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> 6 days 5 nights
-- Highlands
-- Tikal
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> 7 days 6 nights
-- Highlands
-- Yaxhá
-- Tikal
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> 10 days 9 nights
-- Highlands
-- Caribbean
-- Mayan World

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Day 6: Continuing your Guatemala Vacation Tour:
After breakfast we will head towards Izabal Lake, the biggest lake in Guatemala, which is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Río Dulce. A journey through colorful villages will lead us to the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá, ocated in the province of Izabal, Guatemala. This site is characterized by its great sculptures, which are considered to be masterpieces of the Maya Culture. According to the archaeologists, the last seven steles represent monumental orders from the last Maya kings of the classic period called Xul-Cielo and Xul-Jade.

The monuments were used by the kings as central points for religious celebrations and as special places for the promulgation of political propaganda by means of the presentation of extensive hieroglyphic texts and royalty. These sculptures are not only important as works of art, but also are important sources of iconography and are essential for the reconstruction of historical and political characters. After our tour in Quiriguá we will travel to Río Dulce and we will chec k in the hotel of your election. Lunch and free time for the rest of the day. Travel Lodge in Río Dulce.

Day 7: River Boat Tour: We will watch the sunrise at Río Dulce while having breakfast. After breakfast we will take a tour through the Río Dulce River visiting the Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, fortress built by the Spaniards to protect the merchandise that arrived and left for Spain, and that was coveted by the pirates of the time.

Continue our journey going through the island of the birds, where we will have the opportunity to take pictures to some of the birds that inhabit this island. Arriving at Livingston village and its Caribbean environment where we will enjoy a sightseeing tour through the main areas and we will finish having lunch-enjoying a traditional Garifuna dish.

After this we will go back to Río Dulce and board our bus and head to Flores. A few kilometers from Río Dulce we will find the border for the provinces of Izabal and Petén, where you will notice a change in the vegetation with a warm-humid climate. Upon our arrival we will stay at a hotel in the beautiful island of Flores, located in the Lake Petén Itzá. We will rest for a while and time for dinner. Travel Lodge in Flores.

Day 8: Beginning of your Adventure Tour:
Wake up in the heart of the Mayan World. After breakfast we will board our vehicle and we will be transported towards Yaxhá National Park, where the Survivor series “The Mayan Empire” were filmed. Yaxhá archaeological site is located in the shores of the lake with the same name. Walk through the causeways under the exuberant tropical forest where howling monkeys flood the environment with their roars to impress the females or to warn a male intruder in their herd. Climb Maya temples that are accomplices of the photographers and offer wonderful views from top, and enjoy an unforgettable Yaxhá sunset tour.

After sunset we will go back to our hotel. You will have some free time to eat dinner in the restaurants located in the island of Flores, which offer a wide variety of typical dishes of the region, such as the White Fish (Pez Blanco) which is endemically to the lake. You can also find international dishes. Good night. Travel Lodge in Flores.

Day 9: Tikal Adventure Tour:
After breakfast we will travel toward Tikal National park where begin our guided tour through the paths and main areas of the most important city of the Mayan World. Here you will find that nature and archaeology are wonderfully blended. You will be able to see abundant wildlife, the Mayan forest, and millennial temples, silent witnesses of the birth and splendor as well as the collapse of one of the most important civilizations in the world, experience all these in our Tour in Tikal, the “City of the Voices”. After the tour is time to get back to Mundo Maya International Airport, to take our flight to Guatemala City and Antigua. Travel Lodge in Guatemala City.

Day 10: Transfer to La Aurora international airport. Your adventure in the Country of the Eternal Spring finishes. Nice trip. Go to Back

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