Ecotourism
DAY Trips to Kinkajou Kingdom, ARCAS Petén
ARCAS invites you to spend a few fascinating hours at the Disney-supported Kinkajou Kingdom Environmental Education Center and Interpretive Trail. Kinkajou Kingdom is on the grounds of the ARCAS Wildlife Rescue Center just a 10 minute boatride from the touristic center of Flores.
Take a walk along 1 kilometer of interpretive trails through the lush Petén rainforest, interacting with non-releasable wild animals from the Rescue Center and learning about how they got there, while at the same time supporting ARCAS’s wildlife conservation and rehabilitation efforts.
PLEASE NOTE: One of the reasons ARCAS originally established the Kinkajou Kingdom was to let one-day visitors learn about the rehabilitation activities going on at the Rescue Center without interfering in that process. Animals undergoing rehabilitation at the Rescue Center should not be unnecessarily exposed to people as this will cause them to lose their natural (and very healthy!) fear of humans. Also, visitors can introduce infectious diseases into populations undergoing rehabilitation. For this reason, unannounced visitors to the Rescue Center are not allowed.
At Kinkajou Kingdom you will learn about:
- ARCAS’s wildlife conservation and rehabilitation activities.
- The harm that animal trafficking does to the fauna of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve. Why wild animals which are taken from their natural habitat can often not be returned.
- The fauna of Petén. See non-releasable animals from the Rescue Center, including macaws, parrots, guans, spider monkeys, kinkajous, coatimundis and margays. Visit our insect museum and birdwatching station.
- The importance of conserving the flora and fauna of Petén.
- How and why wild animals use their senses.
- Renewable, sustainable rainforest products of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve, including chicle (the original base for chewing gum), xate (used for flower arrangements all over the world), wood and medicinal plants.
2 to 3 hour tours with transportation leave daily from the arch on the causeway to Flores. Please contact ARCAS staff at 5208-0968 or 7926-0946 or arcas@intelnet.net.gt to make your reservations.
1-2 people Q50 per person
3-5 people Q40 per person
6+ people Q30 per person
If you are going to the Peténcito Zoo, you can combine it with a visit to the Kinkajou Kingdom just next door. Unannounced tours are available anytime between 9AM and 3 PM for Q15 although a reservation is always recommended.
Night Tours
Night Tours to Kinkajou Kingdom are also available. Discover the beauty of the jungle at night as it transforms into a habitat for nocturnal animals such as bats, spiders, kinkajous and owls.