7 Countries in 2 weeks...!! Central America

Visiting Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala & Belize

INCLUDING:
14 nights hotel accommodations with room taxes and service charges. Meals as marked in itinerary (B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=dinner). Transfers on arrival and departure (airport/hotel/airport). English speaking tour guides and entrance fees when necessary. All ground transportation for the different tours mentioned in this itinerary. Entrance fees when necessary. Local airfare Flores (Guatemala) to Belize City

NOT INCLUDED:
AIRFARE, U.S.A airport departure taxes (usually included in your international ticket). Insurance. Airport departure taxes -Costa Rica US$18.00, Belize $28, Guatemala $32, El Salvador $26, Honduras $28, Panama $30. Colombia $52. Passports or entry documents. Tips to tour guides or bus drivers. Meals unless mentioned in you day by day itinerary.

ALL RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, unless under deposit and confirmed.

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Tour Operator
Tara Tours
Duration
15 Days
Escorted
Escorted - No
DayDestinationDescription
Day 1Depart USASUN: USA-PANAMA : Arrive and transfer to new hotel Hard Rock. (B)
Day 2Panama CityMON: PANAMA CITY TOUR & CANAL : AM Panama City is a vibrant, cosmopolitan and beautiful city, Capital of the Republic of Panama, and located at the pacific side of the American Continent. Built in 1519 by Pedro Arias Davila, a Spanish Governor, it has been considered as on of the most important cities of the Americas.

You will visit the oldest sector of modern Panama, known as the Casco Viejo. Other points of interest are the famed flat arch or Santo Domingo Church, the beautiful gold- plated altar of the San Jose Church, the Panama Canal Museum, the National Theater, the National Cathedral, the Presidential Palace and other numerous colonial churches and monuments. Then your tour will continue to see modern Panama and The Banking District and its beautiful Skyscrapers .The city is and important center of international finance and is home to more than 120 banks. Continue to visit Miraflores Locks & Panama Canal:

Participants will be able to witness the magnificent Miraflores Locks and most probably, its operation. An expert canal guide will take us back in time to be part of it. What a way to experience this magnificent architectural masterpiece and to have a breathtaking view of the 8th wonder of the World.

Overnight new hotel Hard Rock in Panama city.(B)

Day 3San JoseTUE: PANAMA-COSTA RICA (San Jose) : Transfer to the airport. Arrive in San Jose and transfer to hotel Irazu (B)
Day 4San JoseWED: SAN JOSE CITY TOUR : AM Get a taste of San Jose City and its surrounding areas!

San Jose is the Capital City of Costa Rica and economic center of the nation. It is currently undergoing a renaissance, with modern high rise buildings emerging, a brand new national stadium, and a new Chinatown section being built. Yet it still retains much of its past multicultural heritage in restored elegant old buildings, museums, historic statues and parks. The Walking City Tour is an intimate and authentic perspective of our capital city and contemporary Costa Rica. You will also visit our National Museum for an absorbing lesson of our history and a hill top view overlooking the city. Return to your hotel Irazu. (B)

Day 5ManaguaTHU: COSTA RICA (San Jose)- NICARAGUA (Managua) : Depart for San Jose. Arrive Managua mid-afternoon. Overnight Hotel Holiday Inn.(B)
Day 6MANAGUA & GRANADA TOURFRI: MANAGUA & GRANADA TOUR -Full day : Managua is the capital of Nicaragua since 1852. Managua is a very warm and sunny city. Among the places to visit are: "National Historic Park Loma de Tiscapa". We will know in much detail, the story behind national hero Augusto Cesar Sandino and the Somoza dictatorship. We will see the ruins of old presidential palace, destroyed by the earthquake that leveled the city. Then we will drive down to the old city center to visit the "Park of Peace". We will also visit "El Malecon", for a closer look at Lake Managua and surrounding areas. We will see the monument to Simon Bolivar, in the avenue of the same name. National Theater Ruben Dario, New Presidential House, Palace of culture and other buildings. The tour will take us to see the enigmatic human footprints of Acahualinca, (6000 years). We will also see the future center of the city with its modern and new metropolitan cathedral. Completing with a visit to the arts and craft market for souvenirs, and the Coffee House, Then continue to Granada for a sightseeing tour of this beautiful colonial town. Granada was founded by Captain Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba in the year 1524 next to the Mombacho volcano and the great lake of Nicaragua. Named after the city of Granada in Spain, this city has plenty of colonial churches, narrow streets and large homes with beautiful indoor patios, tiled roofs and pretty colonial colors. Your tour guide will take you to the most interesting places of this magnificent colonial city. Return to Managua and to your Hotel Holiday Inn (B)
Day 7SAN PEDRO DE SULASAT: NICARAGUA (Managua)-HONDURAS (San Pedro de Sula) : Transfer to the airport. Arrive in San Pedro and transfer to hotel Clarion. (B)
Day 8SAN PEDRO DE SULASUN: SAN PEDRO DE SULA -Full day Copan : Visit the most beautiful Mayan site where you will observe archaeologists at work excavating and marking new discoveries. Visit the archaeological park, museum and the quaint village of Copan. Late afternoon return to San Pedro Sula. Overnight hotel Clarion (B).

