Altun Ha Mayan Temples and Cave Tubing Paradise With Lunch
Cutting it close: back about 3:35 pm, inside your 1 h safety margin. Only book a departure that starts by 8:20 am.
Safety margin
- 8:00 amShip anchors in Belize City45 min to get a tender and reach the pier
- 8:45 amLeave the pierThis tour meets at the pier
- 8:55 amEarliest tour startTour runs 6 h 30 min. Latest sensible start: 8:20 am.
- 3:25 pmTour ends10 min back to the pier
- 3:35 pmBack at the tender pier25 min before the last tender
- 4:30 pmAll aboardLast tender usually leaves about 4:00 pm
Estimates based on the tour's longest published duration, our researched travel times and typical pier queues. Confirm the departure time on the booking page and keep your watch on ship's time.
Our verdict
Cutting it close on a typical Belize City call (8:00 am–4:30 pm). The tour runs 6 h 30 min; with the trip from Fort Street Tourism Village (tender landing) and back you would reach the gangway around 3:35 pm, inside the 1 h safety margin we recommend. Book it only if your ship stays later than 5:05 pm, or if the operator confirms an earlier start.
The operator picks up at the cruise port (it is on their pickup list), so the trip to the start point is part of the tour. We allow 10 min to walk off and find the pickup; look for the ground-transportation area outside Fort Street Tourism Village (tender landing).
Among the 100 Belize City shore excursions we track, this is about average in length (the median runs 5 h); 59% of them fit a typical call. Belize City is a tender port: we add 45 minutes to get ashore and keep you back 30 minutes before all aboard for the last tender.
Computed from the tour's published duration, the distance from the cruise pier to its start point and the typical Belize City call. Adjust your ship's times above to recheck.
About this tour
Lets explore Maya Ruins of Altun Ha and float through caves of cave branch with a 6-hour tour from Belize City to Altun Ha and the Caves Branch River. Enjoy the plazas and towering pyramids as you visit Altun Ha archeological site with your guide, and see the precious treasures excavated from the Temple of the Green Tomb. Hike through the jungle in order to start our cave tubing adventure through caverns as your headlight illuminates cave walls with crystal formations and stalactites.
Max 30 per group English, Spanish
What's included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Driver/guide
- Lights, headlamps, life jackets and inner tubes
- Carry tubes to the entrance of the caves.
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- We don’t off tours from harvest caye passenger.
Meeting point and getting there
Start point
1. Cruise passengers are recommended to take the first tender boat off the ship to the port, once at the port walk out outside terminal one to meet us, your guide will have a sign with your name on it.
2. Hotels, Airbnb’s, water taxi’s and municipal airstrip pick up is at 8 am.
3. Airport pick ups
1. Cruise passengers are recommended to take the first tender boat off the ship to the port, once at the port walk out outside terminal one to meet us, your guide will have a sign with your name on it.
2. Hotels, Airbnb’s, water taxi’s and municipal airstrip pick up is at 8 am.
3. Airport pick ups
From the cruise pier
Meets at the pier
Allow 45 min to tender ashore first. Taxi fares and pier details.
Returns
Back to the start point
Good to know
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. If the operator cancels for bad weather, you can rebook or get a full refund.
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Child must be 40 inches and above to go cave tubing
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- A maximum of 14 or more people per booking
- The duration of transfers are approximate 6 hours, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 paying adult
Traveler reviews
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