Barton Creek Cave
A Maya ceremonial cave reached by canoe along an underground river, where headlamps reveal huge stalactite chambers, pottery and bones left behind.
Barton Creek Cave is a navigable underground river cave. Visitors paddle a canoe about 1.5 km inside, where headlamps reveal towering stalactites, Maya pottery on the cave walls and human remains. The trip is calm, requires no swimming, and suits people who don't want the challenge of ATM Cave. The entrance is near a Mennonite community along a bumpy dirt road, and the cave is often combined with a Mountain Pine Ridge tour. The cave fee is about US$10; canoes can be rented or included in a tour.
Opening hours
08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM Cave)
- Big Rock Falls
- Thousand Foot Falls
- Rio On Pools
- Green Iguana Conservation Project
- Belize Botanic Gardens
- San Ignacio Market
- Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve