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Tikal SUNSET, Archeological focus and Wildlife Spotting Tour (South and East)

By Gem Trips
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥30,710 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

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 Jaguar Inn Restaurant (gluten-free and vegan options)

We will walk approximately 6 to 8 kilometers during this tour, but not consecutively. The longest walk between two stops is approximately 20 minutes.

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

Activity location

  • Palacio de las Acanaladuras
    • Tikal, Petén Department, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Palacio de las Acanaladuras
    • Tikal, Petén Department, Guatemala

Check availability

From Tikal hotels, Small Group

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Maximum 9 guests: From hotels in Tikal (Jungle Lodge, Jaguar Inn and Tikal Inn or Tikal Campsite)
Pickup included

Starting time: 11:55AM
Price details
￥24,152 x 1 Adult￥24,152
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥30,710

From Tikal hotels, Private

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Private guide: From hotels in Tikal (Jungle Lodge, Jaguar Inn and Tikal Inn or Tikal Campsite)
Pickup included

Starting time: 11:55AM
Price details
￥41,107 x 1 Adult￥41,107
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥47,665

F/ Flores surrounding, S Group

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

No more than 9 guests: F/ San Benito, Santa Elena & Flores Hotels & Airport. Guests staying in San Miguel must come to Raices Rest. in Flores Island
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:30AM
Price details
￥36,469 x 1 Adult￥36,469
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥43,027

From El Remate, Small Group

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Less than 9 guests per guide: From hotels and Airbnbs in El Remate (Casa de Don David, Gringo Perdido, Mon Ami, Posada del Cerro, Alice Guest House, etc.)
Pickup included

Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
￥34,869 x 1 Adult￥34,869
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥41,427

F/ Flores surrounding, Private

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Private guide for you: F/ San Benito, Santa Elena & Flores Hotels & Airport. Guests staying in San Miguel must come to Raices Rest. in Flores Island
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:30AM
Price details
￥53,903 x 1 Adult￥53,903
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥60,461

From El Remate, Private

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Exclusive guide for your party: From hotels and Airbnbs in El Remate (Casa de Don David, Gringo Perdido, Mon Ami, Posada del Cerro, Alice Guest House, etc.)
Pickup included

Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
￥51,504 x 1 Adult￥51,504
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥58,062

F/San Jose Peten, Small Group

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Maximum 9 passengers per guide: From Hotels and Airbnbs in San Jose Peten (La Lancha Village, Camino Real Tikal, etc.)
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:40AM
Price details
￥39,508 x 1 Adult￥39,508
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥46,066

F/San Andres Peten Small Group

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Maximum 9 participants: From Hotels and Airbnbs in San Andres Peten (Bolontiku, Nitun, G Boutique Hotel, etc.)
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
￥41,107 x 1 Adult￥41,107
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥47,665

From San Jose Peten, Private

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Private guide for your party: From Hotels and Airbnbs in San Jose Peten (La Lancha Village, Camino Real Tikal, etc.)
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:40AM
Price details
￥58,542 x 1 Adult￥58,542
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥65,100

From San Andres Peten, Private

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

The guide will be just for you: From Hotels and Airbnbs in San Andres Peten (Bolontiku, Nitun, G Boutique Hotel, etc.)
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
￥60,941 x 1 Adult￥60,941
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥67,499

F/ Belize Border, Small Group

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Maximum 9 guest/participants: From Melchor de Mencos/Benque Viejo (border between Belize and Guatemala) after you stamp on the Belize side, we'll meet you.
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:45AM
Price details
￥45,906 x 1 Adult￥45,906
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥52,464

F/ the Belize Border, Private

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Exclusive guide just for you: From Melchor de Mencos/Benque Viejo (Border between Belize and Guatemala) After you stamp at the Belize side, we'll meet you.
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:45AM
Price details
￥67,819 x 1 Adult￥67,819
Paid at activity￥6,558
Total
Price is ￥74,377
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tikal Map
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Mosquito Repellent Application
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch at Jaguar Inn Restaurant, 5 options
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    Air-conditioned vehicle
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    Water Refill in the Vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional Excellent English-Spanish Speaking tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Foreigners, Sunset and Park Entry fees to Tikal, only payable for guests 10 year old and on.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Guatemalans with local ID, Sunset and Park Entry fees to Tikal, only payable for guests 10 year old and on.

Know before you book

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Seat belts available
  • In case you don't know yet the location of your hotel, just book the cheapest tour option, later you let us know your hotel location and if there is price difference, you can pay it to our guide.
  • If you are the only adult in your group and you pick a small group option and at least one more adult reserves for that same schedule, we’ll include the cost of the entry fees for you, which reduces the price for USD34.
  • Bring the best walking shoes
  • Bring a raincoat just in case
  • Bring the best clothes for hot weather
  • Bring a flashlight (or you can use your phone's flashlight)
  • Bring a canteen to refill water (in Tikal the entry of disposables is not allowed)
  • If you have a Guatemalan local ID (DPI) send us a picture of it, in this event your entry fees will be only USD7

