Tikal Travel Blogs

Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Mesoamerican Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén at Latutude 17°13′19″ North, Longitude 89°3…

Performed my usual morning DEET spray ritual after getting ready, and stopped at Hanna's to buy some water before walking to Mayawalk tours for our trip to Tikal.  Tikal!!  I'm so excited!  I checked in and paid, and once all the people in our group arrived we filed into 2 vans and h…

We had set our alarm for 4 o’clock, so that we would be able to see the sun rise from Templo IV. We said our goodbyes to Tally and Laura, who were taking the bus back to Mexico today, and started walking towards the temple.As the park was still closed we had to bribe the security guard to get in.…

Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Mesoamerican Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén at Latutude 17°13′19″ North, Longitude 89°37′22…

This day we would visit Tikal a beautiful site with beautiful structures. Although we had a beautiful hotel and sunrise a disadvantage of group traveling was there. Our tourguide wanted to sleep very long so we missed the sunrise at the piramids of Tikal, bummer but maybe if I visit Guatemala again…

Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Mesoamerican Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén at Latutude 17°13′19″N, Longitude 89°37′22â…

Our second day to Tikal, we are now going to the park on our own and we have to pay another 150 quetzales to go in the park . Our plan is to visit the Lost wold( El Mundo Perdido) and  walk  around the Great Plaza and the Acropolis area. Two days is not enough to see T…

Definitely take a guide for Tikal. They are brilliant and cover animals, vegetation etc as well as the ruins.Recommend staying at Hostal Pedro Hermano about 1/2 hour away in El Remate. The owner is very friendly and helpful. Rooms are basic in mainly wooden structure with ceiling fan and bathroom o…

Well I just left El Remate, Mom and Jeff. I am on my way to Coban to meet a couple of friends. We are all headed to Semuc Champey tomorrow. I had an absolute fabulous time in Tikal! It was everything I was expecting. The only thing I could complain about is not seeing a toucan and not seeing a…

2009 three week international medicine rotation at Hospital Nacional Regional de Escuintla

we did the sunset tour in the morning, at 3 am!!!!! the bus ride was sooo uncomfortable as they put as many people in the bus as they could.tikal is awesome, best maya ruins i've seen during those 2 months in central america. we didnt see the sunset as it was too cloudy. but still it was great!

Tikal was fantastic! Incredible site. Our guide, Luis, was superb. He was very knowledgeable about a wide range of topics relating to Maya culture, religion and daily living, and he was very friendly. Tikal was the first national park in Central America. This site is roughly 26 square kilometers. L…

So today Rusty and I took the rather early bus to Tikal to see the Mayan ruins. The journey was only about an hour and a quarter, but the bus was really old and uncomfortable. We hadn't eaten anything by the time we arrived in the park, so we went to buy our tickets and then went to have some break…

Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Mesoamerican Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén at Latutude 17°13′19″N, Longitude 89°37′22â…

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