Day 1
11:00 am Shuttle from your adress in Guatemala City to Antigua.
2:30 pm Shuttle from Antigua to quetzaltenango.
6:00 pm Arrival in hotel in Quetzaltenango. Free evening in Quetzaltenango.
Plan A: Los Olivos / QUETZALTENANGO
Plan B: Hotel Modelo / QUETZALTENANGO (breakfast included)
Plan C: Casa Mañen / QUETZALTENANGO (breakfast included)
Day 2
8:00 am Early wake up to start the tour
9:00 am Visit to Viejo Palmar. After the eruption of the volcan Santiaguito everything of the little village Viejo Palmar was destroyed. Now Viejo Palmar (also called it’s Guatemala´s Pompeii) seems like an inhabitable ghost town. From this lava flooded site you have a amazing view at the active volcano Santiaguito.
10:30 am Tour by local guide at the Olmec ruins of Abaj Talik. (standing stone), one of the oldest archaeological site in Guatemala, A local guide will take you on a tour on this rarely visited site.
12:15 pm Arrival at the farm San Isidro where you have lunch (included).
14:00 pm Guided tour on Finca San Isidro. On this farm you can see coffee plants, rubber threes and sugarcane. Your guide explains you the process to make coffee, rubber and sugar, as well he will show you the coffee factory.
17:30 pm Start driving back to Quetzaltenango
19:00 pm Back in Hotel
Plan A: Los Olivos / QUETZALTENANGO
Plan B: Hotel Anexo Modelo / QUETZALTENANGO
PlanC: Casa Manen / QUETZALTENANGO
Day 3
8:00 am Guided tour visiting indigenous villages. You visit a glass cooperative in Cantel, Don Maximon and the church in Zunil, the hot springs of Fuentes Georginas and the biggest vegetable market from the region in Almolonga
12:00 am Back in Quetzaltenango
14:30 pm Shuttle back to Guatemala City
19:30 pm Arrival in Guatemala City
Included: Transport, 2 nights accommodation, guide, entrance fees
Not included: Meals, drinks, other than mentioned
Plan A (budget):
Price: USD $ 155,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons (double room)
Plan B (low mid-class):
Price: USD $ 190,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons (double room)
Plan C (high mid-class):
Price: USD $ 205,- with a minimum of 2 persons (double room)
Included: Transport, 2 nights accommodation, guide, entrance fees
Not included: Meals, drinks, other than mentioned