Trips to Stunning Semuc Champey

• Days 1-3: Our journey begins in the central highlands of Guatemala, in the beautiful colonial city of Antigua. Highlights include walking tours and a tour of one of the region’s small, independent coffee producers. 

• Day 4-6:  We journey to the spectacular shores of Lake Atitlan, the deepest lake in Central America. Highlights include the villages of Santa Catarina Palopó and
  San Juan

• Day 7:  Isolated amongst the high landscapes of the Cuchumatanese Mountains, the small villages of Nebaj, Cotzal and Chajul make up the area more commonly known as the Ixil Triangle.

• Day 8: After breakfast, we head east towards the city of Coban. We will have lunch in Coban and visit a local orchid sanctuary before heading on to our jungle lodge.

• Day 9: We head this morning for the beautiful Semuc Champey, located in a steep-sided valley and surrounded by tropical rainforest. Semuc Champey is a veritable haven of natural biodiversity. An hour’s hike takes you up to a viewpoint giving you a bird’s eye view of the entire area.

Tour and Image: Wild Frontiers Travel

• Days 10-11: This morning we head for the small town of Sayaxche on the Rio La Pasión. Sayaxche takes us deep into the heart of the Peten rainforest. We also pay a visit to the ancient Mayan site of Aguateca. The day ends in Flores

• Days 12-13: We’ll have some free time this morning in Flores to explore something of its densely packed streets and colonial charm. We’ll drive on to the amazing site of Yaxha, having lunch en route and we’ll spend sunset here. We will then head on to Tikal and the Rio dulce

• Days 14 and 15: Today we travel by boat down to the settlement of Livingston at the mouth of the Rio Dulce. The end of our astonishing adventure sees us heading back to Guatemala City today, via the archaeological ruins of Quirigua.

• Day 16: Tour ends in Guatemala City

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