FOCUS:Architecture & History of the Maya Classic City of Tikal, Sub Tropical Rain Forest and Wildlife ATTRACTIONS:Tikal National Park LODGING:Jungle Lodge or Tikal Inn, also available Jaguar Inn... all in Tikal National Park
DAY
1 CANCUN
– TIKAL
Your flight
from Cancun to Tikal is TACA flight # 7977 which departs at 1:55 or 2:55 pm (depending on Mexican & Guatemalan daylight saving time the flight from Cancun may change schedule) arriving at 3:50 p.m. into Flores. You must be 2 hours ahead of time
at the TACA ticket counter in the Cancun airport for check in. Upon
arrival at the Mundo Maya International Airport (Flores) our driver will be waiting for you
for your transfer to the Tikal National Park and to begin our services. You may go to the Canopy Tour this afternoon... This is an exciting adventure above the tree tops... or go directly to your hotel in Tikal for overnight.
DAY
2 TIKAL
After breakfast
(included at your hotel) you will go on a guided tour of Tikal, which will
start at 9:15 a.m. from your hotel’s lobby. Tikal is the most impressive
of all Maya Ceremonial centers, due to its magnificent monumental architecture
and the abundance of structures that have been excavated and restored
at the site. Lunch included at your hotel. After lunch, visit the Sylvanus
Morley Museum, where you will find the pieces that the University of
Pennsylvania discovered during 13 years of research at the site. You
will have some time to see more of the site in the afternoon on your
own. Overnight in Tikal. You may also go on an optional bird watching tour in Tikal, where there are 410 resident species...
DAY
3 TIKAL-
CANCUN
After breakfast
(included) our driver will take you to the Mundo Maya
International Airport in Flores at 8:20 a.m. for your flight back to Cancun, TACA Airlines
flight # 7976, departing Flores at 11:25 a.m. and arriving in Cancun
at 1:10 pm (depending on Mexican daylight saving time).
PLEASE NOTE THAT STARTING ON APRIL 20th flights with TACA Airlines from Cancun to Flores have been suspended indefinitely. All flights to Flores from Cancun are being routed via El Salvador and Guatemala City and we will gladly send you a quote if you are interested.
We may also help you with your ground transportation and any other arrangements to get you to Flores and Tikal via Belize City or inform you about options to travel from Chetumal. We are working on resolving this temporary problem using private planes and establishing new flights from Cancun to Flores directly.
Day
1 At
6:30 a.m. leave Chetumal City from the bus terminal to Flores, Petén in a collective bus. Brief stop in El Cruce Ixlú and transfer to Tikal National Park.
Check in at your hotel: Jungle Lodge, Tikal Inn or Jaguar Inn. Dinner on your own.
Day 2 After
breakfast, go on a guided tour of Tikal with a professional guide. Park and museum entrance fees and lunch
included. After lunch, visit the Sylvannus G. Morley Museum.
The Morley’s museum is a small building, close to the parking area where
some of Tikal's most valuable treasures are kept.Sunset position on your own on Temple IV. Overnight at Jungle
Lodge, Tikal Inn or Jaguar Inn.
Day
3 An
early morning start for bird watching with a professional guide is optional.
(Packed breakfast will be provided for those interested in this tour).
There are 410 bird species in the Tikal National Park. Tikal is the
largest excavated site in the American continent. It is Guatemala's
most famous cultural and natural preserve. After breakfast *this refers
to a regular breakfast at your hotel, for those not interested in going
birding*, free day to wander around The Tikal National Park on your own. Transfer to the island city of Flores for overnight. (Alternatively, you may do a 3 day 2 night tour and leave fromTikal very early on this day -instead of having this free extra day in the park- and you may also leave to catch the early morning bus from Tikal directly. Let us know which option you would prefer).
Day
4
You will leave your hotel very early to catch a bus transfer directly to Chetumal,
Mexico, which leaves from Flores at 7 a.m.
Visit www.palenquepark.com for more options on tours of Tikal by land from Palenque...
