Tikal Private Tour From San Ignacio Belize with Lunch Included
- 9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is a private day tour, meaning only your group will participate. Travel from San Ignacio Belize to Tikal with full border assistance, explore the site at a relaxed, personalized pace, and enjoy a private local expert guide who leads you through jungle trails, shares Tikal’s history and culture, helps spot wildlife, and takes you to the best viewpoints. The experience is completed with an included lunch and personalized attention throughout the journey.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Soda/Pop
- Lunch
- Tikal Day Entrance Fee
- Private Guide
What's not
- Gratuities
- Belize Departure Tax, Melchor de Mencos
Itinerary
This tour crosses the Western Belize–Guatemala border. The border crossing process with us is simple and assisted by our team. You will first pay the Belize departure tax (USD 20) per person and receive an exit stamp in your passport. We will then assist you at the Guatemalan border, where you will receive your entry stamp. The entire border crossing process takes approximately 30 minutes.
After approximately 1 hour of driving within Guatemala, we will make a brief stop to take photos of Lake Petén Itzá, one of the three largest lakes in Guatemala.
After a total 2-hour drive from the border, you will arrive at Tikal National Park, where it’s time to get ready for your guided tour. Your local expert guide will lead you through the highlights of the Tikal Archaeological Site, including the Great Plaza with Temple I and Temple II, the North Acropolis, the Central Acropolis, Temple III, Temple IV, and the Lost World complex. You will have free time to climb selected temples and take photos from the best viewpoints, as recommended by your guide. While walking along the jungle trails, you may spot local flora and wildlife, such as spider monkeys, howler monkeys, coatis, turkeys, toucans, and many other bird species. After an approximately 3.5 to 4-hour guided tour, it will be time to begin the return journey.
On the way back from Tikal, we will drive approximately 30 minutes to a local restaurant to enjoy the included lunch. You will have five menu options to choose from, including vegetarian and vegan options, with one drink included. Sit back and enjoy your meal served with handmade corn tortillas.
After lunch, we will drive approximately 1.5 hours back to the border. Our team will assist you with the border crossing to return to Belize. No border fees are required on the return crossing.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Free pickup is available within the San Ignacio Town area. If you are staying at a resort, hotel, lodge, hostel, guesthouse, or Airbnb outside the free pickup area, please let us know your location and we will confirm whether it falls within our pickup range.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- U-Go Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in San Ignacio
- Its from-price is 18% above the median of the 71 day trips we list in San Ignacio.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 18 of 71.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a market town in western Belize, set in the Cayo hills beside the Macal River, close to Maya ruins, caves and the Guatemalan border.
San Ignacio stands on a ridge above the Macal River, the main town of the Cayo District in western Belize, with its twin town of Santa Elena across the water. A Saturday market fills the centre with produce and crafts, and the main street has cafés, guesthouses and shops that serve the visitors who base themselves here to explore the forest and the ruins around it.
Top-ranked sights in San Ignacio: Actun Tunichil Muknal, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, San Jose Succotz.
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