Exotic Belize Tours
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Tikal, Guatemala
(TIKAL OVERNIGHT)
The ancient city of Tikal is located to the north of Guatemala, in the center of Peten, or about 2 hours by road from San Ignacio, Cayo District, in Western Belize. Tikal is the greatest site of the Maya Lowlands. It holds an extensive area of 16 square kilometers, where more than 4,000 residential houses, palaces, temples, pyramids, ball courts and sweat houses were built. Calculations are that in its grandest time, it hosted from 90,000 to 120,000 inhabitants. Its first inhabitants founded a little village around 800 BC and built two groups of dwellings (Mundo Perdido and the another in the North Acropolis). The most splendorous epoch, existed from 250-900 AD, when Tikal was governed by grand Sovereigns, who extended their territory and frontiers, conquered new towns, increased their relationships with settlements in the central Mexico, Chiapas, Yucatan, Belize and the highlands of Guatemala.
The heart of the site is comprised of various ceremonial, administrative and residential compounds, which are inter-connected by large avenues. Some outstanding structures are the North, South and Central Acropolis, Great Plaza, Mundo Perdido, Siete Templos, Palacio de las Acanaladuras, Group P, Complex of the Twin Pyramids, East and West Plaza, and others which display private shrines and residential palaces. Various compounds have farming areas and “Chultunes,” which are big holes cut into the calcite bedrock to store grains.
Guests from Placencia can visit this magnificent lost city of the Mayas. Exotic Belize Tours and its crew will take you on a memorable trip to this once powerful Maya City. It is an overnight trip from Placencia with professional tour guides that will lead guests into the time of the Mayas.
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| The tour starts at 7:00am in Placencia with a 2.5 hour scenic drive to Belize’s Western Border. |
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Our Exotic Belize Tours (EBT) guide will help guests with departure out of Belize, making sure that all passports are stamped and helping guests with proper currency exchange at the border. |
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From the border it is another hour of travel to get to El Remate, a village on the east edge of Lake Peten Itza. Lunch is served in this little village, overlooking this beautiful lake. |
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After lunch we continue on our way to Tikal, just a half hour away. |
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The afternoon is free for guests to explore the area. You can visit the site on your own or visit the Tikal museum. |
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Dinner will be served at around 6:00 pm at our Tikal lodging. Our guests can spend the rest of the evening at their leisure. |
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| Day 2 |
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The day starts very early. Breakfast begins promptly at 7:00am. Our professional licensed tour guide will then bring you through the magnificent site of Tikal. The duration of the tour is approximately 4 hours. |
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Main sites that we will visit are as follows: Q Complex, Temple V, Lost World, Temple IV, Seven Temples Central and North Acropolis and Grand Plaza featuring Temple I (The Great Jaguar Temple) and Temple II. |
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We will return to the lodge for lunch. Departure is at 2pm, with an estimated return to Placencia at 6:30pm. |
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All meals (1 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner); accommodation for one night, guide fees, entrance into Guatemala, and all transfers.
Does not include: 10% General Sales Tax, exit fee out of Belize (US$18.75 per person) and tips for the tour guide(s).
NOTE: Guests have an additional option of witnessing the sunset at the Lost World Pyramid on Day 1 or the sunrise at Temple IV on Day 2. Guests will pay this fee directly to the tour guide. The normal rate is between US$10.00 and US$15.00 per person. |
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