The trips to El Mirador and surrounding archaeological sites can be made in five to seven days, depending on the amount of time and energy of the participants.
Our tours are organized by the Tourism Commission of the Carmelita Community that is made up of community tourism guides that are accredited by INGUAT (Guatemalan Tourism Institute). As well as possessing an abundance of first-hand experience and knowledge about the jungle and its animals, the guides have been trained by archaeologists of the Project El Mirador to provide up to date information about the archaeological sites that are visited.Due to the unique features of this tour, it is necessary that participants are in good physical condition and are able to walk between five and six hours a day.
• 5 nights accommodation: 1 night in a hotel in Flores and 4 nights of camping (tents, hammocks, mosquito nets, and blankets).
• All food during the hike, 4 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 4 dinners, pure water.
• Travel under the program with a community guide from Carmelita, in Spanish language, authorized by INGUAT.
• Mules to carry food, luggage, water and other tools for the trip. No mules for participants, only the above mentioned..
• Trained cooks with assistants, porters responsible for the mules, first aid kit.
• Transportation in a Toyota Coaster or Hyundai Country, with a maximum of 27 people.
Day 1: Depending on exit point / place & time.
Note: Punctuality is requested.
6:00pm\ Approximately arrive in Flores Hotel room based on double or triple clean and basic accommodation with private bathroom Not included: Food or beverages.
Day 2:
7:30am: (wait at the airport for those arriving by air in airline TAG) Start the route of 83 kilometers from Flores to Carmelita, the last
community settled for more than a century northwest of the Maya Biosphere 11:00am: Enter a unique adventure in the majestic virgin forest 3:00pm: Stop at the camp El Guacate with lunch included.
3:30pm: Leave for the archaeological site Tintal.
6:00pm: Arrive at Tintal and dinner included.
Not included: Breakfast, you should bring a snack (chocolates, fruit, energy bars for the middle of the day)
Day 3:
6:15am: Breakfast, included.
7:00am: Leave for the break area "El Zompopero".
10:00am: Arrive at "Zompopero" where you receive refreshments, included.
1:00pm: Arrive at the archaeological site "La Muerta" where we eat lunch, included.
An hour and a half later we are nally at the El Mirador site where the temple El Tigre to see the sunset (weather permitting).
Day 4:
Watch the sunrise for those who wish to participate. A tour of the archaeological site(including snacks) in the morning. La Danta and other structures in the evening followed by watching the sunset. It's a quiet day where you can relax and interact with the
other participants in a very dierent environment
Day 5 & 6:
Note: It is not the end of the world.
Breakfast included and start the return to Carmelita in two days on the same path as days 2 and 3. Arrive at approximately 1:00pm
for lunch in Carmelita (included). Immediately after, we head to Flores where we bathe and change clothes at a local hotel (there are some rooms available) before you leave.
6:00pm: Return to Guatemala City and later to Quetzaltenango.
Not included: Dinner and breakfast, but we will stop at a local restaurant.
The places where we end the day, they are the same: Tikal Futura, Los Encuentros, Cuatro Caminos or Quetzaltenango's Central Park. Overnight on the bus, it is suggested to prepare for your comfort and sleep.
Day 7:
6:00am: Guatemala City.
9:00am: Los Encuentros.
10:30am: Cuatro Caminos.
11:15am: Parque Central, Quetzaltenango.
No food is included today.
