Victoria House- Activity Highlight – April 14, 2012

The combination Cave Tubing & Zip Line Canopy Tour is one of the most popular mainland activities that one can easily arrange through the Victoria House Dive Shop.  This full day adventure starts form the hotels dock where you are picked up by boat for the 1 hour ride to the mainland, just outside of Belize City.  Along the way, you can relax and take in the scenery while enjoying a continental breakfast of fruit and johnny cakes.

Upon docking on the mainland there is a short break in order to stretch your legs and use the facilities.   From here you will depart by air conditioned van for the approximately 1 hour ride to the Jaguar Paw Resort where the cave tubing and zip line tour takes place.

On arrival at Jaguar Paw, guests hike for 10 minutes in order to get to where the zip line canopy tour starts. The zip line adventure consists of 8 zip line platforms each strategically located within the rainforest canopy. Double cables (each capable of withstanding 2,000 pounds of weight, are used for the ultimate safety. All landing platforms are equipped with safety gear, handrails and guides meet you at each landing and ensure your personal safety throughout the tour. The platforms range from 85ft into the canopy and as far apart as 250ft!

After enjoying the views from above the canopy, guests head to the restaurant to have lunch that is provided.  After lunch is finished, you will pick up an inner tube and head light and Hike with guide for about 30 minutes to the river.  The river is similar to a lazy river, all you have to do is lay on the tube and let the river takes you on a relaxing journey through the jungle and caves.  Once inside the caves, you will see crystalline stalactites. The cave tubing portion of the tour is about 1 hour to 1 hour and a half.

Once you are finished and had time to change into your dry clothes, the journey back to Ambergris Caye and Victoria House begins.  Your arrival time back at the resort is approx. 5pm.

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