/
Guatemala
/
Guatemala Department
/
Guatemala City
/
Tours & Activities
/
UNESCO JEWELS: Tikal One Day Tour from Guatemala City by air
1 day
Full Day
About this activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Guatemala City, Metropolitan Area, Guatemala
You will be picked up at your hotel in Guatemala City early in the morning and transfer to Guatemala International Airport
Stop At: La Aurora International Airport, Central America, 9 Avenida 14-75, Guatemala 01013, Guatemala
Early in the morning you will be pick up at your hotel to be transfer to Airport to take your local flight to Flores, Petén and enjoy a day full of jungle adventure and learn about the maya civilization.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Peten, Tikal National Park Guatemala
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
Stop At: Mundo Maya International Airport, Flores, Guatemala
We will return to Mundo Maya Airport in Flores to take our flight back to Guatemala City.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Guatemala City, Metropolitan Area, Guatemala
Upon arrival in Guatemala City, you will be transfer to your hotel in Guatemala City
Read more
Show less
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Guatemala City, Metropolitan Area, Guatemala
You will be picked up at your hotel in Guatemala City early in the morning and transfer to Guatemala International Airport
Stop At: La Aurora International Airport, Central America, 9 Avenida 14-75, Guatemala 01013, Guatemala
Early in the morning you will be pick up at your hotel to be transfer to Airport to take your local flight to Flores, Petén and enjoy a day full of jungle adventure and learn about the maya civilization.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Peten, Tikal National Park Guatemala
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
Stop At: Mundo Maya International Airport, Flores, Guatemala
We will return to Mundo Maya Airport in Flores to take our flight back to Guatemala City.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Guatemala City, Metropolitan Area, Guatemala
Upon arrival in Guatemala City, you will be transfer to your hotel in Guatemala City
Included
- Roundtrip Hotel Transfers to/from Guatemala City Airport and Guatemala City Hotels
- Roundtrip Flight from Guatemala City to Flores by TAG or Avianca
- Roundtrip Transfers from Flores Airport to Tikal Archaeological Park
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission - La Aurora International Airport
- Entry/Admission - Tikal National Park
Not included
- The listed price does not include a $3 per person departure tax, payable at the time of tour check-in. The departure tax is required by our local supplier and/or the local transit or governing authority and is not within our control.
- Drinks
- Meals, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- At the time of purchase is an essential requirement to book the air ticket for each passenger: Passport first name and last name,Birth date, Nationality, Passport Number, Gender, is required at time of booking for all participants.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide (english and spanish)
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Take into consideration that your transfer from the Airport to your hotel after the flight back from Flores its sharing with other passengers, so if the airline arrives early at the scheduled arrival time of your flight, you must wait at the airport until our staff arrives to pick you up.
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
75%
Original
30%
Similar activities in Guatemala City
Click to discover other experiences
