Breathtaking Tikal Sunrise: Ancient Maya & Jungle Wildlife

My mother and I are from Australia. We did the sunrise tikal tour with Gem Trips. From the beginning, they had great communication. The owner Marlon messaged us via Whatsapp to arrange our pick up and helped us with the purchasing of the tickets ahead of time. They arrived on time in the morning. José Moreno was our guide. He was fun, very knowledgeable and attentive. Fluent in English and Spanish. At the end of the day, Tikal is going to be the same no matter which day or time you go, but it is the guide makes all the difference in the experience you're going to have. We highly recommend José from Gem Trips!

Traveled with my boyfriend and his family to celebrate his birthday and wow this experience was the best birthday gift. Marlon the tour guide made it into an amazing experience. He explains all the history, culture, & architecture. Also be sure to ask questions he knows so knowledgeable. The sunrise experience was surreal, definitely worth waking up for. You get more than what you pay for, would 1000% do it again and recommend to everyone

The tour was excellent! our tour guide took the time to prepare a very good agenda, took us to the places we prioritized, and gave us time to enjoy the sights, sounds, and nature. His information was thorough covering from archeology, fauna, and flora to culture and history. I highly recommend this tour.

This excursion was one of the best guided trip that I have ever experienced. Marlon is an excellent, intelligent tour guide, he is very knowledgable, conscientious, and has a very calm, and confident energy that every tour guide should have. He was on time at the early pick up to to the sunrise, had a lovely breakfast- coffee prepared, then shared a lot of amazing facts, and interesting information regarding the Mayan history. It was a real pleasure to spend time with him and experience the beautiful Tikal National Park, that had succeeded my expectation!

We loved this tour! Marlon was extremely knowledgeable and really brought the site to life. Because of the itinerary he had planned we managed to spot wildlife we otherwise wouldn't have done. Would very much recommend.

We absolutely loved the Sunrise Tour in Tikal! It was a fantastic experience from start to finish. Our guide Marlon was incredible – he shared his deep knowledge with so much passion and gave us fascinating insights into the history, geology, and wildlife of Tikal. Everything was perfectly organized: the transport was smooth, the food was excellent, and every detail was handled with great care. We truly had an unforgettable time and felt very well taken care of. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience!

We absolutely loved the Sunrise Tour in Tikal! It was a fantastic experience from start to finish. Our guide Marlon was incredible – he shared his deep knowledge with so much passion and gave us fascinating insights into the history, geology, and wildlife of Tikal. Everything was perfectly organized: the transport was smooth, the food was excellent, and every detail was handled with great care. We truly had an unforgettable time and felt very well taken care of. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience!

Beautiful, immersive, mindful excursion, with a great organization. Knowledgable tour guide, very zen

It was the best experience in our entire holiday in Guatemala. The guide (Marlon) was extremely dedicated and had an enormous knowledge about almost everything from wildlife to archaeology and general aspects in Guatemala. He showed and taught us a lot. He was highly educated with a very polite approach, and we felt, he really cared about his costumers and wanted them to have a great experience. And of course he was on top of all the practical aspects for example the paperwork for getting into Tikal. We highly recommend a tour with him in Tikal - a place he knows as his own backyard as he has been guide there for several years.

We had a fantastic experience doing the sunrise tour of Tikal with GEM Trips, guided by Marlon. The whole trip was well organised—transport was on time and very comfortable, and the breakfast and lunch provided were much better than expected. What really made the day special was Marlon. He was kind, thoughtful and incredibly knowledgeable without ever being dry or boring. He kept our teenage sons interested the whole way through, which says a lot! Marlon clearly has a real love for the environment and was amazing at spotting wildlife we’d never have seen on our own. His passion for both nature and Mayan history was infectious, and made the whole experience feel very alive. We’ve travelled quite a bit and had many guides over the years—Marlon was definitely one of the best. Would highly recommend.