Xunantunich and Horseback riding from San Pedro

This Xunantunich and horseback riding tour from San Pedro combines Belize’s ancient Maya landscape with a genuine ranch experience at Banana Bank Lodge & Jungle Horseback Adventures. Cross the Mopan River by hand-cranked ferry and enter Xunantunich, where plazas, palaces, carved friezes, and El Castillo reveal the scale of an important Maya city. Your guide explains rulership, ceremony, astronomy, and regional connections so the structures become part of a clear historical story. At Banana Bank, meet the ranch team, receive a safety orientation, and ride tropical trails and riverside countryside on a horse selected for your ability. The change from ceremonial stone architecture to ranch country is what gives the day its character. Travelers first learn how the Maya understood and used the Cayo landscape, then experience that landscape slowly and closely from horseback. This creates a mainland day with cultural depth, changing scenery, and a strong sense of place.