Travelogues Petén

I learned two things, the first thing is: Don't believe everything a crazy American says and second thing: Don't trust any taxi driver. There are two ways to get from Palenque...

Tikal Ruins

Tikal Temple 3

Tikal

07.03.2020 And the alarm clock rang again at 5:30 am :O That will probably be our standard time ;-) After half an hour we were standing on the street, waiting for the 6:15 am...

From this mystical panorama, the peaks of the surrounding temples rose, like sleeping giants watching over the jungle...

Flores

At 3 a.m. our tour to Tikal, the most significant Maya city in the world, starts. With many other Europeans, we sit in the minibus on the way to Tikal. Tikal is located about 60...

Weitere zehn Stunden mit dem Shuttle nördlich von Semuk Champey liegt Flores. Die Stadt ist vor allem für die Altstadt mit bunten Häuschen auf der Insel "Isla de Flores" im See...

So, 23.2 - Thu, 27.2 At 5 o'clock in the morning, I was waiting for my over 3-hour transport to Carmelita. This is the nearest village to the largest Maya pyramid in...

Since it is not possible to enter Guatemala from Palenque by public transportation, we booked a tour for 600 pesos (about 30 euros) per person. The driver arrives at our...

From Lanquin, we continued by bus to Flores in the north. The journey was supposed to take 8 hours, but it took us 12 hours to reach Flores. The reason for this was the bad...

I can already tell upon arrival, even though it's dark, that I don't have enough time here. On the way here, we added another great person to our group, so we are traveling as...

After Lake Atitlan, we took the bus north to Flores, Guatemala. Flores is a city on the edge of a vast jungle that stretches well into Mexico. We stayed on Isla de Flores, an...

Thu, 20 Feb - Sat, 22 Feb I arrived in Flores at noon and immediately asked at the hostel where the best place to swim is. It's really hot here, especially when you're carrying...

Had no time to write a post in the past days, so here's a little update on Flores: (now we are in Guatemala City) This time, crossing the border to Guatemala was a bit less...

Mon, 17.2 - Wed, 19.2 After crossing the border river, a nearly 5-hour bus ride, and another half-hour bus ride, I arrived in the village of El Remate on Lake Petén Itzá. Right...

Since Belize is very expensive and we want to speak Spanish again, we are going back to Guatemala and staying one more night in Flores. Since we don't want to go back to...

Unfortunately, the day didn't start off so well. While swimming at the lake, where we only had our towel with us, our key was stolen. We contacted Oliver, our host, through the...

The first stop in Guatemala is Flores in the north. The ideal starting point for tours to the ruins of Tikal. The city is located on a small island in Lake Petén Itzá. My hostel...

From Flores I took the tour to Tikal. We set off early in the morning, about an hour into the middle of nowhere to see one of the largest Mayan ruins and overall it was pretty...

It's been a while, but I was honestly too tired to do anything :D My Saturday got off to an exciting start, I actually wanted to spend the day relaxing and wandering around the...

Flores was my base to visit Tikal. Set on Lake Petén Itza, it is a peninsula with colonial buildings.I stayed at a hostel on the opposite side of the lake and enjoyed taking the...

We have arrived at our last stop in Guatemala: Tikal. Tikal is THE Mayan site in Guatemala. On an area of 16 sqkm, you can find 3000 structures in the middle of the jungle....

I cannot report much about it unfortunately, as I am currently suffering from tonsillitis, which confined me to bed in Flores. However, the small island seems beautiful, and the...