back by 1:45 pm · 1 h 15 min sparefrom $95
Fits your day
TukTuk Belize History & Culture Tour
2 h 30 min 4.8 (54)Free cancellation
Back by 12:15 pm · 2 h 45 min sparefrom $60
Fits your day
Luxury Eco Friendly TukTuk Bus Belize City Tour
1 h 15 min 4.7 (20)Free cancellation
Back by 11:00 am · 4 h sparefrom $35
Fits your day
Belizean Bits & Bites Food Tastings and City Tour in Belize
2 h 4.5 (248)Free cancellation
Back by 11:45 am · 3 h 15 min sparefrom $60
Fits your day
Belize City All Inclusive Tour for Cruise Ship Travelers
3 h 5.0 (3)Free cancellation
Back by 12:45 pm · 2 h 15 min sparefrom $100
Fits your day
The Real Belize City Tour
1 h–2 h 4.4 (8)Free cancellation
Back by 11:45 am · 3 h 15 min sparefrom $40
Fits your day
Altun Ha Lost City of The Maya
3 h 30 min 4.4 (21)Free cancellation
Back by 1:15 pm · 1 h 45 min sparefrom $125
Fits your day
Private Altun Ha Maya Ruin & Belize City Adventure From Belize City
4 h 4.4 (64)Free cancellation
Back by 1:45 pm · 1 h 15 min sparefrom $107
Fits your day
Altun Ha Mayan Ruins and Belize City tour
4 h 3.0 (2)Free cancellation
Back by 1:45 pm · 1 h 15 min sparefrom $120
Cutting it close
Cave Tubing and Altun Ha Mayan Ruin from Belize City with Lunch
6 h 4.8 (141)Free cancellation
Back by 3:45 pm · inside marginfrom $130

Return times are estimates from the tour length, travel from the pier and time to get ashore. Always check your ship's all-aboard time.

Nearby

More Western Caribbean ports

All ports

Mexico

Cozumel

A flat coral island with three cruise piers, a walkable town, easy shore snorkeling, Maya ruins and a quiet wild south.

~9 h typical call10 places

Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman

A tender-only port where Stingray City, Seven Mile Beach and the Turtle Centre are all reachable in a day, but the north-coast sights are a long trip.

~9 h typical call11 placesTender port

Honduras

Roatán

Two cruise ports on the Mesoamerican Reef, with West Bay's calm, reef-fringed beach 25–35 minutes away by road.

~9 h typical call9 places

Mexico

Costa Maya

A purpose-built cruise pier beside the small beach village of Mahahual, with Maya ruins at Chacchoben and the Bacalar lagoon a bus ride inland.

~9 h typical call9 places