Guatemala and Belize Adventure: Tikal, Caye Caulker & Acatenango Volcano

This journey begins at Antigua Guatemala. On the first day, we meet at 18:00.

We recommend that upon landing in Guatemala City, you take a shared transfer to Antigua Guatemala. The travel time between the airport and Antigua Guatemala is between 40 minutes and an hour. Caye Caulker is just an hour and a half from Belize City airport.

This journey ends at Cayo Caulker. On the last day, you are free to leave at any time, so whether you need to book a flight, a train, or wish to continue the journey on your own, you can organize your return as you prefer.

We will climb a 3,900-metre-high volcano (10-12 hours of hiking, with a 1,570m ascent and descent, culminating at the 3,976m summit) and sleep in tents. In Guatemala, traffic can be very heavy, and on one of the days, we may spend many hours on the road. Backpacks are required to optimise space in the transports. The rest of the time, we will sleep in hotels and interact a lot with the locals to learn about their cultures and traditions. We will be in the jungle, so remember not to feed any animals we might encounter along the way. In Belize, we will go scuba diving or snorkelling, so don't forget to respect marine life.

For this itinerary, traveling with a backpack is mandatory for logistical reasons and the convenience of the entire group - including yourself! Trolleys, bulky suitcases, or hard luggage are not allowed. The Travel Group Leader will provide guidance on the ideal baggage before departure via the WhatsApp group.

Return international flights are not included on our trips because we want to give you full autonomy and flexibility. You can choose your preferred airline, fly from the airport that works best for you, and decide how many stopovers you want to make along the way.

As flights are not included, you also have more flexibility with your travel dates: you could arrive at your destination a few days early or return home a bit later – or even continue independently to a nearby destination!

Yes, you can change your trip directly from your MyWeRoad personal area, up to 31 days before departure. If you purchased Flexible Cancellation, to give you maximum flexibility, you may cancel your trip up to 8 days before departure and receive a refund, whatever the reason.

How to change your trip from MyWeRoad

• Enter your booking
• Scroll to the “Change your trip” section at the bottom right
• Select a different date for the same trip or a completely different trip

Things to know

You can change your trip up to 3 times from your MyWeRoad personal area. Further changes must be requested by contacting our team at hello@weroad.com.
The new trip must depart within 12 months from the original departure date.
If your original booking included a private room, Flexible Cancellation, discount codes, gift cards, or vouchers, we will notify you before confirmation if they cannot be applied to the new trip.

You cannot switch to sold-out trips. For “On request” departures, we will check availability. For “Last spots” departures, availability in rooms of your same gender may not be guaranteed.
If there is a price adjustment: if the new trip costs less, we will refund the difference; if it costs more, you will need to pay the difference.

PLEASE NOTE: before cancelling, keep in mind that you can move your booking to another trip or a different date. Find out how!

In some cases – for example when a departure is not yet confirmed and it is your first unconfirmed booking – you can book without paying the €/£/$100 deposit upfront.

This means that you can secure your spot at zero cost: nothing will be charged until the departure is confirmed. Once the departure is confirmed, the €/£/$100 deposit will be automatically charged within 48 hours according to the terms agreed at the time of booking.

Yes, but first consider changing your trip: from MyWeRoad you can move your booking to another date or another trip up to 31 days before departure, without losing what you've paid. Find out how!

If you still want to cancel

• Confirmed trip: you cancel directly from MyWeRoad, in the trip management section. Amounts paid are non-refundable, unless you bought Flexible Cancellation.
• Trip not confirmed yet: cancellation goes through our team. Write to hello@weroad.com with your booking code.

Please note: if it's your first unconfirmed booking, you will only be asked to provide a credit card, PayPal, or Revolut as a guarantee, but nothing will be charged. From the second unconfirmed booking onwards, a mandatory £/$100 deposit will be required.

You'll find all the details in Can I cancel my booking directly from MyWeRoad? and Can I get a refund if I cancel?

We offer several payment methods to fit every need:

1. Credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express);
2. Instalment payment with Klarna (you’ll pay for the trip in three equal amounts);
3. PayPal (for selected destinations);
4. Revolut Pay to pay even faster straight from your Revolut account.

Yes, in two ways:

1. From your personal area
Once you've booked, every WeRoader can add their flight details in their personal area, and the rest of the group can see them anonymously. Just log in, open your booking, and you'll find the section there. The more people fill it in, the easier it is for everyone to match up.

2. From the trip messages
Every departure has its own message space on the WeRoad website: the best place to ask your future travel mates directly, or to read what they've already written.

You don't need to have booked to join in. If you're still deciding, you can already ask who's going, when, and on which flight. You can get there from the departures list, from the trip page, or from your personal area once you're logged in.

