Bug spray needed for cave tubing in April?

[bernieb86]

Hello- will we need bug spray for cave tubing in April? Booked with cavetubing.com and we've heard to bring some. Any idea on what the best kind is to get? Thank you. :D

[happycamper5]

We went cave tubing and zip lining just last Thursday and did not wear bug spray. The kids did come back with just a few mosquito bites but I didn't notice any bugs at all. We did have bug spray with us, though - just regular Off.

[Travel Angel]

On my tours with Major Tom, he provided insect repellant in his buses.... but we made sure we brought our own just in case. He recommended using a product with "Deet" which we purchased locally..... worked great and had no probs with those little flying buggers !

[driftwood]

[30% DEET--watch for allergies and read the instructions]. . . everywhere we went in Belize, and it worked quite well. It is generally available for sale in Belize, and doesn't seem to cost any more there than it does here, which reinforced our feeling that we had the right product--but of course, when you are launching off on a shore excursion you don't want to spend time shopping for bug spray if you can avoid it! :D

 

Mosquitoes are generally available throughout Belize and I would not let anyone advise you otherwise. Though they did not penetrate our outer defenses, we could hear them very distinctly. And coming from Swampland, VA, we know what they sound like!

 

Little biting no-see-ums are also common in Belize City itself, so I would spray--very lightly is enough--before leaving the ship on your tender.