ABOUT COPAN

Since it was discovered by John Stephens in 1839, Copan has become the highest artistic and cultural achievement of the ancient Maya civilization. Often referred to as the Athens of the Maya world, the great works and peaceful surrounding of the forested Copan valley seldom fail to touch the hearts of most modern visitors. Today Copan has been named an UNESCO World Heritage site and a Honduran national monument. Also, it holds the new sculpture museum-an architectural landmark.

Day 9San SalvadorMON: HONDURAS (San Pedro de Sula)-EL SALVADOR (San Salvador) : Transfer to the airport. Arrive in San Salvador and transfer to new hotel Holiday Inn. (B)
Day 10San SalvadorTUE: SAN SALVADOR : Depart 12noon. We will start the tour with a good local lunch. Then we will drive through the streets and avenues of the city until we arrive at Santa Elena; a beautiful residential area. After this we will visit the National Anthropological Museum Dr. David J. Guzman, where we will be able to have a guided tour in this interesting historical location. We will continue our tour through La Zona Rosa where you will be able to find everything to satisfy your nightlife; then to the Paseo General Escalon, until we arrive to the monument of the Divino Salvador del Mundo, located in the Plaza Las Americas. Then, we will continue the tour until we arrive at the monument of the Fallen Victims; then our tour shall continue through Los Heroes Boulevard, Alameda Juan Pablo II and Centro de Gobierno until we arrive to National Historical Center which will bring us very close to the Metropolitan Cathedral and to the National Palace; when we finish we will visit the monument of Central American Independence, then we shall go to a view-point located in Planes de Renderos, for a magnificent view of the city and also access to a gallery of hand crafted artifacts. Hotel Holiday Inn (B)
Day 11GuatemalaWED: EL SALVADOR-GUATEMALA BY BUS : Depart by bus San Salvador for Guatemala city. Arrive and transfer to Barcelo. Afternoon sightseeing tour of the city visiting the most important places in old and modern Guatemala. Hotel Barcelo Guatemala. (B)
Day 12GuatemalaTHU: GUATEMALA- Full day to Tikal : Today you will go back more than 2,000 years in time when you visit the Tikal National Park. Early morning you will be picked up at your hotel for transfer to the airport to board the flight to Flores, Peten . On arrival, our representative will take you to the Mayan City of Tikal which is located in the center of the National Park that bears its name, and has an extension of 222 square miles. Tikal was inhabited from 600 BC., till 869 AD. Its highlight was between 690 till 850 AD., a time period known by archaeologists as the Late Classic. Visit the Twin-Pyramid Complexes "Q" and "R", Lost World Complex where the Great Pyramid and Temple 5C-49 are the most important. Also, visit Temple III and the Palace of the Windows, the Great Plaza, squared off with the pyramids of the Grand Jaguar and the Masks, the Palace of the Nobles, and Pyramid IV. This one is the highest of the Mayan pyramids, from its top a complete view of Tikal and its surrounding jungle can be enjoyed. In the afternoon transfer to your hotel in Flores. (B,L)
Day 13BelizeFRI: FLORES-BELIZE (GUATEMALA-BELIZE) : Morning flight to Belize city. Arrive and transfer to hotel Biltmore Plaza. (B)
Day 14Altun HaSAT: BELIZE-ALTUN HA-BABOON SANCTUARY: : Full day excursion. In the morning your guide will take you to explore the Mayan ruins of Altun-Ha - at one time it spread out about 20 square miles. You will see towers, palaces and pyramids of this great city where your tour guide will explain the advance world of the Mayan Civilization, then visit the exciting Baboon Sanctuary. Return to Belize for overnight.

(L)

Day 15Return USASUN: BELIZE-USA : Transfer to the airport for your flight back to USA.
Dates/Pricing

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DatePrice / DescriptionQuote
 $3,925.00* (USD) / *2014 LAND TOUR COST: per person : including local airfare Flores (Guatemala)-Belize City - DoubleQuote
Disclaimer

Rates do not apply for Christmas, New Years and Holy Week.

DEPOSIT: US$300 per person

FINAL PAYMENT: 60 days before departure

AIR COST: per person

From Miami $1,200/1,350; New York $1,450/1,550; Los Angeles $1,500/1,600

(This cost of airfare includes portion from Miami to Panama-S.Jose-Managua-Salvador-San Pedro-Guatemala....and Belize-Miami)

Airfare subject to change at any time. USA airport tax/fuel surcharges/security not included, about $200.

Add-ons available upon request. Airfares need to be done in advance. We will advise accordingly.

  
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