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Birdwatching Antigua

Birdwatching Antigua

Get ready to spot some colorful birds during this full-day bird watching tour in Antigua. The tour explores the El Pilar Nature Reserve, which is set just 2 miles (3.5 km) from Antigua’s central park.
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Finca El Pilar and its Hummingbirds

Finca El Pilar and its Hummingbirds

Fincal El Pilar’s gardens hum with the tiny, whirring wings of its resident hummingbirds. This farm does not produce agriculture, but rather exists to help conserve some of the rare and endangered species of plants and animals in Antigua.
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Birding Tour at Tikal

Birding Tour at Tikal

On the first day of your journey, you’ll start your exploration of the area’s wildlife on a trail through the jungle of the Tikal National Park. Eventually you will come to a clearing, scattered with the stony ruins of Mayan temples and palaces. You have arrived at Tikal, home to one of the most prominent dynasties during the Mayan classic period. OPTIONAL only Professional Bird guide, lunch ,entrance fee to site.
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Las Guacamayas & Waca 3 Day, 2 Night Tour

Las Guacamayas & Waca 3 Day, 2 Night Tour

Las Guacamayas Biological Station is a primary rainforest that has an area of ​​5,050 hectares, which means it is biologically feasible for conservation with a variety of forest wildlife.
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Hot Springs and Indigenous Villages

Hot Springs and Indigenous Villages

This tour includes a visit to indigenous villages and a soak in hot springs. As such, it's a nice mixture of cultural exploration and leisure activities.
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Canopy Tour at Atitlan's Natural Reserve

Canopy Tour at Atitlan's Natural Reserve

This hike through the tree canopy of the Atitlan Reserve will give you a bird’s eye view of an exciting environment. Atitlan Reserve is shaped by the three volcanoes that surround Lake Atitlan. Pristine Lake Atitlan and the surrounding grounds of the reserve offer more natural beauty than you can capture with a few snapshots. To get the most out of this scenery, get a view from the top.
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Coffee Farm Tour

Coffee Farm Tour

Guatemala produces some of the best coffee in the world. On this tour, you’ll visit a coffee farm outside La Antigua to learn about the history and production of coffee in Guatemala.
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Mangrove Forest & Tule Boat Tour

Mangrove Forest & Tule Boat Tour

Monterrico's mangroves are a great place to see birds and other animals. This tour explores the mangrove forests and tule grasses that grow alongside the banks of the mangroves.
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Horseback Riding Around Atitlán

Horseback Riding Around Atitlán

Spend an afternoon riding horses above the shores of Lake Atitlán. You'll enjoy fabulous views of the lake, forests, and mountains on this tour.
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Ceibal and La Pasión River

Ceibal and La Pasión River

During this tour, you'll take a boat down the La Pasión River to the Mayan site of Ceibal. It's a nice mixture of nature and history.
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Birdwatching Finca San Santiago

Birdwatching Finca San Santiago

Just outside of Guatemala City, a 19th-century farm has transformed itself into an ecological safe haven. Finca Santiago functions as an ecotourism site, creating a safe zone for 17 acres (7 ha) of wildlife. Proceeds from tourism go towards the preservation of the surrounding mountain forests.
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Finca Filadelfia Coffee Farm & Birdwatching

Finca Filadelfia Coffee Farm & Birdwatching

Finca Filadelfia has had the same purpose for several generations – growing and selling high-quality coffee. Here you’ll get to see over a hundred different species of birds that live throughout the 535.5 acres (216.5 ha) of the reserve.
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Cerro Alux and the Blue-throated Motmot

Cerro Alux and the Blue-throated Motmot

Cerro Alux covers 13,270 acres (5,3270 ha) just outside of Guatemala City. This ecological reserve is known for its unspoiled tract of pine oak forest, and a clean water supply that helps quench the local population. Cerro Alux is also a federally-maintained Important Bird Area (IBA).
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Search for The Bushy-Crested Jay in Cayala Park

Search for The Bushy-Crested Jay in Cayala Park

Cayala ecological park is part of Guatemala City’s metropolitan green belt. Green belts are sometimes referred to as the “lungs” of a city – a sizeable population of trees in an urban area has a demonstrably beneficial effect on air quality.
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Birding at Tikal and Yaxhá

Birding at Tikal and Yaxhá

Over three days and two nights, you'll get to explore two of the most influential cities in the Maya kingdom. Both Tikal and Yaxhá offer ancient, intriguing settings for you to observe and document the surrounding birds and wildlife.
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Finca Patrocinio and the White-bellied Chachalaca

Finca Patrocinio and the White-bellied Chachalaca

Located between the Santa María and Santiaguito volcanoes, Finca Patrocinio is between 2,297 and 2,789 feet (700 m to 850 m) above sea level. Its lofty height offers a great view of the surrounding forests.
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All-Day Pelagic Tour

All-Day Pelagic Tour

There’s a busy world just beyond Guatemala’s coast. On this boating tour, you’ll stick to the area known as the pelagic zone, which is the area between the shore and the open sea.
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Playa Blanca & 7 Altares Tour

Playa Blanca & 7 Altares Tour

This full-day tour visits a number of places on the Río Dulce and around Lívingston, including the white-sand beach of Playa Blanca & 7 Altares.
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Ceibal Tour

Ceibal Tour

This full-day tour explores the Mayan site of Ceibal, which is near Sayaxché in Guatemala’s Petén department. Ceibal was once one of the largest cities in Guatemala's southern lowlands.
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Aguateca One-Day Tour

Aguateca One-Day Tour

Spend a day exploring the Mayan ruins at the Aguateca Archeological Site in Guatemala. Aguateca is found on a limestone bluff above the Petexbatún Lagoon in the department of Petén.
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