Top Panajachel Nature and Wildlife

Watch the sunrise light up Lake Atitlan and the Volcanic Ring of Fire from one of the highest points at Lake Atitlan: Indian Nose. After pickup from your Panajachel lodging and a 90-minute drive through the highlands, take an easy 30-minute hike to the summit of Indian Nose, followed by a trip to Sacred Hunters Cave. This tour includes round-trip transportation from your hotel as well as all entrance fees and a professional guide.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating culture of Quetzaltenango, and then the soothing hot waters of Fuentes Georginas Hot Springs, on this 10-hour day trip. Start with an exploration of the historic architecture and top attractions of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second-largest city. Then soak away your aches and cares in the therapeutic geothermal waters of Fuentes Georginas, where you can relax and rejuvenate in a series of outdoor pools of varying temperatures. Your trip also includes a guide and round-trip hotel transport.

Enjoy and discover the colorful market day of Chichicastenango! This is an unique experience that you will see how is the local people live and doing their activities in the market days. The real Mayan culture is still live. Also since their typical dress till the Mayan language that they speak.

Whether you’re an admirer of avian or if you just love a walk through lush forests, this walking tour around the trails of Lake Atitlan is a great option for low-impact travel. You’ll either meet your guide in Santiago or receive pickup from Panajachel via boat and begin a hike up the Rey Tepepul Trail. This forested trail features river and wildlife views, as well as opportunities to see locals tending to their farms.

If you are visiting Lake Atitlán, this is one of the best tours to learn more about its towns and interact with the local culture. This tour is special since we will take you to know little frequented towns and with great beauty! The first 3 towns: Santa Cruz, Jaibalito & Tzununa are full of nature and you can be in contact with it, learn about the local culture and breathe fresh air. Then, we will go to San Juan La Laguna. During our visit to San Juan, we will do the chocolate tour, learn about the natural dyeing of textiles, and Mayan honey. Lunch is included. Don't worry about anything, take your camera and enjoy it to the fullest!

Guatemala, being a relatively small territory, has many mountainous parts, and among all of them, we can find 37 stunning volcanoes that are totally worth climbing. Today we invite you to venture to climb Atitlan Volcano, located very close to Lake Atitlan, and on the way to the summit, you will observe the immense beauty of this lake and its surrounding villages. During the tour, you will observe a lot of nature and the birds that inhabit this place. This tour is designed for travelers staying in the town of Santiago Atitlan. We will leave early in the morning and dedicate a full day to climbing the breathtaking volcano. Without a doubt, it is a tour that we recommend on your visit to Guatemala.

Lake Atitlan is a place full of positive energy, this is told by the local natives of the region. This positive energy is appreciated today not only by indigenous people but also by foreign people. If what you are looking for is to do a different activity on the lake, then this is something that will interest you a lot. Imagine practicing yoga in the middle of the forest and with impressive views of the lake, in addition, you can join a cacao and sound ceremony that will finish nourishing your mind and soul. Without leaving aside the nutrition of your body, we will offer you a delicious vegetarian brunch, served by local people who work with us, as we seek to involve the community in our activities. We are sure that this will be a tour that you will not want to miss. You will be able to return recharged with good energy from this activity.

Walk the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun: Author & lecturer Vincent Stanzione has opened his mountain home in an exclusive arrangement to offer an amazing experience. This experience will enable you to enter the Maya world in truly authentic ways. It allows visitors to learn about the Maya Civilization by entering the Maya World of the Present Day. Let us take you to places nobody but the Maya ever go while learning all you can from a researcher and writer who is hungry to share the world he has made his home. Guiding enables those of us who have attained a great deal of knowledge to share it with others in a direct way. So take a walk with Vincent along the flowery paths during this fascinating day in the highlands, high above Lake Atitlan. Learn about the Maya and the Mesoamerican traditions, their cosmo-magical thinking, their calendar, the way of living in the world, their myths and their deep sense of being the descendants of divine ancestors.