Petén Forest Attractions & Things to do

El Mirador is considered the complex of ancient cities of the Pre-Classic period, 900 to 1000 years before Tikal, has 13 roads and the Danta is considered one of the tallest pyramids in the world, said the architect. And recently, Nat Geo has been conducting in-depth studies to learn more about it.
This is a unique tour, flying through the Mayan jungle to reach the place that was once an important part of the Kan Kingdom or Kingdom of the Serpent. It is known that this ancient city was connected to others by one or more Maya causeways, called "sacbé" and some were up to 20 km long.


Duration: 7 hours.

This tour has unique activities. Topoxte for one is a post classic era where as Yaxha is a Classic. The adventure to arrive at these locations are quite interesting, safely boating on a freshwater lake, a memorable jungle trek and not to mention the historic information and value of these sites. You get to encounter, wildlife, experience a bit of adrenaline rush on your scenic hike and learn a way of historic life events of the ancient Mayas.
Duration: 9 hours 40 minutes.

The Yaxha archaeological & Sunset tour is a most do tour of the area. On this tour you will be able to climb many temples and walk through dense jungle trails spotting lots of species of wildlife such as monkeys, toucan, Coaties and many more. The best of this tour is when you climb the highest temple and have the wonderful view from the top and chances are high to end up with an incredible sunset.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours.

Small groups for a more personalized experience. Convenient pick up and drop off at your hotel within 20km of San Ignacio town. Sit down lunch.

Tikal or “Place of Voices” was the largest city of the Maya Classic Period with a population estimated to have been over 90,000 at its peak.

An early departure is required for this full-day adventure beginning with pickup at hotel followed by a 20 minute drive to the Western Border of Belize and Guatemala.

After crossing the border enjoy a very scenic 1.5 hours’ drive to Tikal. After a fun day of hiking, exploring and learning about the Maya history and culture, the day’s adventure will conclude with a well-deserved delicious lunch.
Duration: 9 hours.

Private day tour of Yaxha National Park with round-trip transportation from the airport or hotels near Tikal & Flores. You will learn about Mayan and Guatemalan history and culture, archaeology, and the region's flora and fauna.
Duration: 7 to 9 hours.

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Yaxha is an archeological site approximately one hour from Tikal National Park and one hour from Flores. It is a place where you can enjoy nature and water, since the Park is between two lakes that can be seen from the top of some temples. Yaxha is located in the Maya Biosphere Reserve which is the second largest preserved jungle in the Americas.

In order to visit Yaxha, it is taking the route to Frontera Melchor-Belize arriving at the La Maquina Community, we take the detour at a junction and we enter a road without pavement only has dirt road we travel 11 km to reach the Park and the Tour lasts of approximately 3 hours since it is a very small place but its beauty is unique in the place.
Duration: 4 to 6 hours.

Explore the Yaxha National Park and enjoy an incredible sunset framed over the Yaxha Lagoon.

Enjoy Nature while we guide you through natural trails of this incredible Mayan Site.

You embarked on our Shared Tour, with the help of our professional team and with an affordable price

We have modern Transportation units and Professional Tourist Guides
Duration: 7 hours.

Extensive tour, with enough time and flexibility, excellent for photographers.

Guaranteed departure, we operate only with 1 guest with no extra charge. If we go over 9 people, we make 2 groups, or you can sellect private just for your group

Premium tour visiting the best spots to photograph the monuments

Hassle free entry fees, those are not included because price varies according to nationality and age, but available in advance, we pay those for you, then you reimburse our guide during the service.

Excellent English-Spanish bilingual guide with deep knowledge of local history, flora and fauna and with service attitude to give a meaning to each monument visited.

Enough food included: water refill and lunch at Portal de Yaxha (gluten-free and vegan options available)

We will walk approximately 2.5 to 4 miles during this tour, but not consecutively. The longest walk between two stops is around 20 minutes.

Bring your camera! We love taking photos, we will show you the best spots.
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes.

