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The New Mayan Express
Visiting Guatemala City, Antigua, The native market of Chichicastenango and Lake Atitlan
INCLUDING:
  • Round trip airfare from Miami via American Airlines.
  • Hotel accommodations for 6 nights with room taxes and services charges and American breakfast (3 nights Antigua, 1 night Chichicastenango and 2 nights in Guatemala). Hotels as mentioned in itinerary.
  • English speaking tour guides.
  • Entrance fees when necessary.
  • Motor coach for Antigua-Chicastenango-Guatemala portion (Air conditioned bus).

    NOT INCLUDED:
    USA-GUATEMALA airport departure /security /fuel surcharges/ taxes of $232; insurance, meals (unless specified certain days). Tips to hotel porters-tour guides or bus drivers. Passports, entry forms or visas.
  • Details
    Tour OperatorTara Tours
    OfferOffer valid through 12/31/2008
    Duration
    7 Days
    Escorted
    Escorted - No
    Itinerary
    DayDestinationDescription
    Day 1Depart USASUN MIAMI- GUATEMALA-ANTIGUA : Depart U.S.A for Guatemala. Upon arrival transfer to hotel PORTA ANTIGUA.
    Day 2-3AntiguaMON-TUE. ANTIGUA : Days at leisure to explore Antigua's cobblestone streets and its preserved churches, convents and mansions built in the 1600s and 1700s. Antigua is a very unique colonial town and it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. (AB)
    Day 4ChichicastenangoWED. ANTIGUA- CHICHICASTENANGO : Morning city tour of Antigua, the former Spanish Colonial Capital of the country and today a national monument of the Americas. You will see and visit houses and mansions, churches, convents, monasteries and other important colonial buildings. Afternoon departure for one of the most famous indigenous markets in all the Americas - Chichicastenango - Overnight at hotel MAYA INN. (AB)
    Day 5GuatemalaTHU. CHICHICASTENANGO-ATITLAN- GUATEMALA : One of the main reasons for a trip to Chichicastenango is to participate in the market, which is held only twice a week and deserves its fame. You will also see the church of Santo Tomas where the Mayan Quiche natives observe unique religious customs. Afternoon depart for Guatemala City via Lake Atitlan for a brief stop at the lake-side village of Panajachel. Overnight in Guatemala at five star Hotel Guatemala City Marriott. (AB)
    Day 6GuatemalaFRI. GUATEMALA : Day at leisure or you may take an optional tour to Tikal ( For those going to Tikal they will depart early morning for the city of Flores where you will be motored over jungle trails to the 2,000 year old Capital of the Mayan Empire -Tikal - here, your tour guide will take you to visit the many pyramids, temples, palaces and buildings left by this great society. Mid-afternoon return to Guatemala and to Hotel Marriott. COST FOR THE OPTIONAL ONE DAY TO TIKAL INCLUDING AIRFARE IS $286 PER PERSON (AB)
    Day 7Return USAGUATEMALA-MIAMI : Transfer to the airport for return flight. (AB)
    Dates/Pricing
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    DatePrice / DescriptionQuote
     $997.00* (USD) / *Tour Cost Including airfare from Miami Per person 2008 DoubleQuote
    Disclaimer
    SEASONS: Rates valid all year (except from Jan.01 to Mar.31 and Jul.01 to Aug.15 -please add $100 per person due to high season airfares). Air portion is subject to air availability, please call Tara Tours or your prefer travel agent. Also from Dec.10 to Dec.31 -please add $250 per person.

    ADD-ONS VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES:
    Add $198 from: ATL, BOS, DFW,EWR, HOU, LAX, NYC, WAS + Zone 1 (Florida) Zone 2 & Zone 3 ; Add $230 from SFO & Zone 5; Add $290 from CHI,SJU & Zone 4; Add $340 from Zone 6. ALL RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
     
     
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