Day 5 - TEMPLES OF TIKAL - (B,L,D)
After breakfast transfer to the Tikal National Park. En route a stop will be made on the edge of lovely Lake Peten Itza at El Remate, an area reknowned for its wonderful wood carvings.
There are a few lakeside market stalls where you can meet some of the delightful Mayan people and the friendly children who make it very hard to resist a bargain.
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, 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 6 - ISLA FLORES - (B,L)
The adventurous can get up before dawn to watch the sun rise from the top of Temple IV and after breakfast there will be more time to explore Tikal on your own.
When you are ready you will be driven to the island of Flores on Lake Peten Itza. After lunch on the shores of the lagoon you will enjoy a boat trip on the lake. A stop will be made on an island where protected monkeys roam free and love
to play...
We have left your last evening free to explore on your own. The cobbled streets of Flores are lined with handicraft stores filled with Guatemalan goodies. The shops stay open into the evening and you can purchase wonderful garments made of fabulous woven fabrics. There are a wide range of local restaurants (Dinner not included).
Overnight stay at the colonial-style La Casona de la Isla Hotel overlooking the lake.
This hotel is located on the waterfront of Lake Peten Itza. It has a restaurant, a bar, a swimming pool, and is located quite close to the main markets in Flores. This is a great place to spend the final night of the trip, as it offers a unique cultural experience and insights into Guatemalan village life.
Day 7 - DEPARTURE - (B)
Transfer to the airport in Flores for the flight to Belize International Airport.
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In the path of the Mayan Rain God is a land forgotten in time… a mountainous rainforest region fed by powers of nature beyond imagination… a place where a description of a thousand words or a hundred pictures would only cast a ripple on the surface of a jade-green river so pure as to have been made in heaven itself. This is the edge of
civilization. 
Return to the lodge for lunch. This afternoon you will Tube the Rapids! Armed with a bathing suit, a tube, and an appetite for fun and adventure, discover the beauty of Vaca Falls and the surrounding nature. Vaca Falls are a series of falls the whole Macal River plunges over. With water falls, cascades, deep pools, and huge granite rocks to sunbath on, Vaca Falls is a great place to
spend three or four hours exploring and relaxing in complete solace.
Leave Black Rock Lodge via canoe en route to San Ignacio on the pristine Macal River. The canoe trip starts in the jungle, a short distance from Black Rock Lodge, and floats down the Macal River through jungle, a few farm-lands, and finally into
San Ignacio Town.
Tropical birds which populate the treetops. Look for wood rails, toucans, king fishers, and much more.
Maya villagers still bathe and wash their clothes in the river, giving a glimpse of real life in this part of the world.
Transfer over the Belize / Guatemala border to the Ecolodge El Sombrero situated on the edge of Yaxha Lagoon for an overnight stay.
