What to do and see in Santiago Atitlan, Western Highlands: The Best Sightseeing Tours

Departing from Guatemala City, visit Lake Atitlán and its surrounding villages, a winning combination of scenic beauty and a relaxed atmosphere, immersed in Mayan culture. In particular, visit Santiago Atitlán, a small town on the south side of Lake Atitlán, famous for a shrine to Maximón and Textiles.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Gratuities

Departing from Antigua, visit Lake Atitlan and its surrounding villages, a winning combination of scenic beauty and a relaxed atmosphere, immersed in Mayan culture. On this full day we will also visit Santiago Atitlan, a small town on the south side of Lake Atitlan, famous for a shrine to Maximón and Textiles.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Air-conditioned vehicle, Transport by private vehicle, Bottled water

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Food and drinks, Gratuities

We customize our tours to fit your interests and the depth you want to explore. Our decades of experience bring lots of information and insight. And we are great at bringing together the history, sacredness, art, stories, and ensuring we have fun while we do it!

Inclusions: Tour, translation, custom tour, lots of awesome info, meet local people, personalized service.

Exclusions: Food, additional transportation, other activities, costs for personal ritual, see website for more.

You will explore Lake Atitlan with local people in a fun way who will be happy to share their lifestyle and traditions. The tour is private and flexible according to your tastes and preferences. The trip to the lake lasts 3 hours each way, upon arrival you will take a shared boat to explore the villages around the lake.

Inclusions: Shared boat transfers, Tuc Tuc rides, Admission fees , Private transportation

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch, Breakfast

Enjoy a day out on one of Guatemala's most beautiful lakes on this sightseeing cruise with transport from Antigua. This exciting full-day tour takes you to Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlan), a large lake with three volcanoes on its southern shore. Starting in the town of Panajachel, cruise across the lake and enjoy its fantastic scenery as you make your way to the Tzutujil village of Santiago de Atitlán. Then head back to Panajachel, where you’ll have time in town to browse the local handicraft stands, shops and restaurants on Santander Street.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Boat sightseeing cruise

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Spend a day on Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlan), one of Guatemala's most beautiful lakes, on this sightseeing cruise with transportation from Guatemala City. This relaxing 8-hour excursion allows you to experience the exceptional beauty of Lago de Atitlán, a large lake with three volcanos on its southern shore. Starting in the town of Panajachel, cruise across the lake and admire its stunning scenery as you travel across the lake to the Tzutujil village of Santiago de Atitlán. Then return to Panajachel, where you’ll have time in town to browse Santander Street’s handicraft stalls, shops and restaurants.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Boat sightseeing tour

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

A full-day private trip from Antigua. Enjoy the beautiful views of the volcanoes around Lake Atitlan both from the water and the lakeshore. Together with your bilingual guide, you take a private boat trip on the lake, with stops at the villages of San Juan and Santiago. Learn about traditional weaving, walk through picturesque villages, ask your dedicated guide all you want to know about local culture, and enjoy the beauty and serenity of Lake Atitlan. Private return transportation from Antigua is included.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Private transportation, Private boat on Lake Atitlan

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

This bird watching tour takes place in Santiago Atitlan if you are in Panajachel you can send us your hotel one of our specialized guide will go for you and will take you by boat to Santiago where we will take a track that will take us at the entrance of the reserve. The rey Tepepul trail is located in the mountains that connects the Pacific of Guatemala, the type of forest is cloudy and you walk for about 3 kilometers that will take about 3 hours approximately it is recommended to have a good condition. Also a place that connects with nature. There are river, mostly time of the year is humid. olso you can see local people warking in farm. the birds that we can find we have resplendet quetzal, azure-rumped tanager, norhern emerald tucanet, crested guan, black thrush, brown backed solitare and more. this tour requires a minimum of two people.

Inclusions: Equipo de binoculares

Exclusions: Breakfast

Este es un recorrido privado que comienza desde Antigua Guatemala. Tomaremos un autobús que nos llevará a Panajachel. A partir de ahí tendremos tendremos a nuestro guía que nos espera para tomar la lancha que Luego tomaremos para visitar los pueblos de San Juan y Santiago, en el recorrido verá mujeres tejedoras con algodón y tinte natural, plantas medicinales, iglesias coloniales, mercado de verduras, visitar una granja que trabaja con abejas nativas para producir miel, visitar mercados de artesanías entre otros.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Breakfast

This is a community tour that starts from Panajachel we will take a private boat that will take us to the first town where you will meet women weavers that the guide will explain the whole process from cotton to clothing using natural plants to obtain different natural colors, then the guide will take you to a chocolate factory where you will be able to taste and see the elaboration of various products made from cocoa to chocolate and to continue learning with the local people you will visit a group of women who work with plants to treat different types of diseases Also on the tour you visit the vegetable market, colonial churches, parks among others. This tour is conducted by people from the community who speak Spanish, English and Mayan

Inclusions: Private transportation

Exclusions: Lunch