Cave Trips with Food Worldwide: 8 We Would Book

1.Appian Way & Aqueducts E-Bike Tour (Catacombs & Food)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,498 reviews · 3.5 - 5 hours · from $88Our pick

Leave central Rome behind for a 3.5 to 5-hour e-bike ride along the Appian Way and through the Aqueducts Park. You’ll use a full-suspension CUBE bike, visit the catacombs if selected, and finish with Roman food or an aperitivo. Guides such as Silvia, Iman, Bruno, and Felipe lead in English, French, Italian, or Spanish.

“This is a brilliant tour and was a perfect activity for my teenage son and I. Our guide, Bruno, was very knowledgeable and interesting and really made the history of Ancient Rome come alive. The e-bikes were great fun and made the 15 miles of cycling easy. The catacombs were incredible and the guide there was also brilliant and clearly really loves her job. Lots of these tours don’t include lunch in the price, but this one does, which makes it even better value. I cannot recommend this tour highly enough.”

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2.Tour to Chichen Itza-Tickets, food and cenote

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,479 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $92Top rated

Start early from Cancun for Chichen Itza with certified archaeological guides, free exploration time, a regional buffet, a swim at Saamal Cenote, and a stop in Valladolid. The bilingual tour may include guides such as Daniel and Roberto. Shared transport, admission, water, and taxes are included.

“The 13 hour day contained 6 hours of a comfortable bus. Spanish/english translation fast and a bit confusing for those with no spanish experience. Daniel did a nice job as guide/host. Roberto did a wonderful job on the site.as guide”

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3.Chichen Itza, Private Cenote/Food Experience & the magic Izamal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 385 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $95

Leave Merida early with guides such as Delio or Hernan for Chichen Itza before the crowds, a private Mayan family cenote in Holca, home-cooked Yucatecan food, and Izamal. The small-group trip includes transport, water, coffee, breakfast, life jackets, and guided ruins, but Chichen Itza admission and the MX$300 lunch cost extra.

“Chichen Itza was incredible, but the private cenote experience was the highlight! The family-cooked food and Izamal visit were fantastic too, and our guide was top-notch!"”

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4.Chichen Itza Tour, Izamal, Cenote Ik Kil and Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 246 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $79

Travel from Merida to Chichen Itza, Cenote Ik Kil, a hacienda buffet, and yellow-painted Izamal in a small group of up to 19 people. Expect a 7 a.m. start, bilingual guiding, air-conditioned van transport, about two hours at the ruins, and 90 minutes at the cenote. Guides such as Michelle, Anel, Pedro, and Victor have led recent departures.

“We loved our trip to Chichen Itza! Maui and Manuel were the greatest, and all the stops were so perfect. A big highlight of our enchanted trip to Merida.”

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5.Malta: 5 hr Vintage Bus Tour – Mdina & Blue Grotto inc. food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 169 reviews · 5 hours · from $59Best value

Ride a traditional 36-seat Maltese bus with an English-speaking driver and guide, stopping at Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto, Siġġiewi, Dingli Cliffs, and Mdina. You get local snacks and drinks, free time for photos and walking, and an optional €10 boat trip at the grotto when weather allows. Daniel, Caroline, Rebecca, and other guides have led recent departures.

“Very organised including the arrangements before hand on where to meet. Lady guide really knew her stuff and very helpful. Highly recommended.”

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6.Chichen Itza Cenote, Food Experience & Izamal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 10 hours · from $110

Start early from central Merida with guides such as Hernan or Delio, reaching Chichen Itza before the crowds and heat. After a guided visit, swim in a private Mayan-family cenote, eat sopa de lima, salbutes, cochinita pibil, and fruit, then stroll through yellow Izamal. Small groups are limited to 10.

“This tour is really worth its price! Hernan took good care of us, he drove us safely and gave us good information about the places we visited. We were a group of four and the tour was almost personalized. The itinerary is perfect and very complete, the best of Maya and Spanish heritage plus a break at an unexpected cenote with a tasty lunch. Highly recommended!”

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7.Tour from Cancun to Chichen Itza with cenote food and Valladolid

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 45 reviews · 12 hours (approx.)

This 12-hour Cancun excursion combines Chichen Itza, a Mayan cenote, buffet lunch, a short Valladolid visit, and round-trip bus transport. Expect about one hour with a Chichen Itza guide, one hour of free time, a Mayan purification ceremony, and a group of up to 55 people. Bring cash for the $45 Chichen Itza entrance, the required cenote life jacket, drinks, tips, and personal purchases.

“Great experience the tour leader was amazing. And everyone was very friendly.... and they certainly knew all their information”

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8.Wadi Rum Full Day Jeep Tour – Stargazing Overnight in a Cave – Traditional Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $123

Meet your guide at Wadi Rum Rest House at 10:00 for a full day by jeep through canyons, dunes, bridges, and desert valleys. You’ll eat lunch cooked over a fire, watch sunset with Bedouin tea, then sleep outside a remote cave on a mattress and blankets. Rashid may be your guide, sharing stories of Bedouin life along the way.

“Absolutely amazing and unique experience in the middle of desert, we eat nicely, sleep well, watch beautiful star and hear dogs barking (wolf?) and ride camel and also slide in the sand tune. The landscape is spectacular.”

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