Overview & Highlights
On this fast-moving holiday you get a taste of Guatemala's volcanoes, remote highlands, pristine lakes, pre-Hispanic ruined temples and a vibrant traditional culture.
- Walking tour of Antigua
- Boat excursion to Santiago de Atitlán and San Antonio Palapó
- Chichicastenango market
- Zunil and Almalongo market towns
- Visit to Todos Santos Cuchumatán
- Guided tour of Tikal ruins
Guatemala is brimming with both obvious highlights and hidden attractions and we’ve packed loads of them in to this variety-packed holiday including Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Mayan Tikal and authentic markets in the remote, wildly beautiful western highlands.
Begin by exploring arty, volcano-framed Antigua, one of the continent’s most beautiful Spanish colonial cities, and move on to atmospheric and spiritual Lake Atitlán, fringed by volcanoes, all the while visiting traditional villages where the indigenous population wear community-distinctive clothing and weave intricate, vibrant textiles. Continue into the wilder more remote region of the craggy Cuchumatanes mountains, and visit authentic, non-touristy markets trading in the produce of the richly fertile volcanic valleys. Finally fly to the vast complex of temples at Tikal, Central America’s most overwhelming abandoned Mayan city, its haunting pyramids shrouded in exotic bird and monkey-filled jungle.
You’ll mostly be staying in small, characterful colonial-style accommodation befitting the uniqueness of your environment.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Guatemala City and transfer to Antigua.
Day 2
Guided walking tour of Antigua.
Day 3
At leisure in Antigua.
Day 4
Drive to Lake Atitlán.
Day 5
Guided day trip to lakeside villages.
Day 6
Visit Chichicastenango market.
Day 7
Visit the market towns of Quetzaltenango basin.
Day 8
Visit Todos Santos Cuchumatán.
Day 9
Guided tour of Tikal ruins.
Day 10
Explore Tikal at leisure.
Day 11
Fly to Guatemala City.
Day 12
Transfer to the airport for your international flight.
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Very efficient with the booking process and very helpful with his service throughout. Adam was always prompt and helpful in answering all our questions prior to departure.
IR, London
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Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Consultant
Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our Sales team.
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