All facets of Guatemala
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Automne, Hiver.
Where to stay - Antigua ?
The map of your stay "All facets of Guatemala"
Detail of the stay : All facets of Guatemala
How to get there - Antigua
Arrival in the capital
Antigua, a jewel of colonial architecture
Steps: Antigua
Antigua is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk through the streets, stroll on the Central Parque and in the handicraft market where you discover the thousand colours of traditional clothing. Visit of churches and monasteries in colonial times. One morning, climb at the lookout of Cerro la Cruz to enjoy a panoramic view of the city surmounted by its majestic volcanoes.
Places of interest : CERRO DE LA CRUZ MERCADO DE ARTESANIAS
Around Lake Atitlán
Steps: Panajachel
Direction Lake Atitlán, with a first stop in Panajachel. Visit of the city and especially souvenir shopping in the main street. We will also be able to visit the market of Sololà, one of the most authentic of the country. Night in Pana.
Indigenous villages bordering the lake
Steps: San Juan La Laguna
Visit of villages bordering the lake. You can massage in San Marcos, relax in San Pedro, dive in the waters of the old crater in Santa Cruz, admire the beautiful turquoise clothes of the women of Santa Catarina Palopó, visit the painting workshops or start fishing in San Juan. Overnight, in one of the villages.
Indigenous villages bordering the lake,
Continue exploration.
The Chichicastenango market
Steps: Chichicastenango
Early departure for Panajachel, and then take a bus for Chichicastenango. Visit its famous market (most frequented by Guatemala) in the smoke of incense that permanently burns, attend the religious ceremony at the Santo Tomás Church on Sunday morning, tinged with traditional Mayan rites.
Visit of Xela
Steps: Quetzaltenango
Departure for Xela (Quetzaltenango) and its region. Xela is the second largest city after the capital. We start with a guided tour of the city.
Relaxation in thermal waters
Steps: San Francisco El Alto
After the market in Zunil, you can relax in the springs of warm and hot waters of Las Fuentes Georginas, go to the San Francisco el Alto market, make a hook by the village of San Andres Xecul and visit its famous church full of colours.
From the top of the volcano
Steps: Volcan Santa María
For nature lovers, take the ascent of the Santa María volcano (maybe a full moon night) and discover with a Mayan priest Laguna Chicabal.
Immersion in the heart of charming villages
Steps: Todos Santos Cuchumatán
On the last day, if it is a Sunday, go to the market of the traditional village of Todos Santos, in the department of Huehuetenango. Alternatively, the alternative may be to make a trek in the Cuchumatanes, from Todos Santos or Nebaj with indigenous guides of the "Ixil Triangle".
Cobán and its environs
Steps: Cobán
We arrive in Cobán and its region after taking the road passing through Uspantán. Visit of Orchideario (greenhouse with orchids) and walk in the city around the Central Parque. Take a tour also at Calvario church.
Grottes Caves
Steps: Semuc Champey
Cap on the caves of Lanquín and the beautiful natural water site of Semuc Champey. Swimming. Night on site, the route from Cobán is quite difficult.
Natural Pools of Semuc Champey
Travel to the north
City of Flores and surrounding Area
The famous Mayan ruins of Tikal
Steps: Tikal
Visit of the archaeological site of Tikal and its legendary pyramids in the heart of the jungle. Night in El Renate on the shores of Lake Centra Itzá.
Places of interest : SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO DE TIKAL
Ruins of Yaxhà
Steps: Parque Nacional Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo
Walk in the biotope of Cerro Cahui and visit the site of Yaxhà.
Places of interest : BIOTOPE DE CERRO CAHUI
On the banks of the Río Dulce
Steps: Río Dulce
Arrival in Río Dulce. Visit of the beautiful cascade mixing hot water and cold torrent of La Finca Paraíso to half an hour from the village or visit the waterfalls of Las Conchas.
Cruise on the Río Dulce
Small cruise on the Río Dulce, and night in a jungle lodge. Guaranteed change!
Cruise on the Río Dulce, next
Steps: Livingston
Continuation of the cruise along the canyon leading to the mouth on the Caribbean Sea. Night in Livingston, birthplace of the Garifuna community. . music and Caribbean flair.
Géantes giant Stelas
Steps: Puerto Barrios
Boat for Puerto Barrios. From here, we go to the site of Quiriguá admiring the giant stelas in this place which was one day the center of the Mayan civilization.
The Black Christ of Esquipulas
Steps: Esquipulas
En route to Esquipulas through Chiquimula. Don't miss the black Christ.
Break in Honduras
A short break in Honduras, a few kilometres from the border to visit the royal city of the Maya in Copán.
Hedmann, next
Visit Macaw mountain also.
Beaches on the Pacific Coast
Steps: Monterrico
After so many kilometres, sun and well deserved relaxation on the Pacific black sand beaches in Monterrico: wilde in the waves of the ocean (with great attention!), boat tours in mangroves at dawn, grilled fish and seafood...
Last Shopping
Steps: Antigua
Return to Antigua. Last shopping in the craft market to bring gifts to friends and family. A last good coffee in the heart of this splendid colonial city, and hop! Or discover the capital, its history, its museums.
