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Welcome to The Jungle – Top Tours in San Ignacio Belize

Sure, the nation is a tropical paradise, but did you know that you can enjoy adventure trips in Belize? It's true! Live out your dreams of being an explorer as you navigate your way through luscious jungles to reach towering ruins. Observe ancient artifacts, and mighty stalactites and stalagmites as you make your way through caves – some of which you can canoe, swim, or tube through. Meet wildlife, learn about medicinal plants, and end your adventures on a sweet note with a chocolate tour.

St. Herman's Cave & Blue Hole National Park, Belize
St. Herman's Cave & Blue Hole National ParkSan Ignacio

This 6-hour tour takes you two of Belize’s most interesting inland nature attractions – St. Herman’s Cave and the Inland Blue Hole. In addition to sightseeing, you’ll also get in some hiking through the forest and a swim in one of Belize’s prettiest swimming holes.To reach these spots, you’ll make your way through a lively jungle, where you’ll have the chance to see a huge variety of birds. Keep in mind that this hike is on the more challenging side, so make sure you’re ready for an active day.

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Cave Exploration
Naturalist Guide
Tikal National Park And Mayan Ruins, Belize
Tikal National Park And Mayan RuinsSan Ignacio

This full-day tour to Tikal National Park introduces you to the greatest city the Maya ever built. It dates back to 200 BC, and remained a flourishing capital until 900 AD. At its height, it is believed to have supported a population of around 90,000.

Archeology
Guided Tours
Ruins
Xunantunich and Cahal Pech, Belize
Xunantunich and Cahal PechSan Ignacio

This half-day tour takes you to two of the most famous Maya sites in Belize, Xunantunich and Cahal Pech. After your day of historical sightseeing, you’ll have gotten a fascinating look at Maya culture and architecture. Besides the Maya sites, you’ll also get to admire jungle wildlife along the way.

Naturalist Guide
Ruins
Walking
Jungle Pontoon Waterfall Adventure, Belize
Jungle Pontoon Waterfall AdventureSan Ignacio

This pontoon jungle tour takes you to see some of San Ignacio’s inland waterfalls. You have the freedom to customize this tour to suit your interests—you can hike to one of the waterfalls or simply relax on the boat.

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Boat Tours
Naturalist Guide
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest ReserveSan Ignacio

Hike through the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve to see beautiful forests. You’ll experience two distinct environments—a tropical forest and a cool pine forest—as you explore caves and swim in the Río On pools.

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Hiking
Tikal One Day From San Ignacio, Belize
Tikal One Day From San IgnacioSan Ignacio

Explore the vast ruins of Tikal during this one-day tour. You’ll visit Tikal’s temples and pyramids, learn about Mayan culture, and walk along short trails through the jungle.

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Guided Tours
Ruins
Black Hole Drop, Belize
Black Hole DropSan Ignacio

This tour tests the limits of your adventurousness. You’ll follow your guide on a fascinating hike, go ziplining, and then take a rappelling voyage into one of the jungle’s “black holes.” Keep in mind that this is a strenuous hike, so you’ll want to make sure that you’re ready for an extremely active day.

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Rappel
Cahal Pech Tour, Belize
Cahal Pech TourSan Ignacio

Located on a hilltop overlooking the beautiful town of San Ignacio is the Cahal Pech Maya site and the Visitor Center. This site is one of the oldest Maya ruins in Belize.

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Naturalist Guide
Nature Walk
Ruins
Xunantunich Mayan Temple, Belize
Xunantunich Mayan TempleSan Ignacio

This site has one of the most interesting collection temples of any Maya ruins in Belize. There’s the 130-foot tall El Castillo temple, which is one of the tallest buildings in the country. Visitors can climb to the top of it stepped facade to check out the incredible surrounding landscape.

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Guided Tours
Ruins
Macal River Tubing Adventure, Belize
Macal River Tubing AdventureSan Ignacio

This is a relaxing tour that introduces you to some of Belize’s most scenic spots. You’ll learn quite a bit about jungle plants and the radiant birds of the Macal rainforest. Choose from tours that begin at either 8:00 AM or 1:00 PM, and keep in mind that the tour lasts from 2.5 to three hours.

