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We will be visiting Tikal as part of a longer trip to the Yucatan and Guatemala. Does anyone have a specific recommendation for a tour guide/company/group for Tikal? We are not interested in being there for sunrise, and also aren't interested in getting a PhD in Mayan history, but do want to understand what we're seeing while there.

How long should we expect a visit to Tikal National Park to take? (By way of reference, we spent a morning at Angkor Wat, and half a day at Machu Pichu and while we loved both places, we didn't need more)

catspajamas

There is a young woman who is well known at Tikal...Roxie something. A good day will let you see enough. Will you be spending the night ? There are some good places right at the park.

yestravel

We spent a only a couple hours at Tikal -- it's interesting & quite nice, but nothing compared to MP or AW. Not sure the guide company we used is still around. I can check. Might add after our day at Tikal our flight back to Guat city got massively delayed and we spent probbaly the worst hours of any related to a flight in what they call an airport in Flores.
Wherre else are you going in Guat?

hopefulist

For most people an evening and the next morning is enough for Tikal. If you have extra time, the Yaxhá site is really awesome, too. It's possible as a day trip from GC or Belize but is worth at least 1 night in the park imo even if you don't want to do a dawn tour.

My all time favorite guide for Tikal and other Petén sites is archaeologist/naturalist Roxy Ortiz. She is incredibly knowledgeable and really great company. She is really busy, though, and can't always be reached. I've toured Tikal and other sites with her many times over the last 10 years, most recently when friends and I had a wonderful morning tour of Tikal in October.
www.tikalroxy.blogspot.com

The day before that we had Marlon Díaz pick us up at the Belize border, make a lunch stop at El Portal de Yaxhá for a traditional Guatemalan lunch, tour us through Yaxhá, and deliver us to our hotel in El Remate. Marlon is quick to respond, flexible, knowledgeable, has a nice vehicle, is good company, and speaks English well. You can't go wrong with either but Marlon is much more likely to be able to guide you. If you contact him, tell him Stacey says hi. Enjoy!
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yestravel

Roxy is who we used. I recommend her too.

narrator

Hi YesTravel

What are MP and AW?

suze

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