Belize City: Cave Tubing & 7-Line Zipline with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (402 reviews) 94% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationTravelers' pick

1/5

Duration6h

GroupUp to 35

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Float Through Ancient Caves, Then Zip Over the Same River

You hike 25 minutes through jungle to a cave system, float on tubes past stalactites and stalagmites while your guide explains the Mayan connection, change into dry clothes, then drive to a zipline course where you clip into seven lines and sail through the canopy — including one line directly over the river you just floated. Hotel pickup and all gear are included, and the whole day takes 5.5 hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cave tubing and zipline adventure

Arrive at cave tubing park
Get gear for tubing
Hike 25 minutes to cave entrance
Float through cave tubing route
Observe stalactites and stalagmites
Learn about Mayan history
Return to parking lot
Change into dry clothing
Drive 3 minutes to zipline site
Meet zipline guides and gear up
Hike 5 minutes to first platform
Zipline on 6 to 7 lines
Zipline over river from tubing
Return to pickup location

The Experience

"Wait, we're floating through there?" The cave entrance looms dark and narrow, but your guide is already handing out tubes and explaining how the water will carry you deeper into the system where stalactites hang like frozen waterfalls and stalagmites rise from the cave floor. The hike to get here is only about 25 minutes through the jungle foothills of the Mayan mountains — flat terrain, nothing steep — and then you're in the water, drifting past formations that the ancient Maya once walked past themselves. Your guide points out the geological layers and the cultural history as you float, and the whole thing moves at the pace of the current, which is slow enough to actually look around.

After you climb out and change into dry clothes in the van, you drive three minutes to the zipline site. Two guides meet you there and get everyone harnessed and helmeted. There's a five-minute hike to the first platform, then you're clipped in and moving. Six to seven lines, depending on the route, and you're soaring through the canopy — and here's the thing that makes this particular tour stick with people: one of the ziplines runs right over the same river you just floated through. You see it from above, see where you were, and it changes how the whole day feels. The zipline section takes about 40 minutes or more, and the platforms are connected by short hikes between them, so you're not just strapped in the whole time.

The tour runs 5.5 hours total, and hotel or port pickup is included, so you don't have to figure out transport to the cave tubing national park or back. Groups travel by van or bus depending on size — 15-passenger van for smaller groups, 50-seater for larger ones. Bring your phone or camera to both activities; the light in the caves is low but the zipline canopy shots are worth it. The van doubles as a locker for your dry clothes while you're zipping, which solves the problem of where your stuff goes.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or port pickup and drop-off in Belize City, transportation via van or bus, a professional guide, all necessary tubing and zipline equipment, helmets and harnesses, drinking water, and access to the cave tubing national park and zipline course. The van serves as a locker for your dry clothes during the zipline portion.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for heart conditions

Operated by Explore Belize Caves

Is this one for you?Good for anyone wanting both cave tubing and ziplining in one morning without arranging separate bookings or transport — the fixed itinerary and included pickup mean you show up and the day is already planned.