ITINERARY
Day 1 |SAT - Guatemala City - Guatemala City Airport
Reception at the airport and transfer to our hotel in Guatemala City. Lodging.
Day 2 | SUNDAY - Guatemala - Chichicastenango - Lake Atitlán
Breakfast. Departure to the Guatemalan highlands 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 visit, where we will have a workshop with the local women to learn how to make corn, the staple food of Guatemala. After the visit we will continue to Lake Atitlan, which Huxley said to be the most beautiful lake in the world. Overnight.
Day 3 | MON - Lake Atitlán - San Juan La Laguna - Santiago Atitlán - Lake Atitlán
Breakfast. Today we will take a boat to visit two of the twelve villages that surround 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 Indians who live from fishing and handicrafts, although they are better known as worshipers of a Mayan-Catholic deity they call Maximón. Overnight.
Day 4 | TUE - Lake Atitlán - Iximché - La Antigua
Breakfast. Departure to the city of La Antigua Guatemala. On the way, we will visit the archaeological site of Iximché, ancient Mayan capital of the Cakchiquel kingdom. Upon arrival in La Antigua, orientation visit of this colonial city declared World Heritage Site, we will visit the Cathedral, La Merced Church, the Central Plaza and its main streets and monuments. Overnight.
Day 5 | WEDN - La Antigua
Breakfast. We will have the day at leisure to enjoy La Antigua, strolling through the cobblestone streets, appreciating its architectural styles of yesteryear or resting in the hotel facilities. As an optional activity, during the morning, we recommend an excursion to the Pacaya Volcano. Overnight.
Day 6 | THUR - La Antigua - Petén
Breakfast. We will have the morning to rest and enjoy the hotel facilities. In the afternoon transfer to the airport to take the local flight to Petén. Reception and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 | FRI - Petén - Tikal - Guatemala City
Breakfast. Today we will visit the Mayan city of Tikal, the jewel of the Classic Mayan World. Lunch inside the archaeological site. In the afternoon return to Guatemala City. Overnight in Guatemala City.
Day 8 | SAT - Guatemala City - Guatemala City Airport.
Breakfast. Transfer to Guatemala City airport. End of our services.
