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Acatenango Volcano & Jungle Trekking

Duration
8 days / 7 nights
Ages
Everyone
Type Tour
Private tour
Start/End
Guatemala City

From the cloud forests with pools of turquoise waters, rural villages, and splash down the Cahabon River on a rafting trip, exploring caves and snorkeling in blue-water springs, to knowing the jungle full of monkeys and birds, with the Mayan temples greater of the Mayan world.

Short Breaks
  • Description

    DAY HIGHLIGHTS OVERNIGHT
    Day 1 Welcome to Guatemala Hotel - Posada Don Rodrigo
    Day 2 Antigua Guatemala Hotel - Posada Don Rodrigo
    Day 3 Acatenango Volcano Hike Hotel - Campsite
    Day 4 Acatenango Volcan Hotel - Posada Don Rodrigo
    Day 5 Tikal Sunset tour Hotel - Isla de Flores
    Day 6 Las Guacamayas Hotel - Las Cruces
    Day 7 Las Guacamayas – Guatemala Hotel - Biltmore Express
    Day 8 Guatemala - OUT  

    Inclusions:

    Meals
    7 breakfasts, 3 lunches
    Transport
    Private vehicle Domestic flight (Flores – Guatemala)
      Trip Staff
    Local guides, drivers, boat crew
    Accommodation
    Hotel (7 nights)

    Included activities:
    • Antigua Guatemala
    • Acatenango Volcano
    • Tikal Sunset tour
    • Yaxha
    • Tikal Sunset
    • Bike tour to Uaxactún
    • Las Guacamayas
    Admissions at the parks
    According itinerary

    Does not Includes:

    Lunches and Dinners
    Gratuities to guides, drivers, porters
    Beverages
    Telephone calls
    Exit fees
    Travel insurance.

    To bring

    Comfortable clothes, sunscreen and sunglasses.

  • Itinerary

    Day 1 Arrive to Guatemala – Antigua Guatemala

    Meeting upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. (1hr) the country’s original capital, declared a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1979.

    Meals Included: None Accommodations: Posada de Don Rodrigo or Similar

    Day 2 Antigua Guatemala B

    Today you will take a half day walking tour of Antigua. (3-4hr). the tour takes in the main square, Palace, Cathedral, La Merced Church & San Francisco Church. Free time afternoon.

    Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodations: Posada de Don Rodrigo or Similar

    Day 3 Acatenango Volcano Hike B

    We depart Antigua at 8:00am in our “Trek Truck” for a comfortable one-hour drive to the Mayan village of Soledad and the Acatenango trailhead. Acatenango volcano with an elevation of 3976 meters it is the third highest volcano in Central America. This epic hike takes you to the summit of the most beautiful volcano in Guatemala with incredible views of the active Fuego volcano. The campsite looks directly over volcano.

    Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodations: Campsite

    Day 4 Summiting Acatenango B

    After an early morning breakfast, hikers begin a 45-minute ascent up to Acatenango’ s summit, a steep but rewarding climb through dwarf pine trees and gravel scree that leads to the top of the world. Once on the summit, guests will find 360-degree views of Volcan Fuego, the Antigua Valley and the distant Guatemalan highlands that stretch all the way to the border of Mexico. Following approximately one-hour at the summit (depending on weather and time conditions), we begin a three-hour descent back down the volcano…arriving to La Soledad and our awaiting transportation mid-day. Groups are usually back in Antigua by early afternoon (~1:00pm), plenty of time for a celebratory beer, cappuccino or siesta…well done!

    Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodations: Jungle Lodge or similar

    Day 5 Tikal Sunset B L

    After your breakfast transfer to Guatemala City airport. Take a Flight to Flores, when arrival you will be transferred to Tikal a different visit that allows you to have another panorama of the temples of Tikal. At nightfall you can feel the jungle and enjoy the milky way.

    Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodations: Isla de Flores

    Day 6 Las Guacamayas B L D

    Exploring the Las Guacamayas Biological Station is to disconnect with Nature, an incredible place that will allow you to breathe fresh air, hike through the jungle, fish in the river and enjoy the sunset from its viewpoint.

    Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner Accommodations: Las Guacamayas EBG

    Day 7 Las Guacamayas B L

    Dawn in the jungle, it is time to continue exploring. At noon we return to Flores direct to the airport.

    Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodations: Biltmore Express or Similar

    Day 8 Guatemala - OUT

    This morning our driver will transfer guests to the airport in plenty of time to catch your international flight onwards.

    End Services!