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Climb the Temple of the Masonry Altars and feel the wind on your face as you gaze over miles of emerald-green jungle and the distant Caribbean Sea. ... more
“In that moment, you realize you’re standing where Maya kings addressed their people over 1,500 years ago. Altun Ha Mayan Site is located just 30 miles north of Belize City. This small and impressive Maya ruin offers detailed information about this amazing civilization that existed in this part of the world thousands of years ago. This tour starts in Belize City. You will be picked up from anywhere you choose within the Belize City area by your licensed driver/guide. You will then be driven north of Belize City for approximately 1 hour. Along the way, your guide will be providing valuable information about our beautiful country. You also get to view the historic Belize River and pass through several villages as well. Once at the site, you will get a chance to use the restrooms, after which you will make your way to the entrance of the site, where your driver/guide will be waiting. Before entering the site, your guide will have you go through the museum, where you will be presented with much more information about the site. You will then make your way to the site itself to view the amazing structures in the two plazas. You will be able to take as many pictures as you like, as well as to climb a few of these ancient buildings, culminating with your trek on top of the tallest structure, the Temple of the Masonry Altar, which was dedicated to the Sun God Kinach Ahou. Once you finish the tour, you get a chance to shop with the local artisan to get your authentic Belizean souvenirs. From here, you make your way back to Belize City.
Departs From: San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Lamanai Mayan Ruins are among the best Mayan Ruins to visit while in Belize. Take a River Boat up to the Lamanai Mayan site and learn about the flora and fauna along the way. You also ... morewill learn all about the Maya history and their influence on the Belize and the world.
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
BARTON CREEK TOURS
Barton Creek is a remote cave that, like many of the subterranean caverns of Belize, was used by the ancient Mayan people for ceremonial purposes. This is a relaxed, ... morebut exciting canoe trip inside a mountain on an ancient waterway where you can observe grand cathedral ceilings in the cave, as well as numerous formations and stalactites and stalagmites.
We begin our journey through farmland where you can observe the Mennonite community of Upper Barton Creek and experience their traditional lifestyle. We then reach Barton Creek Cave, much of which is still to be explored and which stretches for 4.5 miles. We canoe in for one mile exploring the amazing history and geology of this massive cave. At the entrance of the cave, we board our canoes, switch on our headlights and start to slowly paddle into the cave passage. While floating deeper into the passage we learn about the geology, archaeology, and Mayan history of these caves. Our lights will bring to life sparkling crystal formations that are millions of years old. After exploring the caves, we turn our canoes around and float back to park our canoes and complete our half-day tour with a refreshing swim.
Optional Add-ons:
To extend the fun into a full day, please check with our front desk personnel about adding another activity such as jungle zip line, butterfly farm, or waterfalls.
+Jungle Zipline
After the relaxing canoe paddle at Barton Creek, you can opt to pump up the adventure and take a stop at our longest aerial canopy zip-lining tour—Ultimo Explorer— which is more than 2,700 feet. Each of our four tours offers you a return to the main platform on a 500 ft run via our jungle lift platform. The 2-hour tour is for zip line enthusiasts. It combines the Explorer and Intermedio in over 2,700 feet of a zip line, comprised of 9 runs and 15 platforms, that takes you over and through the jungle. This is a safe and exhilarating way to see the jungle like never before, flying through the treetops!
+Waterfall Big Rock Falls
Big Rock Falls is a 150-foot waterfall flowing over the granite boulders of Privassion Creek. We hike down the escarpment hidden deep in the Mountain Pine Ridge where we come to the stunning waterfall and the crystal pool into which the cascading waterfalls, spray a cooling mist. You can scramble over boulders and see the water rushing past you as you plunge into the pool below. Enjoy the natural beauty of this hidden paradise with a picnic lunch and only the sound of splashing water, birds singing, and wind in the trees to disturb the peaceful solitude.
+Butterfly Farm & Botanical Garden
Located in the Cayo district, between limestone hills covered with lush vegetation, is the Belize Butterfly Ranch and Botanical Collections. Here, you will be able to see a kaleidoscope of exotic butterflies of various species, from iridescent blue to gorgeous orange, dazzling yellow to intriguing gray. The butterflies fly freely in a 3,300-square-foot beautifully landscaped butterfly display. This facility is geared toward conservation, research, and education. There is also a botanical collection of over 120 species of plants, including orchids, many of which are critical to the butterflies’ reproduction and rearing. After viewing the butterflies, enjoy a snack at the picnic area or take a peek at their gift shop! Come to be dazzled and amazed at the beauty of these rare and alluring creatures!
