Tag an adventure buddy you’d like to explore Mayan ruins with! 📍 Welcome to Tikal National Park, one of the largest ancient cities in the Maya civilizations. And no, this is not in Mexico! 🗺️ Tikal is Located in northern Guatemala 🇬🇹 . You can take a short (35-minute) flight to nearby Flores, or a 10+ hr road trip from Guatemala City 🚙. ⏰ Short on time? We loved visiting over a weekend and loved experiencing the colorful island of Flores, but we learned that tikalgo also hosts day-trips from Belize, Antigua or Guatemala City! 😮 Honestly, what shocked us the most is how massive this park is, and shockingly—80% is still uncovered! We thought having a trusty guide is essential 👌. TIP: We opted for a full-day sunset tour in the hopes of experiencing the park to ourselves, and it worked! Most travelers arrive early, and leave by 1-2pm, when we were arriving. And, we got to stick around for one of the most incredible sunsets of our lives 🤩. This was so much more than ‘jus...