Finca tatin, Rio Dulce, Peten y TIKAL

 

 Our adventure to Finca Tatin started with a boat ride! It was a beautiful sight riding down the river and being circled by walls of green, lush forest.
We had individual cabins that were quite cozy, mosquito nets and all! The warm weather, crisp water for swimming and the amazing food made for a great two night stay. We kayaked the river and had the opportunity to swim in hot spring located along the river. The hot water was created by the steam and heat of the surrounding volcano.




We spent our morning sitting in hammocks, reading, and watching boats filled with children on their way to school pass by us. After our long kayak of the river a few of us decided to have a much deserved sauna session. After saunaing and jumping in the river several times we have a relaxing group dinner and nights sleep.

Peten:

We then made our way to the upper part of Guatemala were we stayed right on the lake of Peten. This beautiful crisp clear clean lake was an amazing opportunity to have an afternoon swim before dinner. In the morning we made our way to the famous Tikal and spent the day walk on, in and around ancient Mayan ruins. We saw monkeys and all kinds of other fun animals in the park!

After a restful night we went to Coban, making our way back home. That afternoon we had the chance to tour a coffee plantation, learn about the process of picking, drying and making coffee and then we got to enjoy a cup! We had a wonderful group dinner that night and woke up early the next day to head back to Xela.