Photographs show different viewpoints, dates and conditions. They do not establish current access to a particular route. Every image is credited below.
Tikal's buildings emerge from a living forest, and that setting changes the experience as much as the architecture. Sounds and patches of shade punctuate the walks between plazas. Comparing a major temple group with a smaller space helps reveal how a great city can now appear in fragments.
Plan the walking circuit around the permitted routes, conditions and available daylight. A forest visit needs water and time between the headline monuments.