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Private Tour: Antigua Guatemala & Guatemala City Tour

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Duration

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Overview

    We will enjoy of two magical cities with the charm of the Colonial Antigua and the Modern Guatemala City, learn about the history of both cities with a private guide and transportation!

What's Included

  • Private Guide
  • Private transportation
  • Entry/Admission - Casa Santo Domingo Museums

What to Expect

    Itinerary
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    Stop At: Guatemala City, Guatemala City, Guatemala Department

    You will be picked up at your hotel in Guatemala City and transfer to Antigua Guatemala to begin your soft walking of approximately 3 hours below a brief summary of what to expect on your way.

    Duration: 45 minutes

    Stop At: Casa Santo Domingo Museums, 3a Calle Oriente 28 Centro Histórico, Antigua 03001 Guatemala

    The Convent of Santo Domingo is a ruined monastery in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. The convent was completely destroyed in 1773 by the Santa Marta earthquakes and now part of its ruins have been transformed into a Hotel

    COLONIAL MUSEUM: The Colonial Museum contains works produced during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries and the beginning of the 19th century.
    ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM: It contains ceramic and stone objects that mostly correspond to the Classic period of the Mayan culture.
    PRE-COLOMBINE ART MUSEUM AND MODERN GLASS: It contains glass sculptures that harmoniously contrast with beautiful pre-Hispanic pieces of clay and stone.
    MARCO AUGUSTO QUIROA ROOM AND ARTIST'S ROOM: Enclosure space in which works of art by distinguished national and foreign artists are exhibited.
    SILVER MUSEUM: In this room you can see many silver objects from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
    THE PHARMACY MUSEUM: It contains objects and furniture used in 19th century Guatemalan drugstores.


    Duration: 20 minutes

    Stop At: Antigua, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

    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.
    Central Park surrounded by the traditional grid pattern used frequently in urban planning in the Spanish colonies. The park is 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.


    Duration: 20 minutes

    Stop At: Arco de Santa Catalina, 5a Avenida Norte 28, Antigua 03001 Guatemala

    Santa Catalina Arch, 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.

    Duration: 20 minutes

    Stop At: Iglesia de La Merced, 5a Avenida Norte y 1a Calle Poniente Centro Histórico, Antigua 03001 Guatemala

    La Merced Church 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.

    Duration: 20 minutes

    Stop At: Guatemala City, Guatemala City, Guatemala Department

    Transfer to Guatemala city where we will have Time for lunch (Not Included, it is optional for an extra price) we will make a stop to taste the Guatemalan gastronomy

    Duration: 1 hour

    Pass By: Avenida Las Americas, Cdad. de Guatemala, Guatemala

    By the afternoon we will start with our sightseeing tour through the city
    First we will visit Las Americas avenue that is a road in its central garden has several Plazas and monuments in honor of the countries of the American continent.

    Continue to Berlin Plaza panoramic view of part of the city and the landscape of the Pacaya volcano.


    Pass By: Avenida La Reforma, 1 Calle a 20 Calle de las Zonas 9 y 10 Zonas 9 y 10, Guatemala City 01010 Guatemala

    La Reforma It was built inspired by the avenues of France for this reason various statues carved in stone, bronze and marble were brought from Italy.

    Pass By: Iglesia Yurrita, 8-52, Ruta 6, Guatemala City 01004 Guatemala

    Yurrita Church It is a private chapel of mixed Baroque style, with Romanesque and Byzantine elements. The church was built as a votive offering by Felipe Yurrita, a native of Arevalo, Castilla, Spain, to the Virgin of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron of that town, for favors received, in particular to have saved her life during the eruption of the volcano Santa Maria.

    Pass By: Centro Cívico, Cdad. de Guatemala, Guatemala

    The Civic Center of the City, we will see a set of buildings constructed between the 50’s and 60’s: The Supreme Court of Justice, the Ministry of Public Finance, City Hall, the Social Security, the Bank of Guatemala, the National Mortgage Bank, and the Guatemalan Tourism Commission.

    Stop At: Paseo de la Sexta, Guatemala City Guatemala

    Paseo de la Sexta Avenida, was born due to the transfer of the city after the earthquakes of Santa Marta in 1773.The Sixth Avenue was one of the most important streets in the city, where the best fashion stores were found of the city, the most prestigious commercials as well as the first movie theaters.

    The Lux Theater was one of the most important and emblematic stages in Guatemala between the years 1935 and 1960.The Theater was converted into a cinema in the 1980s due to the decline in interest in the theater.

    The site of Hotel Pan American was originally called the Pension Amado, which was built in 1914 and demolished by earthquakes in 1917 and 1918.Was renamed Hotel Pan American to honor the Pan Am Airlines crews who often stayed at the hotel. By the early 1980s, Hotel Pan American was the downtown meeting place. It was where presidents had lunch and diplomats, government officials and foreign visitors gathered to discuss matters of national interest.


    Duration: 20 minutes

    Stop At: Guatemala City Historical District, Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Arrive at the Major Plaza of the Constitution. This Plaza is the heart of the Historic Center of the city. It is surrounded by important monuments such as the National palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Portal of Commerce and Centenarian Park.

    Duration: 20 minutes

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