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Guatemala City & Antigua Guatemala Private Tour
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Guatemala City & Antigua Guatemala Private Tour

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Discover Guatemala’s two major cities in just one day on a private tour that covers both Antigua and Guatemala City. This tour is ideal if you want to break up your journey from Antigua back to Guatemala City, particularly if you’re flying back from La Aurora International Airport. Plus, you private guide will ensure that you receive undivided attention and enjoy the flexibility to personalize your itinerary and take comfort break on your schedule.
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  • 8 hours
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Pacaya Volcano at night and Guatemala City Private Tour
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Pacaya Volcano at night and Guatemala City Private Tour

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This tour is the best way to enjoy your day, first we visit Guatemala City historical center, we will walk the central plaza, the central market, The Cathedral of San Jose, National Palace and the 6 avenue, after looking the amazing central plaza of Guatemala City we drive to Pacaya Volcano, this 1 hour and 30 minutes middle start just before the sunset, so we can climb with some day light to appreciate the fauna and flora of the region, once we arrive at the lava rivers we will stay there to see the sunset and all the lava that appear once the sun goes down, while there we will have a small dinner and some marshmallows roasted with the lava. After more than an hour there we start going back to the base camp and then back to your hotel.
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  • 8 hours
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Tikal Day Trip by Air from Guatemala City with Lunch

Tikal Day Trip by Air from Guatemala City with Lunch

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Discover the ancient ruins of Tikal and gain a deeper understanding of Mayan culture and traditions on this Tikal day trip by air from Guatemala City with lunch. Take a scenic flight from the nation’ capital and make your way to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed archeological park in the comfort of an air-conditioned coach. Wander the jungle with your expert guide who will offer up facts, stories and history about the temples that surround you. Get the most of your time in Guatemala with this truly memorable day trip!
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  • 15 hours
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Guatemala city Personalized Private Tour
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Guatemala city Personalized Private Tour

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Uncover the highlights of Guatemala City on a private tailor-made tour with a local guide. A great way to ensure you’re focusing on what interests you, your support team will help put together your dream itinerary for exploring Guatemala’s capital city. Customized to your group, you can choose from half-day or full-day tours, evening pub crawls, historical walking tours, food tours, or even shopping tours around the city’s different malls.
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Tikal Day Trip Including Round Trip Flights from Antigua with Lunch
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Tikal Day Trip Including Round Trip Flights from Antigua with Lunch

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Experience one of the ancient world’s most incredible archaeological sites at Tikal, a celebrated Mayan city deep in the Guatemalan jungle, on this 17-hour trip by air from Antigua. Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the Guatemalan jungle on your flight to this UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mayan site, spending the day exploring this incredible city’s steep temples and beautiful plazas with the help of your guide. Your day trip from Antigua to Tikal also includes round-trip transportation from your Antigua hotel, lunch, and all entrance fees.
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  • 17 hours
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Guatemala City Complete Day Private Tour
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Guatemala City Complete Day Private Tour

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Get to know Guatemala City on this private all-day guided tour. Travel comfortably by car to some of the city's highlights and historical points of interest. Learn about the mystical Mayan civilization with a visit to the Archeological Museum and discover more about the history of Guatemala. Then, head to the historical center of the city and visit the market, cathedral, the National Palace, Plaza la Constitution, and more.
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  • 8 hours
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Iximché Ruins Tour

Iximché Ruins Tour

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Immerse yourself in the fascinating Mayan culture with a guided tour of the Iximche archaeological site on this private day trip from Antigua. Built in 1465 as the capital of the Kaqchikel Maya, Iximche became the first Spanish capital of Guatemala. You'll uncover the turbulent history of this sacred site as you explore the ruins with your Mayan guide. If you’re lucky, you may even get to see a Mayan spiritual ceremony.
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  • 2 hours
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Guatemala City Half Day Private Tour
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Guatemala City Half Day Private Tour

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Experience Guatemala City through the eyes of a local on this half-day historic and cultural tour of Guatemala’s capital city. A great way to squeeze plenty of sightseeing into half a day, you'll visit museums, markets, a cathedral, the palace, and the historical center. If you’re really short on time, you can even arrange for your private driver to pick you up or drop you off at Guatemala City La Aurora Airport.
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  • 4 hours
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Tikal Tour From Antigua

Tikal Tour From Antigua

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No trip to Guatemala is complete without a visit to Tikal. Visit the Mayan Ruins with ease on a full-day tour from Antigua. All-inclusive land and air transportation makes it possible for you to experience the UNESCO listed ruins in a single day without feeling rushed. After a guided tour of the complex, enjoy lunch and free time to explore on your own.
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  • 17 hours
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Iximché Ruins and Antigua City Tour from Guatemala City