Your Travel Coordinator is in the conversation too, so if you have a question about that specific departure, that's where you'll get an answer.

And if you can't find what you're looking for, just write to us and we'll share whatever information we have.

If a departure is “Open to book”, it means that the trip is not yet confirmed and we are waiting for a few more bookings… maybe yours!

The good news? If it’s your first booking on an unconfirmed departure, you can book without paying anything! Just. leave your credit card details as a guarantee: no immediate charge, €/£/$0 deposit.
In the meantime, wait for the departure to be confirmed before purchasing your round-trip flights!

It depends on when you cancel, the status of your departure, and how much you have already paid. Here are all the cases.

If the trip is not confirmed
Cancellation goes through our team: write to hello@weroad.com with your booking code.
If WeRoad does not confirm the trip, we'll let you know by email and you can choose between a full refund and using the amount for another trip.

Tour confirmed – you paid only the €/£/$100 deposit
In case of cancellation, the deposit paid is not refunded. However, you can change your trip from your MyWeRoad Account and use the amount for another departure.

Tour confirmed – you paid the full amount
In case of cancellation, the amount paid is not refunded. However, you can change your trip from your MyWeRoad Area and use the amount for another departure.

If you cancel within 31 days of departure – Tour confirmed
You can cancel your booking at any time. However, in case of cancellation within 31 days of departure, no refund of the amount paid is provided, nor is it possible to change your trip, unless you have purchased Flexible Cancellation.
The private room fee, included in the price of your trip, is not refunded under any circumstances within this time frame, unless you have purchased Flexible Cancellation.

If you have Flexible Cancellation
With Flexible Cancellation, you may cancel your trip up to 8 days before departure and receive a refund, whatever the reason. The only amount not refunded is the cost of the Flexible Cancellation option itself.

PLEASE NOTE: before cancelling, keep in mind that you can move your booking to another trip or a different date. Find out how!

For any doubts about your specific situation, write to our team at hello@weroad.com: we'll help you!

Generally, our groups have an average of 11 people. Everyone on our trips speaks English, and travellers join us from across the US, UK, Europe and beyond. 

Our trips are open to travelers aged 18–53. If you prefer to travel with people closer to your age, some trips have indicated ranges, such as 18–25 or 25–35. We allow a little flexibility on these, as long as you’re up for the pace and energy of the group.

Each group will be joined and led by one of our experienced Group Leaders, who’s there to ensure everything runs smoothly and the group feels well-supported. 

If you’d like to know more about our typical WeRoad groups do reach out to us on WhatsApp on +44 7716573700 or +12147948826. 

Yes! If you're curious, you can take a sneak peek at the group before booking. 
You’ll find the info in the ‘Group’ section for each trip on the departures page, showing how many WeRoaders have already booked. 

Click the little arrow and you’ll even see their gender and ages – but hey, that’s exclusive info, so we’ll ask you to log in or sign up to see that!

For our trips we usually use locally owned accommodation instead of big hotel chains. It’s our favourite way to really experience the local culture and, whenever we can, support the local economy. Typically, you’ll stay in hotels, apartments, guesthouses and hostels with the same standard maintained across all trips in the same destination.

The list of accommodation for your trip will be shared with you by your Group Leader 2-5 days before departure, along with other useful details for your adventure!

For some trips, in the itinerary section, you’ll find the number of nights and the location (not the hotel) where you’ll be spending the night(s). The location shown is the one we usually go for on most trips, but in some cases, you might stay in a nearby town. This will depend on logistics or availability of accommodation. 

The list of accommodation for your trip (and therefore also the exact locations) will be shared by your Travel Group Leader 2-5 days before departure, along with other useful information for your adventure!

The WeRoad Travel Group Leader is an experienced and skilled traveler who will be the perfect companion for your trip. They will manage all the logistical aspects of the itinerary like transport, timings, accommodation, restaurant bookings and meeting points, so that you can enjoy the trip without this hassle. They’re there to support the group, ensure everything runs smoothly and will no doubt make the trip a lot of fun along the way too! 

The Group Leader will set up a WhatsApp group approximately 2 weeks before departure. This will be the moment to ask any pre-departure questions and get to know the rest of the group! If the trip you are interested in already has a Travel Group Leader assigned, you can contact them before booking. Their details will be on the trip page, or you can search for their name here. After booking, you will find their contact details in your My WeRoad account, under ‘Bookings and Trips’ > ‘Your Upcoming Trips’ > ‘Trip Details’.

When you set off on a WeRoad trip, you’re officially a WeRoader – and as we often say, 'once a WeRoader, always a WeRoader'. This means that once you’re part of the community, a little piece of WeRoad will always stay with you.

