Tikal National Park And Mayan Ruins
This full-day tour to Tikal National Park introduces you to the greatest city the Maya ever built. It dates back to 200 BC, and remained a flourishing capital until 900 AD. At its height, it is believed to have supported a population of around 90,000.
- Duration:
- 8 hrs
- Available Days:
- Every day
- Schedule:
- 7:00 AM
- Hotel Transport Included
- Mobile Ticket Included
- Offered in English, Spanish
At the outset of the tour, you’ll take take a relaxing, 2.5-hour drive from Chaa Creek to Tikal. Tikal National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site and preserves exotic wildlife as well as Maya ruins.
In addition to exotic birds, like the resplendent quetzal, the park serves as a habitat for tapir, jaguar, cougar, and several species of monkey. Your guide can point out hard-to-spot animals as well as offer interesting insight into Maya history and architecture.
Attraction Visited
Set within the northern reaches of Guatemala’s Petén department is the incredible Mayan site of Tikal. With its massive Mayan temples, steep limestone pyramids and thick green jungles, Tikal is undoubtedly one of the top attractions in Guatemala. The ruins and surrounding forest are located within the Tikal National Park.
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What to Bring
Passport, hat, sunscreen, water, insect repellant, camera, comfortable clothes, and comfortable walking shoes.
What's included
Guided tour.
Transportation
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Similar things to do
Explore the vast ruins of Tikal during this one-day tour. You’ll visit Tikal’s temples and pyramids, learn about Mayan culture, and walk along short trails through the jungle.
This site has one of the most interesting collection temples of any Maya ruins in Belize. There’s the 130-foot tall El Castillo temple, which is one of the tallest buildings in the country. Visitors can climb to the top of it stepped facade to check out the incredible surrounding landscape.
This tour will bring you to the top of a Maya temple, and then to the entrance of the Maya underworld. The temple is inside the Maya city of Xunantunich, which is located near the border of Guatemala. Its name translates to “Maiden of the Rock.” After you ascend the walls of its temple, you’ll continue the tour to the Cave Branch River, where you’ll follow the river into a series of caves that had intense spiritual significance for the Maya.