Iximché Ruins and Antigua City Tour from Guatemala City

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Take a tour from Guatemala City that showcases the mix of Spanish and Mayan traditions that have influenced this incredible nation. Journey into the Iximche ruins—one of Guatemala’s most famous archeological sites—and then make your way to the iconic Spanish colonial town of Antigua. Follow your expert guide to all of the local sites, including churches, plazas and shops—before making your way back to Guatemala City after this exciting day trip.
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  • 9 hours
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Iximche Ruins Tour from Antigua

Iximche Ruins Tour from Antigua

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Expand your Antigua holiday to include a visit to the ruins of Iximche on a half-day, small-group tour. Skip the stress of public buses and relax in round-trip transportation from your hotel. Enjoy a detailed tour around the ruins of the former Mayan civilization, including its two ball courts and ceremonial plazas, with ample opportunity to ask questions. Afterwards, take time to explore on your own, then unwind during the return journey.
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  • 4 hours
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Walking Tour Antigua, an open Museum

Walking Tour Antigua, an open Museum

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Within this tour you can take unique experiences learning secrets, legends, and stories of the city.
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  • 3 hours
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Chichicastenango and Iximche Pyramids Private Day Tour from Antigua
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Chichicastenango and Iximche Pyramids Private Day Tour from Antigua

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Delve into Guatemala’s rich and colorful history with a guided tour to two of the region’s most significant historical and cultural sights: Chichicastenango and Iximche. You’ll start your trip with a guided walking tour around Chichicastenango, which is known for its huge outdoor market and 400-year-old churches. You’ll then head out to the Iximche archaeological site and learn about how the historic Mayan city became the first Spanish capital in Guatemala.
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  • 4 hours
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Visit The Mayan City of Iximche on a Full-Day Private Tour
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Visit The Mayan City of Iximche on a Full-Day Private Tour

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Visit the ancient Mayan ruins of Iximche on a half-day tour from Panajachel. Your guide shares live commentary about the Mayan civilization in Guatemala, and the importance of key structures you see. You’ll travel early to beat the heat, and ride in comfort by air-conditioned minivan.
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  • 7 hours
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Tikal From Guatemala
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Tikal From Guatemala

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Visit one of the largest and most important Mayan places in Central America—Tikal—on this all-day tour from the city of Guatemala. After a flight to Flores International Airport, where you meet your tour guide, you will head to the Tikal National Park. Tikal is one of the most important archeological complexes left by the Mayan civilization. It features temples, palaces, and public squares. Remains of dwellings are scattered throughout the surrounding countryside.
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  • 8 hours
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The Best Guatemala City Tour with Authentic Traditional Food - Collective
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The Best Guatemala City Tour with Authentic Traditional Food - Collective

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Being adventurous and exploring new places make our life experiences unforgettable. But you don't have to go to the other side of the world to do it. You can know all the wonders that Guatemala City hides. This city holds an infinity of secret places full of history, mysticism, and culture. Delve into this breathtaking tour through the famous historic center, connect with Guatemalan culture, and be amazed by those little details with stories of famous people, impressive events, and architecture that only time is the owner of all its legacy. We have planned a tour that will thrill you from beginning to end and will make you the owner of stories and curious facts that not everyone knows. Join us!
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  • 6 hours 30 minutes
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Iximché Ruins and Antigua City Tour

Iximché Ruins and Antigua City Tour

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Explore the fascinating Spanish and Mayan history of Guatemala on this family-friendly 8-hour tour to Iximché and colonial Antigua. Wander the atmospheric archaeological site of Iximché to discover the history of the Mayans. Then head to Antigua, former colonial capital, where you’ll visit the San Francisco Church, Calle del Arco, La Merced Church and the central plaza. Your excursion also includes round-trip transportation from your hotel, a guide and all entrance fees.
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  • 8 hours
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Guatemala City Cultural Museums Tour (Archaeological/Textiles)

Guatemala City Cultural Museums Tour (Archaeological/Textiles)

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Explore the best museums in Guatemala City. This tour will give you the opportunity to learn about Maya culture, ancient history and traditional Maya textiles. We start our visit at the Popol Vuh museum, with a wonderful collection of ancient Maya Art. We continue to the visit of the Ixchel museum to learn and appreciate the history of weaving and textiles in Guatemala.
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  • 3 hours
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Copán Day Trip from Guatemala City

