Cave Canoeing at Barton Creek Cave

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San Ignacio, Belize

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5+ bookings last month.

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get an intimate glimpse into the coves and crevices of Belize’s intricate cave network during a private canoeing tour of Barton Creek Cave. Opting for a private canoe tour allows you to set the pace of your paddling as you listen to tales of Mayan history and culture from your guide. Plus, hotel pickup and drop-off allow you to skip the hassle of hiring a car and finding a meeting point.

Go off the beaten path on a private canoeing tour from San Ignacio
Explore the underground wonderground of Barton Creek Cave at your own pace
A private guide takes you picture and ensures there’s time for ample questions
Discover information about Mayan history that you’re unlikely to find in the guide book

What's Included

Chips With Salsa
Bottled water

Bring Reusable water bottles
canoe, helmet, headlight, spot light, personal floating device, paddle,
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Meeting point

5W29+WX6, 46 Burns Avenue, San Ignacio, Belize
Inside the building, Unit #2 (Belize Caving Expeditions office)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Barton Creek Cave

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 21 reviews

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Nice half day tour of the...

Eric_J, Mar 2026

Nice half day tour of the caves. Informative. Not physically strenuous as only one person paddles for the canoe.

Interesting and fun experience

Kristy_D, Feb 2026

This tour was a very fun and relaxing experience. Our tour guide Rommel was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The cave is amazing and beautiful. If you are looking for a slow paced, easy activity, I highly recommend this excursion.

Paddling though a cave

Lorna_S, Feb 2026

Great experience if you like stalactites, and other showy rock formations. Paddling through a cave with headlamps was fun.

Great time!

Melanie_K, Sep 2025

Rommel was a great guide! He gave great information about Belize, Barton Creek, and Big Rock Falls. The chicken, bean and rice, coleslaw, chips and salsa were delicious! I definitely recommend doing both Barton Creek and Big Rock Falls. Barton creek was so peaceful and beautiful! Rommel answered all our questions about the cave and vegetation. Big Rock Falls is beautiful! The trail to big rock falls has a lot of steps, but so worth the view. We loved getting to swim around the waterfalls. September was a good time to go for us. The weather was cool and cloudy, but no rain, we got lucky!

Good tour, nice place

Marcel_Z, May 2024

Barton Creek is a short 30-40min drive San Ignacio. The caving experience itself is about an hour. Pretty place, worth seeing in my opinion.

Fun alternative to see some caves in St. Ignacio!

India_N, Mar 2024

Awesome tour. Guide picked me up where I was staying. Gave us good instructions and had good equipment. Nice tour and explanation of things. Definitely an awesome cave!

Relaxing and amazing

Wayne_H, Feb 2024

The journey through the cave on the canoe was relaxing and informative. The cave structure was amazing with some tall caverns.

So we paddled into a cave…

Richard_B, Jan 2023

A big thank you to Marlon for guiding us into the the depths of the Mayan underworld and back. Cave canoeing was an amazing experience and Marlon made it fun, safe, and provided great information. The snacks were great too.

Wow!!

Adelin_B, Jun 2021

Francisco was super friendly and very knowledgeable about the Mayans. The experience he gave us canoeing in Barton Creek Cave was amazing!! We say many breathtaking structures and had quite an adventure squeezing through and under tight places. I would totally recommend this tour, especially if Francisco is your guide!!