If you are spending your vacation in Guatemala and want to visit the ancient Mayan cities of Peten, most probably you are staying at the shore of Lake Peten Itza. This is a beautiful lake located in the department of Peten in the north of Guatemala. It is the third-largest lake in the country and one of the most beautiful ones. Don´t miss the chance to have a tour of the lake on a boat, appreciate its beauty, and visit 2 more magical places that are connected to the lake, we are talking about the white-sand beach of El Chechenal and El Mirador del Rey Canek, a lovely viewpoint with lots of history.

Spend a wonderful day full of adventure, history, nature, fun, and more, in the company of an expert team that will ensure your comfort and security at all times.
Duration: 7 to 8 hours.

In our tour, our certified guides will lead you through trails inside the jungle to make your visit an unforgettable experience, which will give you information on flora, fauna, archeology and Mayan worldview. On board the bus you will find a cooler with drinks filled with purified water and snacks. Our transportation units have passenger insurance and authorization from the Guatemalan Tourism Institute, we became creditors of the Tourist Bioseguity and Safe Travel Seals, granted by the World Travel Tourism Council
Duration: 2 days.

Private tour. Sit down lunch. Convenient pick up and drop off at your hotel within 20km of San Ignacio town. At your own pace. Personalized experience.

Tikal or “Place of Voices” was the largest city of the Maya Classic Period with a population estimated to have been over 90,000 at its peak.

An early departure is required for this full-day adventure beginning with pickup at hotel followed by a 20 minute drive to the Western Border of Belize and Guatemala.

After crossing the border enjoy a very scenic 1.5 hours’ drive to Tikal. After a fun day of hiking, exploring and learning about the Maya history and culture, the day’s adventure will conclude with a well-deserved delicious lunch.
Duration: 9 hours.

Discover the Mayan ruins of Tikal and Yaxha on this overnight tour from Guatemala City! Head to the jungle of Guatemala on this 2-day adventure and admire the temples in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tikal National Park. Spend the night Tikal or Flores before visiting Yaxha, a large classic Mayan ceremonial site overlooking the Yaxha and Sacnab lakes. With breakfast, lunch and round-trip airfare to and from Guatemala City included, this is the perfect way to discover the great Mayan ruin sites of Guatemala!
Duration: 2 days.

Immerse yourself in Guatemala’s fascinating history and beautiful scenery on this 8-day tour. See some of Guatemala’s best-known destinations as you take a city sightseeing tour around Antigua, enjoy a boat ride on Lake Atitlan, visit the Mayan ruins of Yaxha and Tikal, hike up Pacaya Volcano and more. This all-inclusive tour includes transportation and overnight accommodation, making it a convenient way to get the most out of your trip to Guatemala!
Duration: 8 days.

Private sunset tour of Yaxha National Park with round-trip transportation from hotels in Flores and Tikal. You'll learn about Mayan history and culture, archaeology, flora and fauna, and see the sunset from the top of a temple, when its clean Yaxha sunsets are the best in the region!!.


Duration: 7 to 8 hours.

By 2-days trip in Flores you will see the great panoramic of Mayan Site, Tikal and Yaxha which are the 2 most important Mayan Archeological site belong Classic period.

Let's go to see them and have a great experience there! Why not to hear all those histories from a local expert bilingual guide that will be with you during your tour in Tikal Park Ruins and Yaxha
Duration: 2 days.

Discover excavated Mayan ruins in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal) and Yaxha on this 2-day tour from Flores. An experienced guide will accompany you to significant archeological sites of northern Guatemala, where you’ll view eye-catching pyramids, ball courts and temples. Visit the Central Acropolis and more at Tikal on your first day, and spend your second day exploring Yaxha—a large classic Mayan ceremonial site overlooking the Yaxha and Sacnab lakes. Enjoy overnight accommodation at a 4-star hotel with breakfast, lunch and round-trip transport included.
Duration: 2 days.

