Tourism: 7 Day ARCAS EcoTour
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7-DAY ARCAS ECOTOUR PACKAGE
Day 1
- Arrival at Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City.
- Transfer to colonial capital of Antigua.
Day 2
- Travel to Peten by airplane (6:00am) and to ARCAS Rescue Center.
- Presentation by ARCAS staff on the problems of the illegal pet trade and difficulties of rehabilitation and release.
- Hands-on participation in care and feeding of the animals.
- Visit to ARCAS Endangered Species Interpretive Center, quarantine and rehabilitation areas.
Accommodation at Rescue Center.
Day 3
- Transfer to Tikal National Park with a stop-off at eco-tourism and handicraft projects being carried out with the communities of El Remate.
- Accommodation at Jungle Lodge.
- Visit to Tikal Museum and short afternoon tour of ruins.
Day 4
- Pre-dawn tour with trained nature guide of Tikal ruins, focussing on wildlife viewing.
- Mid-day siesta.
- During the afternoon, visit to hunting and chicle-gathering community of Uaxactun with a presentation on sustainable rainforest extractive industries.
- (Optional: Overnight stay at community eco-tour camping area.)
Day 5
- Visit to Yaxha, a major Mayan site with a large temple bordering a large lake and site of the largest watershed in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve.
- In the afternoon, return to Flores and flight to Guatemala City and transfer to Antigua.
Day 6
- Visit to ARCAS office. Presentation on environmental and social problems facing Guatemala, problem of endangered species trade.
- Optional activities: Participation in environmental education activity, Visit to Cerro Alux Cloud Forest Reserve, Climb Pacaya volcano, an active volcano one hour away. (Depends on the state of eruption of the volcano).
Day 7
- Sightseeing and shopping in Antigua. Optional: guided tour of organic coffee plantations.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 01:28 |
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