Tikal Sunrise Tour: Explore Archeological Marvels and Spot Wildlife (North and West Premium)

Join our Tikal Sunrise Tour to explore archaeological marvels, spot wildlife, and capture stunning photographs. Guaranteed departure, hassle-free entry fees, and an excellent bilingual guide.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tikal National Park - The activity begins when we pick you up at your hotel, when booking, please choose the time according to the location of your hotel. In case you don’t know the location of your hotel yet, just book the cheapest tour option, later you let us know your hotel location and if there is a price difference, you can pay it to our…
What's Included
  • Mosquito Repellent Application
  • Tikal Map
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Water refill in the vehicle
  • Professional Excellent English-Spanish Speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Embark on an exquisite tour visiting optimal locations for capturing photos of the monuments. We assure departure, even with only one guest without any additional charges. Our tour combines both, the breath-taking sunrise and archaeological exploration, allowing enough time and flexibility, ideal for photography enthusiasts.
We provide hassle-free…

Location
Tikal National Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Garygp8363ws
Jan 20, 2026
Fantastic From Start To Finish - One of the best things you'll ever do. With respectful others, sitting at the heights of a Mayan temple as the dewi lifts like wraiths in the glare of the sun, and the inky blacks and greys give way to the paradoxically pleasant cacophony of birds and spider and howler monkeys, that's living, that's being alive. I had Jose as a guide all on my own. He was friendly, personable, great at spotting wildlife like an orange-bellied falcon, howler monkey and agouti and emotionally intelligent. The perfect guide. Cannot recommend Gem highly enough. Such a difference to the sunrise Xaxha tour the day before, so generic and "throughput" Do this if you want to feel something and understand something at Tikal. One of the best tours I have ever had.
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Tomthacker
Jan 19, 2026
Fantastic experience - Booked a small group sunrise tour of Tikal as a solo traveler. Marlon (the proprietor) was in touch over WhatsApp to provide me with all the details and let me know beforehand what I should bring with me. He also picked me up directly from my hotel in Flores to take me to Tikal. My guide, José, was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and super personable. I can’t think of a single complaint I had, and I would happily recommend to anyone wanting to do a sunrise tour of Tikal to use Gem Trips. Had a really great time - thanks, fellas
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Dutchpirate107
Jan 17, 2026
Amazing experience with a wonderful guide - Tikal was amazing. The guide knew a lot about the Maya and answered all our questions. He also knew a lot about nature; we saw many birds and other animals. The sunrise tour was great, although it was too foggy to see the sun, we still saw several temples. All in all, it was a great experience and I would definitely recommend it.
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502laceyk
Jan 17, 2026
Sunrise Tour 2026 - This experience was absolutely perfect. Our guide Jose really took the time to walk us through the park and explain everything while also spotting wild life. I highly recommend booking the sunrise tour, there is nothing like being in the jungle as it wakes up. You would be silly not to book with this company, everything was wonderful!
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Discover09343728386
Jan 10, 2026
A fantastic tour! - We had a fantastic time on the sunrise Tikal tour! Our guide Jose was really knowledgeable about all the ruins and amazing at identifying the wildlife. We saw lots of spider monkeys and toucans! We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel and the whole experience was really seamless. Would recommend this tour to anyone! Thanks Marlon and Jose.
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Maria_i
Jan 9, 2026
Unmissable in Tikal - Fernando was an excellent guide. He knows a lot about the flora and fauna of the place (especially birds). He also explained with great propriety aspects of history and archaeology. We went in January and it was cold at dawn. We recommend wearing windbreakers or a light coat.
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Martijnvl2976fn
Jan 6, 2026
Amazing personal experience - This was easily one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. Our guide Marlon provided a deeply personalized experience, even tailoring the hike to my parents’ love for birdwatching, animals and plants. Marlon’s knowledge was staggering; from Latin and Mayan names of plants to deep insights into Mayan architecture and history. ​The logistics were superior; everything well planned with nice meals. A major highlight was eating breakfast right at the Maya temple after other groups had left, giving us the entire viewpoint to ourselves. It is a memory we will never forget.
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Rystech
Dec 30, 2025
Amazing Tour of Tikal, the history of the Mayan People and Wildlife - This was quite possibly the best tour I’ve ever been on. We had the pleasure of touring with Marlon. His passion for Tikal and the Mayan’s history was on show for the whole day. Marlon answered every question about the history, flora and fauna in depth. Going early helped us avoid crowds and see more wildlife, and avoid the hot weather midday. As avid birdwatchers we were thrilled to see the toucans and parrots. Marlon picked up plastic trash whenever he saw it, showing a deep care for preserving the grounds. His wife even made delicious pupusas for breakfast and Marlon carried them for the whole group. We are deeply grateful to have lucked out for going with Marlon. I can’t imagine a better person suited for the job! At the time of writing, there was an additional Q250 per person (150 base fee and 100 sunrise fee).
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Travelsole4
Dec 27, 2025
Beautiful experience at Tikal - Very well organized, professional and extremely friendly. The breakfast snack was very authentic and tasty a true local experience. Highly recommend this tour.
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Rachsnz
Dec 22, 2025
GEM Trips are your best choice - 100% recommended. - Marlon is an exceptionally knowledgeable and friendly guide. He asked what we were interested in and adapted our tour to suit. We saw so much that others missed because Marlon is so familiar with Tikal and the secrets it hides. We are very pleased we chose to tour with Marlon; from the coffee and snacks to begin, through to the excellent lunch at the end, temples, palaces, tales of the past, birds and animals, amazing scenery ... he (and Tikal) delivered it all! 100% recommend GEM Trips. We also used them for a separate transfer and the driver, Lucio, was brilliant too.
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From $54
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).