Where living Maya culture meets the Americas' most dramatic volcanic skyline.
Where living Maya culture meets the Americas' most dramatic volcanic skyline.
Ecovoyager Experiences
Small group expeditions through Guatemala, run with vetted local operators and ground guides.
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GUATEMALA
A 12-day cross-border expedition through Guatemala and Belize, tracing ancient Maya cities, a 5-day jungle trek to El Mirador, and the sacred ATM cave system
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GUATEMALA
A 9-day active expedition trekking ancestral highland routes from Antigua to Lake Atitlán, kayaking Santa Cruz la Laguna, and summiting Acatenango with front-row views of active Volcán Fuego.
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A 13-day active expedition through the volcanic highlands of Antigua and Lake Atitlán to the ancient ruins and rainforest of the Maya Biosphere Reserve
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A 3-day point-to-point highland trek from Antigua through the Río Xaya canyon, Pacific-facing ridgelines, and the Madre Vieja coffee country to Lake Atitlán
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A 2-day overnight ascent of Acatenango with high-altitude base camp at 3,400 meters facing the active Volcán Fuego and a pre-dawn summit push to 3,976 meters at sunrise
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A 5-day trek through the Maya Biosphere Reserve to El Mirador and La Danta Pyramid, the largest pyramid in the world by volume, passing the remote sites of El Tintal and La Muerta
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Guatemala
Deep in the Peten jungle, Tikal's temples pierce the rainforest canopy at heights exceeding 60 meters. Temple IV - Central America…
Guatemala
Colonial Antigua spreads across a valley at 1,530 meters, flanked by three volcanoes: Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. Yellow stucco w…
Guatemala
A caldera lake formed by the Los Chocoyos super-eruption 84,000 years ago, Lake Atitlan sits at 1,562 meters, reaching depths of 3…
Guatemala
The Acatenango overnight trek is Guatemala's marquee adventure: a two-day ascent through four microclimates to a basecamp at 3,750…
Guatemala
In Alta Verapaz, a 300-meter natural limestone bridge spans the Cahabon River - and atop it, a staircase of turquoise pools filter…
Guatemala
The largest Maya city ever built lies beneath 5 days of jungle. The 82 km round-trip trek from Carmelita village passes through vi…
Guatemala
Every Thursday and Sunday, the largest indigenous market in Central America explodes through a K'iche' Maya city of 50,000 people.…
Guatemala
Mesoamerica's largest continuous cloud forest block spans 240,537 hectares, managed by Fundacion Defensores de la Naturaleza. It c…
Guatemala
The Rio Dulce carves through 91-meter limestone canyon walls before emptying into the Caribbean at Livingston - accessible only by…
Guatemala
Guatemala's second city sits at 2,330 meters between towering volcanoes, including Santa Maria (3,772 m) with its continuously act…
Guatemala
A near-perfect circular karstic lake of surreal turquoise water in Alta Verapaz, 200 meters deep and surrounded by primary lowland…
Guatemala
Monterrico's black volcanic sand beaches front 25 interconnected mangrove lagoons. Three sea turtle species nest here with nesting…
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Every season reveals a different face of the country. Here's how to find yours.
We are happy to announce that EcoVoyager has partnered with ARCAS Wildlife Rescue Center, to further animal rescue and rehabilitation efforts in Guatemala.
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Pharomachrus mocinno
Guatemala's sacred national bird and symbol of freedom. Males grow iridescent emerald tail streamers exceeding 65 cm during breeding season - one of the most spectacular birds on Earth.
Very Rare
Panthera onca
The Maya called it Balam and believed it bridged the living and the dead. An estimated 345 individuals survive in Guatemala, 90% within the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Rare
Oreophasis derbianus
Only 600-1,700 individuals remain globally. Turkey-sized with a distinctive bright-red horn, this Endangered species is restricted to cloud forests on Guatemala's volcanic slopes.
Very Rare
Ara macao cyanoptera
The Mesoamerican subspecies is critically threatened - only approximately 300 birds remain in Guatemala's Laguna del Tigre area. WCS has monitored nesting since 2002.
Common
Meleagris ocellata
IUCN Near Threatened and restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula. Tikal National Park is arguably the world's best place to observe this species - birds are remarkably tame around the ruins.
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Tapirus bairdii
Central America's largest native land mammal at up to 300 kg, locally called 'danta'. IUCN Endangered with strongholds in the Maya Biosphere Reserve and Laguna Lachua.
Very Rare
Harpia harpyja
The most powerful eagle on Earth and Guatemala's apex forest predator. IUCN Vulnerable with confirmed nesting pairs in the Sierra de las Minas and Maya Biosphere Reserve.
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