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UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala Half Day Tour
UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala Half Day Tour
UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala Half Day Tour
UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala Half Day Tour
UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala Half Day Tour

UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala Half Day Tour

By Gray Line Guatemala
8.8 out of 10
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Overview
  • Guided tour of Antigua Guatemala—UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Enjoy the colonial architecture of La Antigua Guatemala
  • Walk through the cobblestone streets of Antigua Guatemala
  • Town scenery with 3 volcanoes dominating the horizon
  • Visit to Fountain of Sirens, built by the Count of Gomera

Activity location

    • Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup (most of Guatemala City Hotels)
    • Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Antigua Guatemala
  • What's includedWhat's includedRoundtrip transportation to and from your Guatemala City hotel
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive tour commentary provided in English
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and beverages
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional gratuities

Know before you book

  • You must be able to walk on unpaved or uneven terrain.
  • This activity is not wheelchair accessible.
  • Please contact us if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability
  • For groups of 10 persons or more, please contact Gray Line Guatemala to arrange.
  • 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)
  • If you are lodging in Zone 1, our only pick-up point is at the Hotel Panamerican.
  • If you are lodging in an airbnb please move to the nearest hotel lobby and please let us know of its name.

What you can expect

You will be picked up at your hotel (selected hotels) in Guatemala City and transfer to our meeting point in Antigua Guatemala to meet our local guide to begin your soft walking of approximately 3 hours below a brief summary of what to expect on your way.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jade Factory and Museum The jade is cut and polished in the factory by local Guatemalan workers who follow the carving traditions of their ancestors, Ancient civilizations appreciated the jadeite jade stones as ornaments, tools, and burial artifacts.

El Carmen Ruins, The facade of the church was built with stucco-covered bricks, it had two levels with 24 columns in total, distributed in two towers of 6 columns each, this detail makes the temple still unique today. To one side of these ruins is the El Carmen Craft Market.where you can find a lot of Guatemalan souvenirs.

At the end of the tour you’ll be transferred back Guatemala City by our driver

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Temperature checks available
  • Masks required
  • Hand sanitizer provided
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Location

Activity location

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    • Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup (most of Guatemala City Hotels)
    • Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala