Guatemala small group trips

We run from December to April, the dry season. December and January can bring short showers and cool fronts; March and April are hottest, with the calmest, clearest water for snorkelling. June to November is the rainy and hurricane season, when the ATM cave closes more often after rain.

Answer for Belize and Tikal: Caves, Cayes and the Reef

It is the hardest day: a 45-minute walk with three river crossings, a short swim into the cave, then about three hours of wading and scrambling underground. You need to be comfortable in water and in the dark. If not, take the included gentle option, a canoe into Barton Creek Cave and the Cahal Pech ruins.

Answer for Belize and Tikal: Caves, Cayes and the Reef

A room of your own is from CAD 600 more than the shared price, shown up front when you request to book, with no surprise at checkout. Otherwise you pay the same as everyone else, and if you would like to share with another solo traveller of the same gender, ask us and we will try to match you.

Answer for Belize and Tikal: Caves, Cayes and the Reef

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. A See Sight Tours guide travels with you for all nine days, and licensed local guides join where the rules require them: in the ATM cave, at Tikal in Guatemala, at Cockscomb and on the reef.

Answer for Belize and Tikal: Caves, Cayes and the Reef

The small group starts from CAD 3,515 per person sharing a room, taxes included; private trips cost more. Pick your start date and request to book. We confirm your trip within 24 hours, and nothing is charged until we do.

Answer for Belize and Tikal: Caves, Cayes and the Reef

Canadian, US, UK and EU passport holders do not need a visa for short tourist stays in either country. Your passport should be valid for at least six months. If you hold another passport, check the rules before you book, and we will tell you what to bring.

Answer for Belize and Tikal: Caves, Cayes and the Reef

November to April, the dry season, gives the clearest mornings for the volcano views and the lake. From May to October it rains most afternoons, so we keep Pacaya, the boat and Tikal to the morning. Holy Week brings Antigua's processions, with crowds and higher hotel prices.

Answer for Guatemala: Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Tikal

Moderate. Pacaya is about 6 km return with roughly 500 m of climbing on loose volcanic ground; you can hire a horse for the steep part or stay in Antigua. Tikal is 8 to 10 km on forest paths with steep wooden stairs up Temple IV, and you can join after sunrise instead of at 3:30 am.

Answer for Guatemala: Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Tikal

A room of your own is from CAD 450 more, about 17 percent of the trip price, shown before you book with no surprise later. Every guest gets the same seat in the van, the same boat and the same table at lunch, whether you travel alone or not.

Answer for Guatemala: Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Tikal

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. The trips we compared take up to 16, so with us everyone hears the guide at Chichicastenango and Tikal, and the whole group fits in one boat on Lake Atitlán.

Answer for Guatemala: Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Tikal