Copán Day Trip from Guatemala City

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This Copan day trip from Guatemala City takes travelers back in time on a tour of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site of the Mayan Empire. Your full-day journey from the nation’s capital city includes comfortable coach transportation to Honduras and a guided tour of the ruins. Gain a deeper understanding of the Tax Kuk Mo dynasty as you explore the temples and monuments and take a closer look at the hieroglyphics that decorate the site.
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  • 14 hours
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Mixco Viejo Day Trip from Antigua

Mixco Viejo Day Trip from Antigua

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Discover the mysteries of the ancient Maya civilization on this full-day tour to the archeological site of Mixco Viejo, including hotel pick-up and round-trip transport from Antigua. Follow your guide around the vast Mayan ruins and learn how the city was once the capital of the Poqomam Maya kingdom as you marvel over temples, palaces and ball courts. After lunch (own expense), you’ll enjoy free time to explore independently, before heading back to Antigua.
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  • 7 hours
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IXIMCHE MAYAN RUINS TOUR from La Antigua

IXIMCHE MAYAN RUINS TOUR from La Antigua

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Get a glimpse of pre-Columbian life with a visit to archaeological site Iximche. Just 90 minutes from Antigua, this site was once capital of the Kaqchikel Maya Kingdom. Thanks to excellent restoration you can visit former palaces, temples, plazas, ball courts, murals, and a small museum of artifacts. Your guide will share background and point out historical details, such as signs of human sacrifice that linger at the site.
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  • 2 hours
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Guatemala City Cultural and Archaeological Tour

Guatemala City Cultural and Archaeological Tour

This tour values the importance of the first settlements in Guatemala City since the Maya pre-classic period. The archaeological site of Kaminal Juyú was the most important Maya city in the highlands of Guatemala during Pre-hispanic time. We will explore the archaeological site, the museum and we will climb one of the temples to enjoy the view of Guatemala City. After the visit of the site, we will continue to the historical center of Guatemala City and do a walking tour in 6 avenue to end at the main plaza of Guatemala City. Later before we end the morning we will visit the central market of the historical center.
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  • 4 hours
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Iximché Archaeological Park Tour

Iximché Archaeological Park Tour

Guatemala has Mayan cities that had their heyday at different times, those of the Classic Maya period (200 BC to 900 AD) predominate in the north somewhat far from the current city of Guatemala, and those of the Postclassic period (900 AD to 1,524 AD) In the West, one of the most emblematic sites is Iximché, capital of the Kaqchiquel manor, nowadays the visitor can appreciate the vestiges that were left after the destruction caused by the conquerors, also this place was the scene of the foundation of Guatemala. After visiting the Mayan site, the guide will recommend a good place to have lunch, in the afternoon we will return to Guatemala City.
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  • 6 hours
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Coffee plantation and Antigua combo

