Colonial Antigua, Countryside Scenic Drive & Lunch
Points of Interest
- Iglesia La Merced
- Antigua
- La Azotea Cultural Center
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 reducedTour 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