Lake Atitlan: 3 Villages Boat Tour from Antigua or the City

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By Guat2do Travel Experiences

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Features

Free cancellation available
12h
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

- Enjoy calm morning waters and views of Lake Atitlan's 3 volcanoes
- Visit 3 Mayan villages by boat: San Marcos, San Juan and Santiago Atitlan
- Taste Mayan honey on a bee tour with a local family in San Juan
- See cotton spun, dyed with natural dyes and woven on traditional looms

Activity location

- Antigua Guatemala
- Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

- Antigua Guatemala
- Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

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Dates

Travellers

Shared Tour Option from Antigua Guatemala

12h
English

Languages available

Starting time: 05:30

Price details

€124.60 x 2 Adults€249.20

Total

Until Thu, 5 Nov

Private Tour Option

12h
English

This tour option takes you to the same spots as the shared option, the difference is that you will have a private bus, driver, and tour guide just for you and your group.

Languages available

Starting time: 07:00

Price details

€320.40 x 2 Adults€640.80

Total

Until Thu, 5 Nov

Shared Tour Option from Guatemala City

12h
English

Languages available

Starting time: 04:30

Price details

€160.20 x 2 Adults€320.40

Total

What's included, what's not

Certified guide by The Guatemalan Tourism Board Commission
Return hotel pickup and drop-off (shared, or private on the private option)
Return water taxi to 3 Mayan villages
Bottled water
Mayan bee tour with honey tasting in San Juan La Laguna
Cotton spinning, natural dye and weaving demonstration in San Juan
Your choice in San Juan: cacao tour or free time for shopping and photos
Service charge
Breakfast
Lunch

Know before you book

- Not suitable for: People with back problems, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users
- In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
- This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Explore three iconic Mayan villages of Lake Atitlan in one day (San Marcos, San Juan and Santiago), crossing the lake by boat surrounded by volcanoes.

We leave early on purpose: in the morning the lake is calm, boat rides are smoother and the light is perfect for photos. After breakfast in Panajachel (on your own), we cross by boat to San Marcos La Laguna, a peaceful, bohemian village known for its connection with nature and lakeside views.

Next is San Juan La Laguna, one of the most colourful villages on the lake. Walk its famous colourful streets, the murals street, the hats street and the umbrellas street, and join two hands-on experiences led by local families: a Mayan bee tour with honey tasting, and a cotton tour where you'll see how cotton is spun, dyed with natural dyes and woven on traditional looms. At the end, you choose: a cacao tour or free time to shop and take photos (no extra cost either way).

We finish in Santiago Atitlan, the largest Mayan town on the lake, set between the Toliman and Atitlan volcanoes. Have lunch (on your own) and discover its local market, historic church and living Tz'utujil traditions. Then we take the boat back to Panajachel and drive back to your hotel, arriving around 7:00 pm in Antigua and 8:00 pm in Guatemala City.

Your safety comes first: if lake conditions are unsafe for boats, we switch to a road route visiting Santa Catarina Palopo, San Antonio Palopo and Panajachel.