TIKAL NATIONAL PARK
It covers 575 square kilometers of jungle and thousands of structures in ruins. Only the central part of the old city contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometers. Tikal is also part of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve of one million hectares created in 1990 to protect the dense forests of Petén, which began to disappear at an alarming rate due to population pressures, illegal logging and agricultural practices of felling and burning. Archaeologists estimate that the Maya settled in the area now known as Tikal in approximately 900 BC.

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Yaxha is an archeological site approximately one hour from Tikal National Park and one hour from Flores. It is a place where you can enjoy nature and water, since the Park is between two lakes that can be seen from the top of some temples.
Duration: 8 to 10 hours.

Spend the night in northern Guatemala and discover the Mayan ruins of Tikal and Yaxha! This 2-day adventure takes you from Antigua to the jungle of Guatemala. Admire the temples in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tikal National Park and visit Yaxha, a large classic Mayan ceremonial site overlooking the Yaxha and Sacnab lakes. Enjoy overnight accommodation in Tikal or Flores with breakfast, lunch and round-trip airfare to and from Antigua included. This is the perfect way to discover the great Mayan ruin sites of Guatemala!
Duration: 2 days.

You will know the Guatemalan culture and the most attractive places in the country, as well as history and taste the typical dishes of this nation.
Duration: 6 days.

Your 11-day journey begins in Guatemala City. Continuing to the Western Highlands of Guatemala you’ll have the opportunity to visit the Santo Tomas Church where the famous Popol Vuh was founded.

Visit the first capital of Guatemala, Iximche, the open market of Chichicastenango and one of the most beautiful lakes in the World: Atitlán.

We will continue to the Guatemala border to visit two important UNESCO Heritage sites that historically where involved together, Quiriguá and Copán in Honduras.

Then visit the Caribbean Coast and two of the most important archaeological sites of the Mayan civilization: Tikal and Yaxhá.

You´ll have the chance to appreciate the differences of architecture, art and majesty of the Mayan constructions and monuments.

This journey has unequal diversity to explore all the beauties of Guatemala, “The land of the eternal spring” named like that because of its perfect climate.
Duration: 11 days.

Yaxha is an impressive city located near Tikal. This city is less known but it certainly has a lot to offer. During your visit, you will walk in the middle of the jungle and will see a good number of Mayan constructions, squares, and stelae. The Yaxha and Sacnab lagoons surround this place, and from the top of one of the Yaxha pyramids, you can see a sister city called Topoxte.
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest attractions of this site is to see the sunset over the "Temple of the Red Hands". This temple is so-called because at its top there is a red two-handed painting dating from the classical period when this city was booming. If you are looking for a unique tour and want to return with memories of moments that you will remember forever, then this is your chance. Enjoy the archeology, history, culture, and nature that this place offers. We will also give you a bottle of water and snacks so that this is an experience that you enjoy from start to finish. We will wait for you!

Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes.

Extensive tour, with enough time and flexibility, excellent for photographers.

Guaranteed departure, we operate only with 1 guest with no extra charge. If we go over 9 people, we make 2 groups

Premium tour visiting the best spots to photograph the monuments

Hassle free entry fees, those are not included because price varies according to nationality and age, but available in advance, we pay those for you, then you reimburse our guide during the service.

Excellent English-Spanish bilingual guide with deep knowledge of local history, flora and fauna and with service attitude to give a meaning to each monument visited.

Enough food included: water refill and lunch at Portal de Yaxha (gluten-free and vegan options available)

We will walk approximately 2.5 to 4 miles during this tour, but not consecutively. The longest walk between two stops is around 20 minutes.

Bring your camera! We love taking photos, we will show you the best spots.
Duration: 4 hours.

El Mirador is a breathtakingly beautiful city with massive buildings. This city precedes others like Tikal by a couple of centuries. El Mirador was discovered less than 100 years ago, and they are still exploring and excavating, it is believed that there are more than 200 small cities around El Mirador that used to be like the suburbs.

