Package
14: High
Archaeology Adventure In The Maya Biosphere Reserve
TIKAL-UAXACTUN-EL SIBAL-NAKBE-MIRADOR-LA
MURALLA-NAACHTUN- DOS LAGUNAS
12 days/ 11 nights
Degree
of difficulty: extremely adventurous/ 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 sites
being excavated in the depths of the Maya jungle,
such as Nakbe and El Mirador. See completely unexcavated
sites, such as Naachtun and La Muralla... 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
Explore part 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
Continue to our jungle rendezvous with our muleteers and
the rest of our team
Set camp in the depths of the jungle for overnight
DAY
3
By foot and mule we shall attain the limits of the Mirador
National Park and the archaeological site of Nakbe
Explore the site
Set up camp at Nakbe
Explore the jungle with our chiclero muleteer
DAY
4
Jungle trek to the great site of Mirador
Set up camp at Mirador, while sharing chiclero stories
and all the incredible things that happen around this
jungle
DAY
5
Full day exploration of El Mirador
Discover some of the tallest Maya pyramids
Spectacular sunset while you try to make out the distant
sites of Naachtun and Calakmul
DAY
6
Trekking and riding to the site of La Muralla
Set up camp and enjoy a relaxing evening
DAY
7
Lift camp and continue to the site of Naachtun in Dos
Lagunas Biotope
Set up camp
Partial exploration of the site.
DAY
8
Full day exploring Naachtun
Continue to El Espinero, new camping site already set
up for us
DAY
9
Trekking through the Dos Lagunas Biotope to reach the
campsite at El Suspiro
Main encampmet in the Dos Lagunas Biotope, in the Maya
Biosphere Reserve
DAY
10
Start heading back toward civilization
Visit the site of El Manantial and see a four sides sculpted
stella
Overnight in Uaxactun or El Sibal, a Chiclero Cooperative
DAY
11
Return to the Tikal National Park
Enjoy time in Tikal to see more of the archaeological
site
Sunset over the temples
DAY
12
Explore Tikal and the Sylvannus G. Morley Museum
Fly back to Guatemala City
Enjoy a farewell dinner fit for mythical heroes like us!!!
What’s
included?
Domestic airfare, Park entrance fees, 1 night hotel in
Uaxactun, 1 night hotel in Tikal, transfers to and from
Uaxactun to Santa Isabel and Dos Lagunas and the Tikal
National Park, guides, mules and support for the highest
adventure in the jungle on the trail to Nakbe, Mirador
and 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 on day 1, dinner on day 1, alcoholic beverages,
personal expenses, travel and personal insurance, meals
in Tikal upon our return from the deepest jungle... 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...
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