Tikal-Tour ab San Ignacio, Belize

Tikal Go provided a great service on our first visit to Guatemala. Luis/David were great drivers and Noel a superb guide. After crossing the border (USD20pp exit fees from Belize not included in the tour), the first stop was for lunch, where the restaurant was able to cater for people with food allergies (coeliac disease). Then on to Yaxha, a less-well known Mayan city which has been partially relcaimed from the forest. After sunset sitting on top of a temple, they drove us safely nearly two hours to Jungle Lodge (cows and dogs on the road) at Tikal for an early night (stopped off at a convenience store along the way for a snack dinner). Up at 3.30am for a 4am departure (ask the guide to organise the breakfast in a bag to take with you) to see sunrise atop Temple IV in Tikal (horizon clouds delayed seeing the sun until 30 minutes after dawn). Noel offered plenty of insights into Mayan history, Spanish colonisation, and more recent events such as the Guatemalan civil war in fluent English. Temple III was probably the favourite as it gave a great opportunity to see many birds (including toucans and vultures) at canopy level. After lunch, they drove safely back to San Ignacio (no exit/entrance fee at the border). Overall, I would highly recommend Tikal Go as a tour company to use for visiting Guatemala (self-touring by taking a rental car across the border would not have been easy) and would happily use them again.

Our tour with Noel far exceeded our expectations! We were picked up from our hotel by Luis, who made our border crossing into Guatemala a breeze! Noel picked us up at the border for the two hour ride to Takal. The countryside and villages of Guatemala are gorgeous! Once we arrived at Takal, Noel oriented us to the park - including in-depth history and importance of the site. Noel shared his knowledge of local wildlife as well - spotting howler and spider monkeys! We climbed four towers total and the views were spectacular! We wrapped our visit to Takal up with a meal at the on-site restaurant that included food and had drinks for purchase. This tour with Noel was such a worthwhile investment - we highly recommend it!

We had a private tour from San ignacio to Tikal and had a awesome experience! We had three adults and two children ages 3 & 5. Our tour Guide Marco Castellanos was amazing and was really accommodating especially traveling with two small children. Border crossing was easy. Wonderful informative tour through the park. We loved stopping at the co-op and my five year old even made tortillas at the stand next store which was another highlight. Highly recommend this tour!