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Tikal - Semuc Champay - Rio Dulce - Antigua & Monterrico - Chimel - Copan & Honduras

Icaro Tours organizes trips to the most famous and visited sites in Guatemala: Tikal, Semuc Champey, Rio Dulce and Livingston, Antigua and Monterrico, Lake Atitlán, Chimel Village and more are part of our programming. Traveling to these places can be difficult for the travelers to organize on their own. Since usually the travelers are studying Spanish they don’t want to waste teaching time; therefore Ícaro Tours coordinates each detail so that they do not waste a lot of class time and so that there is enough time to enjoy the trip. Since the amount of spots available is limited, traveling as a group is easy. Those trips are an unforgettable part of your experience here in Guatemala.
Since these trips are planned for Spanish students we travel on weekends, either leaving on Thursday afternoon or Friday and coming back on Sunday. However we also plan trips during the week, depending on our customers.

TRIP TO TIKAL

Places to visit:
-Tikal National Park: Set in the jungle canopy, the site today consists of over 3,000 buildings, including a handful of impressively tall temples that tower above the forest. This majestic archaeological gem comprises 222 square miles of jungle all around the ceremonial center.

-The lake Petén Itzá: is a wildlife paradise with more than 100 important indigenous species. There are at least 26 Maya sites surrounding the lake. It is surrounded by an old –growth forest of ceibas and mahogany trees.

-Flores Island: Flores is a very charming and small town in Peten Guatemala, situated on an island in Lake Peten Itzá.

-Museum of archeology: Located in a very small island in front of Flores. It has several pieces which were founded in temples and palaces in some Maya Cities.
Besides these important places we always have a tour of the lake by boat and we visit the cleanest beaches of the lake More info...

TRIP TO SEMUC CHAMPEY

Places to visit:
-Semuc Champey: Semuc Champey is located in Guatemala's Alta Verapaz department. Here lies a jewel of stunning natural splendor that relatively few travelers visit: Semuc Champey. Those who go, however, agree that it's the most beautiful area in the country.

-Kan-Bá caves: Kan-Bá Caves are deep limestone caverns containing an underground river with various lagoons and unique rock formations. Kan-bá caves, an adventure swimming by candlelight.

-Cahabón River: The River is surrounded by a magnificent forest, mountains and waterfalls.

-Cobán: It is Guatemala’s principal centre for coffee production. The places to see here are: an orchid nursery, a coffee farm, a little Maya cultural museum and some places where you can sample a cup of very good coffee. More info...

TRIP TO RIO DULCE

Places to Visit:
-Rio Dulce: This River is one of the most desirable destinations in the world. It connects the biggest lake in our beautiful country “Lake Izabal”, with the Atlantic Ocean.

-Livingston: It was founded in around 1795 by the Caribbean people and is the only settlement of Caribbean in Guatemala.

-San Felipe de Lara Castle: It’s between Rio Dulce and Lake Izabal.

-The seven altars: The cascades are seven beautiful natural waterfalls that end in pools at the edge of Livingston Beach.
Other places we go to during this trip are:
-The great canyon, the hidden river and the dark lake. More info...

TRIP TO ANTIGUA AND MONTERRICO

Places to visit:
-Antigua Guatemala: Antigua Guatemala may be the most outstanding and best-preserved colonial city in Spanish America. The Spanish Colonial style permeates every part of the town: its houses, churches, squares, parks and ruins. Antigua sits in a Highland valley (1,500 meters) overlooked by the spectacular Agua Volcano (3,765 meters high).

-Monterrico: Monterrico is a black-sand beach on Guatemala’s Pacific coast. It is considered by many to be Guatemala’s best beach. In Monterrico you can choose to play in the waves, bask in the sun, eat some of the tasty local cuisine or simply just hang out in a hammock all day. For those who are interested, you can also visit the animal sanctuary and release a baby turtle into the wild. More info...

ECO-TRIP TO CHIMEL

Places to visit:
Chimel Village: Chimel the village where the famous Rigoberta Menchú was born is located 29 kilometres from Uspantán. Chimel is surrounded by a magnificent cloud forest of great importance due to its wealth of flora, fauna and water.

A cloud forest: This forest is very rich in mosses, ferns, orchids, lichens and other groups of flora, with medicinal uses and ornamental applications in some cases. It has magnificent number of gigantic trees, several species of oaks, cypress, pine, etc.

TRIP TO COPÁN AND HONDURAS

Places to visit:
The National Park of Copán, Honduras: a designated World Heritage Site believed by archeologists to be the cultural center, the Paris, of the Maya world.

The town Copán: A charming and very small village located 10 minutes from the National Park Copán.

Villages close to Copán: We ride horses to visit a couple of small villages located in beautiful mountains. More info...