Day Tours To Tikal, Guatemala

Tikal is not a simple day tour… is a unique experience!

Our Tikal day tours are more than just a visit to an archaeological site. It is an immersion in one of the most unique cultures in the world, the Mayan Civilization.

Restoration projects started in 1956 have resulted in a representation of Tikal in its maximum splendor that today amazes every visitor, allowing them to walk along its roads and avenues through squares, palaces and maya temples, perceiving the energy of this magnificent city. -state that inhabited one of the most amazing civilizations on the planet.

In addition to the cultural wealth is the natural environment. In this magnificent tropical humid forest inhabits a great variety of of flora and fauna that will be part of your Tikal experience.

Tikal Guatemala

The metropolis of Tikal and its natural environment are part of UNESCO’s selection of world heritage sites. All you should do is a hike on one of the numerous trails throughout Tikal Park. You will inevitably be in the heart of an exotic Maya Jungle. You will have the opportunity to climb up the steps of enormous pyramids and be astounded by the quite plenty of wildlife.

Visiting Tikal

Usually, in our journey, you will encounter spider and howler monkeys, coatis, tropical birds like toucans, trogons, wild ocellated turkeys, and orange-breasted falcons, besides another unique new world species.

Must Park visitors recognize that Tikal undoubtedly is one of the most remarkable natural and archaeological destinations worldwide.

The ancient metropolis of Tikal was established about 250 BC., and Tikal is probably the most valuable city of the historic Maya culture situated in the Petén province in northern Guatemala.

At this site, you will find a vast selection of remarkable examples of historic architecture and pyramids, many of which could be over 30 meters high.

These extraordinary achievements of architecture and the quantity of diverse wildlife and plants discovered here demonstrate how incredible this culture used to be. Reasons for the Maya empire’s fall continue to be unknown; conflicts, starvation, overpopulation, and resource devastation have got all also held responsible.

As reported by archaeologists, Tikal started being impacted by deforestation, erosion, and a loss of the human population. As a result, the site was entirely abandoned after the 10th century. The jungle claimed the ruins for nearly one thousand years.

Temple 4, also called the Temple of the Double-Headed Snake, is the temple that everybody should climb to enjoy a breathtaking panorama of the Maya jungle.

Temple 4 is considered the highest Tikal pyramid, standing 230 feet tall. It was built in 740 AD by ruler Jasaw Chan K’awil’s child, Yik’in Chan Kawil, to recognize his father.