Zipline from Caye Caulker: Altun Ha, cave tubing & canopy

You cross a hammock bridge hanging 120 feet above the forest floor.

Zipline from Caye Caulker combines three activities in one eight-hour day: walk through Altun Ha, the nearest excavated Maya temple to Belize City; float on an inner tube through a limestone cave system; then move between platforms on a zipline course above the tropical forest canopy, with trained guides managing equipment at each stop. The experience includes hotel pickup, a guide, meals, and all entrance fees.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Maya ruins, cave tubing, and zipline

• Visit Altun Ha Maya Temple
• Walk to cave tubing entrance
• Float through limestone cave system
• Zipline above tropical forest canopy

The experience

Altun Ha sits closest to Belize City of any excavated Maya temple, and your guide walks you through the temples, plazas, and trade routes that made it a center of ancient commerce. The site opens onto wide spaces where you can read the layout of the city before moving on to the cave system.

The cave-tubing section starts with a forest walk and safety briefing, then you float on an inner tube through the limestone passages. Inside, crystalline formations line the walls, and stalagmites and stalactites rise and fall through the chambers: the Maya called this the underworld, Xibalba. The water carries you through in silence, the only sound the drip of the cave itself.

The zipline course finishes the day at canopy level. You push off from a wooden platform and move along aerial cables between stops, with a guide waiting at each one to help you transition. One crossing is a hammock bridge suspended almost 120 feet above the forest floor. From there, the tangled forest falls away and opens to sky. The whole experience runs eight hours from pickup to return, with water, sodas, juices, and lunch included throughout.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup from Caye Caulker.
• entrance fees to Altun Ha, the cave system, and the zipline course.
• a private guide in English.
• all transportation between sites.
• water, sodas, juices, and lunch throughout the day.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:00

AgesAdult (10 to 65 years) · Child (5 to 9 years) · Under 5: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 11 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Private Belize Adventure

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English and leads the whole group together, so you follow the same pace through all three sites. Moderate fitness helps (you'll walk through the temple grounds, float through the cave, and move between zipline platforms), but the guide adjusts the experience to the group's comfort level.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 9 years). Under 5: they can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Altun Ha like when you arrive?

Altun Ha is the nearest excavated Maya temple to Belize City, built around trade routes and commerce. Your guide explains the temples and plazas, and the site has wide-open spaces where you can see how the ancient city was laid out.

What happens inside the cave during the tubing section?

You float on an inner tube through limestone passages lined with crystalline formations, stalagmites, and stalactites. The cave system is what the Maya called Xibalba, their underworld, and you move through it by water in near silence.

How does the zipline course work?

Trained guides manage the equipment and help you move between platforms above the forest. You push off from a wooden platform and travel along aerial cables at canopy level, with one crossing a hammock bridge suspended almost 120 feet above the forest floor.

What's included in the price?

The price covers hotel pickup from Caye Caulker, entrance fees to all three sites, a private guide, transportation, water, sodas, juices, and lunch.