Trips to Tikal

The simple act of hearing its name already makes you feel as if you're entering an adventure. Visiting Tikal is one of those experiences that suggest a hat and a whip, like a modern Indiana Jones in search of the best-kept secrets of the Mayans. Knowing that what can be seen today is only 20% of the original city and that the pyramids were painted in bright colors, it's easy to imagine how incredible it was and still is the great Tikal. Both for its remains and the jungle that literally devours it, this wonder of the ancient world is part of the World Heritage.

"Its buildings were so tall that some call it the 'New York of the Mayans'"

The jungles of Petén, among the densest on our planet, surround this archaeological treasure where you can still see six of its temples, climb its pyramids, and walk through the plazas. This is where the Mayans played the ball game, a sport in which the loser was often ritually sacrificed and decapitated. Given the size of the city, it's estimated that more than 100,000 inhabitants could have lived there during the 9th century, more than in London itself at the time. Are you ready for the adventure of exploring one of the capitals of the Mayan world?