This morning we met at the airport or your hotel to go East of Petén to the National Park Yaxhá-Nakun-Naranjo, and using four-wheel drive vehicles will be transported by a extreme adventure road through a low swampy area observing nature and how was Petén of yesteryear. After this positive experience, one arrives to Nakun archaeological site, which is one of the first inhabited cities in the Petén. Nakun also has the largest concentration of buildings than any other Mayan city; you will visit the Acropolis, the saunas, causeways and palaces.
13:00 Box Lunch
17:00 Arrival at Hotel
Visiting: El Tintal, La Muerta, El Mirador
Exotic adventure in search of one of the oldest and biggest Mayan cities. Will take place in wonderful trails systems through the jungle, getting in touch with spider monkeys, howler monkeys, birds and many other friendly wild animals. You’ll appreciate mystic nights and splendid sun rice and melodic bird calls.
Tour characteristics:
High body effort
Average temperature: 97o F.
Humidity: 85%
Ground conditions: undulating, muddy in raining season.
Distance walking per day: 12 to 15 miles (5-6 hrs)
You must be in good conditions to walk, and to horse-back ride through the jungle.
Groups of 15 people per guide.
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In the morning we pick you up at the airport or your hotel to transfer you to the border between Guatemala and Belize, and just some minutes after the border is located the archaeological site of Xunantunich which means Stone Woman, referring to the ghost of a woman that inhabits the place according to the Legend. The site has beautiful restored friezes, in this place you will visit 6 plazas and about 25 palaces of which the Castle is the most impressive structure and can be climbed from where you get a beautiful view of the area.
50% of the hike is in restored palaces and shade of the trees.
13:30 Lunch at Restaurant Jode's Place in San Ignacio.
17:00 Arrival back at the hotel.
We pick you up in the morning at your hotel or airport and transport you to Caracol, the largest Mayan site in Belize that was a major rival of Tikal, the tallest ancient structure of this outstanding site is still currently the tallest building in the country. From here you can enjoy a panoramic view over the territory which at one time was a great empire.
50% of the hike is in the restored palaces and shade of the trees.
13:30 Pick nick lunch on site.
18:00 Arrive back to the hotel.
Departure from your hotel or airport and transport you to the Caves Branch Nature Reserve, named that way because of a river there passing into caves. Those caves are the best known cave system in Belize, in this reserve you will enjoy an unforgettable adventure, and practicing "Cave Tubing" you’ll be able to observe the majestic cave chambers where the Maya did lots of rituals.
Then proceed to take a horseback ride in the rain forest.
100% of the tour is in the shade of the forest or into the caves.
13:30 Lunch at Restaurant Caves Branch.
18:30 Arrival back at the hotel.