Blue Creek Cave

Season after season, this remains the must-do’ trip for our guests.The village of Blue Creek is surrounded by towering karst limestone hills, offering challenging hiking and a network of dry and wet caves.The Mayan name for Blue Creek Cave is Hokeb Ha, or where the water enters the earth. The Moho River begins in its depths and flows out to Blue Creek Village in a clear, cool stream.

To reach the cave, you’ll hike approximately twenty minutes over mostly easy terrain, through the jungle and upstream along the banks of the green-blue river. As you approach the cave, the river breaks into small waterfalls and beautiful clear pools for swimming.The last hundred yards of the journey are the most challenging, climbing over roots and rocks.

When you arrive at the mouth of the cave, you will step into the water and swim upstream towards the cave’s interior and the river’s source.We will provide headlamps, life jackets, and a trained guide to assist you.After you turn the first corner all natural light disappears.You will see stalactites, stalagmites, and other unique rock formations as you swim and hike upstream, hearing nothing but the echoes of water splashing around you. Archaeologists have found Late Classic ceramics and an altar inside this cave, leading them to theorize that Hokeb Ha Cave was used specifically for ceremonial purposes.

Keep going as far as you can, spending about an hour inside the cave.In the rainy season the current will be stronger and the swimming more difficult.This is certainly a challenging trip, but worth it.Guests as young as two and as old as eighty have participated in the past. And if this trip doesn’t tire you out, you might consider combining it with the Blue Creek Hike.You can also kayak back from Blue Creek Village to Cotton Tree Lodge.