Xunantunich & Cave Tubing Day Trip from San Ignacio

The price leader, and one of the few tours listed as accessible.

Xunantunich Mayan Ruins Tours›Tours›San Ignacio Updated: July 16, 2026

Overview

The cheapest way to combine Xunantunich with cave tubing, and one of the few tours whose operator describes it as wheelchair and stroller accessible, with infant seats available.

It runs essentially the same day as the $165 and the $155 — Xunantunich, then Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch — for less money. What you trade is review volume: 36 reviews against 265. The rating is nearly identical, but a 4.9 across 36 people carries less weight than a 5.0 across 265, and it is worth knowing which you are buying.

The cave tubing is not at Xunantunich. Nohoch Che'en is about ninety minutes away, which is why this is a full day.

✅ Useful Tip

One traveller flagged that guides do not always carry spare water in the heat. The plazas are open ground with no shade. Bring more than you think you need.

Itinerary

  • Pickup in San Ignacio

    Collection within the town limits.

  • Fifteen minutes to the ferry

    Then the hand-cranked crossing over the Mopan and a mile uphill to the entrance.

  • Two hours at Xunantunich

    El Castillo, the frieze and the plazas with a guide.

  • Ninety minutes to Nohoch Che'en

    The drive to the caves — the reason this is a nine-hour day.

  • Cave tubing

    Floating the underground river by inner tube.

  • Return to San Ignacio

What's included

Included

  • Entrance fees
  • Local guide
  • Cave tubing equipment
  • Hotel pickup in San Ignacio
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Souvenirs

What travellers said

From travellers who booked this tour and climbed El Castillo.

★★★★★ · May 2026

Seventy-five years old and not, by her own account, in the best shape — but Leo stayed with her the whole way up the hill and talked her through it. She rated the float afterwards the highlight of her trip to Belize.

Dalyce_F

★★★★★ · Apr 2026

Timed the whole day out: fifteen minutes from San Ignacio to the site, two hours on the ruins, then an hour and a half over to the caves. Advises walking shoes for the ruins and separate water shoes for the tubing.

Laura_L

★★★★☆ · May 2026

Found their guide seemed frustrated during the day, and advises bringing your own water rather than relying on the tour for it.

Bonnie_R

FAQs

It runs essentially the same itinerary. The difference is review volume — 36 against 265 — not the day itself. The rating is nearly the same. You are buying less certainty, not less tour.
The operator describes it as wheelchair and stroller accessible, with infant seats available — one of the few that does. But be realistic about the site: it is a mile uphill from the ferry, the plazas are grass, and climbing El Castillo is not possible in a wheelchair. Reaching the plazas is.
The itinerary includes a lunch stop and travellers describe being fed, but the operator's list of inclusions does not mention it. Worth confirming when you book.
No — Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch is about ninety minutes' drive away. That is why this is a full day.
Yes — free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Walking shoes, water shoes for the tubing, a change of clothes, a towel, sun protection, repellent, and more water than you think.

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