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San Ignacio: Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave Full-Day Tour

4.9  / 5
145 reviews
Activity provider:Belize Caving Expeditions
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Day trip

San Ignacio: Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave Full-Day Tour

Activity provider:Belize Caving Expeditions
4.9  / 5
145 reviews

From $115 per person

Pass the gateway of the Mayan Underworld, stepping into hidden chambers revealing ancient Mayan artifacts, human skeletons and geological processes that have helped to shape the Mayan underworld.

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
Spanish, English
Pickup included
Hotels within San Ignacio Town or surrounding area.

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy amazing geological formations such as sparkling stalactites, stalagmites and flow stones
  • Discover the parallel unseen world where kings and shamans could enter to communicate with gods
  • Swim in the crystal clear water of the underworld
Full description
Depart from San Ignacio, it is almost a 45-minute van ride to the Park Reserve. On arrival, participants are broken up into small groups with 8 participants to a guide. The guide starts with an overall explanation of the day's proceedings and assists everybody with adjusting the safety gear; we then head to the starting point. This would be the first of 3 river crossings, this being the deepest point, there is a rope bank across the river to assist with a safe river crossing. In the other crossings, the water level is fairly shallow, ankle-deep. After a 45-minute hike, we arrive at the mouth of the cave; with the guide swimming across to the ledge for a safety demonstration. Make your way into the cave, swimming and then walking through the main water passage until you reach the boulder and head to the dry chamber. To enter the chamber, you will be required to slip off your shoes in order to protect the cave as there are artifacts lying on the cave floor. Marvel at the cave's artifacts, most of which have been calcified into the ground, unmoved even by archaeologists. Learn about the rituals and ceremonies, bloodletting offerings, food offerings, and human offerings, including the 15 human remains uncovered by archaeologists. To access the last chamber, you will climb a ladder to see full skeletal remains before exiting the cave in the same way you came in. You will hike back to the parking lot before replenishing yourself with lunch and returning to San Ignacio.
Includes
  • Entrance fees
  • Water, snacks
  • Lunch
  • Rum punch
  • Tour guide
  • Transportation
  • Equipment rental
  • Gratuities (optional)
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • People with back problems
  • Wheelchair users
  • People under 3 ft 3 in (100 cm)

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What to bring

  • Change of clothes
  • Towel
  • Insect repellent
  • Socks
  • Closed-toe shoes

Not allowed

  • Cameras
  • Video recording

Know before you go

  • Cameras are not allowed
  • Please bring a complete change of clothes, closed-toe footwear, a pair of socks, mosquito repellent, and a towel

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4.9 /5

based on 145 reviews

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  • Transportation
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  • Service
    4.8/5
  • Organization
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Shana October 21, 2023 – Verified booking
This was one of the most amazing sites we have ever seen. Don’t miss it! It sounds like a dark experience since skeletons of the departed have been preserved, but it was an incredible adventure of living history. It was physically challenging, which we love. O
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Charnelle – GermanySeptember 18, 2023 – Verified booking
Our tour was excellent from pickup at our Airbnb until drop off. The crew was funny any accommodating. Our tour guide Fernando was the best! He was very patient, knowledgeable, and comical. He really made the experience 5 stars. The cave adventure was unlike anything we’d ever done. The trek was manageable and the sights were informative. The food and run punch after the hike was delicious. We would absolutely do this adventure again and will recommend to others we know. This is by far the best tourist activity available in Belize.
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Julie – United StatesAugust 3, 2023 – Verified booking
This is one of the best adventure activities I have done and is a must if you are in San Ignacio. Be prepared for river crossings (you will be wet right from the beginning) and thr cave exploring is not easy, but doable. My guide was really fantastic.
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