The optional Tikal Maya Ruins Extension starts immediately after the 14-days Guatemala Hidden Indian Craft Villages tour.

Located in a beautiful tropical rain forest, Tikal is the most magnificent, ancient ruin in the Western Hemisphere. Time and place were important to the Maya. To them, time was not just a linear measurement – days were personalities, and with its celestially aligned structures, Tikal was a Maya sacred center.

Gordon Frost has explored Maya ruins for many years, making rubbings in a number of remote Maya sites. Gordon Frost's personally selected Tikal guide will lead you.

Tikal translates to: "The Place Where Spirit Voices Are Heard"

Itinerary

DAYS 1 to 2: Fly from Guatemala City to Tikal's nearest airport, the Santa Elena-Flores airport, then drive to Tikal. There is time to explore and photograph pyramids, palaces, temples, plazas, and causeways. Beyond Tikal, travel to the ruins of Uaxactun, extensively recorded by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC.

Your Flores Island hotel is sited at the water's edge in Lake Peten-Itza. Flores Island was the last Maya stronghold until the Spanish conquered it in 1697. Now, it is the charming village-capital of the El Peten region that is best known for its colorfully painted buildings, and friendly people.

DAY 3: Today, explore Flores Island, Petencillo, and the colorful Santa Elena market then in the afternoon fly to Guatemala City to enjoy our farewell dinner and overnight stay in our Guatemala City hotel.

Price: the price for the optional Tikal Maya Ruins Extension (4 Days/3 Nights) that includes entrance fees, ground transportation, hotel, all breakfasts, & one dinner is $535 per person plus approximately $125 per person round-trip airfare from Guatemala City to Tikal. The total ground and approximate air price is $660 per person.

To reserve your place in the Tikal Maya Ruins Extension please send a non-refundable deposit of $100 per person to Gordon Frost. Please write – Plus Tikal – on your check.

To: Guatemala Hidden Indian Craft Villages Tour