Day Trip to Tikal Maya Ruins Including Lunch
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San Ignacio, Belize
- 9 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
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.
- Get up-close to native wildlife
- Small-group tour
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Lunch included
- All entrance fees included
- All taxes, fuel surcharges and service fees included
- Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- National Park fees
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Professional guide
- Round-trip shared transfer leaving our office on burns avenue
- Transport by private vehicle
- Border Departure Tax
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.6:30 am
Itinerary
1
MayaWalk Tours
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Tikal
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Vegetarian meal option available
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 106 reviews
pegaret_p, Mar 2026
A fascinating place and Maya Walk organized a great trip. Our guide was knowledgeable. Everything, including the border crossing, went smoothly.
Shanna_S, Feb 2026
We had an amazing day at Tikal. Our guide Phillip was knowledgeable and accommodating. The experience was seamless from pickup to drop off.
Nataliya_H, Dec 2025
It was an amazing tour! The team was great and really helpful! The hike was very beautiful and the lunch was really good.
Shawn_D, Dec 2025
William was an exceptional tour guide. His depth of knowledge on everything from the natural world to Guatemalen history to politics, and of course to the Tikal site was incredible. It was a great tour
Puja_S, Sep 2025
Seamless transition from pick up to drop off in Guatemala to head to Tikal. Tikal itself was amazing. Probably the best Mayan ruins I’ve ever seen. It’s incredible how you can climb a bunch of the structures to this day. I loved seeing temples above the trees from the tops of other temples or pyramids.
LeAnn_D, Jun 2025
Whole experience was well worth the cost. The guide and drivers were fantastic and helpful through all stages. Our guide Regge was super knowledgeable about Mayan culture and nature around Tikal. Lunch was also top notch
Dagmar_R, Jun 2025
The Tourguide was very informative and helpfull. Always ready to answer all questions. We were lucky with the weather.
Jeff_T, Apr 2025
It is quite demanding adventure, lasting about 12 hours. However, for me, it was well organized and led by experienced and helpful guide. This trip fulfilled my expectations. However, I wish we sight a bit more the Maya pyramids in Tikal.
Ellis_B, Mar 2025
Excellent trip, albeit a long one from San Ignacio. We were taking to the border and to cross to meet tour guide on the other side, a little bit daunting not being accompanied but was easy enough. Long car journey to get to Tikal but well worth it. Guide spoke great English and was very knowledgeable. Border crossing on the way back was the same, but we had to wait around 30 minutes for pickup due to unexpected traffic - a little scary but all good in the end.
ElizabethS_M, Dec 2024
Our tour guide - Regge - was great! He is so knowledgeable about the history and culture of Tikal. He was patient with all our questions (there were many), and when he saw that I was excited about certain topics, he went further in-depth on those. The location itself is wonderful. This is not to be missed!
Lorraine_K, Oct 2024
It was cool crossing the border to Guatemala. I got to get another passport stamp. Our guide was very knowledgeable and I really enjoyed climbing the ruins.
Kelsey_H, Feb 2024
Our tour with Mayawalk was great! The group was small (6 people), the transport vans were very nice, the lunch was tasty, and most importantly our guide was knowledgeable and engaging.
Sean_H, Feb 2024
Jesus Antonio was an amazing guide!! Educated, scholarly, and passionate about his the history, the people, and education, he was super friendly and very high energy. He should seriously write a book. Blessed!
Donna_H, Jun 2023
Tikal was a great experience - not crowded, easy transportation, beautiful site, wildlife, and a yummy lunch - that I would recommend to anyone.
Scott_S, Nov 2022
This is a great way to make a quick trip from Belize to Tikal and back to Belize in one day. The tour operations is a well oiled machine and everything went smoothly.
Due to heat and time limits at Tikal, while enroute do not accept the stop on the way for breakfast and minimize the (mandatory?) bathroom/driver rest stop. Our driver and tour guide had a coffee and some food at our bathroom stop. Only to arrive later and hot due to mid-day sun. Just note there is a hard time to leave Tikal, 3:00 pm due to how the tickets are set up. If you want to stay after 3:00 you must purchase another 'sunset' ticket. So, any delay starting Tikal tour will reduce your time to see all expansive complex. Also on the way back we did not have a restroom stop and the driver drove faster and less smoothly.
Note all the tour guides and companies work together so we picked up two extra people to transport back to Belize. This incurred a 30+ minute delay leaving Tikal and a 15+ minute at the boarder, since they did not have a 'day pass' and were entering Belize from Guatemala for the first time.
Also, bring extra water (3+ liters) or be prepared to purchase water.
Tikal tour is awesome and do climb as many temples as possible the view is spectacular. We saw some spider monkeys and toucans. Included lunch was ok.
Matthew_I, Jun 2022
Between the Gran Plaza and the High Temple an entire clan (roughly 60) of Coati came through the jungle floor directly at us and swarmed around while they scavenged and foraged for food.
Very special close encounter.
ju52rh, Feb 2023
Tikal gehört zu den wichtigsten Maya Sehenwürdigkeiten, nur durch Mexico übertroffen. Wer in der Nähe ist muß hin ( zb San Ignatio ) Grenze ist easy, und sie bekommen 3 weitere Stempel. Das Essen war gut arrangiert und schmackhaft.
Negativ: Der Reiseleiter rennt 3,5 Stunden durch die Anlage, es ist sehr anstrengend, Rücksicht auf Älter, die nich so gut die Stufen gehen können gibt es nicht. Jeder Kaktus wird den US Besuchern erklärt, unwichtig und kostet Zeit
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