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
TIKAL MAYA RUINS TOUR
Tikal is an ancient Mayan ceremonial center located just across the border in Peten, Guatemala, 19 miles north of Lake Peten Itza and the quaint town of Flores. ... moreWe will drive you to the Belize-Guatemala border, only a short 15-minute drive from our office, and when you arrive at the border we will pay your border fees and assist you with your crossing, after which you will meet your guide. Your guide will drive you for another 1.5 hours before arriving at Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along the way, we will pass small villages, beautiful lakeside scenery, and rolling hills with rainforests and agriculture farms.
Upon arrival at Tikal, we will pay your entrance fees and then your guide will provide an in-depth 4-hour tour of this magnificent site (Our guide speaks fluent English). Tikal is known for its massive pyramid temples, monumental plazas, palaces, and stelae. This is a very significant site in the history of the region and Tikal was the most powerful metropolis in the area for many centuries. It was a prominent player in the Mesoamerican trade route, which extended up through Belize, into Mexico and beyond.
You will also have time to view wildlife such as howler monkeys and coatis, enjoy birding as you spy parrots, toucans, and oscillated turkeys among the trees, as well as sample some of the local culture of modern-day Guatemala. After an extensive tour of the site, we make our way to a local restaurant lunch, including vegan and vegetarian options. Lunch is included in your tour. After lunch, we will have the opportunity to purchase some crafts and souvenirs before heading back across the border to Belize.
This is your chance to knock another item off your bucket list (and if Tikal is not on your list, trust us, it should be!). Tikal is a unique and impressive Guatemalan archaeological site within close proximity to our Belize headquarters. Take the plunge and get the best of both worlds at MayaWalk!
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
Experience Tikal as the jungle comes alive. Howler monkeys and spider monkeys and toucans all sing as the sun fights an ongoing battle with the clouds. When traveling from Belize, ... morereserve your stay directly with any of the three resorts that are located inside the Tikal National Park. After your tour, you are taken to your resort for your overnight. Our tour starts at 4 a.m. from your Tikal hotel's lobby. We then organize the return shuttle back to San Ignacio or Flores, Peten the following day. Discover the Tikal National Park and appreciate the jungle from the top of a Mayan pyramid.
Explore ancient Maya temples at Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve. Climb the ruins, learn about the history of the Maya, and visit the onsite museum. Then paddle through the Maya ... moreUnderworld exploring underground caves as your headlights illuminate the darkness revealing crystalize formations and underground waterfalls.
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
Day trip to Tikal from Belize Visit Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site Tour the ruins of Tikal with a professional and informative guide Learn about the Mayans who built ... moreone of the largest archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian world Round-trip hotel transport by comfortable coach included
What You Can Expect to Explore Tikal on a day trip from Belize!
Visit one of the largest and most important Mayan sites in all of Central America. Your professional guide will pick you up at your San Ignacio hotel for the roughly 1.5-hour drive to Tikal National Park.
You will be assisted in all border crossing procedures to enter Guatemala safely and hassle-free. Be sure to bring your passport! Once inside the park, let your imagination run free as you explore highlights among more than 3,000 structures that archaeologists have excavated so far. Learn about the daily life and religious practices of the ancient Maya while wandering through the maze of the Central Acropolis, and envision the excitement of an elite sporting match on the ball courts. Tikal boasts an array of magnificent ceremonial temples. Climb the steep staircase of the 144-foot (44-meter) Temple of the Grand Jaguar, built to honor a Mayan king. A set of twin pyramids with altars will greet you at complexes Q and R. Marvel at the Temple of the Masks, which was once adorned with intricate ceremonial mask carvings. Perhaps most impressive is the oft-photographed Temple IV, also known as the Double Head Serpent. The tallest structure in Tikal at 212 feet (64 meters), this pyramid rises majestically above the jungle canopy.
After a refreshing lunch break inside the park, satisfy your inner archaeologist during your free time to explore the ruins independently.
Make this special and magic trip to the center of Tikal!
Departs From: San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Our guests are picked up from their resort or hotel as early as 6 am to take a boat or flight over to the mainland. It is an hour boat ride or a short 15-minute flight over to Belize ... moreCity, where you will board our air condition van and head towards the Guatemalan border.
Once there, we will cross into Guatemala, switch vans and start our way toward Tikal. The journey is very scenic and includes stops along the way for shopping at local gift shops and for restroom breaks. After a two-hour journey into Guatemala, we will arrive at Tikal. You will get a guided tour of the site, take pictures, climb some temples, and see some wildlife before heading back to the Belize/Guatemala border.
