Benque Archaeological Park

Benque Archaeological Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Benque Archaeological Park

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Benque Archaeological Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.07080, -89.14234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benque Archaeological Park

• Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Belize Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Cayo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Andrew's Church · church · Cayo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Cave · cave · Cayo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo · sanctuary · Petén · ~33 km · Must-see
• Aguacate Lagoon · lake · Cayo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Yaxhá · lake · Petén · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Topoxté · fort · Petén · ~38 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ucanal · fort · Petén · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cival · fort · Petén · ~43 km · Must-see
• Caracol · fort · Cayo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Cayo · ~56 km · Must-see
• El Temblor · fort · Petén · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benque Archaeological Park

Other forts & heritage near Benque Archaeological Park

• Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Topoxté · fort · Petén · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ucanal · fort · Petén · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cival · fort · Petén · ~43 km · Must-see
• Caracol · fort · Cayo · ~43 km · Must-see
• El Temblor · fort · Petén · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tikal · fort · Petén · ~67 km · Must-see
• Central Acropolis · fort · Petén · ~67 km · Must-see
• Temple V · fort · Petén · ~67 km · Must-see

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