For our second day of jungle adventures we signed up for a cave tubing thing. It didn't turn out to be exactly what we thought we were getting in to, but it was still pretty darn cool. The group was 6 people including us (none obnoxious, amazingly) and a cool guide Esperanza, so pretty great on the scale of 'tours' which we typically try to stay away from.
We spent the day tubing down a river that went through a cave system and taking breaks to climb around and explore the cave system. There were lots of really neat stalactites and stalagmites and other cool cave formations, along with old Maya pottery and other ceremonial artifacts. Our guide was fun and knowledgeable, telling us about the cave formations, the history of the Maya in the region and their use of caves for religious ceremonies, etc. The day certainly didn't help us meet our tanning quotient (darkest place I've ever been) but definitely would recommend it.
We got done around 3pm and made a stop at the 'Inland Blue Hole' on our way back to Belize City. The Blue Hole out in the Caribbean is one of the things Belize is famous for and I guess the needed another attraction, because this thing gets a lot of press. It was cool and relaxing but hey, unless you're driving right by (like we were) don't go out of your way.
We had one evening in Belize City because the water taxi's out to the cayes don''t run at night. Everything I'd read beforehand talked about how awful Belize City was and to get out of there as quickly as possible. Those people had obviously never spent time in any other Central American capitol because Belize City was perfectly inoffensive. While I wouldn't call it an attraction, there are a lot worse places to spend the night - it was safe and clean with a some cute parts.
Next up - island time.
We spent the day tubing down a river that went through a cave system and taking breaks to climb around and explore the cave system. There were lots of really neat stalactites and stalagmites and other cool cave formations, along with old Maya pottery and other ceremonial artifacts. Our guide was fun and knowledgeable, telling us about the cave formations, the history of the Maya in the region and their use of caves for religious ceremonies, etc. The day certainly didn't help us meet our tanning quotient (darkest place I've ever been) but definitely would recommend it.
walking through orange groves
you cant tell, but that thing was bigger than my face
We got done around 3pm and made a stop at the 'Inland Blue Hole' on our way back to Belize City. The Blue Hole out in the Caribbean is one of the things Belize is famous for and I guess the needed another attraction, because this thing gets a lot of press. It was cool and relaxing but hey, unless you're driving right by (like we were) don't go out of your way.
We had one evening in Belize City because the water taxi's out to the cayes don''t run at night. Everything I'd read beforehand talked about how awful Belize City was and to get out of there as quickly as possible. Those people had obviously never spent time in any other Central American capitol because Belize City was perfectly inoffensive. While I wouldn't call it an attraction, there are a lot worse places to spend the night - it was safe and clean with a some cute parts.
Next up - island time.
