11 Days Overland Guatemala
Departure: Sunday or Thursday
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 10 Nights Accommodations
- Daily breakfast
- Hotel taxes
- Transfer and tours regarding itinerary
- Guide during tours
- Entrance fees
- Boat trip in Lake Atitlan and Rio Dulce
- Lunch in Tikal
PACKAGE EXCLUDE
- Airline Tickets
- Air Ticket Gua/Frs/Gua
- Extra Meals & Beverages
- Anything not mentioned above are not included
Departure: Sunday or Thursday
Day 1: Guatemala City Airport Hotel
Upon arrival and transfer to selected hotel in Guatemala City for accommodations.
Day 2: Guatemala City- Quiriguá–Río Dulce
Breakfast. Departure to QUIRIGUA, is one of the smallest Mayan Cities, but one of the most notable due to its splendid series of monuments. Most likely founded in the Late Pre-Classic era and flourished until the 10th century until Quiriguá was abandoned for unknown reasons. The archaeological site of Quiriguá contains the largest stela ever discovered in the Mayan world. At indicated time, transfer to Rio Dulce. Accommodations
Day 3: Río Dulce-Livingston-Flores
Breakfast. Departs in boats for the visit the village of Garifuna origins, Livingston with his music reggae and punta, coconut bread, etc. To continue with the boat ride, we arrive upward the river, you are able to appreciate vegetation and a natural canyon. The boat will lead you through the Canals. Then, you will arrive to Rio Dulce. You will also visit Castillo de San Felipe de Lara and be able to appreciate a panoramic tour, this castle was built in XVII Century by Spanish to avoid looting in warehouses, which were located at the shore of the lake. Later on, we lead ourselves to visit la Ciudad de Flores. Accommodations.
Day 4: Flores-Tikal-Flores
Breakfast. At indicated time, you will be transferred to Tikal to visit the main Plaza and the Temple of the Great Jaguar, central acropolis, Mundo Perdido and temple IV from where you can observe the majesty of the city and the emerald green jungle. After lunch (included – no drinks), transfer to the selected hotel for accommodations.
Day 5: Flores-Chisec-Cobán
Breakfast. At indicated time, transfer to Coban, in route you can visit the Chisec Town, the population of which is almost entirely Q’eqchi’ Maya. CHISEC is a quiet, agreeable little town spread out along the highway that’s grown quickly in the last few years as land-hungry migrants have moved into the region. Accommodations.
Day 6: Cobán-Semuc Champey-Transfer Cobán
Breakfast. At indicated time, transfer to Semuc Champey, it is in the Lanquín municipal district along the Cahabon River. It is characterized by a 500-meter-long natural land bridge. The Cahabon River runs underneath these rock masses for about 300 meters. On top of the rock formation within a small canyon-like formation made of sedimentary and limestone rock (typical for the Polochic valley), there are several 1-3-meter-deep pools. It’s warm, very humid and sub-tropical climate favor a wide variety of vegetation and tree canopies. The rich wildlife consists of birds, mammals, insects and crustaceans with a variety of no less than 20 sub-species in each genus. At indicated time transfer to Cobán. Accommodations.
Day 7: Cobán-Biotopo Del Quetzal-Guatemala
Breakfast. At indicated time, transfer to Guatemala City, in route visit Biotopo del Quetzal, located in Purulha this conservation unit with a size of 1175 hectares is dominated by cloudy jungle and its mountains reaching an altitude of 2300 m. It is the best example of a managed system out of all natural communities of sub-tropical mountain climates in the country. The Biotopo has more than 50 different tree species that reach up to 120 feet high, including some specimens that are more than 450 years old. Its mountains function as a natural barrier against the storm currents that drain onto the gulf and Caribbean basins.
The most notable species of vegetation include the pines, oak trees, cypress, eucalyptus, rubber, chipe or “shut” bark trees (giant ferns), lichens, mosses, orchids, bromeliads, algae and other arboreal plants and ferns. In the animal kingdom, the most common species are the squirrels, wild rabbits, foxes, monkeys, apes, poisonous and non-poisonous snakes (both arboreal and terrestrial) salamanders, etc. A very special place is reserved for the Quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala. It is one of the only places it can be seen, especially early in the morning. Accommodations.
Day 8: Guatemala City-Chichicastenango-Lake Atitlán
Breakfast. Transfer from your hotel to the Guatemalan Highlands along the Panamerican Highway to Chichicastenango, a quiche Indian town surrounded by hills and mountains that jealously keep the inhabitants’ traditions, as they melt their prehispanic and catholic rituals at the 400 years old church of Santo Tomas, built on the remains of a Mayan Temple. Here, market days, Thursdays and Sundays, acquire great meaning and smoky incense impregnates the atmosphere with mysticism and religiosity. People barter their product and the market explodes with color, tradition, and folklore. At indicated time, transfer to Panajachel, a village located on the shores of Lake Atitlan. Considered as one of the most beautiful lakes around the world, surrounded by three volcanoes Atitlan, Tolimán, and San Pedro that are protecting the lake. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the Hotel for accommodations.
Day 9: Boat Ride San Juan Laguna Lake Atitlán-Antigua Guatemala
Breakfast. At indicated time, you will enjoy a morning boat trip to San Juan La Laguna, this village is of Cackchiquel origin and its inhabitants are mainly fishermen and farmers, as well as textile manufacturers. At indicated time, transfer from Panajachel to Antigua Guatemala.
Day 10: Antigua Guatemala Half Day
Breakfast. Departure from your hotel to visit Antigua Guatemala. There you will visit the Colonial Monuments of Antigua Guatemala, declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity and considered one of the most beautiful colonial cities of America, during the colonial period was the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala that included the southern provinces of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica; political, cultural, religious, economic center of the Central American area, the city stopped its march after the earthquake in 1773, the city was uninhabited and then moved to the Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (official name of Guatemala City). Continue visiting the Jade factory and the handicraft market. At the end of the tour, return to the hotel for accommodations.
Day 11: Antigua Guatemala-Airport
Breakfast. At indicated time, transfer to Airport for boarding a regular flight that will take you home.