Colonial Antigua Guatemala tour & Hot Springs from Antigua Guatemala

8 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

Explore the fascinating city of La Antigua, a UNESCO World Hertiageand, to learn about it´s history during colonial times, and about the customs, traditions, oral traditions and more. Our expert guide will share with you a lot of knowledge of this fabulous city, once considered the third most important Spanish colony in the Americas, then transfer to Kawilal Hot Springs to feel relaxed in the afternoon and enjoy at hot springs.

What's Included

Lunch
Bilingual guide (Spanish-English)
Entrance to Hot Springs
Roundtrip transportation from most hotels in Antigua Guatemala
Meals not mentioned
Gratuities
Beverages

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

These are our pick up points for our excursion. Please select your pick up point and be 15 minutes prior the starting time.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    You will be pick up in our meeting point to start our tour full of history and many curious facts about this city stopped in time and combine with an afternoon of relaxation. Antigua Guatemala, Once the third largest city in all of Spanish Colonial America and for 200 years the capital of Guatemala, it is today a peaceful, beautiful and partially restored colonial city.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1
    Iglesia de La Merced

    Our tour start visiting the church of La Merced of Guatemalan Ultrabaroque style. 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

    The Arch of Santa Catalina, 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
    Parque Central de Antigua Guatemala

    Central Park 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 which 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

    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

    At the end of our walking transfer to Hot Springs where we can enjoy the lunch included. Kawilal is a world of relaxation, where the most important elements of nature are present in this unique place of thermal waters, in our environment are the mixed fire and heat of the Pacaya volcano that gives us the thermal waters and vapors. It has 12 thermal pools, thermal circuit, steam baths, 25 and 3 Hydrotherapy Baths. The Spa offers various relaxing services, such as massages, reflexology, Shiatsu, manicures and pedicures, among others.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • (Pass by)

    At the end of the visit, transfer to Guatemala City via Antigua Guatemala.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum of 2 passenger apply to run the tour.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • It is recommended that you bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses, and a camera.
  • Child under 13 years is not allowed to take the thermal circuit.
Supplied by Gray Line Guatemala

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Tags

Day Trips
Full-day Tours
Bus Tours
Historical Tours
Seasonal
DSA non-compliant
Zombie

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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