Since this is an overnight adventure, we will be staying at a resort in San Ignacio town over on the Belize side, near the Belize/Guatemalan borders. You will be able to roam the town at night, maybe even enjoying some tacos or burritos.
Early the following morning, we will pick you up and start our day with a journey toward the caves. Yes, we will take you cave tubing, giving you another adventure you will not forget. After that tour into the Mayan underworld, we will head back to Belize city where you will take a 1 pm boat or flight back to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye.
Departs From: San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Xunantunich meaning “maiden of the rock” or “stone woman” in Maya, is situated on the Western Highway across the river from the village of San Jose Succotz.... more
Xunantunich is a Classic Period ceremonial center. The site core occupies only 300 square meters but the periphery covers several square kilometers. In Group A, Structure A-6 (El Castillo) rises 130 feet above plaza level making it one of the tallest buildings in Belize. On this structure, there are two temples. The lower temple is famous for its large stucco frieze. A mask with larger ears probably represents the sun god. Next, to this mask, there is a moon sign with a border of signs representing Venus.
Tour around Belize City. Rainforest/Tropical broadleaf forest walk learning about different trees and medicines and herbs. Tubing through the caves of Xibalba and a lazy river ride ... morealong the Cave's Branch River.
Step back in time as you climb El Castillo, the second-largest Maya temple in Belize, rising an impressive 137 feet above the ground. From the top, take in sweeping views of the surrounding ... moretemples while your guide shares the stories behind the stunning stucco carvings—featuring the Sun God, alongside symbols of the moon, Venus, and the Maya calendar.
After working up an appetite, enjoy a delicious Belizean lunch—but be sure to save room for what comes next. Dive into a hands-on chocolate-making experience the traditional Maya way. Roast cacao beans, grind them into a rich paste using a mano and metate, and turn it into a flavorful drink with cinnamon, chili, honey, and spices. You’ll also sample freshly harvested cacao beans and locally made dark chocolate, and take home your own cacao paste to create a recipe of your own.
Start your day Experiencing chocolate making in the most natural and hands-on way. Roasted cacao beans will be grinded into a paste using the traditional tools: mano and matate, then ... moremade into a beverage with added cinnamon, chili, honey, and spice. Sample freshly harvested beans and Belizean-made dark chocolate, then take home a paste of your own to create your own recipe. This unique experience is followed by a Visit to the Mayan city of Xunantunich where you get to Climb the second largest Mayan temple in Belize “El Castillo” standing at 137ft off the ground and take in the exciting view of all the other temples that sit below it. Let your guide explain the meaning of the stacco decoration displaying the Sun God flanked by signs of the moon, Venus, and different days located on the side of El Castillo. Your guide will then take you to enjoy a hot Belizean lunch and a drive through one of the most beautiful parts of the country as you make your way to the cave tubing site. A small hike through the rainforest leads you to a beautiful lazy river where your relaxing cave tubing adventure will begin. Relax as your guide takes you through a sacred cave system then onto an open river where the kiss of the sun will simply complete your day as it comes to an end.
Lamanai setting on the new river lagoon, with only a jungle view for miles around, gives a special quality, and enjoy a scenic boat ride down the river with knowledgeable guides. Lamanai ... moretranslates to "submerged crocodile." This site features the second largest pre-classic structures in the Maya World. The view from the top of the temples is simply magnificent.
Caves Branch – The Nohoch Che’en Reserve Belize-caves-branch The Belize Caves Branch – one of the areas where the river exits an underground cavern.... more
The Caves Branch Cave is one of several subterranean sites that were carved out of the limestone foothills of the Maya Mountains by the very active Caves Branch River. Our country is unique in that it has the largest cave system in Central America and the Cave’s Branch is part of this natural wonder, most as yet unexplored or mapped. This is a must-see for any visitor and one of the Top Ten Things To Do In Belize.
The site provides us with an excellent example of the erosive power of water, and the natural wonders of the country.
Flow through the refreshingly cool waters, and take a ride with a bird's eye view on the zip line.
Join our best Mayan Expert Guide to explore the Magnificence World that his ancestors created. Listen and become engaged as history comes alive through the souls of a living Mayan.... more
Xunantunich means “Stone Maiden” in the Maya language. Since 1892, numerous people have claimed to have seen a ghost here, dressed completely in white with red glowing eyes. Ongoing excavations have revealed that the Xunantunich Mayan ruins in Belize probably played an important role in the political power struggle of the Classical period.
