Dennis Perez was waiting for my wife, I and two other couples just as he said he would at the dock. Dennis's English is perfect and he's extremely courteous. After our cave tubing, he gave us complimentary sodas and beer then we drove to a local restaurant and had a simple tasty inexpensive lunch, (well worth the little extra he charges). We arrived back to the dock on time. All in our party were pleased with his hassle free trip.
Hats off to Dennis, you did a great job. Well worth every penny.
Scott

8 of us on 3/19/08 met Dennis at the Terminal as discussed via phone and e-mails. We booked this excursion not through Royal Caribbean, Jewel of the Seas but on line,

Oh how can you do that, look this is another Country and they will steal your credit card #, they may take you to the jungle and leave you there to rot, only book with the cruise line, yes it's more money because they are better.

Any one with the above beliefs should book with the cruise line.
Anyone who wants to have the best excursion, do the unthinkable and book with Dennis on-line.

Dennis and Edgar met us at the terminal and immediately we left for the caves and zip-line. 1st bonus, he had rum punch, beer and water on ice for us.

We arrived before all the crowds and busses. We got our tubes, Dennis has his own corral filled with tubes w/ his name on them,
we then met up with, dang his name is 2 names, lets' just call him Ben, Ben and Edgar led us through the jungle path to the river. After crossing the river and walking we came to the spot in the river for the 1st cave which I came to find out is where most folks start. We continued walking and came to the spot where we were to go in so this way we would be going through two caves.

At first I asked why we were not free-floating, we were instructed to line our tubes in a row, hmm, I did not like this. Well surprise surprise, when we caught up to the others who had started in the 1st cave they were caught in the corners of the cave, stuck in low water, caring their tubes and slip sliding on the rocky bottom covered with silt. Us, we were happily in our tubes being guided by Ben and Edgar as they worked together to pull, push, steer us in the best path to journey forward, oh yes there was the occasional raise your butt as we glided over the shallows. I guess that was bonus #2, having pros guide us.

Bottom line, I guarantee that Dennis and his guys are legit and capable of showing you a great time. We were so happy we all tipped upon paying, which by the way was not until after we had completed the tubing and zip-line, who else would not ask for the money until the end?

Gary
Myrtle Beach SC

My husband, 14 year old, 12 year old, and myself were recently in Belize as a port of call on a cruise ship. I had heard the cave tubing tour was terrific. We were not disappointed. Rather than book with the cruise line, we booked online prior to departure with "explorebelizecaves.com". We were able to do both the zip line and cave tubing for about the same price as the cruise line charges for just the cave tubing.

Dennis Perez called a few days after I booked to confirm and secure a small deposit. When we arrived in Belize he was waiting. We were in a small group of 8 vs. the large tour groups from the ships. This allowed such a more personal experience. Our very friendly guide Vel answered all of our questions and gave us very interesting information about Belize and the rainforest throughout the tour.

We arrived back at the port in plenty of time to do a little shopping and sample the local beer, There were never any concerns with getting back in time to get a tender back to the ship.

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

We are from St. Paul, MN, and we had a great time with Dennis Perez on February 5, 2008. We were a little nervous about booking independently from the cruise line (the Norwegian Sun) but ended up so happy that we did. Before we even left MN, Dennis had called us and e-mailed us, answering questions and telling us about others from the same cruise who would be also going on the cave tour. Four of us were together for our adventure in Belize; we are over 60, and the other couple were in their 20s, but we all got along great together, and we had even found each other before we got on the tender. Dennis provided lots of information and a very personalized tour of the area. He kept us linked together during the cave tubing, and other people floating about on their own were wishing they could link up with us. We went to the zip line next, and again, we felt totally safe, and our only wish was that we could have done more. Absolutely no worries about getting back to the ship on time, and as we sipped on a refreshing Beliken beer after our adventure, we all decided the day had been just perfect.