Cahabón River Tubing
Río Cahabón
Floating down the Cahabón River outside Semuc Champey in a large inner tube between jungle-covered cliffs. It is often combined with a visit to K'an Ba cave.
The Cahabón River flows through a canyon around Semuc Champey. Near the park entrance, visitors can rent large inner tubes to float downstream. The current is gentle, and the banks are lined with limestone cliffs and tropical rainforest. Local children often sell beer and drinks from the riverbank along the way. Most visitors combine tubing, the K'an Ba cave adventure, and rope-swing jumps into one half-day trip, organized by a Lanquín hostel or a guide at the park entrance. Renting a tube alone costs about 20 to 30 quetzales. Wear a life jacket, use sunscreen, and keep your phone in a waterproof bag. Trips may be canceled when the river runs high in the rainy season. Further upstream, the stretch between Lanquín and the Cahabón section also offers rafting on rubber boats through rapids.
Opening hours
Daytime; departs with tour groups