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Tubing
Barton Creek Cave Canoe Tour, Belize
Barton Creek Cave Canoe TourSan Ignacio

Take this tour into depths of the mysterious and enchanting Barton Creek Cave. Barton Creek flows through the cave, allowing you to paddle through its interior. This tour also introduces you to some interesting archeological remains.

Cave Exploration
Kayaking
Naturalist Guide
Caracol Maya Temple, Belize
Caracol Maya TempleSan Ignacio

This tour will take you to two different nature reserves in the Maya Mountain region of western Belize. You'll get to see Maya ruins and some of the incredible natural formations that characterize this part of the country. Keep in mind that there is some hiking and climbing involved in this tour, so participants should be at least moderately fit and have no physical limitations.

Naturalist Guide
Nature Walk
Ruins
Hol Chan Snorkeling Tour, Belize
Hol Chan Snorkeling TourSan Ignacio

The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a mecca for snorkelers. This reserve is located on the coast of Ambergris Caye, one of Belize’s most popular islands for visitors. Hol Chan Marine Reserve is known for its sea grass beds, mangrove forests, coral reefs, and a section of reserve known as Shark Ray Alley.

Boat Tours
Snorkeling
Caracol Mayan Site Tour, Belize
Caracol Mayan Site TourSan Ignacio

Caracol Mayan Temples was discovered in 1938 by loggers, located deep within the Chiquibul Forest Reserve now it is the most extensive Maya site in Belize and one of the biggest in the Maya World.

Nature Walk
Ruins
Walking
Actun Tunichil Muknal Tour, Belize
Actun Tunichil Muknal TourSan Ignacio

Actun Tunichil Muknal is one of the most impressive caves in the Maya world of Belize, named after a sacrificial chamber deep within the ATM Cave. This wet cave is located within the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve in the Cayo district.

Cave Exploration
Naturalist Guide
Actun Tunichil Muknal Caving, Belize
Actun Tunichil Muknal CavingSan Ignacio

Take an off the beaten path look at one of Belize’s top Mayan attractions. Swim across the creek and under the jungle overgrowth to see the Actun Tunichil Muknal. It is one of the most interesting Maya sites in the world, and a has a chamber where you can see the crystalized, skeletal remains of a teenage sacrifice victim.

Cave Exploration
Naturalist Guide
Caracol Mayan Ruins, Belize
Caracol Mayan RuinsSan Ignacio

Take this tour to see one of the largest Maya ruins in the world inside the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. It begins with an early morning drive from Chaa Creek—you’ll travel 2 hours to reach this site.

Naturalist Guide
Nature Walk
Ruins
Tikal Mayan Ruins - Belize to Guatemala, Belize
Tikal Mayan Ruins - Belize to GuatemalaSan Ignacio

Tikal is a highly doable day-trip from San Ignacio, and this all-day excursion ensures that you don’t miss out on seeing one of the most spectacular ruins left behind by the Maya. This is an all-day tour, and includes a stop for lunch. Join your guide for an exciting trek to the jungle, which with any luck will include sightings of some incredible wildlife – keep an eye out for the famous resplendent quetzals and their tremendous tail feathers. Sightings of monkeys and birds will continue once you arrive, and you’ll get to watch jungle animals skitter up and down the stony faces of the many temples.

Nature Walk
Ruins
Walking
Cave Tubing in Actun Tunichil Muknal , Belize
Cave Tubing in Actun Tunichil Muknal San Ignacio

This is an all-day, seven-hour tour that takes you to one of the most famous Maya sites in Belize. The Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave is a fascinating cave that preserves the remains of Maya culture. It’s best known for the skeleton of a sacrificial victim – a young woman whose remains have lain in the cave for over 1,000 years. Over time, the bones have formed a layer of crystallized minerals, which has led to her nickname, “the Crystal Maiden.”

Cave Exploration
Ruins
Tubing
Pontoon on the Vaca Lake, Belize
Pontoon on the Vaca LakeSan Ignacio

This tour takes place on a pontoon boat called La Capitana, on a man-made reservoir of the Macal River. Macal River makes its way through the Cayo District, which has large swaths of wild jungle.

Boat Tours
Cave Exploration
Nature Walk

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