Itinerary
Tours > 3 Days - 2 Night > Tikal - El Zotz
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Day 1
- 8:00 a.m. Departure. We pick you up at your hotel in a minibus.
- 9:00 a.m. Arrival at the crossroad of Dos Aguadas (about 45 km or 27 miles from Flores)
- Hike to El Zotz: alter unloading the minibus, we will meet our local guides and start our walk to El Zotz. Horse available to carry luggage. About 20 km (12.5 miles), aprox. 6 hours.
- Lunch on the way
- Site exploration: upon arrival, we will set up camp, and before dark we can explore the bats caves.
- Dinner at El Zotz.
- Good night.
Day 2
- Wake up in the jungle.
- Sunrise and enjoy watching the bats enter the caves
- Breakfast at El Zotz.
- Site exploration: visit the Devil´s Pyramid and admire the wildlife and local flora.
- Lunch at El Zotz.
- In the afternoon, we will hike 18 Km (11 miles) for about 4 hrs. to El Yesal.
- Set up camp at El Yesal and dinner
- Good night.
Day 3
- Wake up in the jungle.
- Breakfast at El Yesal.
- Hike to Tikal: we will leave El Yesal and hike to Tikal National Park, for another 18 Km (11 miles) during about 4 hrs. The horses will leave us here, so we much carry our own backpacks to Tikal.
- Lunch at a restaurante in Tikal.
- Site exploration: After lunch discover and admire Tikal Archaeological site on your own.
- In late afternoon, board the minibus back to your hotel in Flores or Santa Elena.
PLEASE NOTE: that the tour does NOT include any kind of insurance policy.
Martsam Tour & Travel and Rainforest Alliance have established an alliance to work with the operator's suppliers in Best Management Practices in Sustainable Tourism Program since May 2,006.