We did cave tubing with Dennis Perez in July. We sailed on Carnival Legend and Dennis was great. Do not go through Carnival it will be too crowded. When we went with Dennis there were only 6 of us. Dennis is very personable and professional. We had a great time. He is very knowledgeable about the history of Belize and the Mayan people as well as the wildlife in Belize. We had a great time. Dennis is funny! You will have a great time.

Not sure why this tour is so perfectly rated each time. Does not make sense. I am 100% certain the ratings for this "tour" are being fudged. Be careful. I am a very fair person and I am certain there is no way this group deserves a 5. Maybe a 3, at best.

We went in a old beat up van, I set in a seat that required I use my towel to be sort of comfortable for the 1 Hour + drive to the caves. The whole way there and back I felt the seat was going to break. The van swayed on the road beyond ok.

We we accomompanied by a person who was very aloft. He pratically dumped us off. Barely had anything to say. Seemed to be in an unpleasant mood.

Of course the rain forest and caves were awesome, really a can't miss in Belize.

I would rather simply rent a taxi to the caves, pay the 5 bucks to get in the park, then go on this "tour".

What you see on their web site and what you get a very different. No bus but old vans. We were charge for a lunch we never recieved. There is not water or food. You need to bring your own. The "Tour" dude was asking us for more money, and when I ask why, he literally answered "I don"t know". Be careful.

This is essential cheap "tour", however, I think we could have done it even cheaper, an certainly comfortably, using a taxi.

Be Aware.

We were really looking forward to a great time with Dennis' tour company from what we read. here in these reviews. However, our experience was not at all what we had hoped for.

We were the first ones to arrive at terminal #1 off the first tender like he advised. He told us to go sit and come back in 15 minutes. When we did he said to give him another 15 minutes. When we came back the 'van' was gone. He then had someone drive us in their very old personal car at a fast clip to catch up with the van.

When the van door opened there were three tiny fold down seats available. Two of the seats were broken and impossible to sit in. The other 7 people in the van were very upset by the time we caught up to them. The driver drove rather recklessly.

We were told that we would be zip lining first...but later found out that they were not ready to accomodate this at all. They kept saying we would have enough time and they would check with another group to bring us back.

No where did the description say that it took a 45 minute hike to get to the location where the tubing would begin. There was a handicap man and little girl in our group who needed much assistance and this took up all of the guide's attention. He was not much available to the rest of this group especially during the tubbing. We all began to scatter and I found myself gravitating to the other large groups with tour guides who had large lamps (that were much needed in areas) and who were very organized and helpful.

There were times when we needed assistance over the rapids and it was given by the other tour guides when our guide was no where to be found.

By the time we got back to the park he would not admit that there wasn't enough time for the zip lining excursion. We had to ask how long it would take to get back to make our departure time.

Everyone in the van opted out of the lunch stop since there wasn't enough time. It was a long day of scary transportation and chaos.

The cave tubing itself was a wonderful experience. I would go again but with a different company. The amount of the excursion was in question the whole time. The guide didn't know how much it was going to cost. He asked for $5 per person to get into the park (???) This was listed as included on the website. $5 for lunch???. And since we didn't do the zip lining we kept asking how much they were going to charge our credit card after the $30 deposit they required prior to our arrival.

The guide kept trying to get us to give him cash. We kept asking for the total amount minus the zip lining. He kept having to call and finally said he did not know. But that we would have to give him $45 per person and then $60. We did not give any money at the end. I just checked my credit account and it appears they took $30 and some change (???) as a deposit and then $50 and some change for the balance. I will watch my account to see if they take any more.

Please...be advised to use another company. The other groups were having a lot more fun and someone to truly guide them. There would not have been enough time to do both ziplining and cave tubing and make it back to the cruise ship for the last tender...even if you are on the first tender at 8 am.

I wish I had read a review like this before hand.

We visited Belize at the end of May and had an amazing time!After looking online for a cave tubing and zipline adventure tour, we settled with "Explore Belize Caves" and we were not disappointed! Dennis was a joy to work with! We emailed back and forth and he called ahead of our trip to get everything set up. Since we had plans in other parts of the country, he recommended a stay in Belize City which worked out great.

The trip turned out to be half the price of doing it from the cayes and Dennis picked us up directly at our hotel.

It took about an hour from downtown Belize to reach the cave tubing spot and we traveled in a nice air conditioned van. Dennis told stories along the trip and gave us great information on Belize.

Once at the site, we took a hike through the jungle getting to see different wildlife and plants. Since the cruise ships weren't in that day, we had the river mostly to ourselves. It was a fun time with great stories while in the caves and very relaxing. The second half was the zipline tour which was awesome. Although, it is kind of short, it's so fun to go sailing through the treetops.

Afterwards, we stopped for lunch at this great local joint called Amigos.

It was a great trip and we higly recommend it! Everyone along the way was so friendly! Dennis has a wonderful personality and we enjoyed our time with him.

Shannon and Jon (DC)