El Mirador
5 days & 4 nights
Five days searching for the lost city of the Maya. long walks listening the symphony of the forest, monkeys that hurry to escape and others that observe curious the visitors, nights of histories and mysticism, fantastic sunrises with the song of exotic birds, good food, the warmth and professionalism of our communitarian guides.
We Visit: Community of Carmelita, El Nacimiento Camp site, El Mirador National Park.
Characteristic of the route:
Effort: high
Route: Mixed, first part in vehicle, then walks or horseback
Characteristic of the traveler: People with excellent physical condition, capacity to ride horses and walk
Condition of the land: wavy land and in rainy season very muddy
Daily distances: 35 Km. (8 hrs. Approximately)
Humidity average: 85%
Temperature average: 36 degrees centigrade
Size of the group: 12 people maximum
Includes:
Private transportation with professional chauffeur
4 nights of lodging in camp sites (includes hammocks, mosquito nets and blankets)
All meals (4 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners, purified water)
Trip according to the program
Communitarian tour guide, support during the whole journey (don´t speak English)
Horses to carry the stuff
Horses to ride
First aid kit
DESCRIPTION:
Day 1
Departure time 6:00 a.m. We pick you up at your hotel.
Arrival at Carmelita at 9:00 a.m. i.e. 82 km. away from Flores.
Jungle walk to El Nacimiento: after unpacking, we will meet our local guide and we will start towards El Nacimiento. Horses will be there to carry our luggage. This is a 25 km or 6 hr. walk.
We will have a Country style lunch on the way to the site.
Dinner will be served at El Nacimiento camp site.
Good night.
Day 2
Jungle morning wake up call. Breakfast will be served at El Nacimiento camp site.
At 7:00 a.m. we will begin our jungle walk towards El Mirador, this is 8 hrs.
We will do a Country style lunch on the way to the camp site.
Good night.
Day 3
Jungle morning wake up call.
Breakfast will be served at El Mirador camp site.
We will then explore the city of El Mirador.
We will do lunch on the site.
Dinner will be served at El Mirador camp site.
Good night.
Day 4 & 5
Jungle morning wake up call.
Breakfast will be served at El Mirador camp site.
At 07:00 a.m. we will begin our jungle walk back to Carmelita, in the same way we went in.
