Vitalino was a GREAT guide. He made the walk to the river very informative and enjoyable. The cave tubing itself was wonderful. This was my favorite excursion of the cruise thanks to Vitalino and his crew. I highly recommend Vitalino's excursion to anyone who wants to do cave tubing.

Our Experience with this excursion was over all a good trip but I am not sure how this compares with other tours as this was our only trip down the river.

The staff is very friendly, and very helpful. Good quality people who try their best in giving their customers a great experience. Vitalino himself was very knowledgeable and passionate about he does. Vitalino claims he taught many of the other tour guides about the Cave tubing profession. Although, I heard the same claims made by other tour guides from other companies.

The Transportation was good, even though the bus was an older type bus, it was clean and Air Conditioned.

Drinks: Lots of Beer and Rum punch available along with non alcoholic drinks.

Food: Part of the excursion was to stop at a local restaurant. It was a local Chicken and rice dish. It was tasteful but it would of been nice to have a piece of chicken that was bigger than a nugget.

Tubing Experience: It was a great thrilling experience which brings you through many caves. The river is fresh water and clean and everyone enjoyed the experience. The walk was long but a great scenic hike. I would suggest not to wear flip flops as you are walking on a natural path in the forest. Also bring bug replellent.

We did this excursion from the Carnival Valor. There seemed to be no set schedule for departure and we did not enjoy waiting for all parties to arrive and had to wait on the street. It was hot and a bit frustrating as we had to wait about 45 minutes. I would of given this a 5 star if it was not for the waiting.

If you're looking for a more personalized tour rather than the busload tours this is for you. We had read about Vitalino's by another reviewer and gave them a shot. Wow! Just the four of us and while the busloads of the .com tour were marching straight to the lauch sites our guide, Harrison, was pointing out interesting aspects of the rainforest. From the plant that acts like a natural bug spray to the tarantula he tickled out, very interesting. And then he masterfully guided us into areas of the river that the big groups chained together couldn't get to. Then a good lunch at a cool local place. All for a great price. Sold me on avoiding the cruise ship mass tours. Highly recommended!

The tour was great. Vitalino know a lot about the area and what we were doing. There was no problem at all getting back to the cruise ship. With this tour you actually get to tube through an extra cave that the people on the similar cruise ship tour don't get to do. I actually didn't think the water was as cold as other reviewers said. The bugs weren't too bad once we put on bug spray. There's no need to worry with cavetubing.bz!