Lamanai Adventure: Explore Ancient Maya Ruins

Explore Lamanai’s ancient Maya ruins with expert guides, scenic riverboat rides, and a traditional Belizean buffet lunch. Book your unforgettable adventure today.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Orange Walk - Embark on an enchanting journey to Lamanai, the ancient Maya city nestled within the lush Belizean jungle.
    Scenic Drive and River Cruise:
    Start at Belize City port, where a comfortable, air-conditioned van awaits. Travel through bustling streets and onto the Northern Highway for a 1-hour drive, as your guide shares the vibrant…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Tour Guides
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Park Fees
  • Pick Up and Drop Off
  • Jungle Boat Ride
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Our mission is to provide you with an unforgettable tour experience tailored to your interests and needs.
The Lamanai Adventure offers an exciting and immersive journey through the ancient Maya ruins of Lamanai. The tour typically includes a scenic riverboat ride along the New River. Once at Lamanai, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the impressive…

Location
San Cas Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dream19877997367
Sep 16, 2025
Excellent day! - Elio was very responsive to my messages about the tour and made it simple to book. He and Javier shuttled us from Corozal to the boat launch for the Lamanai tour. They were delightful, shared interesting information, and answered lots of questions. Our boat captain and tour guide, Emir, was pleasant and helpful. He provided fascinating historical and cultural information throughout our tour. Apparently his wife had prepared lunch, which was delicious: chicken, rice, coleslaw, tortilla chips, and pico (fresh and🌶). Water and Coke were included. On the way back to Corozal, Elio told us more about Belize, other tours, and their availability for transfers. We will definitely use their services again!
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Michael_c
Aug 30, 2025
Mayan Ruins made “Unforgettable” by Ian and Elio - An hour drive to the boat launch and then a very interesting hour boat ride to Lamanai. Delicious homemade lunch and an informative guide. Don’t know how often it happens, but our small group of 5 were the only visitors in the park. 3 main temples give you a good workout if you climb them. Small Visitors Center has a lot of info. A few small gift shops. Very worth the price.
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Lisa_g
Aug 28, 2025
A must do ! - I had such a great experience on the Lamanai tour. Our guide was fantastic — he showed us the little bats’ log, pointed out the monkeys, and gave us just the right amount of history about the ruins. What I especially appreciated was that he didn’t pressure us into listening to a long lecture; instead, he gave us the time and space to explore and take photos on our own. Being there in the off-season was a huge plus too — we practically had the park to ourselves and were able to take plenty of pictures without any crowds. The balance of guidance and freedom made the tour perfect. Highly recommend! It’s a much better experience and much larger than Altun Ha.
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Wei_a
Aug 11, 2025
This is a good adventure... - This is a good adventure to the nature and the Lamanai maya ruin. Tour guides are knowledgeable and friendly.
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A5624dkdanielles
Aug 8, 2025
Best part of our trip! - Absolutely amazing experience! Elio picked us up from our hotel and provided history and fact about Belize while we drove to the dock. His brother Ian captained the boat and pointed out plants and wildlife along the shore. When we got to the ruins Ian did an incredible job retelling history and visualizing the ruins we were seeing. It was an incredible trip, the highlight of our time in Belize! There is so much to see and explore, plus a museum and gift shops. The homemade lunch was delicious, words cannot describe!!! Make sure to bring comfort shoes
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Madisonh06
Aug 6, 2025
Everyone should go! - This experience was wonderful, Javier Jr was a terrific tour guide and boat driver! He answered all the questions we had and was extremely knowledgeable. Between the boat ride, sites and delicious food this trip was an A+ and an experience I would suggest for anyone coming to Belize!
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467alonzob
Jul 26, 2025
A great time with the family! - Javier was an A+ guide. A polite young man with excellent knowledge of just about everything in the area. We had an hour boat ride in then he guided us around the ruins and provided us with an excellent traditional dish from his grandma. We are from Colorado and would 100% recommend if you are a foreigner nervous about going on a new adventure!
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421rositam
Jul 21, 2025
Remarkable sacred & historical tour by Julian - What a once in a life time with Julian the Captain!!! On our first international family trip with our girls and this adventure did not disappoint. We felt the sacred and importance of the river, current people, history and the Mayan people and they cultural from the start! Special thank-Garcias to Julian’s Mom for the delicious lunch!!! Traditional and from the heart. Highly recommend and the rain was extra special effects!! Loved it all!! Momma Rosita
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Jamiek236
Jul 18, 2025
A great way to see Mayan Ruins - We booked through our resort in San Pedro which included a flight from San Pedro to the mainland. Overall, this experience was great. The boat ride down the river to the ruins was cool. We stopped and saw different types of birds and plants. The ruins were awesome ... mostly an easy walk. My 80 year old parents went and they need some assistance getting up the ruins in one area but overall was east enough. The lunch was good as well. Wear & take mosquito spray with deet!
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342lilh
Sep 15, 2025
BOOK AT YOUR OWN RISK! TOUR OPERATOR DID NOT TURN UP! - Very unprofessional and negative impact on the industry and on Belize. Supposed to be one of the highlights of my short trip to Belize from far far Asia but turned out to be a huge disappointment and feeling disgusted by the attitude and behavior. The organized Elio had not been very responsive via email except when you decided to book. Very clear instructions to reach meeting point (boat dock) though, and that Elio will be there and there will be a sign with my name. BUT NO ONE TURNED UP!! 6.35am: took local bus from Belize city towards Orange walk 8.15am (approx): bus driver dropped me off near the entrance point and was waiting at boat dock area by 8.20am even though instructed to be there 8.45am to 9am. There was no one at the area even though the radio was blasting away. 9.30am: still no one or boat to be seen. Started to suspect something is wrong. Just before 10am: managed to get my phone to work to call international no and called Elio who said he will check and get back. After 20min no one called and I had to call again - this time another guy answered and simply said tour had left and even questioned if I was at the correct dock. In response I cited what I saw and he kept quiet but later repeated the tour had left at 9am, A group of 3 men arrived about 10min later and said Elio is not here and there is no tour today and said I can choose a private tour. Someone is obviously flying. Still nothing from Elio - no apology or email about what happened. 1.30pm: sent message to Elio via WhatsApp when I had internet, requesting for explanation and apology but 2 hours later at time of writing there was NO reply (and I could see he had read the messages)!!! This company in my opinion does not appear to be interested in doing business with solo/ independent travellers. Truly unprofessional and definitely not recommended.
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From $135
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).