Vital Nature and Mayan Tours Available
Our company is prepared to provide you, our guests, with almost any tour you wish on the mainland of Belize, especially in the central and northern part of the country. Whether you are in Belize for a day or two, for an extended time of a week or more, or if you live here and want a first class tour, we believe we can provide you with the best tour available at the most reasonable price. We plan and book each tour individually, and have options and flexibility to fit with your plans. We can handle as few as two people, or as many as you want to bring! We love having children on our tours. Many people staying on Ambergris Caye take the water taxi over to take advantage of the unique attractions on the mainland. Here are some features of our tours:
- We pick you up at the location of your choice, most tours start from Belize City.
- Pick up locations are usually from a hotel, guest house, or the water taxi terminal.
- We can pick you up from the Municipal Airport.
- Tours are for a minimum of 2 people.
- Prices include transportation, entrance fees, tour guide fees, soft drinks, water, rum punch, and lunch.
- These are not pre-planned group tours that you join, tours are individually booked and provided.
- The usual time for pick-up is at 8:00 a.m.. If coming from the cayes take the first water taxi over.
- Because it's a personal tour, you can often add another attraction the day of the tour.
- The tours are usually about a total of 8 hours.
- We prefer US cash, Belize dollars, and we will take travelers checks. ATM machines are found at banks in Belize.
Here are the prices per person for single attraction and combination tours. If you have more than 5 people there is a reduction in cost.
From Belize City:
US dollars - Per Person - Minimum 2 People
ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) $125
Altun Ha $65
Caracol $175
Cave tubing $65
Lamanai $110
Tikal $175
Xunantunich $110
Zipline $75
Prices for combination tours:
Cave tubing and zipline $90
Cave tubing and Altun Ha $110
Cave tubing and Xunantunich $115
Cave tubing and The Belize Zoo $75
Cave tubing, zipline, and Belize Zoo $175
From Corozal:
US dollars - Per Person - Minimum 2 people
ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) $150
Altun Ha $75
Caracol $175
Cave tubing $90
Lamanai $80
Xunantunich $140
Zipline $120
If coming from the cayes (San Pedro or Caye Caulker)
We happily provide tours for people staying on the cayes. The tour prices are the same as from Belize City, where you will picked up. We prefer that you take the San Pedro Express Water Taxi. Our current experience tells us that it is best that you just buy a one way ticket. It's $10 US from Caye Caulker and $15 US from San Pedro, one way. There is no discount for round trip, and sometimes people with round trip tickets are made to wait while others board the boat.
Some people prefer to fly to the Municipal Airport, where we can also pick you up. Just call and tell me which flight and airline (Tropic Air or Maya Island Air) you will be taking, 602-8975.
If you have special needs or want to make special arrangements, like being picked up at the International Airport, do a tour and be dropped off in San Ignacio, we can do this, and I will be happy to call you to discuss this and the cost, or other needs.
Note: there is a good bit of travel when going from Belize City to Xunantunich, which is almost to the Guatemalan border.
Cave Tubing
Fri 17 Jul 2009—Cavetubing.bz is devoted to all the tours we provide, but we concentrate on cave tubing and it is our favorite tour. ... show/hide
Cave tubing is one of the most unique opportunities offered in
Belize. It is the tour we love the most, do the best,
and have done longer than most others. This is reflected
in the name of our website, cavetubing.bz, and we have
several pages devoted to cave tubing.
Lamanai
Fri 17 Jul 2009—The Lamanai tour is a very popular whole day tour, and includes a boat ride to the site. ... show/hideLamanai, meaning "submerged crocodile" is the only Maya site in the whole 5 countries of the Mundo Maya where the archaeologists have been able to find the name the Mayas actually used. There are many structures there, and tools were found for farming, which helped the people survive. During 300-900 AD it was one of the most advanced sites and survived through the Pre-classic, Classic, and Post- classic eras. The High Temple is one where you a majestic view of the New River and the surrounding area.
The trip to Lamanai begins at the Toll Bridge south of Orange Walk, with a trip down the New River to the site. The boat ride down is 1.5 hours and includes stops to see crocodiles, iguanas, monkeys, and birds. There is a lunch buffet when you reach the site, before the tour. Your boat captain will be the tour guide for Lamanai. There is more information about Lamanai here.
