These majestic late classic period sites are rightly popular with our guests.

Our guide meets you at your hotel in San Ignacio town and drives to CAHAL PECH maya site.

Cahal Pech settled in a very unique jungle setting, surrounded by the ever popular San Ignacio Town, offers you a very tranquil and lovely setting with numerous private plazas and ceremonial structures and temples. This once very influential Maya site was built overlooking the Macal River and had access to trading routes on the Mopan River Valley and was known to Xunantunich and Buena Vista, two very important powerful and influential Maya sites

Cahal Pech & Xunantunich are late classic periods maya sites whose history date back to the mid to late preclassic period and whose political influence in/to the small neighbouring  mayan  in ancient time provided and enhanced their power - each in its own polity.

Xunantunich is built upon a ridge overlooking the upper reaches of the Mopan river, it commands a spectacular view of the surrounding countryside. The site core is dominated by the 130 foot high ‘El Castillo” Xunantunich has had the highest structures within this area as its temple towers over the valley, like an eagle's eye over the small communities that served them. Your adventure includes a guided tour of the site which will often include some of the sites wildlife such as the iconic howler monkeys.

The best hours to enjoy these sites are in the early part of the day or mid afternoon to closing hours (2:30 – 4:00), since at these hours wildlife is happily enjoying the coolest part of the day or getting ready to end their diurnal life. Nothing like having these sites almost to yourself and to be inspired by there great scenery and private courtyards only unique to these sites and yet so close to civilization.