Cave Tubing and Zipline Adventure from Belize City
4.9 (403 reviews)6 hBelize CityTight on a typical call
Cutting it close: back about 3:05 pm, inside your 1 h safety margin. Only book a departure that starts by 8:50 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. Latest sensible start: 8:50 am.
- 2:55 pmTour ends10 min back to the pier
- 3:05 pmBack at the tender pier55 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; with the trip from Fort Street Tourism Village (tender landing) and back you would reach the gangway around 3:05 pm, inside the 1 h safety margin we recommend. Book it only if your ship stays later than 4:35 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
Cave tubing and ziplining are two of the most popular activities people from all over the world come to experience in Belize. During this 5.5-hour tour, you'll hike through the lush jungle of the foothills of the Mayan mountains to see the flora and fauna, float on tubes through a large cave system seeing the stalagmite and stalactite formations and get your adrenaline pumping on a 7-line zipline adventure. This excursion is great for those young and old who enjoy a thrill and includes hotel/port pickup and drop-off, a guide and all necessary equipment.
Max 35 per group English
What's included
- Port pickup and drop-off in Belize City
- Drinking water
- Professional guide
- All necessary equipment/gear
- Transportation via 15 passenger van or 50-seater bus depending on group size
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Belize City
Not included
- Tip
- We can provide Tamales for lunch but you need to request it when booking Or message us to request it. Message us
Meeting point and getting there
Start point
We pick up any where in Belize city or ladyville, hotel name.
If you are staying in Ambergris Caye or Caye Caulker island please catch the 6 am ferry over to Belize city and we will pick up at the water taxi terminal. You can also take the domestic airline over to Belize city or BZE airport.
We pick up any where in Belize city or ladyville, hotel name.
If you are staying in Ambergris Caye or Caye Caulker island please catch the 6 am ferry over to Belize city and we will pick up at the water taxi terminal. You can also take the domestic airline over to Belize city or BZE airport.
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.
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- All persons must be at least 40 inches tall to participate in the cave tubing adventure
- All persons must not exceed a 48-inch waist size to participate in the zip-line adventure
- The cave tubing hike is about a mile on a flat nature trail and you float back down through the caves and open river
- There are short hikes between the platforms for the zip-lining to go to a higher platform
- Van/bus for travel also acts as the locker for all dry clothing, etc.
- Guest coming off a cruise ship must meet us out side of terminal one as soon as possible after ship docks and we use ship time and not local time to meet.
Traveler reviews
Operated by Explore Belize Caves. Prices, availability and tour details come from the booking partner and can change; the booking page is authoritative.
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