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. Here you can see hanging bridges and in the morning you will have an amazing view of the Santiaguito volcano. Near El Asintal, Retalhuleu we will visit Takalik Abaj (standing stone), one the oldest archaeological site in Guatemala, where once the Olmecs and Mayans lived and mingled. Maya styles stela 5 bears the long count date of 125 AD while a pure Olmec style were-jaguar is carved on a nearby boulder. Recent excavations have uncovered temples, ceremonial platforms, wood carvings and ceramic plus large Olmec heads. You can also see the artifacts on the site in the local museum, and enjoy the botanical garden with more than 200 different species of plants and flowers typical of the area,
Tour Dates
Every day at
7:00 am back at 13:00 pm
14:00 pm back at 19:00 pm
USD $ 45,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, entrance fees and local guide included
Do you want to see real life on a cofee/rubber/sugarcane plantation in Guatemala? Well bring a visit to the Finca San Isidro where you can see the process of making coffee, rubber and sugercane and see the way of living on a farm.
On the plantation we will have a tour showing the different products and statues you will encounter on the Finca. You will see that much processing and human labour is required before coffee berries and its seeds can be processed into the roasted coffee. The roasting process has a great degree of influence on the taste of the final product. You will taste it after the tour with of course a nice cop of coffee!
Tour Dates
Every day at
7:00 am back at 13:00 pm
14:00 pm back at 19:30
USD $ 45,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, local guide and entrance fees included
If you just want to enjoy the fantastic hot baths of Fuentes Georginas, next to Zunil this is the fastest and cheapest way to go. With the Fuentes Express we go and return two times a day directly (no stops) to the Fuentes Georginas surrounded by a beautiful primary rainforest.
Every day at
8:00 am back at 13:00 pm
14:00 pm back at 18:00 pm
USD $ 10,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Included: Transport
Not included: Entrance fees
Saddle up for a horseback adventure in the Quetzaltenango valley. Feel the magic of freedom and infinite space, the intense blue of the sky, the vertigo of the ravines with carpets of crops on the bottom, the surprise of the locals. We will ride from Salcaja to San Andres Xecul and for the experiencedd riders we return to Salcaja over a different trail! This tour is even for beginners and poeple with very little knowledge of horse back riding!
Every day
8:00 am back at 13:00 pm
14:00 pm back at 18:00 pm
$ 35,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, guide (not English) and horses included
