Full Day Tikal Sunrise Tour from Flores and Archaeological Tour
Description
In the early morning, we will pick you up at the sign "I love Petén" or directly at your hotel on the Isle of Flores to transfer you in a comfortable and air-conditioned transport to Tikal National Park. We will enter the jungle in the dark, guided by a local expert, to ascend to Temple IV just in time to see how the sun breaks the fog and awakens the jungle with the roar of howler monkeys. After this mystical spectacle, start the guided Archaeological Tour, where you will explore the Grand Plaza, the Temple of the Great Jaguar and the Acropolis, discovering the history of the kings and Mayan astronomy. The service concludes with a time for you to enjoy lunch (not included) inside the park and transfer back to your hotel in Flores.
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Itinerary
We start our tour in Flores Area and St. Helena pass your Hotel 15 minutes before the Departure Time and drive for 50 minutes and arrive at the Main Entrance of Tikal National Park.
We arrive at the main entrance of the National Park "Tikal" at this point the Park Rangers carry out the first control of Park Admission Tickets (they are not included the purchase of Park Admission Tickets you can do it in the Banking system a day before your visit or you can purchase them on Line hhttps ://boletos.culturaguate.com two are purchased one Park Admission Q.150.00 and one Dawn Q.100 total Q. 250.00 = USD 34.00 it is very important to have them with you ) then continue for 20 minutes and arrive at the Visitor Center.
Here we will find the point for the Check of Tickets Entrance to the National Park "Tikal" it is very important to keep our Tickets with us, they will put a bracelet, and then start our bed in the Jungle to our Main Objective Temple IV and of course accompanied by our Local Guide. The points of our Itinerary that are detailed below are the most important in The National Park "Tikal" but our Guide will lead you and give you information about other structures that we will find between one and another Point of our Itinerary.
We arrive at the base of Temple IV or the Bicephalous serpent, climb it and patiently wait for the Great Dawn Show in "Tikal" and the awakening of The Jungle, we will have time for photographs and appreciate the Jungle from the top of "Tikal".
The Lost World is the largest ceremonial complex of the preclassic in Tikal can be climbed and has a 360 degree panoramic view, you can appreciate much of the building structures in Tikal, our guide will allow time for photos and observe much of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve.
The Great Square is one of the most important points to visit surrounded by impressive buildings where we will find the icon of "Tikal" the temple I or the Great Jaguar, Temple II or the Masks that you can also climb and have a better angle to appreciate the Great Jaguar (temple I), North Acropolis, Mayan Ball Game as well as a variety of Steles and Altars, our guide will give information about Archaeology and History transporting us to the past and be able to understand what the Great Mayan Civilization was, the Great Time calculators.
Temple I or the Great Jaguar is a Ceremonial Temple built by the Great Mayan Civilization, has a height of 45 meters and is one of the most important attractions of "Tikal" is the cover letter Worldwide of what was the great Mayan Civilization, is located inside The Great Plaza.
Temple V of "Tikal" is one of the best preserved is 57 meters high which makes it the second tallest structure of "Tikal" our guide will give time for photos and explore the area, then we head to the Visitor Center where our Tour ends in the archaeological area of "Tikal".
At the end of our tour in "Tikal" we return to the Visitor Center where we will find a Scale Map of "Tikal" (a Model) bathroom services, Craft shops, Cafe, Restaurant will be given free time before boarding the bus that will return us to Flores. Full Day Tour Sunrise Tikal from Flowers and Archaeological Tour.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Passengers must be in the Lobby of their Hotel 15 minutes before the indicated Time
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(47)
Louis was an amazing guide! He was super knowledgeable about the ruins and all of the wildlife we encountered during our trip. He really made our trip special!
Couldn’t have had a better experience. Carlos was very informative and knowledgeable. Would book again.
It was a wonderful experience to go through the jungle in complete darkness. The pick up from the Hotel went as communicated before via WhatsApp without any problems. Our Guide Luis was exceptionally nice and knowledgeable about everything and gave his best that we could see everything including the Birds and Monkeys on the way :) would definitely recommend to book here :) As already mentioned here it is imported to book two tickets for the sunrise tour, the normal ticket and a special sunrise ticket on top (250 together)
Magical place despite the fact that heavy morning fog obscured our view of the sunrise, but there was so much else that the overall the trip was well worth it.
Good sunrise tour of Tikal. Transfer there was ok, long queue to get wristbands to get in which meant that it was a bit of a route march to get to the temple and up the stairs before sunrise. Unfortunately (as is very common) there was lots of cloud and mist so there was no spectacular sunrise. However it was lovely hearing rhe jungle waking and up and enjoyed the experience 😀. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the Mayan ruins really interesting. Overall a good tour.
I sent a message to the tour company 24 hours before to ensure they still had us booked as I didn't fancy getting up at 2:30am and no one picking us up, and they replied immediately confirming pickup details. The journey from Flores took a little over an hour and the minibus was completely full, and a little cramped, but this trip wasn't about the transfer. Make sure you purchase your Tikal entrance tickets AND a seperate sunrise ticket seperately, as there is no phone reception in the park. Upon arrival we had approximately a 40 minute walk, at a very brisk pace to reach Temple IV, and then one final push to climb to the top of it. Make sure you take a torch as the group does get split up a little due to the pace. Once at the top, the early morning start was 100% worth it. We were fortunate enough to see an awsome sunrise, and to hear the howler monkeys awaken was magnificent. After sunrise you continue the tour then at a more leasurely pace, with time to enjoy the scenery. Our guide was excellent providing not just information on the Mayan history, but also the wildlife we saw during the morning.
Very pretty park! The guide was very informative, friendly, and fluent in English. The pace was good as well. We were late to our early morning pickup from the hotel, but the driver was understanding and accommodating.
Great experience, our guide Carlos was very knowledgeable, we started at 3am and took a ride to Tikal to see the sunrise which is awesome experience as the jungle wakes up and the view is amazing. Make sure to buy a tickets to enter Tikal and for the sunrise entrance ticket at least day before. Definitely bring a headlight and some longer sleeves, mosquito repellent, water, snacks and hiking boots as you will be walking a lot, going up and down to see all this place has to offer.
I had Louis and he showed us everything and was very knowledgeable I would do this again it’s the best. We saw everything we need to see and he was very accommodating Make sure you buy the right ticket for the park entrance and for the sun rise tour.
We had a great tour with Luis! He was truly fabulous, ensuring that we saw wildlife and learned about the cast history. The pick up at our hostel was a bit unorganized but everything went smoothly once we were in the transport van.
