Maya Underworld Cave Kayaking Experience: Explore Nohoc'chen Park's Hidden Treasures Independently
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15 Ratings
Belize City
Embark on an exhilarating Maya Underworld Cave Kayaking Experience at Nohoc'chen Park. Paddle through hidden caves, admire stunning formations, and take a refreshing swim in the natural spring-fed river. Reserve your tour online now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Nohoch Che’en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve - Reserve your tour online, the guides reside in various parts of the country and will travel to the Caves only when there is reserved booked tours. Meet us V.i.V. at the Nohoch Che’en archeological site, caves branch river. The safe parking area has restaurants, modern rest rooms and shower facilities. When ready, Your kayak guide will provide you with head lamps, helmets, jackets. Bring a non-disposable water bottle. Wear proper footwear with thick soles that will get wet and to walk on gravel path and river crossings. your vehicle is your locker. The guide leads the group thru the forest path, sharing information on local customs and the forest environment. On arrival at the Caves entrance, get onto the kayaks and the guides lead you thru the series of caves, observing many formations and scenery that words cannot describe. Hear and pass near a water fall inside the caves. Continue paddling thru the caves until arriving at the EXIT where you are now enjoying the sunny forest scenery and continue paddling until you arrive at the parking lot. You have now completed the circuit thru the Maya Under World, “Xibalba”.
What's Included
- kayaks
- guide service
- personal floatation device
- helmets
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Archeological Park Entrance Fees
Additional Information
Have your own Ride, Reserve the cave kayak tour online. Nohoc’chen park has several attractions, drive to the location, pay 5.00 to enter. See more caves than tubing, less crowds in the upper caves, deeper water for the paddling experience it is Fantastic. drive to the Nohoch che’en Archeological Park, meet your V.i.V. kayak guide and he will provide you with the paddles, gear, headlamps, jackets.
The guide will lead you thru the forest path on a twenty-minute hike, then arrive at the caves where the kayaks are located, paddle thru the caves and caves branch river, sight-seeing many formations, small waterfalls and enjoy a refreshing swim in this natural spring fed river.
at the exit of the caves continue downstream to where the walk first started, and you are back at the parking lot. Enjoy this natural wonder, two hours of continuous action and adventure. The guides travel from other parts of the country to the Cave Park when the tour is reserved, reserve online to secure your tour.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- All children heights MUST be advised at time of booking
- minimum child height 45 inches
- reserve your tour for early during your visit, should the river be elevated and kayaking is not possible
- there are 3 options, cancel and refund, reschedule to another day, or do cavetubing if that option is possible
Location
Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve
Reserve your tour online, the guides go to the Caves only for reserved guest only. travel to mile 37 on the George price highway, turn into franks eddy road, drive 6 miles passing citrus groves, arriving at the cave entrance, pay park fees, Park the vehicle, proceed to the V.i.V. equipment booth.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Benjamin_g
Apr 8, 2024
Glad we booked it. - Wonderful scenery and a great guide. Tour length was just right. Much of the tour was in isolation from other groups, which we preferred. The Bat Room was awesome. Mandatory helmet and life jacket were overkill and uncomfortable.
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Alexander_s
Mar 19, 2024
Unforgettable experience! - We had an amazing experience with Abren, our guide! He led us through the forest to the starting point, telling us about different trees and living creatures. We paddled through the cave stopping at wonderful places - underground waterfall, crystalls, swimming hole. At one stop Abren took us for a short walk in the cave. At the end of the trip we paddled on the river to the finish and it was another adventure on the shallow but pretty fast river.
We really enjoyed all the wonderful places and our guide. Thank you very much Viv Tours and Abren!
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Alexandersv6242xq
Mar 19, 2024
Unforgettable experience! - We had an amazing experience with Abren, our guide! He led us through the forest to the starting point, telling us about different trees and living creatures. We paddled through the cave stopping at wonderful places - underground waterfall, crystalls, swimming hole. At one stop Abren took us for a short walk in the cave. At the end of the trip we paddled on the river to the finish and it was another adventure on the shallow but pretty fast river.
We really enjoyed all the wonderful places and our guide. Thank you very much Viv Tours and Abren!
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Jodi
Mar 2, 2024
A Must Do! - This was amazing! It’s a nice park with good facilities. The walk thru the jungle was beautiful and our guide pointed out lots of neat stuff. The kayaking thru the caves was even better than I imagined! We got to take a quick swim in the refreshing water also. I would highly recommend this tour.
Be aware—don’t expect your tour guide to be right on time. Our meeting time was scheduled for 10:00, but our guide did not arrive till almost 11. We did get a message that he was running late. I was a little upset about that, but because the tour was so great, I didn’t care anymore. It was worth the wait!
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865calvine
Feb 14, 2024
Great time would do it again - Had a great time very informative discussion and tour guide ( Fabulous) has great insights and knowledge about local history and culture and was able to share on plants and animals as we travelled through the region and explored the cave system. And as a beginner kayaker it was a very enjoyable experience
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Erin_v
Dec 30, 2023
Great experience, particularly to beat the heat. - A great experience. Caves are beautiful, water is warm, guides are fantastic. Dress to be wet, water shoes are a must. You have a couple of opportunities to swim/jump in water.
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V2572vjbs
Dec 9, 2023
Highly recommend - Great experience- booked it last minute and the company communicated extremely well- we had a rental so they gave us directions and had a guide waiting- Fred was a fantastic guide, giving informative insight on history, the nature around us and all things “Belize”- the tubing is almost surreal in the caverns… Fred made sure we all were safe and achieved the “whole cave tubing experience”
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Kathie_m
Nov 21, 2023
Great Cave Kayaking - The guide was a lot of fun. He had a good sense of humor and made the event safe for all.The kayaking was very exciting! Thanks
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Keithl111
Sep 16, 2023
Excellent and Exceeded our expectations - This was an amazing experience that far exceeded our expectations. Because of the time of year, our group consisted of just my wife, my adult daughter and me. Abner was our guide and he was the best. He was extremely knowledgeable and was a lot of fun. The caves are amazing on kayaks. We didn’t tube, so can’t compare, but Abner said we went deeper into caves and to more places than the tubes can go. The only negative is everything gets wet so you can’t take your cell phone for pictures without a waterproof case or something bag. Highly recommend having one because we missed some incredible photo ops. Highly recommend this experience, especially with Abner.
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408halm
Apr 16, 2023
Barry the Cave King - Our guide Barry was the best of our trip. Very professional, knowledgeable, fun, and safe. He kept the perfect pace for our entire family. 2 adults, and 2 kids (14 & 11). So much information about the area, caves, and country. This was a unique experience for lots of photos & videos.
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