Tikal Tours from Flores

It comes down to the hour you want to be in the jungle: dawn on Temple IV (sunrise tour), the morning at the lowest price (day tour), the late afternoon until dusk (sunset tour), or a quieter Maya city by a lagoon (Yaxhá). See all four Tikal tours compared in one table.

Tikal tours from Flores cost US$29 to US$87 per person with us in 2026: US$29 for the day tour, US$75 for the sunset tour and US$87 for the sunrise tour, the last two with the park tickets included. Yaxhá costs US$29, with a Q80 entrance paid in cash.

Yes on the sunrise and sunset tours, which include the Q150 entrance and the Q100 special ticket; no on the US$29 day tour, where you buy the Q150 entrance yourself, online or in cash at the gate. Kids under 10 enter Tikal free on every tour.

Yes: Tikal is 64 km from Flores, about an hour by road, so every one of our Tikal tours is a day trip. The day tour takes about 8 hours door to door; the sunrise tour is back by 11:00 AM and the sunset tour by 8:00 PM.

For sunrise and sunset, yes: Guatemala's rules require a guide licensed by INGUAT for those time slots. For a daytime visit a guide is optional, but most travelers find Tikal's 3,000 structures hard to read without one. All our Tikal tours include a certified bilingual guide.

Visit Tikal between November and April, the dry months, and get there as early as you can: before about 10 AM the air is cooler, the plazas are calmer and the animals are out. May to October brings greener jungle but frequent afternoon rain.

Yes: Tikal is one of the largest Maya cities ever found and a UNESCO World Heritage Site for both its ruins and its rainforest. Few places let you climb above a jungle canopy, hear howler monkeys and stand where Star Wars was filmed in the same morning.

Tikal is wilder and less crowded, set inside 576 km² of rainforest, and you can still climb several temples by wooden stairs; Chichén Itzá is easier to reach from Cancún but busier, and its pyramid cannot be climbed. For jungle, wildlife and atmosphere, travelers usually prefer Tikal.

Yes, several: wooden staircases lead up Temple IV, Temple II and the great pyramid of the Lost World, each with a view over the canopy. The one you cannot climb is Temple I, the Temple of the Great Jaguar, which is protected. Our Tikal tours from Flores all include at least one climb.

Most travelers stay in Flores or El Remate, where hotels, restaurants and tour pickups are, and visit Tikal on a day tour. A few lodges sit next to the park entrance, but even from there a sunrise visit requires a licensed guide and both tickets.

Yes: families visit Tikal every day, children under 10 enter free, and most kids are thrilled by monkeys, coatis and the climb up a pyramid. Expect several kilometers on foot, so an early start, water and snacks help; the Tikal Day Tour from Flores with the 4:30 or 6:00 AM departure works well.

Yes: Tikal National Park is a guarded, well-visited site, and on a tour you travel in a licensed van and walk marked trails with a certified guide. The main risks are heat and dehydration, so bring water, a hat and sunscreen, and wear closed shoes.