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Chelemhá
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| In short |
On fine days, you can enjoy views to the Sierra de las Minas and to Lake Izabal, on wet days you step into one of the most beautiful tropical forests and photograph bright bromeliads and dripping mosses. This is the ideal area to watch Quetzal birds. Three Swiss bought this remote cloud forest in order to protect it. They built a lodge where you can enjoy home made bread and jams.
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From Tucurú(19 kms., 1:30 hrs.)
Tucuru Riveiro (US$ 63, Tienda San Francisco, Tucurú, 5906-5747):
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GuatemalaStory (Aldea Chicoc, Cobán, 7952-3762, 4013-7912, www.guatemalastory.com):
Hike from Cobán to Chelemha. Prices include transport, host family, meals and guides.
1st day: meet your guide, take the microbus to below the cloud forest. Hike during 6-8 hours through K'ekchi settlements in a beautiful karst landscape and the cloud forest to Chelemha
2nd day: Observe the Quetzal (January through September), strive through the cloud forest.
3rd day: Hike down to Finca Vinaros, from there take a car to Tucurú.
| prices per person | 1 pers. | 2 pers. | 3 pers. | group | | | 2 nights three days (host family) | US$ 80 | US$ 60 | US$ 55 | | | | 2 nights three days (Chelemha Lodge) | US$ 170 | US$ 140 | US$ 135 | | | | Opt. transport to Tucurú | | | | US$ 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Chelemha Lodge (Aldea Chelemhá, Tucurú, 5302-3269, www.chelemha.org):
A Bauhaus style lodge surrounded by cloud forest with stunning views, excellent meals and cozy rooms. Highly competent birding guides enhance the chance you see the quetzal and show you one of the most beautiful forests of the world.
| Prices Chelemha Lodge | 1 pers. | 2 pers. | | | | | room (incl. breakfast) | US$ 40 | US$ 70 | | | | | meals | US$ 11 | US$ 22 | | | | | tour guide (half day) | US$ 6 | US$ 12 | | | | | Birding tour guide (half day) | US$ 8 | US$ 16 | | | | | ur guide (full day) | US$ 12 | US$ 24 | | | |
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