Text Box: Your guide greets you at the cruise terminal dock, hotel or airport. The guides gives a narrated city and rural country tour along the route interpreting ecosystems, culture , geological formations, villages, farms. Arrive at the Caves Branch Reserve. Use facilities, here each guest is given an inner tube.  The guide leads a rainforest walk for 40 minutes to go to cave 4 , stopping along the trail to talk about the type of trees its many uses and our local customs. At cave 4 entrance is a hill overlooking the river below, some guest prefer to jump in 10 feet, 20 feet 40 feet into the river while others choose to enter the river from a  walk-in entry point where the guide assist each guest into the water . The guide gives an orientation on the cave float and provides the Helmets and headlamps. The first portion of the float is through cave 4 which is a long tunnel and very little or no current so the guide places each guest floating on their tube one in-front of the other ,“the train”  the guide goes to the front of the train and starts pulling the train for about 40 minutes through this first long tunnel then you arrive at cave 3. at the entrance of cave 3 is a fast flowing , 10 inches of water for about 200 feet that rapidly takes the tuber into a huge cathedral like cave entrance.  In this cave the float continues with the train and the lead guide points out unique formations. Several rapids are in this section of the cave and the guide controls the train and the direction so everyone enjoys the rapids section. Float through this cave system for 45 minutes. So the total cave floating time is 1 hour and 15 minutes then you arrive at the exit of the cave and a open caves branch river. The river floating then continues for another 20 minutes enjoying the sights and sounds of the natural rainforest river banks, the birds singing and even the howls of the howler monkeys.  Three  minutes walk and  you return the equipment, get your belongings. Then it’s a return  45 minute drive back to Belize City. This Tour takes  5.5 hours cost 45.00 per person total.                                            Restrictions   have the ability to hike for 40 minutes whilst carrying a inner-tube. The forest trail  may be muddy during some months of the year. NO flip flops Footwear—a river shoe is recommended , a pair may be rented at the cave reserve currently for 3.00  Ages—  8 to 65 Bring a towel #13; This tour is a 100% wet tour  bring swimwear, a change of clothing Gift shops have many T shirts   Includes :  park fees, dry cave, tube through 2 caves systems, downstream float, experienced guides, air-conditioned vans, helmets, inner-tubes, headlamps, life-vest....             Group;reserve early   belizetrips@aol.com   www.cbelize.com         

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