Exploring Mayan Ruins

Mayan Ruins Belize Tours

Xunantunich One-Day Excursion

Slickrock Adventures has specialized in Belize adventures since 1986. Xunantunich is one of our favorite cultural sites in the country.

We explore Xunantunich Mayan ruin as part of our Belize Adventure Week multi-day trip. This full-week adventure tour includes a guided afternoon at these fascinating ruins, along with other activities such as kayaking through caves, jungle hiking, whitewater kayaking, and three days on our private island for sea kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayak surfing, sport fishing, kayak fishing, paddleboarding, and board surfing.

We also offer a one-day trip to Xunantunich for groups of minimum 4, with a maximum of 14. This charter tour is described below.

Exploring Belize Mayan Ruins

Xunantunich is located only ten miles from the Guatemalan border, not far from the Western Highway. This major ceremonial center peaked during the Classic period of the Maya and is home to 25 temples and palaces including the second tallest Mayan structure in Belize. From the top of this pyramid “El Castillo”, one is rewarded with a breathtaking view of three river valleys. View our Mayan ruins in Belize map to see where it is located.

If you are looking for other tours in Belize run as one-day trips, visit our Caves Branch River page.

Belize One-Day Mayan Ruin Trip

One Day Tour for Groups

Group size: Minimum 4, maximum 14.

When offered: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday only, Dec – April. Please inquire for availability.

Cost: $195 US pp, includes pick up and drop off in Belize City, park entrance fees, guide, and lunch. No group discounts available.

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.

Minimum and maximum ages to participate: 6 and 85

Interpretation is Provided

Our guide grew up near this ruin, and still lives nearby. He is an expert on Mayan history, as he is a Mayan descendant himself! The restored areas of this huge city-state contain a ceremonial center, residences for the rulers of this civilization, a middle-class residential area, and the ubiquitous ballcourt complex. We explore as much of this city-state as is possible within our time constraints. Thanks to excellent on-going archaeological work, we get to see many different periods of construction.

What to Bring

• Sun clothes and big brim hat
• 2 quarts capacity water bottles for each person
• Sunscreen and bug spray
• Small daypack
• Good walking shoes
• (optional) Travel umbrella

Reservations and Cancellations

After a reservation is made: A Registration and Waiver of Liability Form is sent. The completely filled out form and the final balance is due 60 days prior to departure.

Cancellation policy: No exceptions are made to our cancellation policy for any reason. Your deposit of $75 pp x 4 persons is non-refundable. If we receive notice of cancellation 59-30 days prior to departure, 50% of total group trip cost will be retained. If we receive notice of cancellation 29-11 days, 75% of total group trip cost will be retained.; if notice is received within 10 days of departure, no refund will be given.

Unused services: No partial refunds or credits will be given for unused services such as meals or transport. Our trips are quoted as a package; credits are not given for services not used. No refunds will be given for any reason once the trip has begun.

Late arrival or departure: Any conditions out of our control that delay your arrival or departure may add to your cost; all extra charges caused by delays (catching up with a trip in progress) or any variations from the itinerary (early departure, evacuation) will be at the customer’s expense.

Slickrock reserves the right to sell additional seats up to the 14 maximum to others who might want to join this tour.