The Journey

We will meet in the capital, Guatemala City, on the evening of November 6^th to introduce ourselves to each other before flying to Peten, Northern Guatemala, the following morning.

In Peten’s jungles, we will visit the Maya temple sites of Yaxha and Tikal. You will be able to explore these sites, lovingly guided by your hosts. In our schedule we have planned a day at each site, staying in a jungle lodge at each site so that we can experience the sunsets at each site.

We also have a visit to the beautiful “Crater Azul” planned before some time to relax and explore the island of Flores.

From Peten, we will fly back to Guatemala City where we will stay for a night before taking the road to Lake Atitlan and our home base near San Marcos la Laguna. This beautiful journey finishes with the spectacular descent from Santa Clara to San Pablo, where we get our first full view of the lake as we negotiate the 17 vueltas.

During our time at the lake, we will visit weaving cooperatives and local artists in San Juan and Santiago, see coffee production from harvest to roasting, as well as making a fire ceremony beside the lake. We will visit the hot springs in the western highlands and make a journey to the cloud forest to see the Resplendent Quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala, in its natural environment.

We will also visit a cacao plantation to see where the “food of the gods” grows and take the opportunity to watch the sunrise from a peak above the lake.

Our next stop is the charming UNESCO world heritage city of Antigua Guatemala, founded in 1543. We will take some time here exploring the city.

Finally, we will return to Guatemala City to explore the anthropology and weaving museums before departure on November 20th.

To find out what is included on the journey or to contact us for pricing and more information, click here.