Activity itinerary

Tikal National Park

  • 5m
We start when we pick you up at your hotel, when booking, please choose the time according to the location of your hotel. In case you don't know the location of your hotel yet, just book the cheapest tour option, later you let us know your hotel location and if there is a price difference, you can pay it to our guide. The walking tour begins at Gate 2 of Tikal National Park DURATION OF EACH WAY OF TRANSFER BY LOCATION WHERE WE PICK YOU UP a. Tikal: 00h: 05m b. El Remate: 01h: 00m c. San Jose, Peten: 01h:20m d. San Benito, Santa Elena Flores or Flores Island: 01h: 30m e. San Andres and Melchor de Mencos: 02h: 00m f. San Ignacio Town, Belize: 03h: 00m g. San Ignacio Out of Town, Belize: 03h: 30m Tikal has two titles of UNESCO, it's cultural and natural heritage of humanity, that's why we'll spend more than six hours exploring different archeological monuments and to go from monument to monument, we'll use nature trails with a high chance of spotting some species of wildlife.

Palacio de las Acanaladuras

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
It’s name is Palace of Grooves, because it has a unique architecture design on it’s walls with well preserved grooves. This was the residential palace of Yikin Chaan K'awiil, the 27th successor of the dynasty of Tikal and the richest ruler Tikal had, all the rulers before him used to live at Central Acropolis, a large complex of palaces where each generation added a some buildings, but this ruler was so rich with a lot of people to build, that he decided to build the Palace of Grooves as a separate complex. Yikin Chaan K'awiil also built Temple IV and Temple VI, this palace was built around 750 a.D. with two floors and five courtyards.

Central Acropolis

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We'll explore this complex with you, it was built as the residential area of the royal family of Tikal, it has 6 courtyards, 3 of them have been restored, this complex was also probably the place to host to all the royal visitors that came to Tikal from other mesoamerican cities for diplomatic reasons. It has a palace with 5 floors and some of the lintels on the doors of this palace are still the original wooden lintels placed by the people who built it about 14 centuries ago and the wood is still in good shape.

Temple I

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will walk around the most iconic monument of Tikal taking pictures of it from different angles. The official name of this temple is Temple of the Great Jaguar because when the temple was discovered, it's original wooden lintel had a Great Jaguar carved on it, now, that beautiful carving in wood is in a famous museum. Back in 1960's when archeologist excavated this temple, they found underneath this temple, the greatest treasure ever found in Tikal, it was the burial of Hasaw Chaan K'awil, the most famous king of the dynasty of Tikal, the jewelry over the skeleton of the king included 16.5 pounds of jade jewels.

Great Plaza

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Great Plaza is the place in Tikal with the largest amount of energy, it's also the most restaured complex of this mayan site, it has multiple stelae, some of them with carving showing the portrait of some kings of the city. This complex was excavated back in 1960's by the Museum of University of Pensinvania.

North Acropolis

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
This complex was used as a Royal Cemetery for the kings and queens of Tikal, it's compared with an onion, because of the multiple layers of interesting architecture it revealed, in some of these layers we can see the masks of the rain god and the sun god. The guide communicates efficiently with all guests. During the tour, the guide accompanies you to climb the monuments to explain the most important details while you are above the monuments. We take you to the best spots to take pictures at the right times, this is ideal for photographers and we'll see many Mayan structures.

Templo II

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We'll climb this temple with you and enjoy the best view of the Great Plaza, looking at the masks carved on top of this temple. The view from this temple is a great chance to take a picture of Temple I, North Acropolis and the Great Plaza.

Temple V

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We'll visit this beautiful temple, it has round corners, it's the only temple facing North, it was built around 650 a.C. and it was restored in 2002. Temple V is the second tallest of Tikal, it's architecture is very different than the other temples of the city, this is the first temple discovered in Tikal back in 1848 because the back of it's roof comb as it's totally vertical, it was never covered by trees and it was visible from far away south, the direction of Flores where the discoverers of Tikal came from.

Plaza Of The Seven Temples

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
This Plaza has Seven temples in line, three ball courts and three palaces, which makes the number thirteen, a sacred number for the mayan culture. It looks like a place for sports and for the aristocracy of Tikal to have fun. It has the only triple ball court found so far in Mesoamerica.

Lost World

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will visit this area at the end to wait for sunset from the top of the Great Pyramid. The sounds of the wildlife are interesting. The Lost World is the astronomical observatory of Tikal, it has the Great Pyramid as the point to watch the stars, the planets and the sun and it has three buildings on the east side to mark the seasons of the year. The lower plaza is part of The Lost World, this plaza has a podium in the center with the architecture of Teotihuacan, a clear evidence of the cultural interaction between these two ancient cities.

Tikal National Park

  • 5m
The walking tour ends at Gate 2 of Tikal National Park around 19:30 by June when we have the longest day or around 18:30 by December when we have the longest night. The activity ends when we drop you off at the location we picked you up, or it can be to a different location, but for this, you need to let us know in advance.

Location

Activity location

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    Palacio de las Acanaladuras
    • Tikal, Petén Department, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Palacio de las Acanaladuras
    • Tikal, Petén Department, Guatemala

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