Travel. Guatemala. Humour.
Flores — the Perfect Island to Start off Your Guatemalan Adventure
But make sure you book a place on the island itself to avoid sleeping with the ants!
Our first stop in Guatemala was Flores, an adorable little island on a lake. Flores serves as the stopping-off point for visiting the famous Mayan temple of Tikal.
Flores means flowers. How cute is that?! Even cuter was the island itself, it lived up to its name with pink-covered trellises everywhere.
My favourite thing to do in Flores was renting a kayak. We rowed across the lake to this great little swimming spot with a rope swing. Here we spent the day chilling out and swimming.
I was lucky enough to spot two big male iguanas in the trees, glowing orange in mating season. Watching them scamper up and down trees whilst I floated in the water was perfection. Joe was happy releasing his inner Tarzan, swinging from the rope swing and splashing into the water. We were lucky enough to bask in the sunset as we kayaked back.
The sunsets were lovely here. On other nights we enjoyed them from rooftop bars.
The island is lovely and I would recommend staying there. Unfortunately for us, we weren’t actually…
