Antigua Guatemala & Guatemala City Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• (Pass by)

  You will be picked up at your hotel (selected hotels) in Guatemala City and transfer to our meeting point in Antigua Guatemala to meet our local guide to begin your soft walking of approximately 3 hours below a brief summary of what to expect on your way.

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Iglesia de La Merced

  La Merced Church of Guatemalan Ultrabaroque style, this temple has two bell towers. On the facade of the church, in its upper part is a sculpture of San Pedro Nolasco, founder of the Mercedarian Order.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Arco de Santa Catalina

  Santa Catalina Arch, built to connect the nuns between cloisters to avoid being seen due to the votes that the religious who belonged to that Order took, After the earthquakes of 1773, the arch became important due to the arrangements that were made. These arrangements included the construction of a turret and the inclusion of a Lamy Amp Lacroix watch of French origin.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  The Plaza Central Park

  Central Park surrounded by the traditional grid pattern used frequently in urban planning in the Spanish colonies. The park is surrounded by the Palace of the General Captains, the Town Hall, the Cathedral of San Jose and the Trade Portal. Here in the park, we will also find the Las Sirenas fountain. This fountain has a traditional oral where the Count of La Gomera ordered to build the fountain in memory of his daughters, who in giving birth did not want to breastfeed their children for what the count ordered To tie his daughters to a trunk in the center of a waterhole, where they died of thirst and hunger.

  1 hour 10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Continue our way we will visit the La Unión tank, which is one of the most representative laundries in this city, only the big houses had a place where they could be washed. For this reason, most of the inhabitants - housewives - went to public laundries. This was inaugurated on February 3, 1853.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Jade Maya - The original Jade factory, museum & showroom

  Jade Factory and Museum The jade is cut and polished in the factory by local Guatemalan workers who follow the carving traditions of their ancestors, Ancient civilizations appreciated the jadeite jade stones as ornaments, tools, and burial artifacts.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  El Carmen Ruins, The facade of the church was built with stucco-covered bricks, it had two levels with 24 columns in total, distributed in two towers of 6 columns each, this detail makes the temple still unique today. To one side of these ruins is the El Carmen Craft Market.where you can find a lot of Guatemalan souvenirs.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Guatemala City

  You'll be transfer from Antigua Guatemala to Guatemala City

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 8

  Time for lunch (Not Included, it is optional for an extra price) we will make a stop to taste the Guatemalan gastronomy and how to make tortillas.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Plaza Berlin

  Continue to Berlin Plaza panoramic view of part of the city and the landscape of the Pacaya volcano.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  Transfer to Guatemala City to start our sightseeing tour through the city. First we will visit Las Americas avenue that is a road in its central garden has several Plazas and monuments in honor of the countries of the American continent.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Avenida La Reforma

  La Reforma was built inspired by the avenues of France for this reason various statues carved in stone, bronze and marble were brought from Italy.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12

  The Civic Center of the City, we will see a set of buildings constructed between the 50’s and 60’s: The Supreme Court of Justice, the Ministry of Public Finance, City Hall, the Social Security, the Bank of Guatemala, the National Mortgage Bank, and the Guatemalan Tourism Commission.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13
  Iglesia Yurrita

  Yurrita Church It is a private chapel of mixed Baroque style, with Romanesque and Byzantine elements. The church was built as a votive offering by Felipe Yurrita, a native of Arevalo, Castilla, Spain, to the Virgin of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron of that town, for favors received, in particular to have saved her life during the eruption of the volcano Santa Maria.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Paseo De La Sexta (Pass by)

  The Paseo de la Sexta Avenida, was born due to the transfer of the city after the earthquakes of Santa Marta in 1773.The Sixth Avenue was one of the most important streets in the city, where the best fashion stores were found of the city, the most prestigious commercials as well as the first movie theaters.

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The Lux Theater was one of the most important and emblematic stages in Guatemala between the years 1935 and 1960.The Theater was converted into a cinema in the 1980s due to the decline in interest in the theater. More recently, it was transformed into the new headquarters of the Cultural Center of Spain after an architectural remodel.

  Admission ticket free
• 14
  Plaza de la Constitucion

  Arrive at the Major Plaza of the Constitution. This Plaza is the heart of the Historic Center of the city. It is surrounded by important monuments such as the National, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Portal of Commerce and Centenarian Park.

  40 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15
  Mercado Central

  Finally, we will visit the Central Market, which is located behind the Metropolitan Cathedral, in the basement of the Tabernacle Plaza. It is divided by different sectors of products, where you will find from spices to beautiful memories of jade made in Guatemala.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16

  The ancient church of Santo Domingo of Guatemala City , Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rosario - is a Catholic temple in a neoclassical seismic style that is located in the Historic Center of the Guatemala City. In the Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, the main devotion is Virgen del Rosario, queen of Guatemala City against earthquakes

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  At the the end of the tour you’ll be transferred back by our driver.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Minimum of 2 passengers (adults) is required for the tour to run. If the minimum size is not reached, the tour is subject to cancellation and all tickets are refunded or rescheduled.
• Passport name, number, expiry and country are required at time of booking for all participants.
• It is recommended that you wear comfortable walking shoes and bring sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses
• Please contact us if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.

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