ARCHAEOLOGICAL Horseback - Yaxha, Topoxte, Nakum, Tikal
SEASON: All Year round
DAYS: 4 days/3 nights
CLASS: Intermediate
MIN. AGE: 10 years
LOCATION: PETEN

TRIP NAME: Trail First Challenge

Eco-tourism - Eco-Lodge
All year round
No. Days Places visited Where stay
1 Guatemala/Flight Flores/Yaxha / Topoxte El Sombrero
2 Yaxha/ Nakum/ Camp Camp
3 Nakum / Tikal Jungle Lodge
4 Tikal / Flight to Guatemala

Day 1 FLORES /YAXHA / TOPOXTE / EL SOMBRERO
Transfer from the airport in Santa Elena, Peten to the Eco-Lodge "El Sombrero", a quaint lodge with bungalows both private and communal and hammocks for resting in the dinning area and private bar. Transfer in small motorized boat to the Maya archaeological site of Topoxté located on an island in the middle of the Lake. Return to the restaurant for lunch.
After a brief rest, transfer to the newly built museum of Topoxté and the site of Yaxhá. Yaxhá has been recently excavated and the restoration of the large temple 216, makes a great platform for observing the sunset over the Lake.
Return to the lodge for dinner in a peaceful family setting.

Day 2 YAXHA / NAKUM
Breakfast. Start the Horse ride to the ruins of Nakum. (approx. 4 hours) Spend the day, under the cool canopy of this immense rainforest. Lunch and visit site of Nakum. Dinner and Camp in the ruins. We will use Hammocks with mosquito netting unless tents are specifically requested.

Day 3 NAKUM/ TIKAL
Breakfast and continue horse ride listening the myriad of birdlife undisturbed by development as this is part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve. Lunch on the trail. About 3:00 PM arrive by horse to the magnificent ruins of Tikal. Dinner and overnight lodging at hotel at entrance to the site. (on your own)

Day 4 TIKAL (on your own)
Breakfast then begin your full day of exploring the site of Tikal. Visit the “Great city”, where you will see the Temples of the Jaguar and of the masks in the Great Plaza. Continue onto discover the complex known as “The Lost World”. Lunch at Tikal. Climb the tallest-known structure at Tikal, Temple IV, and view the thick, wild jungle, which still covers many monuments and stelae. Admire many of the artifacts discovered during the excavation of Tikal at the nearby museum. At 2:30 Depart for Guatemala City or Belize or Cancun. Overnight.