In the beginning of this year I visited Tikal, an impressive archaeological Maya site, located in the dense and mysterious jungle of Guatemala. 🇬🇹 It is one of Guatemala’s most famous destinations but still less visited than the Maya sites in Mexico. 📸 I loved going out with a guide of Tikal Go, as the ruins come to life and you learn about the Maya history. Besides that, you will discover the jungle environment around you so much better, with countless monkeys, coatis, butterflies and species of birds. 🐒🦋🦅 Enjoy the pictures and check out the article if you want to learn more about a trip to Tikal. Can’t wait to go on new adventures with Tikal Go to discover more Maya sites in this area. 😍

Very beautiful and interesting temple complex, which is surrounded by a forrest. Here you can easily spend the whole day and immerse yourself in the life of the Maya. Chitzen Itza could be considered as the boring brother. Scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV were filmed here.

The force will be with you. The best place to oversee the whole area. Stunning. Especially in the afternoon

What an amazing array of Mayan temples, restored, unrestored, and in progress. The magnitude of this complex is vast enormously impressive considering the time and effort required to reconstruct each temple. Do not miss visiting this site for a rich view into regional Mayan history.

Tikal's Temple IV is known mostly for its height and the views from the top, people especially like to come here for the sunrise. It is one of the tallest Mayan pyramids discovered thus far and at 230 feet it is almost two and a half times taller than El Castillo at Chichen Itza. The pyramid is mostly unrestored and covered by vegetation, except for the very top, meaning the sanctuary itself, the roof comb, and part of the final terrace. If you wish to climb it, you may do so via a serpentine wooden staircase attached to the pyramid. Once you negotiate the 180+ stairs in the humid Guatemalan heat you'll be greeted by the iconic view that George Lucas liked enough to put in Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope. Sadly, there is not much shade on the terrace but the view is superb. At the bottom of Temple 4, there is a small rest area with a covered patio, a restroom, or a WC, and a vendor licensed to sell refreshments in the park.

Truly a great set of impressive Mayan ruins. Best done with a guide for the historical details. If you have time and a vehicle, also go on to Uaxactan ruins.

Sunrise tour was foggy.... But the park itself amazing.

It was an amazing experience; we took the 4 am tour with a guide, it was amazing be prepared to walk the terrain was rough and muddy since it rained the Night before; we saw the temples, ruins under the stars and saw the sunrise ! For the morning tour bring a small flashlight if you can, we used our phones but it's better to conserve the battery; apply lots of mosquito repellent! Lots of walking and climbing upstairs

Wonderful beautiful view, the forest is easily spotted and it is wonderful sometimes you can see monkeys and cotimundis!

Such a cool place! It's absolutely worth going up all those steep stairs to see the view over the tree tops, where the temples peep out.

For the morning experience you have to hire a guide guy.and be prepare to long walk and a lot of steps up, amazing...

Pictures from the top. But to see temple 4 from afar, climb The Talud Tablero Temple (Structure 5C-49). Great view of multiple Mayan ruins with jungle.

If you are interested in these keywords such as Maya civilization, historical sites, jungles, nature, history, and walking, I recommend you visit here. I chose an English guide because I can't speak Spanish. If you don't have enough historical knowledge, I hope you'll be with the guide. There is a way for people to walk, but walking alone is likely to risk getting lost. I went with four people, including a guide. If there is an employee you really want to see, it is recommended to tell him in advance before the guide starts explaining. + The view of climbing the highest temple gave me a new feeling. At that time, I can't believe and imagine that the Mayans built these buildings and climbed up to these heights using the stone steps. We, human in these days can climb up to the top through just wooden stairs…!

We took the sunrise tour to hear the jungle "wake up" and it was amazing.

Absolutely loved it ❤️. Recommend 100% A lot of walking so take your hiking shoes and lots of water.

Beautiful experience watching the jungle wake up in the morning on top of this ancient Mayan pyramid

Me and my family enjoy.it was a wonderful experience

This has to be one of the most amazing place of history . Every single detail of the buildings are amazing.

Beautiful beautiful view. Go here early to avoid the crowds.

Incredible. Amazing history. Well kept. Beautiful.

Worth the climb up during middle of night to see the sunrise. Once in a lifetime experience.

Beautiful view over the jungle with the peaks of some of the other temples visible between the sea of green!

Great place come prepared to walk! And climb!

The view is always impressive! Being there at anytime is special and definately worth the extra effort. My last count was 197 strep to reach the top of Temple IV. If you remeber to count when you visit, Please confirm if I have correct. 😊🙌🏽

A beautiful Mayan site with so much history