Top Belize Ancient Ruins

Journey into the heart of the Mayan underworld at the Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave. Departing from San Ignacio, this guided, action-packed 9-hour tour kicks off with a 45-minute, physically intense jungle hike through the Tapir Nature Reserve to the entrance of the cave. Swim, climb, and spelunk your way through astonishing caverns into the depths of the cave, where you’ll get an up-close look at artifacts and offerings used in ancient Mayan ceremonies. Round-trip transport and riverside lunch are included. Please note this tour isn't recommended for those with a fear of enclosed spaces or heights.

Visit the incredible ancient city of Tikal on this day trip from San Ignacio. Once a powerful city center during the Mayan period, today Tikal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws scores of visitors each year. Your professional guide takes you across the border into Tikal National Park in Guatemala, and leads you on a fascinating tour of the archaeological complex. Round-trip transport from your San Ignacio hotel and all park fees are included.

Venture deep inside an ancient cave system at Nohoc Chen Park on a cave kayaking adventure from Belize City. Old legends and an underground waterfall await inside a series of caverns that you explore by single or double kayak, wearing an LED headlamp to illuminate crystalline rock formations. Hike through the Belizean rain forest and paddle down open stretches of the Caves Branch River on this half-day tour in the heart of the Maya Mountains.

Go cave tubing in a remote national park on a guided half-day outing. Travel by mini-bus into the rain forest outside of Belize City and learn about the area’s tropical flora and fauna on a brief walk to the cave system. Once there, get outfitted with a life jacket, helmet, and light, hop in a tube and float downstream, passing unique rock formations and a waterfall as you go.

The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is one of the most popular snorkeling and scuba diving sites in Belize and lies just off the coast of Caye Caulker. With this tour, enjoy a full day of snorkeling, stopping at six different sites around the marine reserve. Dive in to snorkel in areas known for nurse sharks, southern sting rays, and manatees; explore a sunken shipwreck, and swim among schools of tropical fish and colorful coral reefs.

Float down a pristine river in the heart of the jungle with a full-day tubing and caving trip from San Ignacio. Strap on a helmet equipped with a waterproof headlamp, and hike into a cave entrance surrounded by lush foliage. Follow a gentle stream through a series of cavern passages, learn about the rich Maya history of the region, then enjoy a cool swim in the clear water. Visit a final cave to see a thriving bat colony and fantastic rock formations before returning to San Ignacio.

ALTUNHA The area around Altun Ha is rich in wild life and over 200 species of birds that has been recorded and there are crocodiles inhabits the Maya water reservoir. Altun Ha is a major ceremonial and vital trade center during the classic period, has 2 principal plazas. The most significant find in Altun Ha is the ‘’Jade Head’’, which represent the Maya Sun God, Kinich Ahua; it’s the largest object carved of Jade in the Maya civilization. After altun ha we do cave tubing which it includes a nature walk through the jungle which your guide shares about certain things of the Flora and Fauna until you get to the entrance of the cave system. Thereafter your guide gets you on your tube all attach to each other groups for the cave-tubing part. Also we share the history and geology of the caves which is known as XIBALBA. Upon exiting the cave not all fun is done. And additional section of open river- tubing will be done Zip line does consist of 6 zip line runs through the jungle

Discover one of the most mysterious Mayan sites in Belize on a day trip to the ruins of Lamanai from Belize City. Admire tropical flora and fauna during a boat trip, before exploring the partially-excavated ruins with a guide, who helps put the stone structures into context with historical and cultural information.