Basic Guatemala

Reception at the airport and transfer to our hotel in Guatemala City. Accommodation.

Breakfast. We will set off towards the Guatemalan highlands heading to the town of Chichicastenango, where we will visit one of the most famous indigenous markets in all of Latin America. This day we will have an experiential activity: we will join local women for a corn workshop, focusing on the staple food of Guatemala. After the workshop, we will continue towards Lake Atitlán, which Huxley famously described as the most beautiful in the world.

Accommodation.

Breakfast. Today we will take a boat to visit two of the twelve villages surrounding this beautiful lake. We will visit the Tzutuhil village of San Juan La Laguna, characterized by the harmony in which its inhabitants coexist with nature and culture. We will continue to Santiago Atitlán, a town inhabited by Tzutuhil indigenous people who live off fishing and handicrafts, although they are best known as worshipers of a Mayan-Catholic deity they call Maximón. Accommodation.

Breakfast. We will set off towards La Antigua Guatemala. Along the way, we will visit the archaeological site of Iximché, the ancient Mayan capital of the Kaqchikel kingdom. Upon our arrival in La Antigua, we will visit this colonial city declared a World Heritage Site, where we will explore its main streets and monuments. Accommodation.

Breakfast. We will have a free day to enjoy La Antigua, strolling through its cobblestone streets, appreciating its architectural styles of yesteryear, or simply relaxing at the hotel facilities. As an optional activity during the morning, we recommend taking an excursion to the Pacaya Volcano. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Transfer to the Guatemala City airport to take a local flight to Petén. Reception and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon to enjoy the hotel facilities and its natural surroundings, visit Flores Island, or take an optional excursion to Yaxha. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Today we will visit the Mayan city of Tikal, the jewel of the classic Mayan World. Lunch within the archaeological site. Transfer to the airport to take a local flight to Guatemala City. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Transfer to the Guatemala City airport. End of our services.