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Lake Atitlan One Day Tour
Lake Atitlan One Day Tour
Lake Atitlan One Day Tour
Lake Atitlan One Day Tour
Lake Atitlan One Day Tour

Lake Atitlan One Day Tour

By Voyageur Tours
8.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$156 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 14h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Uncover the beautiful Mayan towns around Lake Atitlan, the most magnificent spectacle ever saw. With indigenousn women in multicoloured outfits, fishermen in rustic crafts and the beauty of the three surrounding volcanos: San Pedro, Toliman & Atitlan.

Santiago Atitlan, the town more visited for their beautiful Guipil (blouse) and its old catholic church with Mayan and Spanish culture combination. To finalise the last town to visit is

San Juan la Laguna, a unique town with cooperatives of natural dyes, painting's art and medicinal plants.

Activity location

  • Panajachel
    • Panajachel, Guatemala, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Café Condesa
    • 5a Avenida Norte
    • Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

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Lake Atitlan Shared tour
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 5:30 am
Price details
NZ$156.45 x 1 AdultNZ$156.45

Total
Price is NZ$156.45
Until Fri, 22 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional local guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound trip shared transport (Antigua-Panajachel-Antigual)
  • What's includedWhat's includedShared Boat transport and life jackets
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTuk Tuk (local small taxi) to visit Maximon - Optional Q25.00 per person

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking (the meals aren't included but if you have any special requirement we can help you to choose a good restaurant according to your needs)
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • IMPORTANT: If do the weather conditions there is no access to any of the towns listed in the tour, we will suggest you other town options to visit and keep the three towns in your tour
  • Return time to Antigua around 18:30-19:00hrs. All will depend on traffic and the group.
  • If you want to enjoy more time the lake and want to spend a night there, we can gladly coordinate the transport back to Antigua next day without extra cost. PLEASE let us know when you book that you need to return next day. You can choose the shared transport leaving from Panajachel at 12:00pm or 16hrs. - ACCOMMODATION IS ON YOUR OWN. -
  • The duration of the tour is approximately 14hrs, this tour is ideal if you don't have much time to visit the country.

Activity itinerary

Panajachel
  • 30m
Here is where the tour starts. At your arrival you will have around 45mins to have breakfast (Not included). After that, you walk to the dock to take the boat. Panajachel, also known as "Pana", is a charming city located on the shore of Lake Atitlan. Is the most important centre of the area, reason why it concentrates the majority of hotels, restaurants, nightlife, entertainment centers and shops. Ideal for shopping for handicrafts and contributing to local tourism.
San Juan la Laguna
  • 2h
First town to visit. San Juan la Laguna, a quaint town onf the west shore of the lake, there are serveral cooperatives: from beekeepers, coffee growers to backstrap loom weavers, who work using natural dyes. Using ancestral techniques, they extract dyes from tree bark, vegetables, coconut shells and so on to paint of colours their products.
San Pedro La Laguna
  • 45m
Second town to visit San Pedro la Laguna, spreading onto a peninsula at the base of the volcano of the same name. It is as famous as Panajachel, it is the favourite place of many foreign tourists, who are fascinated by the tranquility of the environment.
Santiago Atitlan
  • 2h
Third town to visit: Santiago Atitlan it is a place with a lot of natural beauty and colour, due the handicrafts that are made there as well as for the costume of its inhabitants. The residents wear their regional costume and the women wear colourful huipiles (blouses) woven in white cotton with geometric designs and small birds. Multicoloured embroidered at the waist, and the cortes (skirts) consist of a piece of cloth wrapped around the waist; A ribbon called tocoyal is also used, which is approximately 20 metres long and is wrapped around the head. In this beautiful town is the Church of Santiago Apóstol, it was built in 1547. It is one of the oldest churches in Guatemala and in it you can appreciate the syncretism especially in the main altarpiece. There is also a Mayan idol called "Maximón" of unknown origin.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPanajachel
    • Panajachel, Guatemala, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECafé Condesa
    • 5a Avenida Norte
    • Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

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