Guatemala Adventure

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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Guatemala
- Experience drive to Mario Dary Tropical Cloud Forest Reserve
- Visit the Semuc Champey Natural Monument
- Enjoy boat ride to Maya site of Aguateca and experience memorable hiking inside a natural limestone fissure used by the Maya as a defensive wall.
- Drive to Tikal National Park
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Trip includes
- Each itinerary includes all lodging as listed on the itinerary or similar
- Meals as indicated
- All airport/hotel transfers when arriving and departing the stated arrival and departure dates of the trip
- All land and water transportation within destination
- Entrance fees to national parks and reserves as specified and guide services as specified.
Itinerary

Accommodations: Biltmore Hotel
Upon arrival at the international airport in Guatemala City you are met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodations: Casa Duranta
Drive north to the Biotopo Mario Dary Rivera Nature Reserve where your naturalist guide will lead a three hour hike among a verdant world of waterfalls, orchids and ancient trees. The reserve is common...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Casa Duranta
Visit the Semuc Champey Natural Monument, near the Q'eqchi' Maya town of Lanquín. You'll see the landmark natural 984-foot limestone bridge, under which passes the Cahabòn River, and its ser...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Chiminos Island Lodge
This morning drive north to the San Simon River. A local community of Maya Keckchi has been equipped and trained to host a river tubing service in the San Simon River, through a lim...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Chiminos Island Lodge
Enter the underworld realm of Candeleria, an extensive limestone caves system considered to be the sacred entrance to the underworld by the ancient Maya. Caves National Park encompa...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Tikal Inn
A short boat ride from the lodge leads to the Maya site of Aguateca, perched 300 feet above the lagoon. Hike inside a natural limestone fissure used by the Maya as a defensive wall. You may get...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Tikal Inn
Spend the day in the company of an expert Maya guide exploring the magnificent achievements of these fascinating ancient people. At its height, Tikal was home to over 100,000 Maya and was a cul...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations: Biltmore Hotel
You may wish to arise early for bird watching or climb an ancient temple to watch the sunrise. It is spectacular in the awakening rainforest to watch the early rays of dawn spread across the vast jungle can...
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer to Guatemala City airport for your departure or begin your trip extension.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- International airfare to/from the destination
- Domestic flights between Flores and Guatemala City
- Excess baggage fees
- The cost of obtaining passports
- Visas or tourist cards
- Airport arrival and departure taxes
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Alcoholic beverages
- Personal expenses such as room service, beverages and laundry
- Personal communication charges, and gratuities to tour escort, guides or drivers.
Accommodation
Tikal Inn
The Tikal Inn is only a 10-minute walk to the center of the Mayan ruins (Plaza Major). With traditional architecture, the Inn is located at the edge of the jungle. Its is one of two hotels within the boundaries of the National Park, surrounded by the pristine rainforest in Peten.
The Tikal Inn has 17 rooms as well as bungalows. All rooms have private bathrooms and are clean and simple. The area where the park is located has a tropical climate. Rain is falling all year round, especially between May and November. The rainiest months are June, September and October with levels that exceed 200 mm, the rest of the months are over 100 mm. The rain levels do not exceed 100 mm between December and March.
The Tikal Inn also features a swimming pool and in the hotel gardens you can admire the keel-billed toucans, howler and spider monkeys. The accommodations at the Tikal Inn include showers, two double beds, ceiling fans, private porch and a symphony, courtesy of the jungle. Since Tikal Inn is located in the National Park, the only source of power is a generator located at the research facility of the park. Therefore the hotel has limited electricity and no power between 10 PM and 6 AM.
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Guatemala City Hotel's "The Place to Meet" Wake up to brilliant, golden sunrises peeking over volcanic hills each morning you stay at our hotel's property in Guatemala City. The Crowne Plaza Guatemala hotel, located in beautiful Zona 13 and just two miles from La Aurora International Airport (GUA), offers both comfort and convenience. While in Guatemala City, guests find plenty of exciting attractions nearby, including the Central Market, Civic Center and Oakland Mall. Find out more about our culture by visiting the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, or take a day-trip to the charming city of Antigua. We're just minutes from "Zona Viva," too, where all the excitement happens! When you choose to stay with us in Guatemala City, our hotel provides perks like free high-speed, wireless Internet access, so you can keep in touch with the office. To help you relax, we also offer a wonderful spa with services like steambaths, saunas and massages, as well as the Crowne Plaza Sleep Advantage® Program amenity kit. Make your reservations today! Come and enjoy the comfort of our rooms and feel at home
Candelaria Lodge
Candelaria Lodge meaning“little charm hotel” offers large rooms with private bathrooms and hot water. Each bungalow has a nice and unique sight over the amazing “mogotes” karstics covered of exuberant vegetation. They are surrounded by beautiful tropical gardens and original ¨ Ylang-ylangs ¨ plantings that spreads a relaxing perfum.
Located halfway off between Coban and Flores, between the beautiful Verapaz and the mythic Peten.
In order to confirm this trip, a deposit of $500 is required at the time of booking. A Reservation Form, which includes a release of liability, must be completed and signed by all travelers. The balance of the trip price is due 90 days before the departure date. Guests who must cancel their trip for any reason must do so in writing. Cancellations are subject to the following fees, based on number of days prior to departure:
Up to 91 days - 50% of deposit
90 to 31 days - 50% of total trip cost
30 to 0 days - 100% of total trip cost
8 Breakfast, 6 Lunches, 4 Dinner
Families & Children Child rate posted is for children 11 years old and under sharing a room with two parents.
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