Day Trips from San Ignacio to Petén

This is a private day tour, meaning only your group will participate. Travel from San Ignacio Belize to Tikal with full border assistance, explore the site at a relaxed, personalized pace, and enjoy a private local expert guide who leads you through jungle trails, shares Tikal’s history and culture, helps spot wildlife, and takes you to the best viewpoints. The experience is completed with an included lunch and personalized attention throughout the journey.

This private Tikal Archaeological & Sunset Tour is designed for travelers of all ages, making it suitable for families with children as well as adults. Departing from San Ignacio, Belize, the tour offers a smooth, stress-free experience with full border-crossing assistance, private transportation, and a licensed, English-speaking guide. Enjoy a relaxed pace, wildlife encounters, and Tikal’s most iconic temples, finishing with a safe and unforgettable sunset experience inside Tikal National Park.

Explore Tikal, one of the most important Mayan sites in Central America, on this extensive all-day small-group tour. Accompanied by a bilingual guide, you'll learn about local history and the flora and fauna. Visiting Tikal at sunset allows you to explore the site with fewer tourists and cooler temperatures. Note that entrance fees are not included and must be paid separately.

Tikal National Park covers 575 square kilometers of jungle and thousands of structures in ruins. Only the central part of the old city contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometers. Tikal is also part of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve of one million hectares created in 1990 to protect the dense forests of Petén, which began to disappear at an alarming rate due to population pressures, illegal logging and agricultural practices of felling and burning. Archaeologists estimate that the Maya settled in the area now known as Tikal in approximately 900 BC.

Embark on an extraordinary adventure from San Ignacio to the awe-inspiring ancient city of Tikal. Once a prominent hub of Mayan civilization, Tikal is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, venture into Tikal National Park where you will explore the fascinating ruins of Tikal and learn about the Mayan civilization and their impressive architectural achievements. This comprehensive tour includes round-trip transportation from your San Ignacio hotel, ensuring a seamless and hassle-free journey. All park fees are included in the tour package. • Explore Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. • Tour the ancient ruins of Tikal with an expert guide. • Learn about the Mayan civilization and their impressive architectural achievements. • Enjoy the comfort and convenience of round-trip transportation from your San Ignacio hotel.

Visit the legendary Maya city of Tikal on a full-day trip from San Ignacio, Belize. With border crossing logistics handled for you from start to finish. This all-inclusive experience includes roundtrip transportation, all fees, a licensed bilingual guide, and a hearty Guatemalan lunch, so you can focus on the adventure instead of the planning. Step inside Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site hidden deep in the rainforest. Your guide will bring the ancient city to life as you explore ceremonial plazas, temples, and archaeological complexes surrounded by jungle. Enjoy sweeping canopy views with sounds of nature all around. With seamless logistics, a comfortable pace, and knowledgeable local guidance, this is the easiest and most memorable way to experience Tikal as a day trip from Belize. Enjoy a stress-free border crossing, small group experience, while supporting local, woman owned operators.

Visit the incredible ancient city of Tikal without having to rent a car on this day trip from San Ignacio. Once a powerful city center during the Mayan period, today Tikal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws scores of visitors each year. Your professional guide takes you across the border into Tikal National Park in Guatemala and leads you on a fascinating tour of the archaeological complex.

Small groups for a more personalized experience. Convenient pick up and drop off at your hotel within 10km of San Ignacio town. Sit down lunch. An early departure kicks off this full-day adventure, beginning with a convenient hotel pickup followed by a brief 20-minute drive to the Belize-Guatemala western border. Once across, enjoy a highly scenic 1.5-hour journey deep into the heart of the Guatemalan rainforest to reach the majestic ruins of Tikal. After an exhilarating day of hiking, exploring, and uncovering the secrets of ancient Maya history and culture, your adventure concludes with a well-deserved, delicious local lunch before returning to Belize

Visit Central America's most legendary ancient Mayan site on a private day trip to Tikal, located across the border from Belize in Guatemala. Get help crossing the border for a stress-free entrance to the archaeological site, and spend the day exploring the mighty and mysterious ruins of temples, plazas, royal apartments, and more with a guide. Look for wildlife like howler monkeys and toucans while trekking through the rainforests that surround the UNESCO-listed site, and recharge with included lunch at a restaurant inside the park.

Enjoy a full day tour from San Ignacio across the border to Guatemala’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tikal. You’ll be driven to the famous temple complex to learn more about the ancient Maya civilization with a guide and admire the incredible relics. You’ll be given plenty of time to wander amongst the more than 3000 preserved sites in the complex, before enjoying a delicious local lunch upon your journey back.

Explore Guatemala’s most stunning Maya city on a full day trip from San Ignacio with lunch at a nearby restaurant. Travel back in time as you follow your guide through the remarkable ceremonial center, where weathered stelae, sweeping plazas and imposing temples tell dramatic stories about this ancient civilization. Spot wild turkeys, monkeys and tropical birds within the ruins, and stop to browse Maya crafts and souvenirs at a nearby shop before returning to Belize—don’t forget your passport.