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Take a once in a lifetime day trip to Tikal from Belize!
Visit the Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites of the pre-Colombian ... moreMaya civilization, accessible just a short drive from the western border with Guatemala. Tour the ruins of Tikal with a professional and informative guide.
This tour leaves daily from downtown San Ignacio. Daily departure at 7 am, with a return by 5 pm. You can meet us at the Cayo Welcome Center or we will pick you up at your local San Ignacio area hotel. Out-of-town hotel pickup is available for a small fee. Limited seating is available on each trip.
Optional: Drive your own vehicle to the western border and park there. 20-minute drive from San Ignacio. Safe, secure parking is available.
*No additional fees for pickup and drop off at in-town hotels, including San Ignacio Resort Hotel, Cahal Pech Resort, Midas Resort, Kaana Resort, and others in town.
What to Expect:
- The drive is about 2 hours from San Ignacio to the Tikal National Park in Guatemala.
- Gold Standard transportation to the western border via Belize Ground Shuttle
- Immigration processing at the Belize border. (Don't forget your passport)
- Your Guatemalan concierge will meet you as you exit Belize immigration processing.
- You will be assisted in all border crossing procedures to enter Guatemala safely and hassle-free.
- Roundtrip transportation, Guided Tour, and Lunch provided by TikalGo, the premier Tikal tour provider.
- Upon return, your Gold Standard Belize Ground Shuttle driver will pick you up at the border by 4:30 pm.
Tour Description:
Visit one of the largest and most important Mayan sites in all of Central America.
Once inside the park, let your imagination run free as you explore highlights among more than 3,000 structures that archaeologists have excavated so far. Learn about the daily life and religious practices of the ancient Maya while wandering through the maze of the Central Acropolis, and envision the excitement of an elite sporting match in the ball courts. Tikal boasts an array of magnificent ceremonial temples. Climb the steep staircase of the 144-foot (44-meter) Temple of the Grand Jaguar, built to honor a Mayan king. A set of twin pyramids with altars will greet you at complexes Q and R. Marvel at the Temple of the Masks, which was once adorned with intricate ceremonial mask carvings. Perhaps most impressive is the oft-photographed Temple IV, also known as the Double Head Serpent. The tallest structure in Tikal at 212 feet (64 meters), this pyramid rises majestically above the jungle canopy.
After a refreshing lunch break inside the park, satisfy your inner archaeologist during your free time to explore the ruins independently. Most other tour companies take you outside the park for lunch. We stay inside the park to allow more time to explore.
Make this special and magical day trip to the center of Tikal!
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
You will be transferred to the Belize-Guatemala border and after crossing the border with our assistance, you will meet your English-speaking Guatemalan guide who will continue your ... morejourney to Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along the way, you will pass small villages, beautiful lakeside scenery, and rolling hills with rainforests and agriculture farms. Tikal is one of the most impressive and popular Maya pyramids in the region. It has over 3,000 structures dominated by 5 enormous steep-sided granite temples that rise above the forest. The Temple of the Jaguar is sure to be the highlight of your trip as its stone walls, standing at 47 meters, rises above the rainforest canopy and allow you a panoramic view of the surrounding expanse of growth.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
Tikal is among the world’s travel wonders, with many considering it one of the most spiritual spots on Earth. With wildlife surrounding the temples, it is a naturalist’s dream come ... moretrue.
Maya civilization built inspiring temples and cities that formed a complex of religious, social and political; many of the remnants in Tikal reveal the culture of this ancient civilization. Tikal has over 3,000 including palaces, temples, ceremonial platforms, ball courts, terraces, plazas, causeways, and reservoirs. The great plaza has Temple 1 150 ft high, temples 2 120ft high, the double head serpent (temple 4) the tallest structure in Tikal 212 ft high, and the Lost World. Tikal is truly outstanding evidence of a long-lasting dynamic culture. Due to the importance and magnificent combination of natural and archaeological remains, it has been declared a heritage of humanity by UNESCO.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
This trip is a full-day adventure to a UNESCO world heritage site that is the largest archaeological site of pre-Columbian day. You will need your passport to cross the border. Our ... moreknowledgeable guide will be with you step by step. Tikal is a worthy 1.3 hours drive from the Belize border. This package includes lunch, snacks, and water. book today to go back in history. Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. At Tikal, you might be about to see Five different cats, including Jaguar and Puma, several species of monkeys and anteaters, and more than 300 species of birds among the notable wildlife. The forests comprise more than 200 tree species and over 2000 higher plants have been recorded across the diverse habitats.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
This trip is a full-day adventure to a UNESCO world heritage site that is the largest archaeological site of pre-Columbian day. You will need your passport to cross the border. Our ... moreknowledgeable guide will be with you step by step. Tikal is a worthy 1.3 hours drive from the Belize border. This package includes lunch, snacks, and water. book today to go back in history. Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. At Tikal, you might be about to see Five different cats, including Jaguar and Puma, several species of monkeys and anteaters, and more than 300 species of birds among the notable wildlife. The forests comprise more than 200 tree species and over 2000 higher plants have been recorded across the diverse habitats.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: Belmopan City
This trip is a full-day adventure to a UNESCO world heritage site that is the largest archaeological site of pre-Columbian day. You will need your passport to cross the border. Our ... moreknowledgeable guide will be with you every step of the way. Tikal is a worthy 1.3 hours drive from the Belize border.
