Guatemala...
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An 11 day/10 night land tour of Guatemala.
Day 1
(Wednesday)
Guatemala
City
Arrival to
Guatemala City. Transfer to the Hotel. Rest of the day off.
Lodging.
Day 2
(Thursday)
Guatemala
City
Breakfast. Leaving the hotel at 9:00am.
They will be taken to the museum of nation Archaeology and
Ethnology where they will be able to admire imitation of Mayan
Stalaes, as a Pre-Hispanic artifacts and the secret that
surround the Mayan Hieroglyphics. Later they will be taken to
the Popol-Vuh Museum, and the Ixchel Museum, Where you will
appreciate the difference The Guatemalan Typical Customs. Then
you will visit the National Palace, The Metropolitan Cathedral,
The Stamped Map of Guatemala, and the Civic Center. After the
tour they will be taken back to their hotel.
Day 3
(Friday)
Guatemala
City / Flores (Ceibal)
Early morning (5:00am) Transfer to the
airport to your short flight to Flores in the region of El Petén
(Include Ticket airline). Meeting and assistance upon arrival
and transfer to Sayaxché. Here you will take a boat to cross La
Pasion River to get to the archaeological site of Ceibal. You
will take a path from the shore river to the archaeological
site. (Lunch Included) (Drinks not included). After the
tour you will be transferred by boat to Sayaxché to Flores and
to your hotel to overnight.
Day 4 (Saturday)
Flores (Tikal) / Guatemala City
Transfer to the
Airport to take the flight with destiny to Santa Elena Peten,
(Air Ticket include) There they will be taken to the
National Park of Tikal, Lunch Included. (No drinks
included) visit to the museum. Transfer to the Airport to take
your flight back to Guatemala City. Meeting and assistance at
your arrival at the Airport and transfer to your hotel. Lodging.
Day
5 (Sunday)
Guatemala/ Chichicastenango/
Panajachel
Breakfast, To day is the Market Day, a day full of color and
activity, It has been a tradition for more that 400 hundred
years, in which the native people, craftsmen and farmers arrive,
traveling many miles to sell their products in Guatemala’s
Largest open Air Market. There are also religious ceremonies in
Santo Tomas Church during the market. Then, transfer to
Panajachel Afternoon off. Lodging.
Day 6
(Monday)
Panajachel / Santiago Atitlán / Antigua Guatemala
Breakfast. They
will be taken a boat to cross the Atitlán Lake to visit the Town
of Santiago Atitlán, home of the Tuztuhil Indigenous; this town
is famous for its handicraft. In the afternoon, transfer to
Guatemala City. Lodging.
Day 7 (Tuesday)
Antigua Guatemala
Breakfast.
Transfer to Antigua Guatemala. Visiting the City: The Main
Plaza San Carlos University. The Jade Factory. Churches.
Convent. Museums. By the Afternoon they will visit the town of
San Antonio Aguas Calientes and San Felipe de Jesús, and the
first Cathedral in Guatemala in Cudad Vieja. Transfer to the
hotel. Lodging.
Day 8 (Wednesday)
Guatemala City/ Copán/ Río Hondo
Breakfast. Transfer to the
archeological site of Copán in Honduras frontier to our neighbor
country Honduras where the corresponding immigration
arrangements will be made to be able to visit the Copán Ruins.
After that they will take the tour where they will admire one of
the Post-Classic latter time of 1250 steps tall, all engraved
with Mayan Hieroglyphics. In the afternoon they will be back
to Hotel for Lodging.
Day 9 (Thursday)
Río Hondo/ Quirigua/ Río Dulce.
Breakfast Departure from the hotel to
the north of the country to visit the archaeological site of
Quirigua, where the largest and tallest Mayan Stalaes are
registered at the moment. Then transfer to Río Dulce Rest of the
day off. Lodging
Day 10 (Friday)
Río Dulce/ San Felipe/Livingston/
Guatemala City.
Breakfast Tour by the Río Dulce, where
you will visit the biotopo of Manatí; this wildlife reserve
located on the northern shores of El Golfete is a protected
area. Also they will visit the Island of the Birth, Livingston.
In the afternoon visit to the Castle of San Felipe of Lara, The
Castle, which is a historic monument, this was a fortress built
to defend the population against the attacks of British pirates
that invaded the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala, during the 17th,
and 18th, centuries. It is one of the more
interesting sights of the region. Transfer to the Guatemala
City. Lodging.
Day 11 (Saturday)
Guatemala City
Breakfast. Time
off until time to transfer them to the La Aurora International
Airport. End of our Services.
Departure
dates for 2002
May 8, 22
June 5, 19 July 3, 17, 31
August 14, 28
Sept. 11, 25 Oct. 9,23
Nov. 6, 20 and Dec. 04
Price per
person, double occupancy:
Opt. A
$1,495.00
Opt. B $1,315.00
Rates do not
include international air to/from Guatemala
Option A
Hotels:
Option B Hotels:
Marriott
Guatemala City
Holiday Inn
Camino Tikal
Flores
Esplendido
Hotel Atitlan
Atitlan
Posada Don Rodrigo
Casa Santo Domingo Antigua
Posada Don Rodrigo
Valle Dorado
Rio Dulce
Valle Dorado
Cayos del Diablo Rio
Dulce
La Ensenda
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Included in the tour:
Transfers, accommodations, sightseeing,
English speaking local guide, entrance fees, breakfast
daily, two lunches, air ticket to Flores and return.
Not included: International air ticket,
meals not listed, beverages, gratuities, items of a
personal nature, any item or feature not listed as
included.
This tour, as well as all others featured
here, are available on a private tour basis, departure any
day. Ask about the rates for private tours.
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What's New!
Other tours available:
Highlights of Guatemala, 8 d/7nt
from $986.00 per person
Colonial Guatemala, 7d/6nts
from $580.00 per person
Guatemala in your hands: 5d/4nts
from $290.00 per person
Also 2day/1 night tours to:
Tikal $340.00 pp
Chichicastenango and Atitlan Lake
$280.00 pp
Copan and Quirigua $360.00 pp
Custom designed programs on
request.
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