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Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Tour and Picnic

Name: Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Tour and Picnic
Brand: MayaWalk Tours
SKU: 9526P3
Price: 125.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (740 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceSan Ignacio, Belize

9 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the cave of the crystal sepulcher on a full-day tour to Actun Tunichil Muknal from San Ignacio, and discover a spiritual site that was sacred to the ancient Maya. Learn about the traditions and rites that took place in the cave system and visit the crystallized remains of an ancient ceremonial victim as you hike deep into the cave with a professional guide. Swim through a spring-fed pool, and follow tunnels, passageways and yawning chambers lined with stalactites, stalagmites, ancient ceramics and stoneware.

See native wildlife in their natural environment
Small group ensures personal service
Step back in time on a history tour
All necessary equipment included
All entrance fees included
Lunch included
Informative, friendly and professional guide

What's Included

Explore the cave with an expert, specially licensed guide
Includes transportation to and from our office in San Ignacio
All necessary equipment
Lunch with a drink
Rum punch
3-hour walking tour of cave system

Hotel pickup and drop-off only if requested
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Mayawalk Tours
19 Burns Avenue, San Ignacio, Belize
Directions: MayaWalk Tours Main Office located between Tandoor Restaurant and Belize Bank Return point: Returns to original departure point

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Pick ups from all locations in Belize can be arranged. There may be an additional charge so please contact us if pick up is needed. . Departure Point for most tours: Downtown San Ignacio Address: MayaWalk Tours Main Office 19 Burns Avenue San Ignacio Town Cayo District Belize, Central America Directions: MayaWalk Tours Main Office located between Tandoor Restaurant and Belize Bank Return point: Returns to original departure point

What To Expect

Actun Tunichil Muknal

Admission Ticket Included

Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Not wheelchair accessible
Cancellations only due to severe rain or flooding
Guests must wear appropriate (Closed toe) shoes for walking through jungle and water
Guests must bring a pair of socks for the dry chamber in the cave
Minimum height requirement is 40inches
Infants must sit on laps
Vegetarian meal option available upon request
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Bring along a change of dry clothes to be worn after the tour. This is a wet tour.
Clothes to be worn for the tour needs to be modest to respect the cave.
Eco friendly bug repellent is optional (Apply only if needed)
No cameras/ electronics are allowed on the hike and/or on in the cave.
Bring along a water bottle. We will have water available to refill your bottles.
Have a good breakfast before the tour. Lunch will be late.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

cmtorres77

JC was such an amazing guide! I appreciated his knowledge and how educated his viewpoints are on everything we talked about as a group and personally!!!! The experience was once in a lifetime. I felt safe and I appreciated JC’s extreme regard for the safety of everyone in this group, also making sure to make others less afraid in this new type of adventurous situation. Easy to find the office in town and the shuttle was super clean!!! Everyone that accompanied us was also very friendly and helpful! Thank you for an amazing adventure!!!

Reviews

5.0

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Amazing caves of Belize

Ishrat_H, May 2024

Fantastic tour, it was an experience of a lifetime, beautiful formation of stalactites in the caves. JC was very knowledgeable and made the experience more fun.

Wonderful experience

David_M, Apr 2024

Probably one of the best tours I've been on. Everything about it was excellent. It went from about 7-2 for us which was perfect.

Once in a lifetime experience

Bridgett_B, Apr 2024

A once in a lifetime experience! A great tour with an amazing guide, a very good lunch provided! A full day and lots of mayan history given.

Really fun trip. We have...

Christopher_M, Apr 2024

Really fun trip. We have 4 kids and we were worried it might be too tough for our youngest who is 7, however she did great with some extra assistance. It’s a fun adventure and culturally very rich as well, I can’t imagine how long they can continue this tour without artifacts getting damaged or stolen however.

Once in a lifetime experience !

Mario_G, Apr 2024

Yes it’s quite intense and intimidating at certain spots. But it’s definitely one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever experienced. Our guide Hue was great. And Maya walks had probably some of the best equipment in comparison to other groups.

Experience Depends on your Tour Guide

Brittany_G, Apr 2024

This was a very fun tour in concept! We greatly enjoyed seeing the artifacts and appreciated the sacredness of the site. However, our guide made it not as informative or fun as it could’ve been. Our bus began with two tour guides, Lenny and Magdelleno, however we split into two groups at the cave as each guide can only lead 8 people. Unfortunately, our guide Lenny, was inattentive and went extremely fast both during the hiking portion and the wading through water/walking through the cave parts. We are athletes and it was even difficult for us to keep up. Further, at the entrance to the cave, we all were instructed to switch on our headlamps. Mine was blinking on and off, but Lenny said it should be fine. During the first section of the cave, my light was sporadically blinking on and off which in the pitch dark is dangerous and I felt very uncomfortable. Lenny finally gave me his headlamp, once I caught up to him and after I said that I could not safely walk with the defective light. Further, we had to swim through the entrance, and I cannot swim, so I was expecting a little more attention during that part, because I am still a bit nervous by deep water. He did come back and towed me into the cave, but only after I called to him to come back. I greatly wish we had been placed in the other guide’s group as he seemed very friendly and informative in the van on the way to the cave. Lenny barely said two words.

