Belize
The Maya tour of Guatemala, then three nights by the barrier reef
Belize
Guatemala in a group — Quiriguá, the Río Dulce and Livingston, Tikal and Yaxhá, Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango and three days in Antigua — then a flight to Belize and three nights in San Pedro, on Ambergris Caye, facing the second largest barrier reef in the world: snorkelling with rays and nurse sharks at Hol Chan, or an optional dive to the Blue Hole.
When
December to April
Price
From 4 203€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
14 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-11
Río Dulce, Tikal, Atitlán and Antigua.
Day 1
Arrival in Guatemala City
Flight to Guatemala City, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Quiriguá – Río Dulce
The Maya site of Quiriguá and its carved stelae, the tallest in the Maya world, then the Río Dulce.
Day 3
Livingston
By boat along the Río Dulce and its gorges to Livingston, a Garifuna village on the Caribbean Sea.
Day 4
Río Dulce – Flores
Drive to Petén and Flores.
Day 5
Tikal
Tikal, the largest Maya city, its temple-pyramids rising above the canopy of the Petén jungle, its monkeys and toucans.
Day 6
Yaxhá – Guatemala City
The Maya site of Yaxhá beside its lagoon, then a flight back to Guatemala City.
Day 7
Panajachel – Lake Atitlán
Lake Atitlán, ringed by three volcanoes, and a boat trip to its Maya villages.
Day 8
Chichicastenango
The great market of Chichicastenango, its embroidered textiles and its church where Maya and Catholic rites mingle, then San Antonio Palopó.
Day 9
Panajachel – Antigua
Drive to Antigua.
Day 10
Antigua
Antigua, the former colonial capital at the foot of the volcanoes, its cobbled streets, ruined baroque churches and the Santa Catalina arch.
Day 11
Antigua
A free day: a climb up Pacaya volcano, a coffee plantation or the craft market.
Days 12-16
Ambergris Caye and the barrier reef.
Day 12
Guatemala – Belize City – San Pedro
Flight to Belize City, then by boat to San Pedro, on Ambergris Caye.
Day 13
San Pedro
Free days: snorkelling in the Hol Chan marine reserve and Shark Ray Alley, kayaking in the lagoon or an optional dive to the Blue Hole.
Day 15
San Pedro – Belize City – flight home
Boat to Belize City and fly to France.
Day 16
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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