Coffee plantation and Antigua combo

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Keep an eye out for magnificent views of volcanoes, cattle and sugar cane plantation, At 5,000 feet above sea level you will discover Antigua, the colonial jewel of the Americas. Get great picture opportunity and learn about Guatemala coffee and pre-hispanic culture.
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  • 6 hours
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Guatemala City & Antigua Guatemala Private Tour
"Best tour I’ve had in a long time. Tour guide is knowledgeable about the country, history, and knows all the best photo and meal spots"..."
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Pacaya Volcano at night and Guatemala City Private Tour
"A wonderful experienc, full of information and well done. I felt safe and taken care of the wholenway. Thank you for this experience!"..."
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Tikal Day Trip by Air from Guatemala City with Lunch
"This was an amazing trip. Viator was awesome in taking care of all of the details. Not an easy place to access on your worn. Tour guide was wonderful. Highly recommend. Worth every penny!!"..."
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Guatemala city Personalized Private Tour
"I did a lot of research and this tour was the best option for the limited time and specific things I wanted to see, our tour guide Nicole was very knowledgeable and accommodating and made our experience wonderful!"..."
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Tikal Day Trip Including Round Trip Flights from Antigua with Lunch
"This was a great tour. The driver Henry was amazing. The tour guide was second to none. I couldn’t be more pleased with this company. I will look for you guys in other cities too"..."
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Guatemala City Complete Day Private Tour
"My wife and I had an extra day to spend in Guatemala City and we wanted a more personalized tour of the city. Esteban was a superior guide and took us to so many places that would have been impossible to do on our own in one day. We really enjoyed getting to know him and not only did he provide good information about the tour sites, but also insights into living in GC that only a native-born person could share. Thoroughly enjoyed eating Pepian at lunch in the market. Esteban introduced me to Hibiscus juice which is wonderfully sweet. I needed to replace my lost phone charger and he stopped by an electronics store to help me purchase that. It was a day well spent and great value for the price."..."
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Iximché Ruins Tour
"Our driver was really nice and our tour guide was well informed and answered all of our questions. We learned so much about the Mayans."..."
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Tikal Tour From Antigua
"An efficient, organized guided tour from my hotel, to the airport, to the site. The humongous structures towered over me and gave me a sense of what living there was like. Highly recommend going. A must see experience."..."
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Iximché Ruins and Antigua City Tour from Guatemala City
"Mirko was an excellent tour guide! We had a great time. We had a yummy breakfast and lunch with his recommendations!"..."
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Iximche Ruins Tour from Antigua
"Tour guide was so nice and knowledgeable. Small group. Answered all our questions. Learned a lot from him! Beautiful culture"..."
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Chichicastenango and Iximche Pyramids Private Day Tour from Antigua
"Moises was an excellent guide for this trip! He really made sure the day was personalized to my friend and I. We were picked up in time and stopped for breakfast at a great local restaurant on the way. At Chichi, Moises gave us a tour of the church, different areas of the market, and a nearby cemetery. He have plenty of detail on everything that was happening and local customs/beliefs. We had time to shop by ourselves and met up with Moises and our driver to head to Iximche. Moises was very thoughtful and made sure we had opportunity to eat and use a restroom. At Iximche Moises talked about the history, explained the different structures, and took great photos for us! On the return to Antigua we asked for his restaurant recommendation and he dropped us off at a wonderful steak house near the main square of Antigua. I highly recommend this tour and MOISES!"..."
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Visit The Mayan City of Iximche on a Full-Day Private Tour
"As we were heading to meet our tour guides my phone gsp gave out on me. We drove around for almost 2 hrs trying to find our meeting location and to our grateful surprise our guides patiently waited for us! Our driver was so wonderful! Not like most Guatemala drivers he spared my anxiety while cruising along:) Our other guide, Ruben EXCELLED in knowledge of not only the historical facts of the Mayan culture but his knowledge of Guatemala culture was mind blowing!! After our tour we stopped at one of the most wonderful restaurants recommended by our guides! As you can see in my pictures we were able to observe while the employees made hand patted tortillas, which were amazing, as well as live music, while we enjoyed our lunch. These two are by far the ones you want to choose to take you on a safe and informative tour!! 100/10"..."
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Tikal From Guatemala
"Had a amazing time the guide was amazing and the experience was unforgettable. It was a trip for my 50 birthday and I will never forget it. The vibe in Guatemala is excellent and I will be back."..."
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Iximché Ruins and Antigua City Tour
"I thoroughly enjoyed my day of adventure with Jose. We were lucky enough to to get to see some Mayan rituals at Iximche. It was a great treat to have a private tour of such a special place."..."
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Copán Day Trip from Guatemala City
"My family decided to go to Copan as a cheaper an alternative to Tikal. The trip to Copan is about 5 and half hours one way but totally worth it. We were the only ones on the tour so it was like a private shuttle and tour! Once there we were greeted by the local tour guide. We had time to do the underground temples at an extra cost- although I did not think they were worth it since there was only two tunnels and most of it had been blocked off. My mother who had been to Tikal before told us that she actually liked Copan better because the story was more interesting and it felt less touristy! I really want to give a shout out to our outstanding driver, Juan! I cannot say enough about this man. Even though he told us beforehand he did not speak a lot of english, we ended up having a great time together and he really made an effort to answer all of our questions! He also translated the menu for us at the restaurant for breakfast and recommended an awesome restaurant in Copan for lunch! Juan opened the door and helped my elderly mother out of the van every time we got out which was extremely appreciated. It only cost about 8 per person to cross the border into Honduras and of course Juan took care of everything else for us so we didn't even have to leave the van. I have traveled to many places around the world and can tell you that its the people that really make the country- Guatemala is no exception- and in this case Juan really made the whole trip!"..."
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Mixco Viejo Day Trip from Antigua
"The ruins at this sight are vastly superior to the ones at Iximche, but they are harder to get to. Our guide/driver was excellent and took good care of us. There is a lot of walking, and it was hot when we were there - be prepared. But so beautiful and impressive, and not crowded at all."..."
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IXIMCHE MAYAN RUINS TOUR from La Antigua
"Our tour guides Erwin and Hugo were absolutely the BEST!!! They were both so smart and knew so much history and details, which is exactly what we wanted to hear. Bonus, they were very funny too and made the tour most enjoyable."..."
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