Guatemala
The Maya cities of the jungle and the highland villages, in a group of 18 at most
Guatemala
Guatemala in full: Quiriguá, the Río Dulce and Livingston, three nights in Flores with Tikal and Yaxhá, a flight to the capital, Lake Atitlán and its villages, the Chichicastenango market, then two days in Antigua. With two nights on the Pacific coast at the end of the tour (14 days) from €3,057 per person.
When
November to April
Price
From 2 344€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
Río Dulce, Tikal and Yaxhá.
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, a small colonial island on Lake Petén Itzá.
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.
Days 7-12
Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Antigua.
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, at the foot of Agua volcano.
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 – flight home
Drive to Guatemala City airport and fly to France, or leave for the Pacific coast.
Day 12
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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