Classic Maya of the Rainforest
Palenque & Tikal
Dec. 8-15, 2013:
Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan,
La Venta Olmec Museum, Tikal,
Uaxactun, Yaxha & more!

Spring Equinox at Chichen Itza
& Dzibilchaltun
March 18-22, 2014:
Plus Ek Balam, Uxmal, Labna,
Kabah, Tulum, Coba & More!

Classic Maya of the Rainforest
in Palenque
March 23-27, 2014:
Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan,
La Venta Olmec Museum & more!

 

Map drawn by and courtesy of Alonso Mendez Toporek. Copyright 2003, all rights reserved.

Approximate distances:

Cancun to Chichen Itza or vice versa: 3 hours by car.

Cancun to Merida or vice versa: By car or bus: 4.5 hours, By Air: 50 minutes.

Cancun to Palenque or vice versa:  By car 10 hours, By overnight bus 12-13 hours, By Air: 1.5 hours non-stop on Vivaaerobus Airlines (flights from $150 round-trip on Monday, Wednesday or Friday) or 4-6 hours on Aeromexico Airlines connecting through Mexico City (flights daily).

Merida to Palenque or vice versa: By car: 6 hours, By Air: 55 minutes (flying into Villahermosa which is closest airport to Palenque).

Palenque to Tikal or vice versa:  By land 3.5 hours, by boat: 1 hour, by land 2.5 hours. Total 7 hours. No direct flights.

Tikal to Copan or vice versa:  By land 9 hours. By air requires multiple connections.  Best option is one-way flight from Flores (nearest airport to Tikal) to Guatemala City and from there take 1st class bus to Copan (8 hours).

Tikal to Cancun or vice versa:  There are currently no direct flights.  By air you must fly from Flores (closest airport to Tikal) to Guatemala City on TACA Airlines, Guatemala City to Mexico City, Mexico City to Cancun.  Alternately, if you have 2 days to do the journey go by land and boat to Palenque -- 7 hours -- spend the night in beautiful Palenque, then 2 hours to Villahermosa (closest airport to Palenque) and from there fly to Cancun non-stop on Vivaaerobus Airlines (flights from $80 one way on Monday, Wednesday or Friday).

Tikal to San Ignacio Belize or vice versa: Around 3 hours depending on border crossing time.

Copan to Guatemala City or vice versa: 6 hours by private transfer, 8 hours by first class bus.

Guatemala City to Antigua or vice versa: 40 min. to 1 hour depending on traffic.