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM)
Fri 17 Jul 2009—The ATM cave is one of the most challenging and unique tours in Belize, and is not recommended for everyone. ... show/hideYou need to be in good physical shape and be prepared for swimming, climbing, and crawling. You need hiking boots or tennis shoes, not sandals. At one place you even take off your shoes and walk in your socks so you don't damage what you walk on. Also you will be given a helmet for protection. And you have to go out the same way you came in!
There are benefits if you are hearty and brave. It is like a living museum. You see pieces of pottery, 14 skeletal remains, and have the experience of being in a huge chamber like a cathedral.
From Belize City, it takes 1.5 hours to get to the junction where you turn and then you go inland for 6-7 miles. The roads are not great, and you cannot make it in a low vehicle. The rest rooms available are "out houses," so it is not for the faint hearted. For those who are adventurous, it is an unforgettable experience!
Zipline
Fri 17 Jul 2009—The Jaguar Paw Zipline is a very popular attraction for tourists, and it is easily combined with a cave tubing tour. ... show/hideThe zipline canopy tour has been taken over by a Jamaican company, BakABush. The same experienced guides are providing the tours. It is easy and safe, and the guides who help you are well trained and do it every day. They provide helmets, harnesses, and gloves. You are assisted whenever you need it, like getting down. For more detail, click here.
Altun Ha
Fri 17 Jul 2009—Altun Ha is a small site, considered to be ceremonial as well as a trading center. ... show/hideWhen excavated they found jade, including the largest piece ever
found in the whole Mundo Maya. It is a representation of the God of Sun
known to the Mayas as Kinich Ahau. It has only been partially excavated.
You can find more information about Altun Ha here
Wikipedia.
Altun Ha is located
map about 45 min. to an hour from Belize City on a bumpy road. We call it
the "massage road." 
Xunantunich
Fri 17 Jul 2009—Xunantunich, in the far western part of the country, and is a rewarding attraction, especially if you like to climb high! ... show/hideXunantunich means Stone Lady, and like most Maya sites is a modern name. The highest structure, El Castillo, is 132 feet high, and from the top you get a panoramic view of both western Belize and of Guatemala. Fine stucco facades or friezes can be viewed on El Castillo. For more information click here.
Xunantunich is a few miles west of San Ignacio, and from Belize City it is a one and a half to two hour drive. There is a market of craft stalls near the highway, with many products from local craftsmen as well as from near-by Guatemala. You have to cross the river in a hand-cranked ferry, and you must disembark your vehicle for the crossing.
Tikal
Fri 17 Jul 2009—Tikal is one of the most impressive sites in the Mundo Maya, and it is possible to do the trip from Belize. ... show/hideTikal is known as the Maya's New York City, because there are many skyscrapers, with 5 temples that are very high. Tikal means the "place of voices."
From Belize City, the border of Guatemala is about a two hour drive. You will have to pay a departure fee of $18.75 when you leave Belize. Getting into Guatemala is very easy, and if you want to tip, they are happy with 10 quetzales, or $1.50 US. Then you board a van in Guatemala, they will not allow Belizean vans into the country. There a guide will be hired and the drive is very easy.
You will travel to Mechor, and then to El Remate, then go from there to Tikal. You will have your own private guide at Tikal, and you will have about 4 hours at the site. There are many gift shops and there will be time for shopping.
For more information about Tikal click here.
The Belize Zoo
Fri 17 Jul 2009—We believe The Belize Zoo is "The Best Little Zoo in the World!" ... show/hideIt s a special treat for people interested in the wildlife and animals of Belize. All the animals are native to the country, and it was developed by it's director, Sharon Matola, who started it in 1983 "as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests." The delightful thing is you see animals in their natural habitat, not all caged up, and they have lots of freedom. There are clever and educational signs all around the zoo, and it's educational as well as entertaining. It's a great addition to any tour in the Belize City area, and is located about 30 minutes from Belize City, and you can spend as much time there as you like.
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