Day 1.  Sat.  Arrival in San Pedro Sula, airport greeting.  Tour briefing and welcome dinner.  Overnight Hotel Marina Copan.  [D]

Day 2.  Sun.  Copan, Honduras.  Copan, a World Heritage Site, was the southernmost major centre of lowland Maya civilization and is famed for its artistic sculpture. The great Hieroglyphic Stairway bears a continuous text of more than 1250 glyph blocks listing dates and names of the city's Classic Period rulers. Visit Copan’s Museum of Maya Sculpture which contains some of the finest examples of Maya sculpture ever found.  Imagine yourself playing with the Mayans on their ball courts, where it is believed the losing team’s captain was often sacrificed to the Gods!!  Overnight at the Marina Copan Hotel.  (B.L.)

Day 3.  Mon.  QUIRIGUA, Guatemala.  Early morning departure to Guatemala and on to the Caribbean area to visit Quirigua, another World Heritage Archaeological Site. This strategically located river city boasts remarkably preserved portraits and texts on sandstone stelae which chronicle a ruling dynasty in competition with nearby Copan.  Quirigua is home to the largest stelae in the Maya World at 26 feet, 6 inches in height and weighing about 65 tons.   Overnight at a comfortable hotel in the Rio Dulce area.  (B.L.)

Day 4.  Tues. LUBAANTUN & NIM LI PUNIT, Belize.  In the morning enjoy a one-hour boat ride to Punta Gorda in Belize.  These 2 Maya Classic sites are home to beautiful carved stelae and ceremonial centers which will pique your interest.  A scenic three-hour ride takes you to San Ignacio for overnight at DuPlooy’s Jungle Lodge on the banks of the Macal River.  (B.L.)

Day 5.  Wed. CARACOL, Belize.  Visit one of the largest political, religious and economic centres of the Maya Classic Period. You will marvel at the many magnificent and well restored pyramids, including the tallest one, named Caana.  Overnight at DuPlooy’s Jungle Lodge.  (B.L.)

Day 6. Thurs. XUNANTUNICH, Belize and YAXHA and UAXACTUN, Guatemala.  Near the border between Belize and Guatemala, Xunantunich is a small site with a tall pyramid offering a spectacular view of the San Ignacio Valley.  Yaxha, the only Maya Classic Site whose name is the same as its emblem glyph, is known for its concentration of massive buildings and well defined avenues and causeways. Its location, on the shore of a lake and within the Maya Biosphere Reserve, makes it unique.  The day will end with a visit to Uaxactun, the only Pre-Classic Maya site of the tour. At Uaxactun you can see the oldest and best preserved Astronomical Observation Complex, built to keep track of equinoxes and solstices.  Overnight within Tikal National Park at the Tikal Inn, enjoying the sights and sounds of the tropical forest wild life. (B.L.D.)

Day 7.  Fri.   TIKAL, Guatemala.  At its peak Tikal covered about 48 square miles and had a population estimated at 55,000. In 292 AD, Temple IV, one of the many pyramids erected to memorialize the dead rulers of Tikal's royal dynasty, and one of the tallest of Maya structures at 212 feet, was erected.  Overnight at the Tikal Inn. (B.L.D.)

DAY 8.  Sat.  Departure from Flores.  Transfer to Flores International Airport for flight home.