Antigua Guatemala Stopover Tour

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4 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

You'll visit the Colonial City of La Antigua, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is surrounded by wonderful landscapes with Spanish colonial enviroment. You will learn about the history of the Former Capital of Spanish Guatemala while enjoying the colonial architecture of La Antigua Guatemala.

What's Included

Round-trip shared transfer
Professional bilingual guide
Gratuities
Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
Food and beverages

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

You will be picked up at the International Airport La Aurora and transfer to Antigua Guatemala. At the end of the tour, you will be returned to the Airport.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    You will be pick up at the Guatemala City Airport and transfer to Antigua Guatemala to start our tour full of history and many curious facts about this city stopped in time.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1
    Iglesia de La Merced

    We will start our tour visiting the church of La Merced 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.

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

    Continuing our walking we will visit 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

    We will visit the 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. 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.

    50 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
  • (Pass by)

    At the end of the tour you’ll be transferred back to International Airport in Guatemala City.

    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.
  • Tours include bilingual guide (English and Spanish).
  • It is recommended that you bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses, and a camera.
  • Please contact local provider if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.
Supplied by Gray Line Guatemala

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Tags

Half-day Tours
Bus Tours
Historical Tours
Layover Tours
Likely to Sell Out
Seasonal
Car Tours
Small Group
DSA non-compliant

Cancellation Policy

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

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