Caves Branch River Cave Rafting and Kayaking

Caves Branch River Rafting and Kayaking Adventure

Everyone knows about cave tubing in Belize, but less is known about cave rafting because so few companies have the equipment. Slickrock has been conducting a tour of the Caves Branch River in Belize for 15 years, using both kayaks and rafts to explore this incredible underground river. The problem with Belize cave tubing is that the runs have to be extremely short as this river is too shallow to allow an unimpeded float. Slickrock Adventures is the only company to use kayaks and rafts to run the whole section of caves.

Belize Adventure Week: Discover our full-week adventure vacation which includes this underground river trip.

Belize One-Day Group Tour

This one-day trip is available only for groups of 8+, maximum 14. We do not sell this package to individuals.

When available: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday only, Dec - May.

Cost: $195 US pp, includes pick up and drop off in Belize City and lunch.

Minimum and maximum ages to participate: 10 and 70

Deposit: $75 deposit pp (8 minimum) is due to confirm your space. This deposit is non-refundable. You may make your reservation by telephone, fax, mail, or e-mail. Checks, money orders, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted for all payments. The balance is due 60 days prior to departure.

To see more images of the Caves Branch float,

visit our slide show of the full Belize Adventure Week trip.

Belize's Premier River Cave

The Belize Cave Branch River (view from the put-in shown at right) flows through four caves on its course from the Maya Mountains to its confluence with the Sibun River. Slickrock puts-in near Ian Anderson's Caves Branch Jungle Lodge. If you are interested in cave tubing, you may contact them; they offer cave tubing rather than rafting and kayaking. After the put-in you paddle through several miles of jungle and orange groves before arriving at a rugged section of hills that have eroded into what is known as karst topography.

Huge white cliffs covered with vines rise dramatically from the thick jungle, and suddenly the river veers right into one, where we enter a river cave that soon envelopes us in complete darkness. (the mouth of the first cave is at right.) Using headlamps for lighting the way, the current takes us though the caves, which occasionally pass by openings into the jungle.