Flores : A Warm Return To The Island Town

Well after two days spent in the jungles of Tikal, one sunrise tour and one daytime venture the next day we packed our gear and hauled it back to Flores, the island village on Lake Peten, an hour outside the national park reserve. oh before i forget, did i mention on the second day in Tikal, Mark and i venture into the jungles to do a canopy zipline tour? took about 1.5hrs, and scaling a few trees, we proceeded to zipline (Indiana Jones style) from tree to tree, high above the ground. 9 zips in all, each one bout 100 to 150m in length. super fun.

So once again having a reservation booked, we checked into our Flores hotel with a breeze. for anyone seeking to do the same sorta trip, don't be freaked out by booking online and not getting email responces, often the people behind the counter don't speak and can't reply in english, but if you have proof of your reservations your all good.

Flores is a limestone island, a tiny retreat suited to the vagabond traveller. being filled with hotels, restaurants, tour operators and nick nack shops, its the base for the traveller not wanting to skip it to the jungles for a stay. its really beautiful in a rural 3rd world mexican way, clean, safe, yet not commercial. and who can beat a $45 night room with all the necessities and a view over the lake itself. put this anywhere in south east asia and you'd pay way more.

Dusty little cobble stone roads, brightly coloured buildings and friendly faces, a top stay all round, a mid stop break before the gruelling border crossing back to mexico. speaking of which .... this would turn out to be a bit of a hassle going back lol.