Day trip

Copan Ruins Day Tour From Antigua

Activity provider: Gray Line Guatemala
Day trip

Copan Ruins Day Tour From Antigua

Activity provider: Gray Line Guatemala

From US$ 280 per person

Enjoy a enviroment full of the mayan civilization history and culture with a legendary past at Copán Archeological Park.

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Duration 16 hours
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Live tour guide
Spanish, English
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • The most important Archelogical Site in Honduras
  • Archaeology of the Mayan Ruins
  • Adventure in the Heart of the Mayan World
Full description
Depart from Antigua Guatemala to early on the morning and transfer to Guatemala City to meet your driver. Then, you will transfer to Copán, our transfer will take approximately of 6 hours. Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples. In this fertile valley now lies a city of about 3000, a small airport, and a winding road. You will arrive at one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the Maya World: Copán, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Our tour begins with a visit to the Mayan site of Copán or the “Kingdom of the Sun”, that dates from the Maya Classic period (300 to 900 AD) where can still be seen several stone sculptures Enjoy a unique tour through Copan, this archaeological site has a special connection with Quirigua and covers the most impressive dynasty of the Mayan world the dynasty Yax Kuk Mo. You will have free time to take lunch in Copán Ruinas Town (not included).  At the end of the tour return to Guatemala City, From here you will be transfer to Antigua Guatemala.
Includes
  • Roundtrip hotel transfers to/from Antigua - Copán,
  • Honduras Copán Archaeological Park Admissions
  • Tour guide (bilingual - English and Spanish)
  • Breakfast
  • Border payments
  • Optional gratuities
  • Lunch

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  • Minimum of 2 passengers (adults) is required for the tour to run. If the minimum size is not reached, the tour is subject to cancellation and all tickets are refunded or rescheduled.
  • It is recommended that you bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses, and a camera.
  • Please contact local provider if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.
  • For groups of 10 persons or more, please contact local provider to arrange.
  • Please note: during holy week (17th April – 21st April, 2019) the tour operator does not pick-up from hotels, you will be requested to move to the meeting point where you will be picked-up. Please be ready at the meeting 15 minutes prior the start time of the tour. The meeting points are: Casa Santo Domingo hotel or Soleil hotel

Product ID: 50689