Helicopter Tours in Guatemala 2026: Published Prices for El Mirador, Atitlán and Semuc, and the Antigua Volcano Flights With No Price

Maya Jets, a Guatemalan helicopter operator based in Flores, Petén, publishes its tour prices; it flies a Bell 206 L4 LongRanger that seats 6. It lists El Mirador from Flores at US$650 per person, a Lake Atitlán day from Guatemala City at $2,200 (1-2 people) or $2,700 (3-5), and Semuc Champey at US$2,400 (1-3) or US$2,900 (4-5). Maya Jets publishes no price for a volcano overflight or a flight from Antigua.

Quick summary: The published helicopter prices on this page come from Maya Jets (its own site) and Tikal Expedition (a Flores tour operator, on WeTravel). Cheapest published flight: El Mirador from Flores, US$650 per person (Maya Jets) or US$629-630 (Tikal Expedition, plus Q20 airport tax). Antigua and volcano flights: no price from Maya Jets or Tikal Expedition; one agency says charters start at US$4,000 per transfer. Antigua Helitours has stopped operating (Qué Pasa). The 8 October 2026 crash on Lake Atitlán (TG-GUH) is covered below.

Many helicopter listings for Guatemala show no price, or do not name the company that flies the aircraft. This page lists only prices printed on the operators’ and agencies’ own pages, and says whether each is per person, per group or not stated. All prices were read on 9 November 2026 (UTC).

Published helicopter prices, by route

Maya Jets writes USD on the Semuc Champey card and a bare dollar sign on the others. Where a card shows a price for each group size without saying per person or per group, we print it exactly that way rather than guess. On the multi-day Mirador trips, the 1-person figure is the highest and the price falls as the group grows; confirm with Maya Jets what you will actually pay in total.

Maya Jets: the operator that publishes prices

Maya Jets describes itself as a 100% Guatemalan company offering private helicopter and aeroplane services. Its contact page gives its location as Flores, Petén, Guatemala, the phone +502 3005 1557 and the email Hector@mayajetsgt.com.

The aircraft. Its charter page lists a Bell 206 L4 LongRanger with an Allison 250-C30P engine, a maximum speed of 130 knots, a range of 324 nautical miles and a capacity of 6 PAX. The charter page itself publishes no charter price.

What each tour includes, per its tours page:

• El Mirador (1 day, US$650 per person): helicopter flight from Flores to El Mirador and back with an expert guide in English or Spanish, a packed lunch (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options with notice) and a cooler of drinks. See our El Mirador hiking guide for the overland route and what CONAP says about access.
• El Mirador and Nakbé (2 days / 1 night): food, camping equipment, a community guide, vehicle transfers and the helicopter flight.
• El Mirador via Tintal (3 days / 2 nights): a trip from Flores to El Mirador by way of Tintal, with expert guides and full logistics. This card’s description does not itself mention the helicopter.
• Holmul (1 day): flight from Flores and back with a guide, a 4x4 vehicle transfer, a packed lunch and drinks.
• Piedras Negras (1 day): flight from Flores and back with a guide, a boat trip on the Río Usumacinta, a packed lunch and drinks.
• Lake Atitlán (1 day, from Guatemala City): flight to the lake, boat rides, a guide, lunch at Hotel Atitlán, a cooler of drinks and visits to San Juan La Laguna and Panajachel. For the road and shuttle alternatives, see La Aurora airport to Lake Atitlán.
• Semuc Champey (1 day, from Guatemala City): guide, lunch, cooler of drinks, park entry tickets and a choice of the caves or tubing. For doing it by road, see how to get to Semuc Champey.

Maya Jets’ two Tikal packages on the same page include airline flights (one names TAG Airlines), not the helicopter, so they are left out of the table. For the Atitlán and Semuc trips, Maya Jets says only that the flight leaves from Guatemala City; it does not name a heliport or airport.

Tikal Expedition: El Mirador on WeTravel

Tikal Expedition, which describes itself as a local tour operator based in Flores, sells an El Mirador helicopter day through the WeTravel booking platform, in two listings: US$629 (Spanish-language listing) and US$630 (English-language listing), each with a group size of 1 to 6. Neither listing says per person next to the price.

• Schedule: pickup from your hotel at 08:00 to the Mundo Maya airport or the Helipuerto Maya Internacional; take-off around 08:30; return flight to Flores at 15:00.
• Flight time: the Spanish listing says about 35 minutes; the English listing says a 1-hour flight. Ask which applies.
• Included: the Flores-Mirador-Flores helicopter flight, a certified Spanish/English guide, a box lunch and drinks.
• Not included: travel medical insurance and airport taxes of Q20 per person.

