Attractions

9:30am Meet your expert guide at the Antigua Tours Park Office (inside Café Condesa/Central Park) for a leisurely walk to explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site. We highlight the Palace of City Hall, Royal Palace, visit San José Cathedral with its ruins, and learn about the Maya at Museo del Jade, completing the tour at 12:30pm at the best museums in town at Santo Domingo. Enjoy Antigua’s unique cultural lifestyle through this fabulous visit.

10:00am Meet your expert guide at the Antigua Tours Park office (inside Café Condesa/Central Park) for a scenic walk to explore this World Heritage Site.

Focus on the Royal Palace & City Hall Palace, visit San Jose Cathedral and its ruins.

Walk up Calle del Arco for the iconic photo and admire the Arch of Santa Catalina where you complete the tour at 12noon.

9:00am Meet your expert guide at the Antigua Tours Park office (inside Café Condesa/Central Park) for a spectacular tour of Antigua’s finest churches.

Visit San José Cathedral and its ruins, walk up the Street of the Arch, admire El Carmen façade & visit San Pedro Church.

Continue to discover the hidden mermaids at Santa Clara & visit San Francisco El Grande Church.

Complete the tour inside the Santo Hermano Pedro Museum at 12pm.

6:00am Private shuttle from your address in Antigua to Panajachel on the shores of Lake Atitlan. 9:00am Meet your private guide at the Tocoyal Dock for a boat ride to experience the Mayan culture and impressive views. Visit San Juan La Laguna, learn about traditional dye with natural colors at the textile workshop and visit the local art galleries. Then the boat takes you to Santiago Atitlán to visit the local market and colonial church and appreciate the living culture of syncretism. Free time for lunch but not included. Return to Panajachel at about 3:30pm. 4:00pm Private shuttle from Panajachel to your address in Antigua for a 7pm arrival.

9:00am Meet your expert guide/driver at the Antigua Tours Park office (inside Café Condesa/Central Park) to explore surrounding villages.

Drive to the nearby town of San Antonio Aguas Calientes for an expert presentation on traditional Maya textiles at Carolina’s weaving cooperative with time for shopping.

Continue your drive to San Juan del Obispo where you enjoy an interactive chocolate

Enjoy private transportation from Antigua to the Pacaya Volcano National Park to meet your English-speaking expert guide and begin a 3-hour hike.

Watch recent eruptions and experience incredible views. Drive back to Antigua.

8:00am Meet your English-speaking guide/driver for a private shuttle from your address in Antigua to Iximché for a guided visit.

Learn about the Maya calendar, Maya ball game and the history about this fortress-city where the Spanish conquerors established their first capital in 1524.

Return to Antigua at 12pm.

The Maya of Mesoamerica reached remarkable intellectual and artistic heights as far back as 3.114B.C. when they began the calendar still in use today.

Our itinerary adapts to the uniqueness of each group, with average times for the excursions.

This may vary according to group size, physical condition, and weather conditions.

You will be immersed in four distinctive settings: fertile farmlands, mysterious cloud and alpine forests, to the imposing volcanic region. (Difficult challenge)