Day 1: San Pedro Sula - Copán Ruinas Your guide will meet you at the hotel reception. Together you will start a city tour through San Pedro Sula, known as the industrial capital of Honduras. Among other sites you will visit the Guamilito Market where you can find vegetables, flowers, handcrafts and the famous corn tortillas. We continue driving to the west of Honduras until we reach our first destination Copán Ruins. After the arrival you will have enough time for a stroll through the romantic colonial town. 2 overnights in Copán Ruinas. Day 2: Copán Ruinas Today we will visit the archeological park of Copán. In the afternoon we will take a deeper look at the "Sepulturas ", a residential and burial site of the Mayan nobles. Apart from Tikal, Copán is recognized as one of the best excavated archeological sites. Learn about the impressive 63-step stairway with over 2,500 hieroglyphs and masterfully carved Stella. By now it is the longest Maya text that has been discovered. You will have enough time to take pictures. Day 3: Copán Ruinas - Quirigua - Rio Dulce / Guatemala We leave Honduras in direction of Guatemala. Our first destination in Guatemala will be the Mayan site in Quirigua, which is a small oasis in the middle of a banana plantation. The greatest attraction in Quirigua is the exceptionally high Stellas. One of them is 10 meters high and weights 60 tons. 2 overnights close to the River Rio Dulce. Day 4: Rio Dulce - Livingston - Rio Dulce This morning our means of transportation will be a bit different as Livingston is only accessible by boat. Among others we will pass the Chocon Machacas Biotope, which is a refugee for the rare manatees. The small village of Livingston is famous for its exclusive mixture of cultures such as Garifuna, Maya and Latino. Day 5: Rio Dulce - Tikal - Flores Early in the morning we leave Rio Dulce towards Tikal. On our way we will pass the unsettled forest regions of Peten and the Lake Itza. The National Park Tikal is a beautiful archeological site that had it's high time in 250 and 900 A.C. It has conserved its unique charm until today. The giant pyramids are much higher than the trees and of such elegance and mysticism that you will never forget them. We will discover interesting places and buildings. You can see the five temple structures, palaces, baths as well as the north, center and south acropolis. Furthermore you can observe Parrots and howler monkeys. In the late afternoon we arrive at Flores where you have enough time for a walk through the friendly island village. 1 overnight in Flores. Day 6: Flores - San Ignacio / Belice On our way to San Ignacio we will stop to visit the Mayan site Xuantunich. The pyramid "El Castillo" is with its 40 meters still the second highest building in Belice. Over the rainforest you can see Guatemala. 1 overnight in San Ignacio. Day 7: San Ignacio - Belize City In the morning we set out to our last stage to Belize City. Depending on your departure flight we might have time for a short City Tour. We will then transfer you to the international airport where our program ends. Optional we transfer you back to Guatemala or Honduras (for a small additional charge). It is also possible to extend your trip to the Ambergris Cays (Belize) or to the Bay Islands (Honduras). Notes: Prices per Person: 
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