Tikal Expedition does not name the company that flies the helicopter.

Antigua: no operator price, one agency estimate

Neither Maya Jets nor Tikal Expedition publishes an Antigua departure price.

• LANDED Travel, a travel agency, says on its helicopter page: “Helicopter charters start at US$4,000 per transfer, depending on distance, number of passengers, and requested date”. It names no aircraft operator. It describes flights from Antigua passing Agua, Acatenango and Fuego, a Sunday and Thursday option to Chichicastenango of about 35 minutes, Tikal day trips from Guatemala City or Antigua with a total flight time of one hour and 45 minutes, and flights from Antigua and Guatemala City reaching Quiriguá in 90 minutes.
• Antigua Helitours, which once sold short Sunday flights, has stopped. Qué Pasa magazine’s article (published 4 August 2019) carries the line “Sadly, Antigua Helitours are no longer operating”. The old prices in that article are not current, so we do not repeat them.
• Antigua to El Mirador: a ToursByLocals guide listing from Antigua shows a flight from La Aurora to Flores, then a private helicopter round trip from Flores to El Mirador.

For the main sites you might fly to, see our guide to Guatemala’s archaeological sites, the Tikal guide, Chichicastenango market and Quiriguá.

Volcano flights: no published price

Neither Maya Jets nor LANDED Travel publishes a price for a helicopter flight over Guatemala’s volcanoes. Maya Jets’ homepage invites you to explore volcanoes, lakes and landscapes on a panoramic helicopter flight from 3,000 feet, but its tours page lists no volcano product. LANDED Travel mentions passing Agua, Acatenango and Fuego on flights out of Antigua, inside its from-US$4,000 charter figure.

Fuego’s ash is a real constraint on flying near it:

• On 4 August 2026, Emisoras Unidas reported that DGAC, the civil aviation authority, issued an ASHTAM (volcanic ash report for aircraft) for ash in the airspace west and southwest of the volcano, as far as the border with Mexico and between 14,000 and 25,000 feet above sea level, following recommendations from INSIVUMEH, the national volcanology institute.
• On 26 February 2026, Emisoras Unidas reported that DGAC issued an alert over Fuego’s activity and was coordinating with airlines on falling ash.
• Aviacionline, reporting a special INSIVUMEH ash bulletin, places Fuego 40 km southwest of Guatemala City and La Aurora International Airport.

Check the current state of the volcano on our Fuego eruption and safety status page before you book.

Safety: the 8 October 2026 Atitlán crash

On 8 October 2026 a helicopter came down in Lake Atitlán. According to AGN, the state news agency, DGAC identified the aircraft as TG-GUH and said it took off at 12:11 from La Aurora International Airport bound for a hotel on the north side of the lake, on a flight planned to last 30 minutes. The preliminary report put the accident between 12:35 and 12:48. In its first statement, DGAC confirmed that seven people were on board. AGN does not name the operator. Our La Aurora to Lake Atitlán guide covers the rescue and recovery in more detail.

Before you pay for any flight, ask the seller:

• which company operates the aircraft, and its registration;
• the total price for your group, in writing, and whether it is per person or per group;
• any passenger weight, baggage or minimum-age limits, since neither Maya Jets nor Tikal Expedition publishes them;
• whether your travel insurance covers helicopter flights (see our travel insurance guide for volcano trips).

Related

• El Mirador: hiking and helicopter options
• La Aurora airport to Lake Atitlán
• Lake Atitlán paragliding, another way to see the lake from the air
• Tikal day trip from Guatemala City
• Flores and the Petén department
• All Guatemala activities

Sources

• Maya Jets: homepage, contact page, charter (traslados) page and tours page (mayajetsgt.com), read 9 November 2026 (UTC)
• Tikal Expedition listings on WeTravel (El Mirador helicopter tour, Spanish and English), read 9 November 2026 (UTC)
• LANDED Travel, helicopter tours page (undated), read 9 November 2026 (UTC)
• Qué Pasa magazine, article on Antigua Helitours (published 4 August 2019)
• ToursByLocals, Mirador Mayan Kingdom helicopter tour listing
• AGN, report on the 8 October 2026 Lake Atitlán helicopter crash
• Emisoras Unidas (4 August 2026 and 26 February 2026) on DGAC ash notices for Fuego; Aviacionline on INSIVUMEH’s ash bulletin