ECOTOURISM AND ADVENTURE SPECIALISTS
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EXTREME TOURSYou will be in far off places, few people have ever visited, discovering nature at its best... You will be riding on 4 Wheel Drive Vehicles for rugged terrain and combining these drives with extreme hikes or rides on horseback or mules! You will sleep in a few ecolodges, but you will mostly be camping and sleeping in hammocks with mosquito nets. The places you will visit will be beyond the off-the-beaten-track level and you will be in very close and private communion with nature all around you... For information on prices and departures please write us at info@ecotourism-adventure.com
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST’S TRAIL TO NAACHTUN TIKAL-UAXACTUN-EL SIBAL-DOS LAGUNAS- NAACHTUN 9 days / 8 nights Degree of difficulty: extreme/ Type of accommodations: 1 night in El Chiclero Camp rustic hotel, camping chiclero style with denim hammocks and mosquito nets, 1 night in hotel/ and 2 nights in ecolodges/ Focus: Maya Archaeology and Nature Trekking, birdwatching/ Visit chiclero camps in the jungle, see mysterious unexcavated sites in the depths of the Maya jungle, such as Naachtun and Manantial... See the impressive Maya ceremonial city of Tikal and the archaeological site of Uaxactun. Visit the remote Dos Lagunas Biotope Nature Preserve, where real adventures begin! DAY 1 Fly to Santa Elena International Airport in Peten Proceed to the Tikal National Park Guided tour of the archaeological site Transfer to the village of Uaxactun Explore the archaeological site Overnight at Campamento El Chiclero DAY 2 Visit a private collection turned into the village’s Maya Museum Leave to El Sibal Proceed to Dos Lagunas Biotope, where we will spend the night DAY 3 Continue by foot or mule to El Suspiro Enjoy the jungle setting while crossing over steep hills (La serranía) Set up camp Explore the jungle with our chiclero muleteer DAY 4 Proceed to El Espinero for a longer jungle trek Set up camp Enjoy crossing dense jungle and chiclero stories DAY 5 Full day exploration of the Naachtun archaeological site Return to El Espinero DAY 6 Trekking and riding through the jungle to El Suspiro, Set up camp DAY 7 Lift camp and start heading back towards Dos Lagunas Stop at the archaeological site of El Manantial and its four sides sculpted stella Overnight at Uaxactun or El Sibal DAY 8 Return to the Tikal National Park Enjoy time in Tikal to see some more of the archaeological site Beautiful sunset over the temples DAY 9 Explore Tikal and the Sylvannus G. Morley Museum Transfer back to Santa Elena International Airport to catch your flight back to Guatemala City What’s included? Domestic airfare, Park entrance fees, 1 night hotel in Uaxactun, 1 night hotel in Tikal, transfers to and from Uaxactun to Dos Lagunas and the Tikal National Park, guides, mules and support for the high adventure in the jungle on the trail to Naachtun, all sleeping facilities, food and drinking water during the jungle expedition. Soft drinks and snacks throughout the trip. First aid kit permanently at your disposal. What’s not included? Lunch day 1, dinner day 1, alcoholic beverages, personal expenses, travel and personal insurance, lunch in Tikal on day 8. Airport taxes. What to bring? Light clothes for hot tropical climate, cap or hat, rain gear for the rainy season between August and January, three pairs of shoes: high rubber boots for the rainy season, hiking boots and comfortable shoes for hanging out in the campsites, long-sleeved shirts, canvas pants or jeans, plenty of socks and undergarments, 2 towels, plastic bags, toothpaste and brush, personal items, a hand flashlight, mosquito repellent, sun-blocking lotion, baby powder to keep feet and soft body parts dry, binoculars, canteen for drinking water, small backpack for trekking, an extra handbag to leave dry clothes behind for the way back. extreme@ecotourism-adventure.com ( Top ) HIGH ARCHAEOLOGY ADVENTURE IN THE MAYA BIOSPHERE RESERVE TIKAL-UAXACTUN-EL SIBAL-NAKBE-MIRADOR-LA MURALLA-NAACHTUN- DOS LAGUNAS 12 days / 11 nights Degree of difficulty: extremely adventurous/ Type of accommodations: 1 night in El Chiclero Camp rustic hotel, camping chiclero style with denim hammocks and mosquito nets, 1 night in hotel/ and 2 nights in ecolodges/ Focus: Maya Archaeology and Nature Trekking, birdwatching/ Visit chiclero camps in the jungle, see mysterious sites being excavated in the depths of the Maya jungle, such as Nakbe and El Mirador. See completely unexcavated sites, such as Naachtun and La Muralla... See the impressive Maya ceremonial city of Tikal and the archaeological site of Uaxactun. Visit the remote Dos Lagunas Biotope Nature Preserve, where real adventures begin! DAY 1 Fly to Santa Elena International Airport in Peten Proceed to the Tikal National Park Explore part of the archaeological site Transfer to the village of Uaxactun Explore the archaeological site Overnight at Campamento El Chiclero DAY 2 Visit a private collection turned into the village’s Maya Museum Leave to El Sibal Continue to our jungle rendezvous with our muleteers and the rest of our team Set camp in the depths of the jungle for overnight DAY 3 By foot and mule we shall attain the limits of the Mirador National Park and the archaeological site of Nakbe Explore the site Set up camp at Nakbe Explore the jungle with our chiclero muleteer DAY 4 Jungle trek to the great site of Mirador Set up camp at Mirador, while sharing chiclero stories and all the incredible things that happen around this jungle DAY 5 Full day exploration of El Mirador Discover some of the tallest Maya pyramids Spectacular sunset while you try to make out the distant sites of Naachtun and Calakmul DAY 6 Trekking and riding to the site of La Muralla Set up camp and enjoy a relaxing evening DAY 7 Lift camp and continue to the site of Naachtun in Dos Lagunas Biotope Set up camp Partial exploration of the site.
