Top Belize City Safaris

Snorkel among the vibrant coral gardens of the world’s second-largest barrier reef on a day trip from Belize City. Cruise across the cool blue Caribbean to a spot with shallow depths and clear waters, ideal for admiring colorful sea fans, finger coral, and sponges teeming with fish. At a second stop, dive into waters churning with throngs of (harmless) nurse sharks and sting rays, and then reward your bravery with rum punch and a beach break on the laid-back island of Caye Caulker.

Venture deep inside an ancient cave system at Nohoc Chen Park on a cave kayaking adventure from Belize City. Old legends and an underground waterfall await inside a series of caverns that you explore by single or double kayak, wearing an LED headlamp to illuminate crystalline rock formations. Hike through the Belizean rain forest and paddle down open stretches of the Caves Branch River on this half-day tour in the heart of the Maya Mountains.

Experience Belize City through its local flavors on a small-group food tour led by a knowledgeable guide. Sample traditional Belizean snacks and seasonal fruits, visit a rum factory and rum museum for tastings, then finish with a hot tamale lunch in a local park. It’s a flavorful introduction to Belizean culture beyond the city's main sights.

See the ancient Mayan ruin of Altun Ha and learn about Mayan history on this shore excursion from the cruise port or your hotel in Belize City. You'll drive out to the attraction for a roughly hour-long visit to the ancient city, led by a guide. You’ll then have time to get lunch and shop for souvenirs before returning to your ship.

Go cave tubing in a remote national park on a guided half-day outing. Travel by mini-bus into the rain forest outside of Belize City and learn about the area’s tropical flora and fauna on a brief walk to the cave system. Once there, get outfitted with a life jacket, helmet, and light, hop in a tube and float downstream, passing unique rock formations and a waterfall as you go.

Discover what makes Lamanai one of Belize’s most impressive Mayan ruins on this full-day tour that takes you through an excavated ancient city that rises mysteriously out of the jungle. Look for native wildlife including birds and crocodiles on a river cruise to the archaeological site, where the ruins of the Jaguar and Mask Temples and ancient Mayan palaces beg exploration. See fascinating artifacts like clay pots and temple carvings at the on-site museum, and round out the day with a typical Belizean lunch at a restaurant.

Guest get to view the city and the country side and learn the Culture and History of it while heading to the cave. The guest hike through the rain forest for 20 minutes to where they start the cave tubing. Guest will not carry their tube, the tubes will already be at the cave entrance. In the cave guest get to see Magnificent Stalactite, Stalagmite, columns and also a beautiful waterfall in the cave system. After finished at the cave guest head to where they do the Mudding (In Our Rainy Season) in the jeep wranglers through the rain forest and also through the Maya Mountain. After the jeeps guest head to have lunch (Lunch Included in the tour).After lunch they head back to where they were picked up in the morning.

All Maya Temples are not created equal. Altun Ha is the nearest excavated Maya Temple to Belize City and is probably the most visited by belizean school children from all over the country. Our guides will meet you upon mainland arrival in Belize City before heading off towards the “Old Northern Road” to see this beautiful Maya Temple with wide-open spaces. The temples are easily climbed and are not as tall as Lamanai and Xunantunich. After trekking an ancient home of the Maya, you’ll head to the tiny village of Bermudian Landing to visit The Community Baboon Sanctuary. Founded in 1985 the aim of the sanctuary was to show farmers in the area that protecting the habitat of the Black Howler Monkey could bring sustainability to the village. Your guide will show you the monkeys up close as they scamper across rope suspensions bridges throughout the village. You won’t miss the howl of this small monkey that sounds like it’s coming from a much bigger animal.

We take you to one of the best internationally certified zip-lining locations in Belize. It has a total of 5 lines that go through the canopy of the rainforest. Two zip-lining guides will be assigned to you and will assist you for the entire zip-lining experience. Our guides have 5 years experience so you are in safe hands. Our number one priority is your safety. While zip-lining through the canopy, you may get a chance to see wildlife such as howler monkeys, green iguanas, toucans, and other species of birds. We try to keep things as natural as possible. There are two lines that cross the river; each line connects to a platform so you will zip in a circle and end up in the same spot where you started. There is not a lot of walking.

Combine a visit to the Mayan ruins at Altun Ha with a tubing trip at the Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve on this small-group tour from Belize City. Your driver will take you and a small group of fellow travelers out to Altun Ha, where you'll learn about Mayan history as you explore the ruins. You'll wrap up your trip with a river tubing adventure at Nohoch Che'en Caves.