Lake Atitlán is a body of water in a massive volcanic crater in Guatemala’s southwestern highlands. Ringed by steep, verdant hills, it’s known for its Mayan villages and volcanoes with striking pointed cones. The busy town of Panajachel, where vendors sell traditional textiles, is a popular gateway to the lake. On a former coffee plantation, the Atitlán nature reserve offers trails and a butterfly garden.
Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala.
2:00pm Meet your expert guide at the Antigua Tours Park office (inside Café Condesa/Central Park) to explore surrounding villages. Drive through coffee plantations with spectacular views to San Antonio Aguas Calientes for an expert presentation on traditional Maya textiles at Carolina’s weaving cooperative with time for shopping. Continue your drive to San Juan del Obispo where you enjoy an interactive chocolate presentation & prepare your own cacao beverage. Return to Antigua at 5pm.