Temple IV Tikal National Park

Well, today was amazing! I will get a good sleep tonight, because we have been on the go all day! I wouldn't trade it for a minute, though!

We got up fairly early and after a wonderful breakfast headed to Tikal National Park (or as Greg called it "Tickle" National Park). On our way there, Rick explained to us that the park is a legally …

... ;      I sit outside my room at the Jungle Lodge, one of three hotels located inside of Tikal National Park. It's aptly named: in front of me lining the balcony stand towering flowers, and spindly howler monkeys deftly leap from ...

... to Tikal to see the sunrise (5am). On the way we saw beautiful red skies as the sun came up. When we arrived, Tikal National Park was very peaceful and then the jungle suddenly awoke with the noises of the birds and monkeys. Unlike Chichen Itza it was ...

3:00AM- I’m sleeping soundly in my bungalow at the Jaguar Inn at Tikal National Park in Guatemala. I’m due to wake up in half an hour for a hike through the jungle to catch sunrise from atop the Mayan ruins. You can imagine my frustration at ...

... , we reached the ticket counter, which was manned by a clerk and a Guatemalan guard with a shotgun.  This was the first national park I had ever been to that required armed guards...  The clerk asked for our money, but didn't give me the ...

... of the heat. The only concern was that the rain and associated clouds would spoil our view of the sunset.   We arrived at Temple IV (The temple of the two headed serpant), at 64.6 metres this temple is the highest in Tikal, we climbed half of this ...

... , its still covered in jungle. Carrying on through the jungle along the Tozzer`s Causeway we arrived at Temple IV. Temple IV is the tallest  structure in Tikal at 72metres. The temple`s crest is not overgrown, so from the temple`s roof comb we could ...

... kinda like being in an indianna jones movie. The temples were incredible.  It was still misty when we made it up to the top of temple IV, the tallest mayan temple in the world, but we got some good pictures.  I liked our guide a lot--he was ...

My fourth weekend in Guatemala I visited Tikal National Park.  Tikal was a major Mayan center before Mayan power transferred to the Yucatan.  It was one of the largest, if not the largest, Mayan cities.  The structures in Tikal are some ...

... up! Me, an American mother and daughter, and an Argentinean biologist were picked up and driven the 63 km to the Tikal National Park. Naturally, our rooms were not ready, so we just quickly changed into some more jungle-friendly clothes and deposited our ...

... temple. By now it was quite light and we immediately headed up a long and steep stairway to the top of the famous Temple IV, with its spectacular panoramic view across the jungle where other temples of this ancient city rise above the canopy. At this ...