Colonial Antigua, Countryside Scenic Drive & Lunch

8 hours | Puerto Quetzal | P Q 1 - 1 0 0
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Points of Interest

  • Iglesia La Merced
  • Antigua
  • La Azotea Cultural Center
Includes meal, Moderate activity

Description

Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.

Board your air-conditioned transportation for the guided 90-minute drive through the scenic countryside to colonial Antigua. Your first stop is about a mile from town at La Azotea Cultural Center. Visit Casa K'ojom, a small museum dedicated to Maya music (K'ojom is the word for "music" in three Mayan languages). View a well-made 15-minute documentary and see the collection of musical instruments and memorabilia. You will also see the neighboring coffee museum.

You will then continue on for a photo stop at La Merced Church and Church of La Recolección time permitting. The first stone was placed on September 8, 1701. The cloisters, health center, library, and classrooms were completed seven years later. Narration from outside only.

A buffet lunch is served at Casa Santo Domingo Hotel & Restaurant, one of the best venues in town. You will visit their cultural center. Following your meal, walk for a visit to Jades, S.A., the first and largest jade factory, shop and museum. The jade here comes from a rediscovered ancient Mayan jade mine in Guatemala's Motagua Valley. The museum reveals the facts and history of jade. You will also visit the Capuchinas, an order of sisterhood. Your tour also includes a visit to the main square, the Plaza de Armas, constructed in 1543.

Special Notes:

There is some walking involved over cobblestone streets while in Antigua. The streets can be uneven in places. Bring a sweater as the temperature is often cool due to the altitude. Order of visits may vary.

Child Price:

12 & under reduced

Tour timeline may vary to avoid overcrowding, etc.

Depart from pier to La Antigua Guatemala.

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Travel time:
01:30
Restroom available:
Yes

Visit of La Casa K'Ojom, the museum of Native Indigeneous Music and the Coffee Museum.

Transport type:
Walking
Time at site:
01:30
Inside visit:
Yes
Walking distance:
150
Steps:
4
Wheelchair accessible:
No
Restroom available:
Yes
Shopping available:
Yes
Photo/video opportunity:
Yes

Leave La Cas K'Jom and drive to La Merced and the Recoleccion Churches. Outside visit only.

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Travel time:
00:30
Time at site:
00:15
Inside visit:
No
Wheelchair accessible:
No

Visit of the Convent of Capuchinas

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Travel time:
00:30
Time at site:
00:15
Inside visit:
Yes
Walking distance:
300
Wheelchair accessible:
No
Restroom available:
Yes
Shopping available:
No
Photo/video opportunity:
Yes

Lunch at Casa Santo Domingo Hotel & Restaurant

Transport type:
Walking
Time at site:
01:00
Inside visit:
Yes
Air conditioned:
Yes
Wheelchair accessible:
No
Restroom available:
Yes

Walk to Jades, S.A. to visit the Jade factory, shop and museum.

Transport type:
Walking
Travel time:
00:10
Time at site:
00:50
Inside visit:
Yes
Walking distance:
100
Wheelchair accessible:
No
Restroom available:
Yes
Shopping available:
Yes

Walk to the Main Plaza

Transport type:
Walking
Travel time:
00:10
Time at site:
00:50
Inside visit:
Yes
Walking distance:
300
Wheelchair accessible:
No
Restroom available:
No
Shopping available:
No
Photo/video opportunity:
Yes

Board the transportation for your return trip to Puerto Quetzal

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Travel time:
01:15
Restroom available:
Yes