But you’re not just a WeRoader during your trips, far from it! The community is alive and active all year round: you can stay in touch by following and interacting on our social media channels, like the Facebook group or the Instagram profile. You can also come along to one of our many events that we run in different cities worldwide. Check out and sign up to our events by downloading the WeMeet app here. 

Yes, on all our trips you will share a room with other WeRoaders in your group. The bathroom will either be private or shared only with other travelers on the trip. The rooms might be twins, triples, quadruples or multi-share (up to 8 people in exceptional cases), depending on the destination and availability.

You will never share with people from outside of the WeRoad group, except in certain cases for local experiences, which are specifically mentioned in the itinerary or communicated before booking. These typically involve specific nights in unique accommodation like tents, homestays, or camping, offering a more adventurous travel experience in exchange for some comfort.

During the booking process, you can also choose to stay in a mixed-gender room. If needed, only travelers who have opted in to this option may share a room with travel companions of a different gender.

On some of our trips we can offer a private room for an additional cost. Just tick the ‘Private Room’ option at checkout to get this added. For some of our trips if you book as two travelers together you can add this private room free of charge. Look out for this option at checkout. 

Please note that if you do book a private room with a friend/partner this could be either a double or a twin room so please email hello@weroad.com if you have a preference on this. 

Find out the entry requirements for Guatemala, and, if needed, apply for your visa through our partner Sherpa.

Before traveling, always remember to check the government website of your country of origin for updates on the entry requirements for Guatemala – you wouldn’t want to stay home due to a bureaucratic detail!

As a US traveler, check the U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory before you go, and make sure your passport is valid for at least six months beyond your travel dates.

Guatemala uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC-6) all year round and doesn't observe daylight saving time. It's 1 hour behind US Eastern Time in winter and 2 hours behind during US daylight saving time (March to November): if it's 12pm in New York, it's 11am in Guatemala City in winter and 10am in summer.

Guatemala uses the Guatemalan Quetzal as its currency. Exchange rates shift daily, so check a currency converter or your bank/card app for the current USD rate before you travel. Always check for the latest rates before exchanging money.

Cash is widely accepted, but credit and debit cards are commonly used in cities and tourist areas. Be sure to carry some cash for smaller towns or markets where cards might not be accepted. ATMs are available in larger cities, and it's wise to notify your bank about your travel plans to avoid any issues.

In Guatemala, tipping is appreciated but not always expected. In restaurants, a tip of 10 percent is generally considered polite for good service, though check if it's already included in your bill. For taxi drivers, rounding up the fare is common. Hotel staff, porters, and tour guides would also appreciate a small tip, usually a few quetzals. It's a nice way to show gratitude for good service.

In Guatemala, internet access can vary based on where you are. In cities, you'll find Wi-Fi readily available in hotels, cafes, and restaurants, but rural areas may have limited connectivity. It's a good idea to buy a local SIM card or an e-SIM data plan if you want reliable internet access on the go. Major providers like Tigo and Claro offer prepaid plans with decent coverage. This way, you'll stay connected wherever your adventures take you in Guatemala.

In Guatemala, the official language is Spanish. However, you'll also encounter a rich tapestry of 21 Mayan languages spoken throughout the country. Here are some useful Spanish expressions you might hear or use:

• Hello: Hola
• Thank you: Gracias
• Please: Por favor
• How much is it?: ¿Cuánto cuesta?
• Excuse me: Perdón

These phrases can be handy while traveling and interacting with locals.

Guatemala uses Type A and Type B plugs, which are the same as those used in the USA. The voltage is 120V with a frequency of 60Hz. If you're coming from a country that uses different plugs, we suggest you bring a universal adapter to ensure you can charge all your devices without any issues.

Guatemala's main religion is Christianity, with the majority being Roman Catholic, but there's also a significant Protestant community. Additionally, Mayan spiritual practices are woven into the culture. Important religious holidays include Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). If you're visiting during these times, you'll experience vibrant and unique celebrations that reflect a mix of traditions.

Guatemala's diverse climate and terrain mean you'll need a variety of items in your backpack. Here's a list to help you prepare:

• Clothing:
  • Light shirts and T-shirts
  • Long-sleeve tops for cooler evenings
  • Lightweight pants or shorts
  • A rain jacket or poncho for wet weather
  • Swimwear for beaches and hot springs
• Shoes:
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Sandals for casual outings
  • Hiking boots for exploring mountainous regions
• Accessories and Technology:
  • Sunglasses and a sun hat
  • A camera or smartphone with a charger
  • A power bank for extra battery life
• Toiletries and Medication:
  • Sunscreen and insect repellent
  • Basic toiletries like toothpaste, toothbrush, and shampoo
  • Common travel medication, such as pain relievers and motion sickness pills

Be prepared for both warm and cooler climates, especially if you're visiting different regions.

