Guatemala · FLORES TOURS
Flores is a small island town on a lake, and it exists for the ruins an hour up the road. The 15 below sort the Tikal runs, the Yaxha sunsets and the lake trips by price, departure time and how early the minibus really leaves.
Explore Tikal from Flores with guided transport, jungle wildlife, temples, and sunrise options, with practical tips on tickets, timing, and value.
“Great tour around Tikal with a great guide who explained a lot about the site. The tour was well organized and the bus ride very comfortable.”
Review of the $25 Tikal Sunset Tour from Flores, covering temples, wildlife, sunset views, transport, extra fees, and practical tips.
“Our guide Alberto the bird man was honestly one of the best guides we’ve had on a 6 week trip through Mexico. He was extremely knowledgeable and perfectly bilingual between Spanish and English which was great for our group. We didn’t have the best weather on our sunset tour and Alberto adapted the tour to make sure we didn’t miss out on sights and pictures despite the gloomy weather and lack of sunset. We later found out he’d already done a sunrise tour the same day yet he still had the energy and patience to give us a great experience after what must have been a very long day. Tikal…”
Review of the $25 Yaxha sunset tour from Flores, covering ruins, wildlife, transport, guide quality, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“It was an excellent experience. The guide, whose name I unfortunately forgot, was incredibly thorough. Despite the rain, which I consider part of the experience, I highly recommend this tour!”
Review of the $25 Tikal tour from Flores, covering transport, guides, park fees, temples, walking demands, food, and useful booking tips.
“Daniel made the Mayan history come alive. He was also very knowledgeable and conversant about the plants and animals in the region. He is humorous and engaging. Strongly recommended!”
Review of the private Tikal day tour from Flores, with Mayan ruins, Temple IV views, lunch, hotel pickup, pricing, and practical tips.
“Wow! That’s all I can say. The site is so amazing and even though this was a whirlwind day trip from Guatemala City (the day after we arrived), the early morning was worth it to experience Tikal. Our guide was fantastic and we had enough time to explore everything we wanted to see!”
Review of the private Tikal tour from Flores, with temple highlights, wildlife, guides, transport, lunch details, value, and booking advice.
“This was an absolute gem trip. We felt like being transported back in time to the Mayan period. Abel, our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and his passion could be felt. The whole trip was arranged to perfection and worth the premium price.”
Review of the $30 Tikal tour from Mundo Maya Airport, including transport, guide quality, park costs, itinerary, tips, and who should book.
“It was fantastic! Easy pick up and drop off to airport. Our guide Loyd was super knowledgeable about Tikal. He spoke with great passion. Spoke fluent English and Spanish. He was very accommodated in waiting for people with a slower pace. Gave plenty of time to explore and ask questions. I will definitely recommend using them for your tour to Tikal and ask for Loyd to be your guide. Gracias Loyd!!!”
Review of Tikal’s sunrise, ruins, and wildlife tour, with practical advice on price, walking, entry fees, food, guides, and timing.
“Great to see so much wildlife! Absolutely loved watching the sun come up and reveal the Mayan temples in the distance. Magical. Thank you to our guide for giving us the space and time to explore with enough time.”
Review of Tikal’s private sunset tour from Flores, with timing, guides, wildlife, price value, transport, lunch details, and practical tips.
“Elmer was an excellent tour guide from beginning to end. We did the private sunset tour - it was slightly more expensive than a similar group tour but included entry which helps you to skip the queue making it almost the same price. Elmer has so much knowledge to impart and really tailors the experience to your interests. He was very patient while we took thousands of pictures of birds and told us everything he knew about the local wildlife as well as the Tikal site. We learnt about the Mayan people throughout the ages up to today. He also gave us great recommendations for local restaurants and tours to…”
Review of the $36 Yaxha sunset tour from Flores, including transport, guide quality, entrance fees, group size, itinerary, and practical booking advice.
“Avoid at any cost! This tour was the lowlight of my 3 weeks in Guatemala. When I purchased this tour, I knew there were cheaper options but I assumed this tour is smaller, custom tailored. I was very wrong. They basically put everyone from all the tours in the same shuttle, we were 26 persons in the bus sitting very tight, the guide Lloyd rushed the whole tour skipping many artefacts and went for a nap during sunset. Instead of sharing historical facts he ended up sharing his political view on lessons learnt from Mayan decline and how the world has many conflicts (including his political view on middle east…”
Review of Tikal Sunset Experience in Guatemala, with transport, expert guides, wildlife, sunset views, costs, timing, and practical booking tips.
“We booked the Tikal tour with Tikal Express specifically because it was advertised as a small group (max. 10 people) experience. We ended up in a group of 23 people, the complete opposite of what was promised. If you’re looking for a genuinely small and more personal tour, this was not it. The mismatch between what was advertised and what was delivered was disappointing.”
Review the $20 Tikal tour from Flores, with transport, guides, jungle sounds, costs, timing, walking demands, and practical booking advice.
“I’m purely stating the facts so you can make up your own minds and be aware: - We turned up at 4am as instructed with 2 tired children. - Bus turned up on time. - We didn’t leave until 4.45am and ride took 90 minutes. - We had an obligatory 45 minute breakfast break before the tour at the onsite restaurant (food was ok but an additional premium fee). - The entry fees are not included as per the advert. - We booked an English tour but the tour was primarily in Spanish with a short translation into English (eg 10-15 minutes in Spanish and then a few minutes in…”
Review of Tikal Sunset tour in Guatemala, with archaeology, wildlife, lunch, flexible pickup, and sunset views from the Great Pyramid.
“Nosotros realizamos con mi pareja la excursión a Tikal con el equipo de GemTrips y fue excelente. El guía y el piloto fueron atentos y con mucho conocimiento sobre el lugar histórico. La pasamos genial y sin duda volveríamos a contactarlos!!”
Watch sunset from Yaxha’s Temple 216, explore Maya plazas and forest trails, and ride from Flores with a bilingual guide for $55.
“It was very good despite heavy rain. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Amazing site”
Review of Yaxha at sunset from Flores, including transport, guide, entrance, wildlife, temples, sunset views, price, and practical tips.
“Když jsem kupoval tuhle aktivitu , tak jsem se drobet bál, protože tu není moc recenzí. Ale vše proběhlo v pořádku. Jestli letíte do Flores kvůli Tikalu, tak rozhodne do programu doporučuji zařadit i tuhle aktivitu. Yaxha se mi neskutečně líbila, hlavně díky tomu, že nebyla přeplněna turisty , byla tak prázdná. Mohli jste si více užít zvuk zvířat , přítomný okamžik … doopravdy doporučuji.”
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