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Full-Day Tour: Colonial Antigua, Jade Factory and Textile Experience from Guatemala City
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2 Ratings
Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Guatemala with a full-day tour of Colonial Antigua, a visit to a Jade Factory, and a textile experience. Explore cobblestone streets, admire beautiful landscapes, and discover the vibrant traditions of local villages.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gray Line Guatemala - You will be picked up at your hotel (selected hotels) in Guatemala City and transfer to our meeting point in Antigua Guatemala to meet our local guide to begin your soft walking of approximately 3 hours below a brief summary of what to expect on your way.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Driver/guide
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
You will be pick up in your hotel to start a day full of history, beautiful landscapes and walk on cobblestone streets. Antigua Guatemala, once the third largest city in all of Spanish Colonial America and the old capital of Guatemala, actually is a peaceful, beautiful and partially restored colonial city. Surrounded by villages like San Antonio Aguascalientes with their wonderful textiles, Ciudad Vieja with their history and San Miguel Dueñas, unique for the experiencie at the Macadamia Plantation.
- Minimum of 2 passengers (adults) is required for the tour to run. If the minimum size is not reached, the tour is subject to cancellation and all tickets are refunded or rescheduled.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Tours include bilingual guide (English and Spanish).
- It is recommended that you bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses, and a camera.
- Please contact us if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.
- For groups of 10 persons or more, please contact Gray Line Guatemala to arrange.
- To find pictures of our experiences, search us on Instagram as @graylinetoursgt
- If you are lodging in Zone 1, our only pick-up point is at the Hotel Panamerican.
- If you are lodging in an airbnb please move to the nearest hotel lobby and please let us know of its name.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Julie_w
Apr 24, 2016
Our guide, Winston, picked us up at... - <p>Our guide, Winston, picked us up at our hotel right on time and informed us that it would be just myself and my husband for the day... Private tour! As the driver, Juan, drove to Antigua Guatemala, Winston told us about the city, the history of the Spanish conquest, terrible earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions since the 1500s. Antigua was beautiful and definitely the most crowded/tourist-driven although for a Saturday it didn't feel overly crowded. The Jade museum is a must and we had a lovely lunch at Tres Tiempo. After spending the first half of the day in Antigua we spent the afternoon visiting much smaller villages in the area for an authentic cultural experience. Visited a textile market, Chocolate museum, churches, monuments, all among views of the 3 volcanoes in the area. Unfortunately the cloud cover was a bit low so the views were a bit obstructed but you could get the since of how close the villages are to them. On the drive back to Guatemala City, Winston answered questions and played a personal CD of traditional Guatemalan music. Great experience!</p>
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Lindav12349
Oct 29, 2017
This tour was awesome! The tour... - <p>This tour was awesome! The tour guide was a young guy that was extremely knowledgeable. We met some cool people from Argentina that we also made friends with. We also got a chance to purchase some beautiful jade pieces at the factory, Antigua Guatemala is beautiful. The textile experience is just when they take you to a local market, the women show how they make their hand made pieces and then they try to get you to buy something in their shop.</p>
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