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1. Snorkel the Perfect Tropical Isle Silk Caye with Turtles, Rays and Sharks

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By Splash Dive Shop
6+ hours
Silk Cayes is a marine reserve consisting of 3 small islands formerly known as the Queen Cayes. This Marine Reserve hosts…
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$135.00
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2. Snorkel and Island Experience at Laughing Bird Caye National Park

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By Splash Dive Shop
Full-day Tours
6+ hours
Laughing Bird Caye is a National Park and World Heritage Site. It is a long and narrow island known for its abundance of…
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$110.00
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4. Cave Tubing & Xunantunich (Mayan Ruins) From Placencia

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By Truly Wild Belize
Full-day Tours
6+ hours
We will visit one of the most impressive Mayan Ruins in Belize, Xunantunich! Float through mysterious limestone archways…
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5. Xunantunich and Inland Blue Hole Tour

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By Untame Belize Tours & Transfers
Full-day Tours
6+ hours
Xunantunich is one of the largest ancient Maya cities ever built, the rulers of Xunantunich clashes with other powerful …
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$184.62
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6. Monkey River Wildlife Encounters and Mananantee Watch

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By Splash Dive Shop
Full-day Tours
6+ hours
A half hour fun boat ride through the mangroves takes you to Monkey River village where you head upriver into pristine rain…
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7. Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary

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By Untame Belize Tours & Transfers
Adventure Tours
6–7 hours
Hike up to witness the Cockscomb Waterfalls and ride inner tubes down the South Stann Creek River along with a chance to…
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16. Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve

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By Barefoot Rental and Services
4–7 hours
You will be picked up from an agreed location in Placencia and taken on a drive to the Jaguar Preserve/Cockscomb basin.  …
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17. Combine 2 of Belizes most popular activities into 1 great package from Placencia

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By Truly Wild Belize
Full-day Tours
6+ hours
We will visit one of the most impressive Mayan Ruins in Belize, Xunantunich! Float through mysterious limestone archways…
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  • captjimr
    Kansas City, MO5 contributions
    Snorkeling off Belize.
    The entire staff is very friendly and helpful. The island where you have lunch is very, very small, and shade is limited, so just go prepared. Later that day we snorkeled with rays, nurse sharks and a large tortoise. Great day.
    Review of: Snorkel the Perfect Tropical Isle Silk Caye with Turtles, Rays and Sharks
    Written October 19, 2022
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  • Jameelah
    7 contributions
    You guys Rock
    My fiancé and I were not swimmers but wanted to experience snorkeling and the boat ride. Lincoln was our captain. He told us were to sit on the boat for an enjoyable and smooth ride. He joked with us and took some photos for our collection. All in all a great captain.

    Oscar was our personal instructor, he was totally amazing. We never swam in deep water and was nervous. He explained and demonstrated how to use our gear and how to relax. We headed out to sea and saw the most amazing fish and coral. He would go down to the bottom and even get the fish to come out of hiding. he even found king crab. We saw a 300-500 pound tarpon fish and big gray angel fish, and so many other colorful fish. Can you believe new to swimming and snorkeling, we swam in 20 feet deep water? Oscar was the absolute highlight of our trip to Belize.

    We tipped him upon arrival back to the facility, but came back the next day and left and even bigger tip. This time for Oscar and Lincoln because our experience with them was so awesome.

    We can not wait to return and visit here again. Please if you are hesitant, just go anyway and ask for Oscar and Lincoln. I promise you will fall in love. You guys rock!!!
    Review of: Snorkel and Island Experience at Laughing Bird Caye National Park
    Written July 6, 2022
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  • Dennis V
    4 contributions
    Great tour, great guide!
    This trip has everything that you need to see of Monkey River. Our guide Akeem was great! He knew a lot about the area, plants, animals and culture, because he used to lived there, also he was an overall nice and funny guy. We saw a lot of different types of birds, howler monkeys, turtles and a crocodile. Also the lunch in the village was very good.
    Review of: Monkey River & Manatee Watch
    Written November 21, 2022
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  • GrandTour94902
    2 contributions
    Awesome Day
    Percy was a great guide. The caves were beautiful and the ruins fascinating. Lunch was yummy and the overall experience I would recommend.
    Review of: Cave Tubing & Xunantunich (Mayan Ruins) From Placencia
    Written November 23, 2022
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  • J C
    3 contributions
    Jimmie is the Man
    Our guide was knowledgeable and made the long drive fly-by!

    Jimmie (James) made this all-day tour interesting, educational, relaxing, and fun. Glad I got to see more of the country of Belize and it’s history/culture.

