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We did the cave tubing in Belize in fall 2009 and had a blast.  We were on our 25th anniversary cruise and really enjoyed this.  The guide gave us alot of time in the caves and explained what we were seeing.  We went thru as 2 tubes compared to other groups were all were strung together and the guides did most of the work paddeling.  They have an excellent reputation for getting back to the ship with plenty of time – we shopped near the dock before reboarding the ship.  Have a great time.

We booked Lamanai ruins tour through Island Marketing, and I would NOT use them again.  We had a large group of 15 and booked as a private tour, which they confirmed.  When we paid our final fee upon arrival, I again confimed that we had booked a private group tour.  There was nothing private about it.  We also requested an LDS guide, because their website mentioned that this was an option, and we thought that would be an interesting perspective. Again I confirmed this before we paid the balance of our final payment.  I was told that the LDS "would meet us later".  We did not end up with an LDS guide.  I mention this not because that would be an option that others would care to have, but merely to point out that they said they would accomodate our requests, even though knew upon our arrival that they could not.

 On the truck ride back to the ship, the truck broke down, and they had to call for another, which took about 45 minutes to arrive.  We were worried that we would miss our ship. This is a tour that takes about 6 hours, with no delays.  About an hour and 15 bus ride both ways, and a 25 mile boat ride both ways.  Be sure you have ample time in the event of unforeseen delays.

Along the river, no widelife of any kind were spotted, but this is a fast boat ride, two 150 johnson motors at full throttle, so not really a sight-seeing type of adventure from the river.

The ruins were really cool to look at, but not much historical context provided by the guide.  This trip was ok, but not what they made us think it was.