2-Day Mayan Ruins Tour of Tikal and Yaxha from Flores
Overview
Discover excavated Mayan ruins in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal) and Yaxha on this 2-day tour from Flores. An experienced guide will accompany you to significant archeological sites of northern Guatemala, where you’ll view eye-catching pyramids, ball courts and temples. Visit the Central Acropolis and more at Tikal on your first day, and spend your second day exploring Yaxha—a large classic Mayan ceremonial site overlooking the Yaxha and Sacnab lakes. Enjoy overnight accommodation at a 5-star hotel with breakfast, lunch and round-trip transport included.
Inclusions
- Professional English- and Spanish-speaking guide
- Guided tour of Tkal
- Guided tour of Yaxha
- Overnight accommodation
- Round-trip shared transfer
- 2x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 1 night
- 1x Breakfast
- Entry/Admission - Yaxha
What to expect
Itinerary
Day 1: Flores - Tikal Ruins
Stop At: Tikal National Park, Tikal National Park, Peten Department
Your guide will pick you up from your Flores hotel in the morning to begin your exciting 2-day journey. When you arrive at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tikal National Park, embark on a 4.5-hour tour with your knowledgeable guide.
One of Guatemala's most important archaeological sites, Tikal was built during the Classic Period. The park, which covers 341 square miles (550 square km), contains thousands of separate ruin structures. Your guide will show you the layout of the complex, including the Central Acropolis, which consists of a maze of courtyards, small rooms and temples.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Drinks not included.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Hotel Villa Maya or Similar
Day 2: Yaxha Ruins - Flores
Stop At: Yaxha, National Park, Peten Guatemala
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before departing for Yaxha around 8am. After an approximate 1-hour drive, you’ll arrive at the site. Once an important ceremonial center of the Mayan civilization, the pre-Columbian city features more than 500 ancient structures.
Listen as your guide explains the significance of Yaxha’s architecture, including pyramid temples, ball courts and elevated plazas. During your 4-hour guided tour, you’ll find the only twin pyramid complex outside of Tikal, known as the Stelae Plaza. Learn about the Mayan Empire that reached beyond the present-day border of Guatemala. Enjoy the scenic jungle landscape of this unique area overlooking the Yaxha and Sacnab lakes. You’ll have free time to explore before transport to a local restaurant to enjoy lunch. Transfer back to Flores with drop-off at your hotel around 3:30pm.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
•
• Lunch: Drinks not included.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Flores - Tikal Ruins
Stop At: Tikal National Park, Tikal National Park, Peten Department
Your guide will pick you up from your Flores hotel in the morning to begin your exciting 2-day journey. When you arrive at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tikal National Park, embark on a 4.5-hour tour with your knowledgeable guide.
One of Guatemala's most important archaeological sites, Tikal was built during the Classic Period. The park, which covers 341 square miles (550 square km), contains thousands of separate ruin structures. Your guide will show you the layout of the complex, including the Central Acropolis, which consists of a maze of courtyards, small rooms and temples.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Drinks not included.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Hotel Villa Maya or Similar
Day 2: Yaxha Ruins - Flores
Stop At: Yaxha, National Park, Peten Guatemala
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before departing for Yaxha around 8am. After an approximate 1-hour drive, you’ll arrive at the site. Once an important ceremonial center of the Mayan civilization, the pre-Columbian city features more than 500 ancient structures.
Listen as your guide explains the significance of Yaxha’s architecture, including pyramid temples, ball courts and elevated plazas. During your 4-hour guided tour, you’ll find the only twin pyramid complex outside of Tikal, known as the Stelae Plaza. Learn about the Mayan Empire that reached beyond the present-day border of Guatemala. Enjoy the scenic jungle landscape of this unique area overlooking the Yaxha and Sacnab lakes. You’ll have free time to explore before transport to a local restaurant to enjoy lunch. Transfer back to Flores with drop-off at your hotel around 3:30pm.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
•
• Lunch: Drinks not included.
No accommodation included on this day.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
John_S
August 2023
Great tour. Both guides very knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely bring hiking boots or very sturdy shoes. Pack a rain jacket too because it just sometimes starts to rain. The views from the temples and pyramids are spectacular Climb them all if you can. Bring a lot of water- two tall bottle...
Great tour. Both guides very knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely bring hiking boots or very sturdy shoes. Pack a rain jacket too because it just sometimes starts to rain. The views from the temples and pyramids are spectacular Climb them all if you can. Bring a lot of water- two tall bottles each. The sites offer drinks and the prices are high. The hotel Villa de Maya is very nicely maintained with friendly staff. It is a bit secluded and not on the island of Flores. They do offer transport for a fee. The restaurant serves amazing food. I would take this excursion again.HSmith8989
August 2021
My husband and I had an amazing time visiting Tikal and Yaxha! Guatemalan Adventure organized all of our transportation in Guatemala, Henry was an amazing driver, our trips with him were just as much fun and as informative as the tours. Guatemalan Adventure also arranged the flights to and from F...
