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The Best Things to do in Tikal, Guatemala

Tikal One Day, Guatemala
Tikal One DayTikal

Tikal National Park is the most amazing tour where you will be taken back thousands of years to the seat of the Maya Culture.

Guided Tours
Nature Walk
Ruins
Birding Tour at Tikal, Guatemala
Birding Tour at TikalTikal

On the first day of your journey, you’ll start your exploration of the area’s wildlife on a trail through the jungle of the Tikal National Park. Eventually you will come to a clearing, scattered with the stony ruins of Mayan temples and palaces. You have arrived at Tikal, home to one of the most prominent dynasties during the Mayan classic period. OPTIONAL only Professional Bird guide, lunch ,entrance fee to site.

Best
Naturalist Guide
Nature Walk
Ruins
Birding at Tikal and Yaxhá, Guatemala
Birding at Tikal and YaxháTikal

Over three days and two nights, you'll get to explore two of the most influential cities in the Maya kingdom. Both Tikal and Yaxhá offer ancient, intriguing settings for you to observe and document the surrounding birds and wildlife.

Naturalist Guide
Nature Walk
Uaxactún Tour, Guatemala
Uaxactún TourTikal

This tour takes you to Uaxactún, one of the oldest Maya cities in Guatemala. Uaxactún is notable for its astronomical observatory, and is thought to be the place where Mayans began developing their calendar.

Archeology
Nature Walk
Ruins
Collective Tikal, Guatemala
Collective TikalTikal

On this visit to Tikal, you’ll visit the Great Plaza, Temple I, II, III and IV, and the astronomical observation complex.

Archeology
Guided Tours
Ruins
Tikal Tours , Guatemala
Tikal Tours Tikal

The landscape surrounding Tikal changes dramatically as the sun begins to set. This tours lets you see the beginnings of the evening creep in, as nocturnal animals begin their daily routines, between 6 and 8 pm. Best of all, the angle of the setting sun illuminates parts of the canopy that you can’t fully appreciate during full daylight.

Guided Tours
Night Tour
Ruins
Collective Yaxha and Topoxte, Guatemala
Collective Yaxha and TopoxteYaxhá

Yaxha its the most amazing area for one of the Mayan cities and Topoxte is and extraordinary Island of the ancient civilization.

25 km away
Guided Tours
Nature Walk
Ruins
Yaxhá One Day , Guatemala
Yaxhá One Day Flores and Santa Elena

Yaxhá is the third largest Mayan site in Guatemala, but due to its seclusion, it tends to lack large crowds. Enjoy a visit to Yaxhá during this one-day tour.

32 km away
Best
Guided Tours
Historic
Ruins
Yaxhá & Topoxté One Day, Guatemala
Yaxhá & Topoxté One DayFlores and Santa Elena

Yaxhá and Topoxté are ancient Mayan sites in Petén, Guatemala. During this tour, you’ll enjoy a guided tour of Yaxhá and Topoxté and also experience the sights and sounds of the jungle.

32 km away
Archeology
Guided Tours
Ruins
Lake Petén Itzá Zoo and Actún Kan Caves Tour, Guatemala
Lake Petén Itzá Zoo and Actún Kan Caves TourFlores and Santa Elena

Lake Petén Itzá has a number of interesting sights that travelers might easily miss without a little guidance. On this tour, you'll see a little bit of everything that this once-thriving Maya stomping ground has to offer.

32 km away
Cave Exploration
Species Exhibits
Tikal Tour, Guatemala
Tikal TourFlores and Santa Elena

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.

32 km away
Archeology
Guided Tours
Ruins
Crater Azul Tour, Guatemala
Crater Azul TourFlores and Santa Elena

Morning transfer to the Rio La Pasión pier where a boat will be boarded to reach the crystal clear waters of the river's source. In the Lagoon you can enjoy nature and you can also bathe. During the visit you can enjoy a packed lunch.

32 km away
Boat Tours
Guided Tours
Uaxactún One Day, Guatemala
Uaxactún One DayFlores and Santa Elena

Uaxactún is a remote Mayan site in Petén that’s notable for its astronomical observatory. This one-day tour allows you to explore the lesser-visited ruins of Uaxactún.

32 km away
Archeology
Guided Tours
Ruins

Tikal Things to do

Archeology Ruins Guided Tours Nature Walk Historic Cave Exploration Bird Watching Night Tour Species Exhibits Boat Tours
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Maya BiosphereTikal National ParkYaxhá Nakum NaranjoTopoxteAk tun Kan CavesLa Pasión RiverLake Peten ItzaUaxactun
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