    It felt like our guide knew everybody along the route we took, helping us feel comfortable and like a part of the social scene!
    Review of: Xunantunich and Inland Blue Hole Tour
    Written September 9, 2022
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  • shell
    Sun Prairie, WI1 contribution
    Great adventure
    This was a great trip to the Monkey River. The guide was very good at spotting animals and very knowledgeable about birds. We saw all types of birds, dolphins, iguanas, monkeys, crocs and manatees. Lunch in the village was excellent as well. Thank you !
    Review of: Monkey River Wildlife Encounters and Mananantee Watch
    Written November 11, 2022
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  • Becca N
    Sorrento Coast, Italy7 contributions
    Cockscomb basin with Edgar is awesome!
    Edgar was such an amazing tour guide. He showed us all kinds of different plants and animals. He had amazingly positive energy and made our time together so fun and exciting. He took us on a gorgeous hike to a waterfall and then up to see the most amazing view of Belize. He stopped several times to make sure we were all well hydrated and doing well. Edgar took pictures of us along the way and after the hike took us to the most authentic and delicious Mayan restaurant. Still dreaming about those empanadas! Edgar is the best, and we highly recommend!
    Review of: Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary
    Written September 1, 2022
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  • Rkstuff
    Los Angeles, CA21 contributions
    This tour and experience is a 10!
    Wow, what can I say? This is a once in a lifetime (although I would do it again!), must-do experience. After reading all of the reivews I was nervous as I am claustrophobic. My son (20's) pushed me to do it and thank goodness he did. It was amazing.
    It is a challenging tour as you are swimming, climbing, walking, pulling yourself up, and squeezing through tight spaces, so I'm not sure how it is for people that aren't in shape. Both my son and I were pretty tired afterward.
    I would recommend Cayo Inland Expeditions to handle the tour. Ask for the owner JP. Jam Jam and Cisco are great guides.
    Review of: Actun Tunichil Muknal From Placencia
    Written September 10, 2019
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  • Amanda B
    3 contributions
    Excellent Unique Experience and Wonderful Guide!
    Had a wonderful day exploring Xunantunich Mayan ruins. Our excellent guide Chris B. (Christian). was very knowledgeable. The cave tubing at Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch was a very cool and unique experience. Because we were a small group we were able to do little additional exploring. Highly recommend this excursion and Chris B. as your guide.
    Review of: Mayan Ruins & Cave Tubing
    Written October 31, 2022
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  • E3578BCroberts
    Minneapolis, MN3 contributions
    Fantastic experience and history
    From pick up to drop off this tour was Awesome! Our guide Israel was the best! A long day but just Incredible! His knowledge and history of Belize and all the tour sites were fantastic. Going in Mid November we got the end of the rainy season and just before the crowds of the start of the busy time. It felt like we had the sites almost just to us. Xunatuich was breathtaking and packed with awe inspiring history. After we were taken to lunch at a off the beaten path restaurant to have a tradition Belize lunch and was delicious. The trip Advisor site mislead the actual tour offerings and thought we were headed zip lining but was out of the package. Still to not let us down Isreal made it happen for us and we sailed through the trees and over rivers for a Exhilarating experience. After we headed to the caves to tube down the imbedded rivers. The hike to the entrance and floating through Ancient spaces only lit by our headlamps was an experience like no other. Israel our guide still by our side navigated the rapids and still filling us with local knowledge and history. We took the new coastal highway back to Placencia and will remember this day forever.
    Review of: Cave Tubing + Xunantunich
    Written November 24, 2022
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  • Jim D
    2 contributions
    Very disappointed with your company
    They cancelled our tour the day before the tour. No reason given. Very disappointing!! We will never use this tour company again. Our resort arranged a horseback ride and a tour of the ruins through another provider and it was great
    Review of: Private Tour: Xunantunich and Horseback Riding from Placencia
    Written October 5, 2022
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  • Randall S
    30 contributions
    Exhilarating, thrilling and fun!!
    An incredible experience. Everyone said it was their favorite tour so far. Fascinating and unlike anything else. We did this on Halloween....descending into the Mayan underworld. Xilbaba, "Place of Fear", it was fantastic. So amazing to see and experience a place that is a living history museum/sacred site. Do hesitate to do this. We want to go back!
    Review of: ATM Caves
    Written November 13, 2022
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  • Amy E
    Albuquerque, NM8 contributions
    Jungle magic
    The whole experience was magical! Our tour guide and Mayan guide shared a plethora of knowledge. The jungle was breathtaking. A dip in a waterfall and a tube down a river completed the day! Would highly recommend. Oh, and the provided lunch was delicious.
    Review of: Explore Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary Jungle Hike, River Tubing, Private Tour
    Written April 23, 2022
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