Package
13: The
Archaeolgist's Trail To Naachtun
TIKAL-UAXACTUN-EL SIBAL-DOS
LAGUNAS- NAACHTUN
9 days/ 8
nights
Degree
of difficulty: extreme/ Type of accommodations:
1 night in El Chiclero Camp rustic hotel,
camping chiclero style with denim hammocks
and mosquito nets, 1 night in hotel/ and
2 nights in ecolodges/ Focus: Maya Archaeology
and Nature Trekking, birdwatching/
Visit
chiclero camps in the jungle, see mysterious
unexcavated sites in the depths of the
Maya jungle, such as Naachtun and Manantial...
See the impressive Maya ceremonial city
of Tikal and the archaeological site of
Uaxactun. Visit the remote Dos Lagunas
Biotope Nature Preserve, where real adventures
begin!
DAY
1
Fly to Santa Elena International Airport in
Peten
Proceed to the Tikal National Park
Guided tour of the archaeological site
Transfer to the village of Uaxactun
Explore the archaeological site
Overnight at Campamento El Chiclero
DAY
2
Visit a private collection turned into the
village’s Maya Museum
Leave to El Sibal
Proceed to Dos Lagunas Biotope, where we will
spend the night
DAY
3
Continue by foot or mule to El Suspiro
Enjoy the jungle setting while crossing over
steep hills (La serran’a)
Set up camp
Explore the jungle with our chiclero muleteer
DAY
4
Proceed to El Espinero for a longer jungle
trek
Set up camp
Enjoy crossing dense jungle and chiclero stories
DAY
5
Full day exploration of the Naachtun archaeological
site
Return to El Espinero
DAY
6
Trekking and riding through the jungle to
El Suspiro, Set up camp
DAY
7
Lift camp and start heading back towards Dos
Lagunas
Stop at the archaeological site of El Manantial
and its four sides sculpted stella
Overnight at Uaxactun or El Sibal
DAY
8
Return to the Tikal National Park
Enjoy time in Tikal to see some more of the
archaeological site
Beautiful sunset over the temples
DAY
9
Explore Tikal and the Sylvannus G. Morley
Museum
Transfer back to Santa Elena International
Airport to catch your flight back to Guatemala
City
What’s
included?
Domestic airfare, Park entrance fees, 1 night
hotel in Uaxactun, 1 night hotel in Tikal,
transfers to and from Uaxactun to Dos Lagunas
and the Tikal National Park, guides, mules
and support for the high adventure in the
jungle on the trail to Naachtun, all sleeping
facilities, food and drinking water during
the jungle expedition. Soft drinks and snacks
throughout the trip. First aid kit permanently
at your disposal.
What’s
not included?
Lunch day 1, dinner day 1, alcoholic beverages,
personal expenses, travel and personal insurance,
lunch in Tikal on day 8. Airport taxes.
What
to bring?
Light clothes for hot tropical climate, cap
or hat, rain gear for the rainy season between
August and January, three pairs of shoes:
high rubber boots for the rainy season, hiking
boots and comfortable shoes for hanging out
in the campsites, long-sleeved shirts, canvas
pants or jeans, plenty of socks and undergarments,
2 towels, plastic bags, toothpaste and brush,
personal items, a hand flashlight, mosquito
repellent, sun-blocking lotion, baby powder
to keep feet and soft body parts dry, binoculars,
canteen for drinking water, small backpack
for trekking, an extra handbag to leave dry
clothes behind for the way back.
