Tours and activities

Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave

Belize Cayo Belmopan

Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave
Photo: Peter Andersen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Maya ceremonial cave where you swim, wade and climb deep inside to chambers with pottery and the calcified skeletons of sacrificial victims, including the 'Crystal Maiden'.


Visits are only with licensed guides; cameras aren't allowed. Tours leave from San Ignacio. Xunantunich and Caracol Maya ruins are nearby.

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