Lake Atitlan Day Tour From Antigua

My driver Osmen was on time and very informative the whole trip. He had a great recommendation for a great breakfast on our way to the lake. Our tour guide Juan Diego was very knowledgeable about the different Mayan villages and the history of Guatemala. He had a great textile class for us setup in the Village. He spoke at least three different languages and was really able to give us a lifetime experience.

Wow , what a way to end our trip! This was absolutely THE BEST tour we did. Our driver Marlon, and our tour guide Elena were very knowledgeable. We learned a lot. everything ran on time from pick up, to the tour times and the drive back to the hotel. While you are at each stop, you stop at several mini tours, you are not just walking around aimlessly. If you get the chance, book this tour!

Our tour guide Nicholas was awesome! We did mini tours for chocolate, cotton, and coffee production. San Juan is definitely the best!

It was an excellent experience. We had a Maya guide who explained us her culture. We visited two Maya cooperatives, the textile and the honey production.

About a 2 hour drive (with a stop for breakfast) and then a really awesome tour exploring the 3 towns. Each one is different (San Juan was my favourite!) Our guide, Juan Diego, was awesome - he definitely showed us some extra out-of-the-way spots!

Our trip was like the description yet so much more! Rudolfo, our driver, was courteous and careful. We then met Juan, our private guide who tailored the day to our interests, appetites and pace. We skipped breakfast out of fear of sea sickness, but needn’t have worried. The captain of Azucena brought us safely to shore at San Juan. We were rewarded with coffee and a description of its production. There was an impromptu concert on the street by preschoolers in their native dress. Next, we learned about chocolate from Karla and traditional weaving and dyeing from Irma. We headed back to the Azucena for a 15 minute boat trip to Santiago. At lunch, my daughter had pepín - a hearty chicken stew with pumpkin seeds. After this feast of colors, sounds, texture and taste, there was still more to stir our hearts and minds. We visited the church of Santiago at Atitlan. Juan shared the history and suffering of Guatemala’s more than 30 year civil war. Thank you, Juan, your conviction and passion were a reminder of why we were traveling in the first place. You helped my daughter and me connect with one another, with Mayan culture, Guatemala as a countryand humanity’s struggle to persevere.

Saul was a great and careful driver, he was very kind and stopped at a high view point of the lake to take great pictures! The local guide, Helena, was great as well. She was incredibly knowledgeable and so patient with our questions. Would 10000% recommend!!

The experience was going fine until our driver ran over a dog on the street. I’m beyond upset and traumatized from this. It’s overshadowing the previous parts of the day.

We had an incredible time on this tour with our wonderful guide Juan Diego! Driver was great and picked us up promptly at 6am in Antigua. He gave us the option of stopping for breakfast on the way or at the lake. We chose the lake and had a beautiful view. We then met up with our guide and had a private tour and boat! Visited 3 beautiful villages and learned a ton. Saw incredible demonstrations of weaving, chocolate and coffee making. Got some great (and colourful) photos! Beautiful day on the lake and such lovely views of the volcanos. Thank you everyone who made this tour amazing! Well worth it.

We had an amazing experience around Lake Atitlan! Driver picked us up at 6am promptly, in a clean, and spacious van. We stopped for breakfast at a lovely restaurant in the mountains before arriving at Late Atitlan, where our tour guide met us. We visited three different towns around the lake, aside from strolling around the town, we were shown a coffee plantation, insight into chocolate making and also Mayan weaving, which was amazing! Our guide was great and very knowledgable, and I appreciate that he felt more like a friend showing us around (we even had lunch together!) which made the experience feel much more intimate. Not once were we ushered to the next stop, we took our time and nothing was too much trouble.