DAY 10 Start heading back toward civilization Visit the site of El Manantial and see a four sides sculpted stella Overnight in Uaxactun or El Sibal, a Chiclero Cooperative DAY 11 Return to the Tikal National Park Enjoy time in Tikal to see more of the archaeological site Sunset over the temples DAY 12 Explore Tikal and the Sylvannus G. Morley Museum Fly back to Guatemala City Enjoy a farewell dinner fit for mythical heroes like us!!! What’s included? Domestic airfare, Park entrance fees, 1 night hotel in Uaxactun, 1 night hotel in Tikal, transfers to and from Uaxactun to Santa Isabel and Dos Lagunas and the Tikal National Park, guides, mules and support for the highest adventure in the jungle on the trail to Nakbe, Mirador and Naachtun, all sleeping facilities, food and drinking water during the jungle expedition. Soft drinks and snacks throughout the trip. First aid kit permanently at your disposal. What’s not included? Lunch on day 1, dinner on day 1, alcoholic beverages, personal expenses, travel and personal insurance, meals in Tikal upon our return from the deepest jungle... Airport taxes. What to bring? Light clothes for hot tropical climate, cap or hat, rain gear for the rainy season between August and January, three pairs of shoes: high rubber boots for the rainy season, hiking boots and comfortable shoes for hanging out in the campsites, long-sleeved shirts, canvas pants or jeans, plenty of socks and undergarments, 2 towels, plastic bags, toothpaste and brush, personal items, a hand flashlight, mosquito repellent, sun-blocking lotion, baby powder to keep feet and soft body parts dry, binoculars, canteen for drinking water, small backpack for trekking, an extra handbag to leave dry clothes behind for the way back... extreme@ecotourism-adventure.com ( Top ) CARMELITA-MIRADOR-NAKBE 10 days / 9 nights Degree of difficulty: hard to extreme/ Type of accommodations: comfortable camping in tents and 1 night in ecolodges/ Transfers on comfortable 4x4 vehicles and mules/ Focus: Maya Archaeology and Nature Trekking in "grand style", birdwatching and swimming / CARMELITA-MIRADOR-NAKBE 10 days / 9 nights Degree of difficulty: hard to extreme/ Type of accommodations: comfortable camping in tents and 1 night in ecolodges/ Transfers on comfortable 4x4 vehicles and mules/ Focus: Maya Archaeology and Nature Trekking in "grand style", birdwatching and swimming / Visit chiclero camps in the jungle, see mysterious sites being excavated in the depths of the Maya jungle, such as Nakbe and El Mirador. See completely unexcavated sites, such as Naachtun and La Muralla... Visit the community of Carmelita and trek through the Mirador National Park. DAY 1 Flight to Santa Elena International Airport. Departure to Carmelita´s "Nakbe Eco-Camp" Set up camp DAY 2 Departure to El Tintal by foot and mule Optional visit of the archaeological site DAY 3 Trekking and riding through the jungle to Carrizal Chiclero Camp DAY 4 Departure to Mirador archaeological site Set up camp Hiking and visit the Monos Complex Hiking and visit the Tigre Complex DAY 5 Hiking and visit the Danta Complex and surroundings DAY 6 Departure to Nakbe along the Mayan Sacbe (White Road) recently mapped Arrival and set up the camp DAY 7 Full day exploring Nakbe DAY 8 Departure to El Ramonal (a chiclero camp) Visit the Codex Complex on the way DAY 9 Departure to Carmelita Continue to our Ecolodge in Flores DAY 10 Spend the day resting and enjoying the waters of beautiful Lake Petén Itzá Fly back to Guatemala City About the Chiclero Trail to Mirador and Nakbe... Mirador is a hard core expedition. It is an unexcavated Maya site in the depths of the Maya Biosphere Reserve. Its impressive structures are completely covered by jungle. There is only one stelae called "The mule stelae", the information it contained has been lost due to its antiquity and its being exposed to the elements for more than a thousand years. The highlights at the site include the fabulous view from atop the Danta Complex, over 80 feet tall. One can see the "Tigre" and the "Mono" Complexes rising above the canopy. Nature will be all around us throughout the trip and specially on the trail that will take us from Carmelita to Mirador. We will appreciate huge pimienta gorda trees (Allspice) forest and Chico Zapotes (the gum trees). On the road, or Sacbé in Mayan language, that leads to Nakbé there will be many opportunities for animal observation- if we are lucky. En route to Nakbé, we will come close to a long "Bajo" (lowland marsh) where we may see different types of beautiful and rare plants and flowers, mostly orchids and bromeliads. You will enjoy listening to to our jungle guides’ explanations and stories. The local guides have lived in the jungle their whole lives, harvesting chicle (gum) and xate (an exotic ornamental plant). Today their community (Carmelita) participates in joint efforts which we hope will help us all preserve our forests through ecotourism and adventure. What to bring? Excellent hiking boots, preferably not new ones. Another pair of comfortable shoes to wear while in camps. Long canvas or denim pants and long-sleeved cotton shirts. Avoid carrying heavy equipment and luggage. (We will provide soft suitcases before the trip.) If it is possible bring a walking cane or a hiking stick. Personal items, baby powder, mosquito repellent, sun blocking lotion, plenty of socks, toothbrush and toothpaste. Light clothes for hot tropical climate, cap or hat. extreme@ecotourism-adventure.com ( Top ) |
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