Cave tubing .bz walking?

[austins96]

I would like to take my mother cave tubing in Belize. She is 60 and does not do well walking long distances. How long of a walk is there on this excursion?

[crewsweeper]

Between 1/2 mile and 1 mile depending on the launch point (varies by excursion vendor and some excursions have more caves to go through than others). BTW You carry your own tube too. Not that difficult in all honesty. DW is 65 , she's had 3 foot operations, done this several times, all after turning 60 and going again in the spring.

[indy71]

If you go with .bz, you DON'T carry your own tubes. I just took my mom, age 82, cave-tubing. They do the hike at a leisurely pace, and she did fine. She loved it, by the way!

[austins96]

Indy71- about how long was the walk with bz?

[indy71]

Indy71- about how long was the walk with bz?

 

I don't have an accurate time for how the long the walk was because I left my watch in the van. I would go by what others have said, I'm guessing maybe 45 minutes. Some groups may go faster; I think it depends on the makeup of the group. We stopped a lot and looked at features along the trail. They don't rush you at all. I'm 60ish and exercise regularly, and didn't have any problem with the walk. My Mom is quite mobile at 82, but was slightly hesitant with the bit of unevenness of the terrain. Our wonderful guide, Jose, brought her to the front and held her hand the whole time, and made her feel very comfortable, so we were able to keep moving well. The guides were very aware of how people were doing and adjusted accordingly.

[Garn]

I emailed with .bz because my in-laws have some mobility issues, and they said that they could essentially let them get in at the end and "tow them back upstream" to meet us and skip the walking. There was an extra cost, but well worth it.

[crewsweeper]

I emailed with .bz because my in-laws have some mobility issues, and they said that they could essentially let them get in at the end and "tow them back upstream" to meet us and skip the walking. There was an extra cost, but well worth it.

That might actually be a bit more "fun", for the in-laws. More work for the guides, though, as they essentially tow you down when the river isn't running swift enough.

[gumboroux]

I don't have an accurate time for how the long the walk was because I left my watch in the van. I would go by what others have said, I'm guessing maybe 45 minutes. Some groups may go faster; I think it depends on the makeup of the group. We stopped a lot and looked at features along the trail. They don't rush you at all. I'm 60ish and exercise regularly, and didn't have any problem with the walk. My Mom is quite mobile at 82, but was slightly hesitant with the bit of unevenness of the terrain. Our wonderful guide, Jose, brought her to the front and held her hand the whole time, and made her feel very comfortable, so we were able to keep moving well. The guides were very aware of how people were doing and adjusted accordingly.

 

Was the walk downhill or uphill?

[indy71]

Was the walk downhill or uphill?

 

Basically, the walk starts at the river and ends at the river. There's not a lot of elevation change during the walk. I'm not very good at guessing heights, but we were maybe, 20 feet above the river during the hike?? The first thing we did with .bz was cross the river, while holding onto a rope that was strung across it. That was probably the hardest part for me because the rocks that we walked over were slippery. But with the rope to hold onto, it wasn't a big deal. I just took my time. Then it was very slightly uphill, then more level for the majority of the hike, and then very slightly downhill when we got to the point where we put in to do the tubing. Along the way, there were only very small changes in the uphill/downhill thing. I barely noticed elevation changes at all. I don't want to imply that it's flat, though; there are just gentle slopes to the terrain. I feel like I'm rambling, but that's basically how I remember the hike.

[gumboroux]

Basically, the walk starts at the river and ends at the river. There's not a lot of elevation change during the walk. I'm not very good at guessing heights, but we were maybe, 20 feet above the river during the hike?? The first thing we did with .bz was cross the river, while holding onto a rope that was strung across it. That was probably the hardest part for me because the rocks that we walked over were slippery. But with the rope to hold onto, it wasn't a big deal. I just took my time. Then it was very slightly uphill, then more level for the majority of the hike, and then very slightly downhill when we got to the point where we put in to do the tubing. Along the way, there were only very small changes in the uphill/downhill thing. I barely noticed elevation changes at all. I don't want to imply that it's flat, though; there are just gentle slopes to the terrain. I feel like I'm rambling, but that's basically how I remember the hike.

 

 

Thank you so much! This helps with my decision.