Barton Creek Cave Canoeing and Big Rock Falls Combo with Lunch
Overview
Small groups for a personalized experience. Convenient pick up and drop off at your hotel within 20km of San Ignacio town.
This combination tour includes a visit to The Barton Creek Cave and Big Rock Waterfall located in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. Barton Creek Cave was once an ancient Maya burial site. It is only accessible by canoe and requires minimal physical activity as you glide along gently. The drive to the cave is very scenic, passing through a few Maya Villages along the way. This tour is slow paced, educational, and fun for all ages. After the Cave tour is complete we drive to Big Rock Falls located approximately forty-five minutes away; a great swimming spot.
This combo tour is a full day tour that leaves from San Ignacio at 8:30am and returns at 4:00pm. Lunch is included.
This combination tour includes a visit to The Barton Creek Cave and Big Rock Waterfall located in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. Barton Creek Cave was once an ancient Maya burial site. It is only accessible by canoe and requires minimal physical activity as you glide along gently. The drive to the cave is very scenic, passing through a few Maya Villages along the way. This tour is slow paced, educational, and fun for all ages. After the Cave tour is complete we drive to Big Rock Falls located approximately forty-five minutes away; a great swimming spot.
This combo tour is a full day tour that leaves from San Ignacio at 8:30am and returns at 4:00pm. Lunch is included.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Snacks
What to expect
Itinerary
This archaeological site is about one hour from San Ignacio and requires about four hours from beginning to end. The drive to the cave is very scenic, passing through a few Maya Villages along the way. It is only accessible by canoe and requires minimal physical activity as you glide along gently. Formations of stalactites and stalagmites found inside are remarkable. Evidence of use by the Maya exists on ten ledges within the first kilometer of passage. Pottery shards indicate use between the Early Classic (200 to 600 AD) to the Late Classic (600 to 900 AD) periods. The remains of at least 28 humans have been found within the cave. This tour is slow paced, educational, and fun for all ages.
Stop At:
• Big Rock Falls, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve Belize
• Barton Creek Cave, Belize
This archaeological site is about one hour from San Ignacio and requires about four hours from beginning to end. The drive to the cave is very scenic, passing through a few Maya Villages along the way. It is only accessible by canoe and requires minimal physical activity as you glide along gently. Formations of stalactites and stalagmites found inside are remarkable. Evidence of use by the Maya exists on ten ledges within the first kilometer of passage. Pottery shards indicate use between the Early Classic (200 to 600 AD) to the Late Classic (600 to 900 AD) periods. The remains of at least 28 humans have been found within the cave. This tour is slow paced, educational, and fun for all ages.
Stop At:
• Big Rock Falls, Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve Belize
• Barton Creek Cave, Belize
Additional information
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
jessicatL4382ML
March 2022
Let me first say that the trip itself is such a beautiful drive and once there, even the sight of the cave cannot be done justice through pictures. This is such a laidback activity—perfect for your first day after arriving if you’re not quite ready to scale pyramids or trek through the forests. N...
Let me first say that the trip itself is such a beautiful drive and once there, even the sight of the cave cannot be done justice through pictures. This is such a laidback activity—perfect for your first day after arriving if you’re not quite ready to scale pyramids or trek through the forests. Now onto our specific experience with Cayo Inland Expeditions. On the surface, this company provides the same service as many others and I have been hard pressed to find a bad guide in our previous trips to Belize. That said, the guides in this company are the best we have ever come across. Their knowledge of the sites is first rate. Their willingness to slow down or speed up according to our needs left us with a completely customized experience. The seamlessness of pickups and drop-offs maximized our time seeing the wonders of Belize without any waiting around. At the site itself, my children were more interested in the surrounding flora and fauna—so our guide easily transitioned to biology expert and took the time to show us specifics about leaf cutter ants and the surrounding flowers. In the van ride, we enjoyed a wealth of conversation—everything from local economics to Chicago winters. And when we got tired and just wanted to lay our heads back in silence—they accommodated that as well. It was a wonderful, worthwhile experience with the best company we’ve ever worked with.avlr18
June 2019
We had a wonderful experience with Cayo Inland. We went to Barton Creek, Big Rock Falls, Xunantunich, the Saturday market in San Ignacio, a chocolate class, cave tubing and ziplining with Cayo Inland. They also did our inland transport from the airport to SI with a stop at the zoo and delivered...