Guatemala's weather varies by region due to its diverse topography. Here's a quick breakdown to help you plan:

• Highlands: Cool and mild, with temperatures ranging from 10-20°C, best visited from November to April.
• Coastal and Lowland Areas: Warm and humid, temperatures around 25-30°C, rainy season from May to October.
• Guatemala City: Mild year-round, temperatures between 15-25°C, drier months are November to April.

For the best experience, we suggest visiting during the dry season, from November to April, when the weather is most pleasant.

Find out the entry requirements for Belize, and, if needed, apply for your visa through our partner Sherpa.

Before traveling, always remember to check the government website of your country of origin for updates on the entry requirements for Belize – you wouldn’t want to stay home due to a bureaucratic detail!

As a US traveler, check the U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory before you go, and make sure your passport is valid for at least six months beyond your travel dates.

Belize uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC-6) all year round and doesn't observe daylight saving time. It's 1 hour behind US Eastern Time in winter and 2 hours behind during US daylight saving time (March to November): if it's 12pm in New York, it's 11am in Belize City in winter and 10am in summer.

In Belize, the currency used is the Belize Dollar (BZD). Exchange rates shift daily, so check a currency converter or your bank/card app for the current USD rate before you travel.

Cash and credit cards are widely accepted in Belize. We recommend you carry both, as some smaller establishments or more remote areas might only accept cash. Major credit cards like Visa and Mastercard are commonly used, but it's always a good idea to have some Belizean Dollars or US Dollars on hand. ATMs are available in larger cities and tourist areas if you need to withdraw cash.

Tipping in Belize is generally appreciated but not mandatory. In restaurants, a tip of 10 to 15 percent of the bill is common if service is not included. For bartenders, leaving a couple of Belize dollars per drink is a nice gesture. If you're taking a taxi, rounding up the fare is a friendly practice. Hotel staff, like porters and housekeepers, usually receive a couple of dollars for their services. Always check your bill to see if a service charge has already been added before tipping.

In Belize, the internet can be a bit spotty, especially in rural areas, so having a reliable connection can be handy. Wi-Fi is available in most hotels, cafes, and restaurants in urban areas, but it may not always be fast. For more consistent access, especially if you're planning to explore remote areas, buying a local SIM card or an e-SIM data plan is a good idea. Providers like Digi or Smart offer various plans, and you can easily purchase a SIM card at the airport or in local shops. If you have a US plan, check your carrier's international roaming options before you go: a local SIM card or an e-SIM data plan is often cheaper.

In Belize, the official language is English, so you'll have no trouble communicating. However, locals also commonly speak Kriol (Creole) and Spanish. Here are some useful Kriol expressions you might hear or use:

• Good morning: Mawnin
• How are you?: Da how yu di du?
• Thank you: Tenky
• Goodbye: Mi gaan

These phrases can come in handy when interacting with locals and getting a taste of the local culture.

In Belize, the plugs used are Type A and Type B, similar to those in the USA. The voltage is 110 volts, and the frequency is 60 Hz. It's always a good idea to check if your devices support dual voltage to avoid any issues.

The main religion in Belize is Christianity, with Roman Catholicism being the predominant denomination, followed by Protestantism. Christianity plays an important role in the cultural and social life of Belize. There are no specific dress requirements related to religion, but if you visit a church or religious site, it's a good idea to dress modestly out of respect. Important religious holidays include:

• Christmas
• Easter
• Good Friday

During these times, you might find some businesses closed or operating on reduced hours, so plan accordingly.

When packing for Belize, it's all about preparing for warm weather and outdoor activities. Here's a handy list to help you pack your backpack efficiently:

• Clothing:
  • Lightweight T-shirts
  • Shorts
  • Swimwear
  • Light sweater or jacket for cooler evenings
• Shoes:
  • Comfortable walking sandals
  • Flip-flops for the beach
  • Water shoes if you plan on exploring caves or rivers
• Accessories and Technology:
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat or cap
  • Waterproof phone case
  • Power bank
• Toiletries and Medication:
  • Sunscreen
  • Bug repellent
  • Basic first aid kit
  • Common travel medications like pain relievers, antihistamines, and motion sickness tablets

Belize is a fantastic destination for adventure, so pack light and enjoy the natural beauty!

Belize has a tropical climate with two main seasons, dry and wet. Here's a quick breakdown:

• Dry Season (November to April): It's generally sunny and warm, making it the best time to visit. Expect temperatures between 77°F and 86°F (25°C to 30°C).
• Wet Season (May to October): More rain, especially in the south, with temperatures still warm around 79°F to 88°F (26°C to 31°C).

The coastal areas might experience cooler breezes, while inland can be more humid. Always check the forecast before you go!