Package
3: The
Howler Monkey Trails
2 days/ 1 nights
Howler
Monkeys live high on tree-tops around archaeological
sites in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, enjoying
a healthy diet of fruits and green leaves.
They resemble humans in that they, too, have
five fingers, distinct faces and a "personality"...
Their awesome roar can be heard miles away.
Our Howler Monkey Trails consist of two days
and one night, the first day in Tikal, overnight
at Ni’tun Ecolodge on Lake Peten Itza
and on the second day visit another Mayan
Site or Nature Preserve in the region.
FOLLOW
THIS EXAMPLE AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR TOUR
TIKAL-NITUN-UAXACTUN
DAY 1 (L)
Transfer to Tikal National Park for guided tour,
including lunch and entrance fee.
Overnight in Ni’tun Ecolodge on Lake Peten
Itza or Chiminos Island Lodge on the Petexbatun
Lagoon.
DAY
2
Half day tour in the great city of Uaxactun
Flight back to Guatemala City or end your tour
in Flores
What’s
included?
Hotel-airport-hotel transfers and domestic flight
if starting your tour in Guatemala City. Ground
transfer to Ni’tun, Tikal and to chosen
archaeological site or nature preserve. Airport
transfer to and from Flores or Santa Elena International
Airport. Lunch and dinner on Day 1 and breakfast
on Day 2. Overnight in Ni’tun Ecolodge.
Permanent access to purified water and first aid
kit.
What’s
not included?
Park entrance fees the 1st day, alcoholic beverages,
personal expenses, tips to porters and drivers.
OPTIONS
PLEASE CHOOSE AMONG THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
FOR DAY TWO, USING THE ABOVE ITINERARY AS A MODEL.
UAXACTUN
Archaeological site 23 kilometers north of the
Tikal National Park. Several architectural complexes
may be appreciated as well as a private collection
of Maya ceramics turned into the town’s
museum. The site was studied by prominent Mayan
scholar Sylvannus G. Morley during the 1930’s,
who gave it its current name, which means "Stone
8" after a date found on one of the site’s
stelae. However, Uaxactun’s ancient Maya
name is known to epigraphers: Si’aan K’aan,
which means "Born in Heaven".
YAXHA
Yaxha, which means "Green Water" in
the Maya language. It is one of the largest Maya
cities discovered so far in the lowland jungles
of the Peten. The Yaxha Lagoon is one of the areas
bestowed with some of the richest biodiversity
around Guatemala. The views over the jungle’s
canopy from the top of structure 216 are truly
impressive.
CEIBAL
Ceibal is partially cleared and restored and beautifully
landscaped into a mixture of open plazas and untamed
jungle. Many of the largest temples still lie
burried under the jungle, but what the eyes can
see are unique structures such as a round pyramid
along with some of the stelae that depict odd
characters whose non-Mayan features have puzzled
scholars for years.
BUENA
VISTA CLIFF
A truly impressive view of the Peten jungle may
be appreciated from the Buena Vista Cliff at whose
feet the San Pedro River springs into the surface
at the edge of the Laguna del Tigre National Park.
This is an adventurous and scenic drive up to
the cliff and back in one day for the truly energetic
individual who prefers not to camp after a beautiful
day. Available from February to mid August.
BIOITZA
This is an adventurous drive to the Maya Itza
people’s Nature Preserve. We support the
Bio Itza Committee in their efforts to preserve
this small, yet interesting forest, which is found
in the buffer zone area right next to the Tikal
National Park and El Zots Biotope. The Maya Itza
are the descendants of the ancient Maya, who built
impressive temples over a thousand years ago and
still live in the region speaking the Maya Itza
language, the only Maya speaking people in the
lowlands of Northern Guatemala.
