Happyonaboat Posted October 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Royal Caribbean trip in November, first time in Belize city. We would love to see the ALTA hun ruins but also do some fun snorkeling. Are there any companies that do both of these within the 8:30 AM to 6 PM time we have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted October 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Welcome to Cruise Critic. A great place to learn more about Belize is the ports of call board and this link will take you to the Belize Ports Of Call section. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=109 Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie J. Posted October 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 11, 2015 If the ship actually drops anchor at 8:30 you will not get into the city until at least 9 if not later. It is a VERY long tender ride. I don't know how long the ride is to the ruins- haven't done that yet- but it may be an hour or so. There are no beaches anywhere near the city. We took a water taxi to Caulker Cay once but the snorkeling was almost non existent. Amberguass (SP!) Cay has good snorkeling tours but is a long water taxi away. But you can also fly there - 15-30 minutes. I don't think you have enough time to do both but I know you can snorkel at other beaches you'll be going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKman2495 Posted October 12, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Ok...it is virtually impossible to do both. As noted, all snorkeling is done off shore. The Altun Ha ruins (which is what I think you mean re at leas t 1 hour to 1.5 hours out of Belize city-plus the tender ride to town (at least 20 minutes). I think the other poster is thinking of Cozumel, where the ride is 40 minutes. Anyway, figure 2-3 hours at the ruins and you can see that it is one or the other.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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