DAY 1 - TEMPLES OF TIKAL - (L,D)
Meet & Greet at Flores Airport and transfer to the Tikal National Park.
Hidden for 1,000 years in the midst of rainforests teeming with wildlife
are enormous ceremonial cities with magnificent Temples and Pyramids built by the mysterious Mayan people. Of the park's 222 square miles
only 10 square miles of central Tikal has been mapped and over 3,000 separate buildings have been revealed: temples, shrines, ceremonial platforms, residences,
ball courts, terraces, causeways and plazas.
THE TEMPLES OF TIKAL in the Peten region
of Guatemala is the most fabulous site of all! Overnight stay at the Jungle Lodge
Hotel or The Tikal Inn, situated in the heart of the Tikal National Park.
Imagine the ceremonies where human sacrifices were offered to the Gods.
Listen carefully and you will hear the still-beating heart of a dying Civilisation . . .
"America, say historians, was
peopled by savages; but savages never reared these structures; savages never carved these stones." John Lloyd
Stephens, Explorer (1839)
DAY 2 - TIKAL NATIONAL PARK - (B)
If you wish you can get up before dawn to watch the sun rise from the top of Temple IV.
Breakfast is followed by free time to explore more on your own, visit the museums or relax by the swimming pool. Your private driver/guide will arrive at your convenience to transfser you to
Flores Airport for the morning or afternoon flight to Belize City or Guatemala City or any other destination that has been pre-arranged.
ADDITIONAL NIGHTS - (B,D)
If you would like more time to explore the amazing Temples of Tikal you can add on extra nights. Hotel accommodation, breakfast and dinner is included each day.
OPTIONAL EXTRA:
The adventurous can add a CANOPY ADVENTURE TOUR an exhilarating experience near the Tikal National Park.
You can fly like Tarzan on a series of safe platforms and cables, formerly accessible solely to scientists and photographers, installed in the beautiful leafy trees. At the Canopy Tour you
will be able to view jungle life from a bird's eye perspective and enjoy soaring from tree to tree. This tour through the forest treetops offers you an exciting experience high above the forest
floor. It is fun and daring, but safe. Watch and listen to the toucans, parrots and monkeys playing in the trees while you take in the beauty of the jungle.
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