It seems likely that it joined in an alliance with Caracol & Calakmul in Mexico to bring down Tikal in Guatemala.
Xunantunich stands on a flattened hilltop, overlooking the Mopan River in Belize.
There are 5 plazas on site, which were once part of this Maya civic ceremonial center.
However they are completely overshadowed by the towering El Castillo or The Castle – it’s what makes the Xunantunich Mayan ruins in San Ignacio one of the top destinations in Belize
This tour is offered to capture both the wonderful world of the Maya and some of the amazing birds of Belize. The tour begins with pickup at your hotel, cruise ship, or airport. We ... morehead to the old northern highway en route to the ancient Mayan City of Altun Ha, once a major trading city in the Mayan World and home to the famous jade head of Kinich Ahau. Passing through the savannas of northern Belize we may encounter the magnificent Jabiru, Black-throated Bobwhites, and Vermilion Flycatchers. Leaving the savanna we pass through the old logging settlements of Luckystrike and Rockstone Pond and unto Altun Ha. At the site itself, our expert guide will provide you with a well-informed tour of the ancient city by pointing out birds that may be passing over; such as King Vultures, White-crowned Parrots, and Montezuma Oropendolas. Following the tour of the main site, we will take the trail to an ancient pond that was built by the people of Altun Ha to provide water during the dry season. Along the way, the broadleaf forest will provide us with species such as Golden-Olive Woodpeckers, Royal Flycatchers, Black-headed Trogons, and our national bird the Keel-billed Toucan. At the pond, we'll come across Green and Ringed Kingfishers, Anhingas, Green Herons, and even the surprise treat of a Morelet's Crocodile. After finishing up the tour we will head back to your drop-off location.
Take a relaxing float on the crisp waters of the Nohoch Che’en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve. Your guide will fit you with a helmet and give you an inner tube at the entrance ... moreof the park. Then you will take a short but fun hike to the entrance of the cave. While on the hike, you will pass through a shallow river and get to explore small limestone caves. The Caves Branch System includes 9 caves, but your basic tour will last approximately an hour and a half and will be a relaxing, fun adventure. Once you reach the entrance to the cave, your guide will tether your group’s tubes together and then pull you through the cave, as he or she points out schools of cavefish, Mayan paintings, and stalactites inside the cave. You will also spot plenty of birds and other wildlife once you emerge on the other side of the caves. After your relaxing float, enjoy a swim before the short hike back to the park entrance.
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
Xunantunich, which means “Stone Lady” in the Mayan language, is one of the many impressive ancient Mayan sites in Belize. To reach these ruins, you will travel with your guide on a ... morehand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River. Xunantunich sits atop a stunning green hilltop with views of a nearby border town, Benque Viejo del Carmen, and Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala. Enjoy a half-day climbing the pyramids, some of which were recently excavated. Learn more about Mayan history in the museum, including how the name of the ruins changed over time. If you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the howler monkeys that live in the forest canopies at the site, or a wish willy (black iguana) that can be spotted trying to blend into the rock of the pyramids. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the site, or travel back across the river to try some yummy local cuisine. A must-see in Belize!
Cahal Pech, which means “Place of the Ticks”, in the Mayan language, sits atop a steep hill that overlooks the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. Your guide will tell you more ... moreabout this site, which is believed to have been first settled around 1200 BC. From the structures of the site, you can see that its inhabitants were rather sophisticated people. They built circular platforms used for ceremonial purposes, housing structures that resemble modern houses, and a ball court, which are all in amazing condition after thousands of years. Come explore these ruins and let your guide tell you more about the people who lived at Cahal Pech created art and traded and communicated with their neighbors in the nearby cities of Xunantunich, El Pilar, and others.
Altun Ha, which means “Rockstone Pond”, is located 31 miles north of Belize City on the Old Northern Highway. Your expert guide will lead you on this excursion. This site is rich with ... morewildlife: hundreds of species of birds, crocodiles in the ancient reservoir, armadillos, bats, squirrels, tapirs, and more have all been spotted at this site. Altun Ha was a ceremonial site that has two main temples and 13 additional structures. Located near the Caribbean Sea, it was part of a network of other sites near the coast. The discovery of tombs at the site indicates that Altun Ha was inhabited by the elite ruling class. Another interesting feature of this site is the reservoir which was made by the ancient people. The bottom of the reservoir contains yellow clay, which hardened to form a base that retains water. Enjoy learning more about this wealthy Mayan site!
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