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- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore the elegant colonial city of Antigua
- Discover one of the greatest Maya ruins in the Americas
- Explore the Maya metropolis of temples at Guatemala
- Gaze in awe at the enchanting jungle ruins of Palenque
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Antigua (Guatemala)
- Day 2 Antigua city tour
- Day 3 Free day in Antigua
- Day 4 Cross the border into Honduras and drive to Copan
- Day 5 Visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Copan
- Day 6 Drive to Rio Dulce via Quirigua
- Day 7 Drive to Tikal; optional sunset visit
- Day 8 Discover the Maya site of Tikal
- Day 9 Travel to Palenque (Mexico)
- Day 10 Explore Palenque, optional Misol Ha Waterfalls
- Day 11 Drive to Campeche via Champoton
- Day 12 Visit Uxmal; drive to Merida
- Day 13 Free day in Merida
- Day 14 Visit Chichen Itza, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
- Day 15 Trip ends at Cancun Airport
What's Included
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What's Not Included
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Number of tours
455
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
88%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodAverage
- AAnindita· December 1st, 2023Mayan archeology, colonial cities like Antigua and Mérida. Tour guide, Ana, was very good.Trip date: November 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AGavin· December 7th, 2019We would have liked information regarding the birds we saw.Trip date: November 2019
- AElaine· December 6th, 2019Trip date: November 2019
- SSheilaChesney· December 3rd, 2019A very good tour but it is very 'full on' and with the amount of road travel, can be tiringExplore! commented on this reviewMany thanks for your positive review, it's great to see that your Tour Leader scored so highly! We do cover a lot of ground on this tour, but with the reward of seeing some of the most spectacular Maya sites in Guatemala and Mexico.Trip date: November 2019
- ASusan· May 17th, 2019This was real immersion in Maya sites and it would have been good to include one major museum in the itinerary. We missed out on the interesting artefacts that are not left on sites.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your feedback and review.Trip date: November 2018
- ADonald· May 17th, 2019An excellent, enjoyable and interesting trip with a nice friendly international group of travellers. A couple of necessary,very long days on the bus. Mix of excellent to satisfactory hotels.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review. Glad you had a nice trip.Trip date: February 2018
- AMalcolm· May 17th, 20192 stand out points for us: would not transit via US again if at all possible. Standard of hotels in Copan and Tikal really not good enough for higher quality of tour. Otherwise think Explore did their best to put together a good tour.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review and feedback. Glad you had a nice trip.Trip date: February 2018
- ADavid· May 17th, 2019We always enjoy travelling with Explore and this trip did not disappoint. I hope in future that you will add a greater selection of premium trips as I know there are many of us of growing age that wish to continue travelling with Explore but desire to have a slightly softer adventures.Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your feedback and review.Trip date: November 2018
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