This package includes lunch, snacks, and water. book today to go back in history. Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. At Tikal, you might be about to see Five different cats, including Jaguar and Puma, several species of monkeys and anteaters, and more than 300 species of birds among the notable wildlife. The forests comprise more than 200 tree species and over 2000 higher plants have been recorded across the diverse habitats.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
Visit one of the largest and most important Mayan places in Central America. The driver of Tikal Go will pass by you to your hotel in San Ignacio and will take you to the border with ... moreGuatemala.
He will explain all the procedures to cross the border and on the other side, your Guide of Tikal Go will be waiting for you to start the tour.
Don’t worry about long queues at the entrance to Tikal, we take care that you don’t have to get off the car and we’ll buy the tickets in advance for you.
Once we are in the Park, let your imagination fly
Enter a mysterious world where there are more than 3000 structures and only 30% of them are discovered.
We’ll tell you how the Mayans lived as meanwhile, we pass through the Palaces of the Mayan Aristocracy, and teach you what their values were, their structure, and their religion.
After a great hike, we will arrive at Central Park where you’ll get to know the spectacular Pyramid symbol of Guatemala: The Grand Jaguar.
We will climb the Temple of the Masks: The Temple 2.
After that, we’ll continue our journey in El Mundo Perdido to understand where the City started and the calculation accuracy of the ancient civilization.
But it does not end here!!! We’ll finish the tour climbing one of the highest pyramids in the world: Temple IV, with a height of 64 meters, which has been used as a stage for several films, one of them the first Star Wars movie of 1977, as well as the eleventh James Bond movie of 1979.
After 3 to 4 hours of tour, we’ll delight in typical Guatemalan food in the best restaurant in the Park.
In conclusion, discover the history of the Mayans and delve into their culture where science, mathematics, wars, arranged marriages between families, religious sacrifices, and their impressive capacity to build make us understand how this civilization was one of the most important in the history of mankind.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: San Ignacio Town
This is the mother of all Mayan sites! Your experienced tour guide will take you on this all-day excursion leaving from Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize. Your guide will help you cross ... morethe Belize/Guatemalan border, then you will travel a couple of hours to Tikal National Park, located in Guatemala’s northern Peten region. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guatemala along the way! Tikal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is definitely worth the day trip from Belize. Inside the park, there is a diverse population of subtropical flora and fauna and notable wildlife such as jaguars, pumas, several species of monkeys, anteaters (known as pizotes), and more than 300 species of birds roam the park. Tikal was a major Pre- Columbian Period political, military, and economic epicenter for the Mayan people. It is by far one of the biggest and most important of the many Mayan archaeological sites located across Central America. The city has been mapped and covers over 6.2 square miles and features over 3,000 structures. The Great Plaza, centrally located at Tikal has been seen in several different films. In addition to The Great Plaza, your guide will take you to other notable structures such as Temple IV, the tallest structure in Tikal, which offers stunning views of Guatemala, including other Mayan sites in the area; El Mundo Perdido (The Lost World), and the Plaza of the Seven Temples. There is so much to explore! This is definitely a must-see for those interested in Mayan history and archaeological sites!
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Our guests are picked up from their resort or hotel as early as 6 am to take a boat or flight over to the mainland. It is an hour boat ride or a short 15-minute flight over to Belize ... moreCity, where you will board our air condition van and head towards the Guatemalan border.
Once there, we will cross into Guatemala, switch vans and start our way toward Tikal. The journey is very scenic and includes stops along the way for shopping at local gift shops and for restroom breaks. After a two-hour journey into Guatemala, we will arrive at Tikal. You will get a guided tour of the site, take pictures, climb some temples, and see some wildlife before heading back to the Belize/Guatemala border.
Since this is an overnight adventure, we will be staying at a resort in San Ignacio town over on the Belize side, near the Belize/Guatemalan borders. You will be able to roam the town at night, maybe even enjoying some tacos or burritos.
Early the following morning, we will pick you up and start our day with a journey toward the caves. Yes, we will take you cave tubing, giving you another adventure you will not forget. After that tour into the Mayan underworld, we will head back to Belize city where you will take a 1 pm boat or flight back to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
Departs From: San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
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This trip is a full-day adventure to a UNESCO world heritage site that is the largest archaeological site of pre-Columbian day. You will need your passport to cross the border. Our ... moreknowledgeable guide will be with you step by step. Tikal is a worthy 1.3 hours drive from the Belize border. This package includes lunch, snacks, and water. book today to go back in history. Tikal (/tiˈkɑːl/) (Tik’al in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. At Tikal, you might be about to see Five different cats, including Jaguar and Puma, several species of monkeys and anteaters, and more than 300 species of birds among the notable wildlife. The forests comprise more than 200 tree species and over 2000 higher plants have been recorded across the diverse habitats.
Type of Tour/Activity: Mayan Ruins and Archaeological Sites
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