A sophisticated and off-the-beaten-path expedition specially designed for the intrepid travelers who want to engage and connect with the less visited destinations in the country, but at the same time with the most special and magical ones.
So get ready to experience that community feeling of real explorers (lovers and seekers of nature and adventure) and share your passion for the ecotourism by exploring the roads less visited while experiencing real adventures, 4×4 action, hikes, tubing, wild glamping, bonfire and look beyond the regular tourist brochure.
This one is curated to go “the other way around” and explore from the biggest chain of mountains in all Guatemala, coming down to the high tropics, to finally move towards the low jungles of the Mayan Biosphere, the true home of the Mayan sacred sites lost in the dense jungle.
Available all-year-round.
Guatemala.
GUA (arrival & departure).
07 days – 06 nights.
Leisure and medium.
Nature, adventure, Mayan sacred sites, ancient history, 4×4 of the beaten path and glamping.
Luxury hotels and glamping.
Luxury hotels and glamping.
4×4 all terrain vehicles, boats and airplane.
DAY 01: Guatemala city & Antigua Guatemala (World Heritage Site):
Welcome (GUA airport) – drive to Antigua – free & easy time – Luxury Hotel Antigua.
DAY 02: Sierra de las Minas:
Drive to Sierra de las Minas – 4×4 off road adventures – Sierra de las Minas hike and exploration – Wild glamping.
DAY 03: Mucbilha Caves:
Drive to Muc Bil Ha caves – Muc Bil Ha exploration – hike and tubing adventure – Wild glamping.
DAY 04: El Ceibal Mayan sacred site:
Free and easy time Drive to Sayaxche – 4×4 off adventures – El Ceibal exploration – Wild glamping.
DAY 05: Aguateca Mayan sacred site:
Boat ride – Aguateca exploration – Boutique Eco Hotel.
DAY 06: Sayaxche, Isla de Flores and Antigua:
Free and easy time – boat ride – 4×4 adventures to Isla de Flores – Isla de Flores visit – flight to Guatemala city – drive to Antigua – Luxury Hotel Antigua.
DAY 07: Antigua Guatemala & Guatemala city.
Goodbye – drive to GUA airport – Buen Camino.
Welcome by your team at the Aurora International Airport (GUA) and transportation to the cosmopolitan and colonial City of La Antigua Guatemala (UNESCO World Heritage Site), a “pueblo magico” full of charm and probably the most visited one in the country.
Free and easy time to explore your colonial surroundings (try to arrive before midday to enjoy the sunset in Antigua with tea, coffee, or drinks), begin to connect with the local people and international community, and prepare yourself for your upcoming adventure travel in Guatemala.
Meals: Wellcome dinner.
Lodging: Luxury Hotel in Antigua.
Activities: Welcome transfer and sightseeing.
Morning typical breakfast and the begging of your adventure travel in Guatemala through the mystic west of the country, most known as the sectors of the spiny chaparral and areas surrounded by beautiful landscapes of mountains, indigenous communities, and all kinds of tropical crops until the rain forest, home of the Sierra De Las Minas (the biggest mountain chain in the country and that extends until Mexico).
The beaten path road is going to take you to the house of your local guest, the famous “Don Carlos”, a historic character who was the first one to start exploring these huge mountains. Lunch followed by a history telling about your lush surroundings and time to buckle up, because you are going to experience some of the best 4×4 roads and trails in all Guatemala.
Afterwards, continue with your adventure by hiking until the “Salto Del Angel” (the angels jump), a huge rock on top of the mountains with the best panoramic views of all Sierra De Las Minas.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Glamping (Kuautemayan base camp).
Activities: 4×4 off-road adventures, history telling, hike and wild glamping.
Base camp typical morning breakfast and your drive towards Raxruha until the Mucbilha caves, a truly hidden complex of caves which are still to be discovered.
Lunch at your new campsite and the beginning of your journey towards the Mayan infraworld, because for the ancient Mayans, both caves and caverns are extremely energetic places and the entrances to the underworld on earth, so get ready for a tubing adventure and to navigate through the rivers of the cave.
These ones are really immense and impressive caves, where the cave of “el venado” (the deer cave) stands out, because it contains several vestiges and remains of utilitarian and ceremonial Mayan ceramics, in addition to the stellar cave of “el jardin” where you can appreciate a forest full of life growing inside of the cave.
At night, get ready for a bonfire and a delicious camping dinner under the light of the mayan moon.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Glamping (Kuautemayan base camp).
Activities: Cave exploring and tubing, history telling, bonfire and wild glamping.
Typical breakfast followed by a free and easy morning and your drive to El Ceibal (one of the most important cities for the ancient Mayan civilization) and located on the banks of the extensive river “La Pasión” (the Passion river).