Without a doubt, there is much to explore and much to know. A 5-day, 4-night tour sounds a bit challenging, but you will enjoy every step of this tour. The road is flat, and we will walk between 5 to 6 hours a day making stops to rest and eat a snack every two hours. During this adventure, you will visit 3 Mayan cities in total: El Tintal, La Muerta, and El Mirador.

Your visit will also contribute to the Carmelita community. The team that will accompany you throughout the tour is part of a community cooperative, and the proceeds directly help the entire neighborhood. Please note that you will need to make your reservation with 5 days of anticipation.
Duration: 5 days.

Discover the Treasures of Petén in 3 Days

Embark on an unforgettable adventure and explore the best of Petén with our exclusive tour. Immerse yourself in history and nature as you visit three of Guatemala's most impressive destinations.

Tikal - The Heart of the Mayan Empire: Immerse yourself in Mayan history, explore its majestic ruins, a World Heritage Site, while enjoying panoramic views from the top of the temples.

Blue Crater - An Aquatic Paradise: Relax or snorkel in its crystal-clear waters, a hidden oasis in the jungle. Enjoy a boat ride along the La Pasión River and marvel at the local biodiversity.

Yaxhá - The Hidden Gem: Discover the lesser-known but equally fascinating ruins of Yaxhá. Climb Temple 216 and enjoy spectacular views of the lagoon and jungle. Explore more than 500 Mayan structures in a peaceful and serene setting.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the treasures of Petén
Duration: 3 days.

Trekking
Staircase to temples
Observation of flora and fauna
Lagos observation from the top of a temple.

Yaxha is an archeological site approximately one hour from Tikal National Park and one hour from Flores. It is a place where you can enjoy nature and water, since the Park is between two lakes that can be seen from the top of some temples. Yaxha is located in the Maya Biosphere Reserve which is the second largest preserved jungle in the Americas.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours.

This is a unique tour that you will not find anywhere else because it is tailor-made for all nature and ecotourism lovers. This is a different way to visit Guatemala, as you will not be doing the traditional visits. But on the other hand, you will get to know Guatemala that no one sees and at the same time support many local communities.

You will visit unique places in nature, caves that are thousands of years old, and mighty rivers where you will have the adventure of rafting, bird watching, climbing an active volcano, visiting archaeological sites, and meeting local people.

Duration: 14 days.

Get ready for an epic journey across Guatemala that promises an unforgettable experience from start to finish!

Day 1: Our adventure kicks off with a visit to the enchanting Monkey Island. The day culminates with a mesmerizing sunset, where we'll stand atop a Mayan pyramid at Yaxha archaeological site, taking in breathtaking panoramic views.

Day 2: Dive deep into the heart of Mayan history with a full-day expedition to Tikal. Explore as our expert guides unveil the secrets of this remarkable civilization.

Day 3: Brace yourself for a thrilling boat ride on the pristine Lake Peten Itza. Our adventure continues with a visit to a wildlife rescue sanctuary, a stop at the Rey Canek viewpoint for stunning vistas, and relaxation at Chechenal Beach. We'll conclude our journey with a captivating walking tour on the charming Island of Flores, renowned for its vibrant streets and rich culture.

This 3-day tour is your passport to discovering the best of Guatemala!
Duration: 3 days.

This is a tour that no one else has in the market, also characterized by combining the best of Guatemala.
On this tour, you will visit colonial cities, an active volcano (the most active in Central America), a lagoon inside a volcano, a lake formed over time inside a volcanic crater, a beautiful indigenous market, hike through indigenous mountains, have lunch with a local family, hike into the cloud forest to see the national bird of Guatemala.
You will be taken to see the most beautiful natural pools in the Verapaces area. The wonders of Hun Nal Ye are almost virgin sites. You will descend to the Mayan underworld in the Candelaria caves, the Tikal and Yaxhá archaeological sites, and much more.

Duration: 20 days.