Local festivals in Guatemala!
Are you alone or accompanied? Do you want to join other people who, just like you, have decided to spend, at an affordable price, an enriching and shared vacation?
Based on a similar content, all of our itineraries have been programmed based on the many local festivals that are held during the year in Guatemala: patron Saint´s days in mayan villages, Asunción, festivals, etc. He will attend celebrations in which dances and traditional music are mixed, solemn processions and colorful costumes.
Generally, tour operators can not guarantee the trip if they do not have a minimum of four people registered: many trips are canceled for this reason. We guarantee the average departure once two people sign up!
The services vary depending on the number of registered: guide for the entire route from four participants, best hotels from 6, etc. If only two people register, they will enjoy a trip with all the comfort (hotels 2/3 * stars, vehicle with driver, guided tours in Petén and Antigua)..
Standard itinerary 13 days / 12 nights
| D1 Saturday | (Flights to Guatemala City). Welcome at the airport. Transfer to your hotel |
| D2 Sunday | Departure to Chichicastenango (3h). Walk through one of the most beautiful indigenous markets in Latin America. Beyond the stacking of all the country’s crafts, you will find in the shelves of popular consumption, a great richness in colors and smells. The embroidery of Quiché güipiles is mixed with the colors of fruits and flowers. In front of the Santo Tomás church, the stands are covered with copal smoke where the Indians practice their devotion to the Mayan deities. In the afternoon transfer to Lake Atitlan (1h30). Night in Panajachel. |
| D3 Monday | Short boat trip to the town of Santa Cruz for a walk (easy) by the lake shore. Continue to the town of San Juan La Laguna. Visit the town where natural dyes are still used (such as carrot or coconut) to make some textiles. The town is recognized by its painters of naive art, who adorn the streets exhibiting their paintings. Family lunch (visit of Santiago Atitlán according to weather conditions). Return by boat and night in Panajachel. |
| D4 Tuesday | After the visit to the villages of San Catarina and San Antonio Palopó, departure (2 hours) to the heart of the Mayan world: the Quetzaltenango region. Visit the town of San Andrés Xecul (known for its colorful church) and Totonicapán (textile workshops). Night in private house. |
| D5 Wednesday | After visiting the traditional markets around Quetzaltenango, transfer (4 hours) and overnight in Antigua. |
| D6 Thursday | Morning, guided tour of Antigua, between 1543 and 1773 ancient Spanish capital: “the central park”, surrounded by the Palace of the Captains General (the envoys of the crown), the cathedral, the mayor of colonial times and the gallery of commerce; the church of la Merced and its surprising baroque facade, the convent of the Capuchinas and their architectural innovations; a workshop of jade, semi precious stone very valuable in pre-Hispanic times. This small town is ideal for strolling through its cobbled streets and taking a look through the bars, which cover. |
| D7 Friday | Free morning in Antigua. In the afternoon, transfer (1 hour) to the airport in Guatemala. Inside flight to Flores (1h). Night in El Remate or Flores. |
| D8 Saturday | Departure (1h x2) depart for the guided tour of the site of the classic time of Yaxhá, located on the shore of the lake of the same name. Back to the hotel. |
| D9 Sunday | Departure to Tikal (1 hour). Guided tour of this exceptional Mayan site, immersed in a jungle in which the trees can reach 40 meters high. In addition to the beauty of its temples and pyramids (visit of Complex Q, Temple IV, Lost World, Temple V, North and Central Acropolis, and Great Plaza), the majesty of the forest that protects parakeets, howler monkeys and countless of birds, offers a magnificent picture. Return to the hotel in the afternoon. |
| D10 Monday | Departure (3 hours) to the Atlantic coast. Boat trip on the Rio Dulce (2h30), surrounded by mangroves, which are an important part of the ecosystem of the tropical region. The place is also a refuge for various tropical birds that find protection in the small islands covered with vegetation. Arrival in Livingston, Garifuna town. Night in Livingston. |
| D11 Tuesday | Cruise by boat (45 minutes) from the Bay of Amatique and transfer to Honduras (5 hours on the way). On the way, visit the site of Quirigua, where the highest stelae of the Mayan world are found. Night in Copán. |
| D12 Wednesday | Guided tour of Copán, a foreground site, recognized for the quality of its stone sculptures, where steles and altars of the finest sculptures from the entire Mayan region can be seen. Return to Guatemala City (5 hours on the way) in the afternoon. Night in Guatemala. |
| D13 Thursday | Transfer to the airport 3 hours before your return flight. |
Services included:
For a single price of US $ 1790 per person in a double room:
– 12 nights in a double room with breakfast.
– all lunches (except in Antigua).
– All transfers and private transportation with driver.
– domestic flight Guatemala / Flores or Flores / Guatemala.
– boat tours on Rio Dulce and Lake Atitlán.
– A guide in Antigua, Copán, Yaxhá and Tikal.
– From 4 participants, guide service for the entire tour.
– From 6 registered, hotels go to 3 stars.
Dates
2021
from january 23 through february 4 : festival of San Pablo La Laguna (lake Atitlan) on jan 25
from february 5 through 17 : festival of Santa Apolonia, between Antigua and Atitlan, on feb 9
from march 15 through 27 : festival of San José Poaquil, between Atitlan and Antigua, on march 19
from april 17 through 29 : standard itinerary (no festival)
from may 8 through 20 : festival of Santa Cruz La Laguna (lake Atitlán), on may 10
from june 26 through july 8 : festival of Almolonga (next to Quetzaltenango) on june 29
from july 17 through 29 : standard itinerary (no festival)
from august 11 through 23 : Assumption in Sololá, on august 15
from september 25 through october 7 : festival of Totonicapán, on september 29
from october 8 through 20 : festival of Virgin del Pilar in Zaragoza (between Antigua and Atitlan), on oct 12
from october 27 through november 8 : festival of giant kites in Sumpango on nov 1st
from december 20 through january 1st 2022 : festival of Chichicastenango on dec 21
Send a message
TURISMO EK CHUAH
3ra Calle 6-24 Zona 2, Guatemala 01002, Guatemala
Phone: (502) 22320745, (502) 22201491
Email: info@ekchuah.com
Receptive tourism operator authorized by the INGUAT (Guatemalan Tourism Institute) according to resolution No. 67-90 of January 26, 1990
