Guatemala and Belize

Destinations Guatemala, Belize
Category Cultural
Duration 7 days / 6 nights

Day 1 – Welcome to Guatemala - Antigua
Day 1 – Welcome to Guatemala - Antigua

Upon arrival, our local representative will meet you at the airport for your transfer to Antigua, one of the best conserved colonial cities in the Americas. From its colonial architecture to its beautiful surroundings, strolling through town on the cobblestone streets, you will experience the splendors of ancient times!

Welcome drinks and dinner at a beautiful XVI Century Church.

Hotel: Casa Santo Domingo

Meals : Dinner
Day 2 – Walking Tour & Coffee Tour
Day 2 – Walking Tour & Coffee Tour

Discover the secrets of Antigua’s traditional history and art. Admire the colonial architecture of the XVI century churches, buildings, fine arts, terra-cotta ceramics, wooden sculptures and a great variety of traditional weavings. The tour is designed to highlight the city's past and present treasures. Enjoy the scenery and the unique insight to a real coffee hacienda. This tour will get you up close and personal with the whole coffee making process, experiencing the smells, the sights and the flavor of one of the Guatemala’s most famous exports.

Hotel : Casa Santo Domingo

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 – Flight to Flores & Tikal Tour
Day 3 – Flight to Flores & Tikal Tour

Early transfer to Guatemala City International Airport for your local flight to Flores, Peten. At your arrival meet with your guide for your transfer to Tikal National Park. Your guide will show you the layout of the temples, architecture, history, some theories of why the Mayans disappeared and if you are lucky a few monkeys, parrots, macaws and toucans will be on site. After the tour, enjoy lunch at a restaurant in the middle of the jungle.

For dinner you will enjoy a boat tour around Flores, with a show of the unique Guatemalan “Leyendas”, short stories that have been told for years. Although Guatemalan children might find them scary, this is one of the most popular oral traditions.

Hotel: Las Lagunas

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 – To Belize – San Pedro
Day 4 – To Belize – San Pedro

Transfer to Melchor de Mencos, the border with Belize. Upon arrival, transfer to the airport in Belize City, for you local flight to San Pedro, Belize’s most popular destination. Located on Ambergris Caye, San Pedro was immortalized in Maddona’s song “La Isla Bonita”. The streets of San Pedro Town bustle with local artists and craftsmen and contribute to the captivating atmosphere.

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.

Hotel: Grand Caribe Resort

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 – Day of Sun, Sea and Sand
Day 5 – Day of Sun, Sea and Sand

Join us for a leisurely 20-minute boat ride to Caye Caulker, where you visit the manatee habitat. You will be able to put on your gear and venture of in one of the few places in the world where you can swim and snorkel with manatees.  

After swimming beside these gentle giants, enjoy a beach-side lunch.  Then head to the Hol Chan “Little Channel” Marine Reserve. Breathtaking corals of all shapes and sizes with thousands of curious fish will have dazed as you observe this aquatic utopia. However, for the ultimate Hol Chan experience, you will be able to “swim with the sharks.” That’s right, you can swim with dozens of nurse sharks that will circle you and your boat, as if they were the Caribbean Sea’s welcoming committee.  

Hotel: Grand Caribe Resort

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 –  Sunset Sail
Day 6 – Sunset Sail

Join our captain and crew aboard our 38-foot catamaran. Shortly after leaving Ramon’s Village dock, the western sky will begin to fill with the golden glow of the setting sun. Our return leg takes you in front of San Pedro where you’ll get a glimpse of what our town looks like at night. Listen as the Calypso beat fills the night air and your boat glides gracefully across the waves.

After you have settled in enjoy a farewell dinner. Here you can talk about your amazing 7 day vacation, reminisce on some of the spectacular sites you have seen and even plan your next trip back!

 Hotel: Grand Caribe Resort

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 – Departure Day
Day 7 – Departure Day

Transfer to the airstrip for your local flight to Belize International Airport.

Meals : Breakfast

Included

Meals as stated

Hotels accommodation as stated

English speaking guide on tours

Entrance fees to sites - parks

Local Flight GUA - FRS

Private Transportation

Taxes

Not Included

Any additional/extra tours or park fees

Any other service not mentioned in the “included” list or the itinerary

Extras at hotels

International Flights

Late check-out or early check-in

Personal and/or medical expenses

Visa and Inmigration Taxes