We had a wonderful experience with Cayo Inland. We went to Barton Creek, Big Rock Falls, Xunantunich, the Saturday market in San Ignacio, a chocolate class, cave tubing and ziplining with Cayo Inland. They also did our inland transport from the airport to SI with a stop at the zoo and delivered us to Placencia plus arranged our trip to Tikal. They did a great job. We loved having Cisco as our guide for everything - he knew so much about what we were doing, was very skilled and also safety concious but adventurous. Perfect combo. We and our kids miss him. Wayne was also a super transfer driver and handled our border crossing to Guatemala.Camper42630229604
January 2019
This tour started off with our guide picking us up from our hotel in San Ignacio. He drove us about an hour to where the cave was. He was very informative and talked about the region we were driving through and the people of Belize as a whole. It was just my husband and I on this tour so it was n...
This tour started off with our guide picking us up from our hotel in San Ignacio. He drove us about an hour to where the cave was. He was very informative and talked about the region we were driving through and the people of Belize as a whole. It was just my husband and I on this tour so it was nice to have a private tour. We got to the cave entrance and were placed in a canoe where our guide was the one doing the work and paddling us through the cave. He appeared very knowledgeable about the Mayan culture and the uses for the caves and also the different structures within the caves. We got to go deep within the cave about 2km or so. Afterwards, we picked up some lunch from the restaurant there and headed towards Big Rock Falls. Since it had rained on previously days, the falls were big and loud. It appeared both locals and tourist frequent the falls. It was a little cold that day so we didn't get in the water but I am sure on a hot day, the water would feel great.art-scuba
August 2018
The guide took us from San Ignacio resort will to h helmets and life jackets. The equipment was good and it was a three seater canoe with the guide in one of the seats. It is a great activity to pursue even if you don't swim and you will see amazing formations in the cave. One or two mayan ruined...
The guide took us from San Ignacio resort will to h helmets and life jackets. The equipment was good and it was a three seater canoe with the guide in one of the seats. It is a great activity to pursue even if you don't swim and you will see amazing formations in the cave. One or two mayan ruined pots and sacrificial skull is also visible. It is spectacular and you can get deeper if you are comfortable with the stalactites and stalagmites really low. We turned around after 30 to 45 mins given the structures were getting even lower close to the water but you can go further with a guide. It is spectacular when you go deep into the caves and come back again. The water is clear and you can almost relive the history. On the way to Barton Creek you will see an Amish settlement with horse drawn carriages. There is a small restaurant and clean bathrooms with changing rooms in this place. beautiful garden as well12sara64
July 2018
We were picked up by Alan the driver from Cayo Tours. He was very friendly and knowledgable. The Barton Creek was an hours drive over unpaved roads (so be prepared for a Belizian massage:)). We went through a small Mennonite community. The weather is perfect - no bugs. The helmets were clean and ...
We were picked up by Alan the driver from Cayo Tours. He was very friendly and knowledgable. The Barton Creek was an hours drive over unpaved roads (so be prepared for a Belizian massage:)). We went through a small Mennonite community. The weather is perfect - no bugs. The helmets were clean and we wore a life vest. Alan paddled and we entered the caves. It was very peaceful in there and quite different than the ATM cave?Indiana Jones adventure. I would do this one first then the ATM as it was definitely more peaceful. We then drove another hour via the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in the Cayo District of southern central Belize. It was established in 1944 to protect and manage the native Belizean pine forests. We passed the hotel owned by Francis Ford Coppola the Blancaneaux. We had a nice triple decker sandwich and banana picnic. There are no toilets there so be prepared to go natural. The walk to the Big Rock Falls is not that long but it does requires sure footing and a certain fitness level. Getting into the water is very slippery so go down on your bottom. As is getting out of the water very slippery. The climb up again is challenging. The water was very refreshing. I recomend the trip.233aldiss
November 2021
Excelente atención de Teresa y su equipo! Muy recomendado. Nuestro vuelo se cancelo y llegamos un día después y Teresa nos acomodo todos los horarios como para no perder ninguna actividad que queríamos hacer. Contratamos traslado de aeropuerto-Hotel San Ignacio, paseo de Barton Creek/Big rock f...
Excelente atención de Teresa y su equipo! Muy recomendado. Nuestro vuelo se cancelo y llegamos un día después y Teresa nos acomodo todos los horarios como para no perder ninguna actividad que queríamos hacer. Contratamos traslado de aeropuerto-Hotel San Ignacio, paseo de Barton Creek/Big rock falls, ATM cave y traslado a ferry de ciudad de Belice. Todo salió impecable y fue super disfrutable. Bonus: me olvidé de mis zapatos en el hotel de San Ignacio y me los hicieron llegar a San Pedro.