8-Hour Tour of Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave from San Ignacio
Highlights
San Ignacio
archaeological, walking, Cave
Group Tour
8 Hours
Easy
English, Spanish
Description
Embark on this tour to explore the wonderous Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave after a short swim and hike. Appreciate human skeletons, Mayan artifacts, and geological formations like sparkling stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones in the cave. Then, discover the site where Mayans made offerings, including food, blood, and human sacrifices.
Itinerary
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Actun Tunichil Muknal
Start on the route to this sacred place with a short swim across the Roaring River, followed by a 40-minute hike leading you to the cave's main entrance. The Mayan underworld was one of the three main layers, which they refer to as Xibalba. Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, commonly known as ATM, is located at the Tapir National Reserve.
While in the cave with your Belizean tour guide, you enjoy amazing geological formations such as sparkling stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones.
Explore the hidden chambers that reveal ancient Mayan artifacts, human skeletons and geological processes that have helped to shape the Mayan underworld. Here, the Mayas made offerings that included food, blood and human sacrifices. These offerings were to please the gods since gods could be good or bad to them. Xibalba was the fearful world beneath the face of the earth. The parallel unseen another world where kings and shamans could enter to communicate with gods.
What's Included
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |
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