16 hours 30 minutes (Approx.)
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Overview
Uncover the ancient mysteries of a Mayan monument on a full-day trip to the Tikal Ruins from Guatemala City. The towering temples of the Tikal Ruins reign solemnly over the dense rainforest: alongside your guide, you’ll explore the archaeological site and observe exotic flora and fauna along the way. Learn about Tikal’s historical significance from culture-rich commentary and admire prominent architectural features such as the iconic Temple I and the Central Acropolis. Lunch and round-trip transport from your Guatemala City hotel are included in the tour.
- Full-day trip to Tikal Ruins from Guatemala City
- Gaze at the ancient monuments of archaeological site, Tikal
- Admire the abundance of diverse flora and fauna in the rainforest
- Learn about the former prosperity of Mayan city, Tikal
- Receive personalized attention from a guide on this small-group tour
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After pickup from your Guatemala City hotel, you’ll travel to La Aurora International Airport to board your flight to Flores, home to the ancient Tikal Ruins. On arrival at Mundo Maya International Airport, transfer directly to the Tikal Ruins — a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site famed for its ancient Mayan monuments.
Alongside your guide, you’ll stroll through the dense jungle and observe diverse species of flora and fauna; listen to the chirrups of exotic birds and watch spider monkeys scuttle over branches in tall trees.
Admire prominent architectural features such as the Central Acropolis and the Major Plaza, and capture pictures of the iconic Temple I, featured on countless Guatemala travel guide covers. As you follow trails that lead to secluded monuments, your guide will inform you of the former Mayan city’s prosperous past.
Revitalize with lunch after your tour and then relax during the journey back to La Aurora International Airport, where you’ll be transferred back to your hotel.
Alongside your guide, you’ll stroll through the dense jungle and observe diverse species of flora and fauna; listen to the chirrups of exotic birds and watch spider monkeys scuttle over branches in tall trees.
Admire prominent architectural features such as the Central Acropolis and the Major Plaza, and capture pictures of the iconic Temple I, featured on countless Guatemala travel guide covers. As you follow trails that lead to secluded monuments, your guide will inform you of the former Mayan city’s prosperous past.
Revitalize with lunch after your tour and then relax during the journey back to La Aurora International Airport, where you’ll be transferred back to your hotel.
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Mundo Maya Airport you will be meet your local guide an expert in the área and be transfer to Tikal archaeological site sometimes yor transfer will be via Island of Flores.
At your arrival to the park we will meet with our local guide and expert in the área to start the walking through the jungle to admire the many species of local flora and fauna. Here, discover the impressive splendor of Tikal, which means “place of voices”. The park, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, spans 576km squared.
Continue to The Major Plaza of the Archaeological Park of Tikal, surrounded by impressive buildings such as Temples I and II, called the North and Central Acropolis. Also, there is a range of wakes and altars that play a part of the dynamic history of the Mayan Civilization in Tikal.
The Temple of the Grand Jaguar (Temple I) and the Temple of the Masks (Temple II) loom like a pair of colossal bookends on opposite sides of the Great Plaza, a vast expanse ringed by terraces, palaces and ball courts.
Temple I rise some 50 meters above the plaza's eastern end. A stone stairway leads up the pyramid's nine tiers, corresponding to the nine levels of the Mayan underworld.
The central part of the ancient city alone contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometers. Tikal is also part of the one-million-hectare Maya Biosphere Reserve created in 1990 to protect the dense forests of the Petén.
At the end of our adventure through the jungle we will have time for lunch (Included).
Duration: 6 hours
Admission Ticket Included
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