Guatemala Highlands Explorer
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore central Guatemala
- Explore ancient ruins and modern sacred sites
- Explore the caves and crystal-clear pools at Semuc Champey
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Trip includes
- Each itinerary includes all lodging as listed on the itinerary or similar
- Meals as indicated
- All airport/hotel transfers when arriving and departing the stated arrival and departure dates of the trip
- All land, air and water transportation within destination
- Entrance fees to national parks and reserves as specified
- And guide services as specified
Itinerary
Accommodation: Panamerican Hotel
Upon arrival at the international airport in Guatemala City you are met by our local representative and transferred to a charming hotel from the 1920s in downtown Guatemala City.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Casa Duranta Hotel
In the morning, visit Guatemala City’s outstanding National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology to gain a better understanding of what is coming during your trip. In the afternoon take a scenic...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Casa Duranta Hotel
This is the region of the Maya-Kekchi People, and Coban is its larger city. At 4,000 feet above sea level, weather is a little bit warmer than in the “higher” Highlands. Today’s highlight is Se...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hacienda San Antonio
Today is a day of landscapes in scenic routes. Still in the outskirts of Coban, visit a traditional coffee plantation and mill as well as an orchid nursery. The road then runs through...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hacienda San Antonio
Wake up in rural Acul, listening to the roosters and the village's church bell. After breakfast, take a scenic 2-hour mountain hike to Nebaj where the town’s “Culture House” organizes...
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Uxlabil Hotel
Located 2 hours from Nebaj and enroute to Lake Atitlan, a visit Chichicastenango for one of its market days (Thursdays and Sundays) is a must. It is the largest and most colorful handicrafts market in ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Uxlabil Hotel
Today is a day dedicated to Lake Atitlan, which is a caldera lake formed by an explosion of a volcano that geologists estimate happened 80,000 years ago. It is almost circular, with a 10-mil...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Posada Don Rodrigo Hotel
Today's drive from Lake Atitlan to Antigua goes through the beautiful landscapes of Maya villages and their plantations of vegetables. Leaving Atitlan behind, the first Maya People is the...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Posada Don Rodrigo Hotel
Antigua is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and considered one of the best examples of how was life during the Spanish Colonial days. Built in 1542 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1773, Ant...
This morning a transfer to the Guatemala City International Airport is included. Depart for home or continue your explorations with AdventureSmith.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- International airfare to/from the destination
- Excess baggage fees; the cost of obtaining passports
- Visas or tourist cards
- Airport arrival and departure taxes
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Alcoholic beverages
- Personal expenses such as room service
- Beverages and laundry
- Personal communication charges
- And gratuities to tour escort, guides or drivers
Accommodation
In order to confirm this trip, a deposit of $500 is required at the time of booking. A Reservation Form, which includes a release of liability, must be completed and signed by all travelers. The balance of the trip price is due 90 days before the departure date. Guests who must cancel their trip for any reason must do so in writing. Cancellations are subject to the following fees, based on number of days prior to departure:
Up to 91 days - 50% of deposit
90 to 31 days - 50% of total trip cost
30 to 0 days - 100% of total trip cost
8 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 4 Dinners
Families & Children Child rate posted is for children 11 years old and under sharing a room with two parents.
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Reservations
All persons wishing to make a reservation, and all persons who will be traveling, must complete and sign the Traveller Information Form. All reservations are made with Adventure Smith Travel Services Inc., d/b/a Adventure Smith Explorations. No person has any authority on Adventure Smith Explorations’ behalf to vary these terms and conditions.
Unused services & personal expenses
Regardless of any other term in this agreement, partial refunds are not available for unused services including but not limited to hotel rooms, meals, air or land transportation, activity days or other sightseeing excursions. You will not be reimbursed for any personal expenses such as airfare, hotel or other travel expenses due to changes in itineraries or cancellations. If a portion of the services of your tour are cancelled by us or our third party supplier because of an event within our control or the control of our third party supplier, and you are not offered a replacement or alternative, we will refund the cost of that portion of the services.
Travel Documents
The client must obtain and have possession of a valid passport, all visas, permits and certificates, and vaccination certificates, required for the entire tour. The client accepts responsibility for obtaining these documents and any other necessary documents. It is the client’s responsibility to assure that the name on your airline ticket, cruise tickets, or any other travel documents matches your name as printed in your passport (or domestic identification, where applicable) by providing the exact name as it appears on your passport (or domestic identification, where applicable) to AdventureSmith Explorations before tickets are issued.
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