This archaeological site was named in this way because of the large number of ceiba trees that are found throughout the area, and it is very important to mention that the ceiba is the most sacred tree for the Mayans (symbolizing the union between heaven, earth and the underworld). It has a large number of ancient structures, including temples, palaces, ball courts, as well as beautiful stone stelae carved in high quality and where the oldest circular astronomical observatory is located.
Lunch on site, free and easy afternoon for you to engage with the tropical and lush jungle and to end your day, a hot jungle dinner back at your campsite.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Glamping (Kuautemayan base camp).
Activities: 4×4 off-road adventures, El Ceibal exploration, history telling, bonfire and wild glamping.
Early wake up (before sunrise) and your drive to Sayaxche town until La Pasion river for the beginning of your adventure in its rapid waters surrounded by lush jungle vegetation and infinite wildlife. Sunrise in the middle of the jungle followed by your breakfast and the exploration of the sacred site.
An ideal destination for the lovers of nature, history and adventure, and a city that stands out for its impressive structures and walls.
Without a doubt, its main attraction is its entrance, a giant crack created thousands of years ago by the movements of the tectonic plates found in the country. As you go through it, the light becomes intermittent, thus creating an atmosphere of mysticism (really as if you were going through a portal).
Lunch and the continuation of your adventure trip by the river until an eco hotel located in the middle of the jungle which when being built, discovered that there were mayan ruins in the place, so the construction stopped but some rooms which were built already stayed. Truly a unique and one-of-a-kind destination.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Boutique Eco-hotel.
Activities: Boat ride – Aguateca expedition – history telling.
Breakfast and a free and easy morning for you to engage with your destination. So take some time for yourself, swim or rest, read or hang out and integrate your experiences.
Boat ride back to Sayaxche and your transportation to the picturesque Isla de Flores, located in the middle of the Peten Itza Lake (or the soothsayer priest of the water). Lunch and the visit and the colorful Island until your local flight back to Guatemala city and because it is your last night in the country, you are going to have the perfect time celebrating life, adventure and transformation with a special goodbye dinner in the cosmopolitan city of Antigua.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Luxury Hotel in Antigua.
Activities: 4×4 off-road adventures, Isla de Flores visit, quick-local flight to GUA and dinner.
Morning breakfast and your final transfer to the Airport.
Goodbye from your team and until the next time! Buen Camino.
Meals: breakfast.
Lodging: none.
Activities: Exit transfer and sightseeing.
INCLUDED:
– 24/7 guest support.
– High profile tour leader in English and experienced local guides.
– Days 02 – 07 breakfasts.
– Days 02 – 06 lunches.
– Days 01 – 06 dinners.
– All the activities.
– All transfers between hotels and activities.
– Boat rides.
– Quick-local flight (FRS – GUA).
– Plus way more thrills and surprises along the way.
– 06 Nights accommodation:
-02 nights in Antigua Guatemala at:
Hotel Casa Santo Domingo or Hotel El Convento (double or twin shared rooms).
– 04 nights Glamping:
Fully equipped glamping at Kuautemayan base camp (in a double rooftop tent).
NOT INCLUDED:
– International flights and airport taxes.
– Day 01 breakfast.
– Days 01 & 07 lunches.
– Day 07 dinner.
– All the drinks at restaurants.
– Personal expenses of any kind.
– Antigen or PCR test for Covid-19 in Guatemala (to take your flight back home).
– Gratitudes.
– The not described services at our sample itinerary.
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– Travel with your heart and mind open and be receptive to all the lessons that these sacred lands have for you.
– No matter where you are, always travel with health & travel insurance.
-Tell all your friends, family, and community about it. We recommend having this experience with a group of your closest friends because it’s going to connect all of you on a more profound and higher level.
– Follow the instructions of your expert Tour leader / spiritual guide and local guides. They really know what they are doing. Ask them, question them, and also connect with them. They are going to surprise you.
– Be prepared for the tropics and pack multiple changes of clothes:
Clothing for warm and hot weather during the day: two pairs of pants, two pairs of shorts, three changes of shirts, a rain poncho, a swimsuit, and a sweater or jacket to wear at night. Walking shoes, hiking boots, sneakers, and sandals are all acceptable.
Quick-dry clothing (especially a pair of convertible pants that zip at the knee to convert into shorts) is recommended for your visit to the tropical areas.
Always bring a towel, and please don’t forget sunblock, bug spray, a flashlight, a sun hat, a lightweight raincoat or poncho, anti-diarrheal medicine, and wet wipes.
*Important reminder: Be conscious of what you pack, and always keep sustainability in mind.