Great experience

Rett_R, Mar 2024

This is the best excursion in Belize. You get up close with history and the Mayan culture. This is a physically demanding excursion. Make sure you take good water shoes, towel, change of clothes, and eat a big breakfast.

Get really wet, but have the best experience of a lifetime.

Mark_P, Mar 2024

From the beginning, everything was super duper fun. Our tour guide, Lenny, helped us a lot to be more observant of everything. The funnest part for me is when you wear only socks, and get to look at the pots, fireplaces , skeletons, and much more of the ancient people from a long, long time ago. Even though you end kinda soggy, it is so fun and my family is definitely coming back another time.

THIS IS A CAN’T MISS EXPERIENCE

Emma_P, Mar 2024

I’m glad we did this on its own and not in conjunction with any other tour. Super fun but you are tired by the end. Don’t forget socks, a towel, a snack, and dry change of clothes. Water shoes are a must have and wear quick drying clothing. Eric was the most knowledgeable tour guide and really made history come alive. You can’t bring water bottles into the cave so Eric was really great about reminding us to hydrate on the hike there. Top five coolest experiences of my life. This is a bucket list adventure.

Amazing educational time!

Sophie_G, Mar 2024

Junior was a great tour guide and the caves were a cannot miss adventure! I would recommend it to anyone. It did require some physical fitness and was not for the faint of heart! But we felt very safe all the way through.

ATM tour with Hugh is incredibly fun

Yueran_M, Mar 2024

The tour is amazing. It’s both fun and educational. Hugh is a wonderful guide, charismatic and professional. He explained Mayan culture and history thoroughly and scientifically. The only issue with Mayawalks is that they charged extra for transportation to lodges outside San Ignacio town. They told us via email that pickup and drop off would be 40 USD in total—in the end we only needed drop off and the office tried to charge us 40 per person.

Amazing

Erin_F, Mar 2024

This was the greatest experience, 10/10 would recommend! Our tour guide Eric “the Red” was spectacular and made our experience so memorable and special even though he was feeling under the weather.

Wonderful!

Rashmi_M, Mar 2024

Must do cave when in San Igancio! Will recommend this company(MayaWalks) given the safety. We saw multiple other companies with no life vests on! The guides were knowledgeable, fun! Amazing experience. The cave feels like an Indiana Jones movie!

Wonderful Experience

Katherine_J, Mar 2024

What a wonderful experience! Juan Carlos was very knowledgeable about Mayan history as well as plants and their medicinal uses. Being in the big cavern was incredible as the cave structures were on a much bigger scale than I’ve seen before but it was the Mayan artifacts and the stories about the Mayans that made the tour meaningful.

Excellent!

angie_c, Mar 2024

A must do while in Belize! Had a great tour guide (Junior).he was very knowledgeable along the walk to the cave and in the cave. There were some challenging moments but our guide was excellent on explaining where to step and hold. Great adventure!

Knowledgeable and Professional

Kelsey_H, Feb 2024

Hugh was a great guide and provided wonderful commentary and historical context throughout the tour while ensuring the safety of the entire group. Mike did a great job with the drive as well.

Once in a lifetime!

Carla_B, Feb 2024

It was a once in a lifetime experience. Our guide Junior was very personable and knowledgeable. He handled a group of 8 including 2 kids like a pro.

Best excision we have ever done!

Leah_D, Feb 2024

Our group of 6 was really nervous about this excursion. Fitting through tight spaces and climbing rocks in an unknown area was a little intimidating. We were all blown away! We loved it! We range in levels of fitness and size. We all agreed that this was by far the best excursion we have ever done. Eric was the best guide! He was knowledgeable and funny. He and Juan were amazing! The staff at Maya Walk were top notch!

Our tour guide (Hugh) was...

Ben_K, Feb 2024

Our tour guide (Hugh) was incredibly knowledgeable and made sure we understood the history and significance of the site.

Not your grandmas tour.

Haley_M, Feb 2024

Our tour guide Jaun Carlos made the trip not only informational and entertaining but also safe. This was an adventurous tour full of new experiences. If your guide offers you a life jacket WEAR IT. You will cross a river 3 times before entering waist high water into the cave. There were times we could not touch the bottom as well. We hiked, swam and waded through water .2 miles into the cave to see Mayan artificacts and human remains. We learned so much about the Mayan culture and rituals. So very interesting! It was raining the day we went. Flash flood quickly made the water rise in the cave. Jaun Carlos was very professional and got us all out safely. Listen to your guide and wear the safety gear. If they don’t provide it don’t go!

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