Full-Day Lake Atitlan Tour: Explore the Local Lifestyle and Traditions

You will embark on an enjoyable and captivating journey around Lake Atitlan guided by natives who are eager to impart their way of life and cultural heritage.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Solola - Journey along “The Landscape Route,” a road offering breathtaking views of mountains and volcanoes. You’ll make several stops to capture photos and admire the scenery.
  • Panajachel - Upon reaching Panajachel, you’ll have time for breakfast and to prepare for the boat tour.
  • San Juan la Laguna - Our local guide will lead you…
What's Included
  • Group Guide
  • Private transportation
  • Group boat transfers
  • Breakfast
  • Tuc Tuc ride
  • Admission fees
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Location
Solola
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(37 Ratings)
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Perezmalu
May 21, 2025
Spectacular walk along Lake Atitlan - The tour of Lake Atitlan was impressive. En route we visited the towns of San Juan, San Pedro and Santiago, where we could admire its streets, its people and appreciate its culture which keep well rooted. Friendly and industrious people. Wonderful experience.
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Adam_l
Mar 27, 2025
Learn about Mayan culture and the history of lake Atitlan. - Knowledgeable guide, diverse activities, organized well, Mayan and local history focused. Good way to see multiple towns and learn about the lake in one day.
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Gustavo_v
Sep 3, 2024
Gorgeous - The lake was a great experience, our guides were very helpful Shout out to Otto, Lydia and Azucena Our chauffeur was also excellent
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O2161yhmarib
Sep 3, 2024
The best boat tour on the lake! - We had reached out to Fabio to schedule a boat tour on the lake and he scheduled everything for us. We were picked up by Nikolas and his crew from our hotel dock and spent the whole day going to three different Pueblo’s and learning about their history and different products that come from them. We got to try honey wine and artisanal chocolate and see how the women of the area make beautiful textiles. We had a blast and the weather was beautiful the whole time.
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Angeldaniel_q
Sep 3, 2024
Spectacular Guide!!! - I highly recommend this business! Our tour guide, I believe her name was Maria did an amazing job! The tour was about 10 hours long. Please bring good walking shoes and water! Maria took us around Lake Atitlan and the mountains showing a complete understanding of not only the beautiful history of Guatemala but Panajachel! In addition to the very friendly approach and good sense of humor, Maria makes herself easily available and flexible to attend your wishes!
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Zaman_h
Jul 9, 2024
The best - Amazing trip. The boat ride, to visiting the indigenous communities. Tuk tuk rides and great food! Would def do again
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Ellamoore
Mar 9, 2024
our March 2024 Guatemala tour - We had an amazing time with authentic Guatemala tours, Fabio took care of us every step of the way. He led us to knowledgeable and accommodating guides. We felt safe and taken care of all thru out. We live in NY, were used to good accommodations and authentic Guatemala delivered above and beyond.
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Danny
Jan 6, 2024
Place to visit big fun - Amazing experience definitely we will comeback from the beginning everyone in the team was completely informed of our arrival and connecting with us all the time, big thanks to our driver Joel amazing and our tour guy David he really knows everything and everyone gracias
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Suzanne_d
Jul 25, 2024
Island hopping - The beauty of the lake was incredible! San Juan was lovely, visiting co-ops (weaving, chocolate, 🐝 keeping ) was interesting and the guides were very knowledgeable. The stops on the islands were a little rushed, I would’ve liked a bit more free time on each island.
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Joserh6586pg
Oct 6, 2024
Watch out!!! Very aggressive guides. They forget about the Tourist side and are dedicated to doing business with everything. - There are very nice villages around the lake, although for the price they charge there is a lot to owe really. The guides are very passive-aggressive, especially one named Jose, who touched us to guide us throughout the day, his aggression is regarding the subject of the “obligatory” times and places that forces you to enter, which are obviously not Top-rated in each of the villages we visit You don’t have time to see anything, which they don’t want to show you because they don’t give you free time between the tours. Use such aggressive phrases as “if you behave well maybe later I’ll give you about 10 minutes off to see what you want” (WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU WE’RE NOT YOUR PROPERTY, WE’RE GOING FOR A GUIDE SERVICE TO A TOUR WE PAY FOR AND PRETTY EXPENSIVE) FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS) It repeats again and again in a very aggressive tone that you do not buy from the artisans who are in the places we walk, and it is super obvious that they do it because they take you to the places where they have agreement, they get to sit and drink in what they put other local people to give you the explanations of the place and not even water invite you throughout the tour There were people (women) who asked to go to the bathroom and the very aggressive guide could hold on for about 10 minutes until he reached one of their places The very aggressive guide speaks ill of you with the locals for not wanting to buy excessively expensive crafts in the places they make you enter There were several moments when my wife and I felt very very uncomfortable to the extent that we already wanted to finish the tour and leave the place. When you are in a place that you do not know and especially in a country that is not yours it is very scary that being such an aggressive and local guide you do not know what they can do to you. The only rescue of the Tour was the operator who took us to Lake Atitlan (where the tour went) and back to our hotel. Luis a very friendly person and with a lot of knowledge, in fact during the road trips he was explaining everything we were not explained during the tour (which was supposed to be for that). How sad that this kind of thing happens being that you go to another country to meet new places, cultures etc etc. I wish someone at @Tripadvisor would do something about it and give us back what they charged us to experience one of the ugliest days my wife and I have ever lived during a vacation
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From $100
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).