我們為期十一天的瓜地馬拉行程是這樣安排的: 12/17/2009-12/28/2009)
Day1: [Tikal] arrived Guatemala city around noon, waited for 5 hours, and took a domestic flight to Tikal (domestic flight cost $250 dollars 美金 per person), and then took a private taxi from Tikal airport to the hotel in Tikal national park ($40 per car)
Day1 - 3: [Tikal]
Day3 (night): [Guatemala city] back to Guatemala city
Day4: [Chichicastenango/Panajachel] at 6am, took a shuttle from Guatemala city to Chichicastenango (the biggest local market), spent 3 hours there, and then took shuttle again to Panajachel, arrived around 4pm (shuttle bus cost $28 per person)
Day5: [Panajachel/Santiago] arrived Santiago around 4pm by boat, cost Q25, about $3 dollars
Day6: [Santiago/Antigua] took 3-hour horse back riding ($55 per person) and then took a private taxi in the afternoon back to Antigua, $40 per car
Day7: [Antigua] went on a volcano hiking trip (Volcano Pacaya), $40 per person
Day8: [Antigua] joined a 22-miles biking trip to visit small towns outside of Antigua, $40 per person
Day9: [Antigua] took a 2-hour mule ride, it took us to a vantage point to see the town of Antigua Guatemala, $35 per person
Day10: [Antigua] visited 5 museums in Casa Santo Domingo hotel
Day11: [Antigua] shopping!
Day 12: took a private taxi to Guatemala, $25, and flew back to Chicago

Tikal 的中文譯名翻成提卡爾或是蒂卡爾,它是瑪雅文化中五大遺址之一。曾是瑪雅最大最強盛的城邦,在瑪雅遺址中擁有最多和最高的神廟,遺址位於國家公園之內,處身熱帶叢林之中,到處可聞鳥聲和猴子聲。

Tikal 國家公園內只有兩家旅館(Tikal Inn and Jaguar Inn),我們住在Tikal Inn。有趣的是整個地區都是用電力發電機發電,晚上一到十點就全區停電,伸手不見五指。所以手電筒在這兒可是不可或缺的必需品。
要小心的是千萬不要從當地旅行社那裏訂房。我們一開始跟當地旅行社詢問,他們竟要價$200 per night,後來直接打給旅館,旅館開價才$50 per night,差超多的。


晚餐在旅館吃的,一道主餐大約十塊美金,木瓜汁一杯Q30,大約美金三塊。我點的是雞排淋上蒜蓉醬

隔天一早我們參加旅館安排的guided tour,約四到五小時,帶我們走一圈Tikal瑪雅遺址中最重要的幾個景點,一個人約$25美金,含小費但不含入園費。
入園費一人Q150 (外國人),約美金$20,
而當地國民入園費則是一人Q25,約美金$3

在入園處一小販在兜售手工娃娃,是用香菇,玉米皮,以及乾燥花做的,很別緻

我買了四個,本來要送人。後來覺得太可愛了,捨不得送,就自己留著啦!

一路上導遊不斷講解各種特殊植物
這是一種可以做沾黏劑的樹(果實的白色膠質很黏)

這是瓜地馬拉的國樹(national tree) 叫做Ceiba

很高大,有點像台灣阿里山神木,樹枝還毛茸茸的。

這就是瑪雅神廟了

比埃及的金字塔小挺多,但還是很壯觀,下圖神廟旁有一個很陡的木梯,有一個人正往上爬

合照


再來一張


真的很高

沿路看到的野生火雞,毛色鮮豔


回到旅館已是四五點了
隔天一早坐hotel bus去機場,$10 per person,check in 後,bus把我們載到附近的一個小鎮Flores,這個
鎮很小,大約一兩小時就能逛完,房子顏色很鮮豔,適合拍照。同行的一對夫妻很哀怨的說他們在這竟訂了兩晚,不曉得接下來兩天要幹嘛。




河景


街景

最後我們坐這小計程車回機場,路程約十分鐘,Q20 = $2.5美金

 

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