My husband and I had an amazing time visiting Tikal and Yaxha! Guatemalan Adventure organized all of our transportation in Guatemala, Henry was an amazing driver, our trips with him were just as much fun and as informative as the tours. Guatemalan Adventure also arranged the flights to and from Flores for us, we were met at the airport in Flores and taken straight to our accommodations. Our guide, Aquilino, met us the next day for the tour of Tikal. Tikal is stunning and we learned a lot! Aquilino was with us again the next day for the tour of Yaxha, which was beautiful. We had a delicious lunch at La Casa de Don David and then were brought straight to the airport for our flight back to Guatemala City. Everything was very easy and very well-organized. Our guide was amazing and super accommodating, he even took us to a great breakfast spot as we hadn't had time to eat before we were picked up. All of our questions prior to arrival were answered promptly, and they worked with us to help us plan the perfect itinerary for our trip to Guatemala. I can't recommend this company enough!CarolinaVR
June 2018
Conocer la cultura maya y sus ciudades escondidas en la mitad de la naturaleza, son una experiencia inolvidable. Todo esto acompañado de una muy buena organización por parte de la empresa GUATEMALAN ADVENTURE, cuya seriedad y profesionalismo permiten que uno se sienta seguro. Los guías, que so...
Conocer la cultura maya y sus ciudades escondidas en la mitad de la naturaleza, son una experiencia inolvidable. Todo esto acompañado de una muy buena organización por parte de la empresa GUATEMALAN ADVENTURE, cuya seriedad y profesionalismo permiten que uno se sienta seguro. Los guías, que son personas muy amables, explican de una manera amena y sencilla, lo cual permite que los recorridos en Tikal y Yaxha sean de gran aprendizaje.Louis L
May 2019
Super nice visit of these 2 amazing Mayan sites. Elder, our guide, was super friendly and qualified. His explanations about Mayan life and about the sites were really interesting. We definitely recommend this tour.
Super nice visit of these 2 amazing Mayan sites. Elder, our guide, was super friendly and qualified. His explanations about Mayan life and about the sites were really interesting. We definitely recommend this tour.DED195
November 2022
I found myself in Antigua for work and decided to spend a few days exploring the country- I really appreciated the support and advice provided by Lorenn. She was efficient and responsive to my questions, and spoke very good English when we spoke via WhatsApp. She did all of the work that I did ...
I found myself in Antigua for work and decided to spend a few days exploring the country- I really appreciated the support and advice provided by Lorenn. She was efficient and responsive to my questions, and spoke very good English when we spoke via WhatsApp. She did all of the work that I did not have time to do- e.g. organize my trip in the limited time frame I had available. Thanks to Guatemalan Adventure and Lorenn, I was seamlessly transported from Antigua to partake in a day tour of Guatemala City (which I quite enjoyed). As the biggest city, it has more charm in my view than the guide books give it credit and we managed to take part in a tour of the National Palace- my guide for the day, Belisario, provided great insight into what makes Guatemala tick and I appreciated his candour and knowledge of the city. I was dropped off at my hotel in Zone 10 (Hyatt Centric, which I highly recommend). The next day I was picked up in time and transported to the airport for a two day tour of the Mayan ruins- specifically Tikal on day one and day two featured Yaxha and Topoxte. All worked like clockwork- in retrospect, I would have asked to stay an extra day to visit Uaxactun, which came highly recommended by the Yaxha tour guide. The Tikal tour consisted of 11 people and we comfortably fitted into the van- I did not feel that we were rushed from temple to temple and the guide gave us sufficient time to climb the temples when allowed to do so. As for the Yaxha and Topoxte your, we were only 5 people and the sites were not as busy- but certainly recommend if you appreciate the beauty and architecture of the Mayan civilization. Although Topoxte was less interesting, the boat ride across the lake to the site was memorable. A few words about Flores- it is a place not to be missed. Members of my tour (not organized by Lorenn and Guatemalan Adventure) were booked in hotels miles away in secluded settings. That, in my view, is a mistake. Flores is a lovely town set on the water, wherein ordinary Guatemalans go about their daily lives in a charming setting. I happened to be there on October 31 and witnessed from a restaurant patio the procession of motorcycles and cars celebrating what I think was Halloween/Dias de la morte in sometimes colourful costumes. The town was very safe (and things quoted down after 10 pm) and I walked from one end to the other both in the evening and early in the morning, and even fell across a local celebration in front of the town’s church. Again, an authentic Guatemalan town (granted, with some tourists) that is not to be missed. On the return evening flight to Guatemala City), wherein I was able to spend a few hours again in Flores (approximately 10 minutes from the airport), I was met and transported back to my hotel (Hyatt Centric) which was a mere 10 minutes from the airport. Lorenn had earlier communicated to me that the flights might be delayed, which I appreciated. In the end, only the return flight to Guatemala City was delayed and only by one hour. The last portion of my trip was a day tour to Lake Atitlan. I was picked up on time at the hotel by the guide (Davis). It was a thoroughly enjoyable day (I was the only person on the tour in that another couple cancelled at the last minute) and we visited Santiago Atitlan and Panajachel. The boat ride across the lake was magical. Davis was very knowledgeable about his country and adapted the tour when requested (I had a particular interest in the churches in both locations, and was particularly interested in how Mayan traditions were incorporated and modified by the Catholic Church). Davis dropped me off at the end of the day in Antigua and even helped me transport my luggage from one hotel in Antigua to another, which was greatly appreciated.