Guatemala · FULL-DAY
The 15 best full-day tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Review of El Salvador’s 9-hour Ruta de las Flores tour, with markets, colonial towns, coffee tasting, transport, value, and practical tips.
“A very good trip. We saw many beautiful colonial towns and a coffee plantation”
Review of Antigua Guatemala’s full-day shared tour, with historic churches, volcano views, hotel pickup, walking demands, and value tips.
“Action packed day with a lot of walking but if you are short on time this is the best way to see Antigua.”
Review of a full-day Lake Atitlan tour from Antigua, with Panajachel, San Juan, San Pedro, boat rides, tuk tuks, costs, and practical tips.
“Nelson was wonderful, super professional, and courteous. We stopped for breakfast along our way from Antigua to Atitlan where he shared history and background about the cultures along the route. Definitely worth it !”
Review of a 14-hour Lake Atitlan tour from Guatemala City, with Maya villages, boat rides, weaving, Maximon, tuk tuk travel, and practical tips.
“You should book this tour you will enjoy! We started up with a punctual pick up in our hotel by driver Aldo. Aldo is nice, respectful and has lots of information, we truly enjoyed are way to the lake. When we arrived our guide, Juan, was also welcoming, nice and informative. He also takes awesome pictures! Se had an awesome time no doubt.”
Review of a private Lake Atitlán day trip from Antigua, visiting San Juan, San Pedro, and Santiago with Mayan culture, views, and boat travel.
“De todas las actividades que he comprado con este app..... La mejor de todas! Brenda la mejor guía de Guatemala, amable, muy conocedora de su cultura y de sus tradiciones. Dispuesta a ayudar y mostrar todo lo bonito que tiene Guatemala. Ojalá cuándo compren esta actividad su guía sea Brenda! 200% recomendado!”
Review of Tikal’s sunrise tour from Flores, covering transport, temple climbs, park fees, guides, wildlife, value, and practical tips.
“Great tour, really well organized. Our guide, Henry is super knowledgeable and provided great insights on the Mayan civilization. The bus also arrived at the pickup point on the scheduled time and took us to Tikal with plenty of time for the sunrise. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a tour to Tikal.”
Explore Antigua’s churches, Cerro de la Cruz, and a Guatemalan coffee plantation on a full-day cultural tour from Antigua or Guatemala City.
“Mirko was wonderful. very considerate of our needs and wanting to stay longer in certain or deviate from the schedule. I'd strongly recommend this to anyone! thank you so much for an unforgettable day!”
Explore Guatemala City’s Maya ruins, museums, markets, historic center, and modern Zone 4 with a private guide in one full day.
“Time well spent. I requested couple museums in lieu of two of the stops that were closed. On time , professional, knowledgeable guide. I highly recommend this tour. Thanks”
Review of the Tikal National Park tour from Flores, with Mayan temples, Temple IV views, transport, costs, guide quality, and practical tips.
“Viator sold me a product that the operator tikalgo wasn’t offering anymore and I end up losing all my money because they both play the blame game and niether of them took responsibility. It was a very bad and frustrating experience.”
Review of a 7.5-hour Antigua tour from Guatemala City, with hotel pickup, guided sights, lunch, volcano views, and practical booking tips.
“The guide was high energy and passionate about the history of Antigua. He took us to many interesting places. Antigua is beautiful colonial city and the surrounding volcanoes were spectacular. Even though I have been to Antigua many times, I learned so much.”
See Lake Atitlán from Guatemala City, cruise to Santiago Atitlán, meet Tz’utujil culture, and weigh the long day and mixed logistics.
“Pésimo. Compré el tour que especificaba que iba a Santiago de Atitlan y no fue así. Nos llevaron a otra isla (San Juan la Laguna). Al darme cuenta le pregunté al guía, el guía se puso en contacto con la agencia y la agencia dijo que ese era el tour, que seguro mi tour lo compré en otra agencia. Me puse en contacto directamente, envié los screenshots de la descripción del tour, en donde decía Santiago de Atitlan y ya no me contestaron. Lo que el guía me dijo fue que el era de otra compañía y que Gray Line Guatemala les había pasado el tour a ellos (porque solo…”
Review of Gray Line Guatemala’s 12-hour Chichicastenango and Lake Atitlan tour, with market tips, timing, costs, guides, and practical advice.
“I based my ratings on three things: Customer Service, Experience with the Activity, and Cost. Customer Service: Stellar communication (5 stars) Experience with the Activity: I was the only English speaker and the guide did his best to provide me with information on the trip, but seemed to provide more to the Spanish speakers. I shared the same experience as some of the reviews here (the time at the lake was very short). Also, we had to make a stop in Antigua which ate up about 2 hours (to and from Guatemala City), so it was unnecessarily added time. Time at the market was nice and we got to stop…”
Review of Tikal’s full-day tour from Flores, with guided ruins, temple views, lunch, airport pickup, pricing, walking demands, and booking advice.
“To begin with the tour operator picked me up promptly at the airport holding a sign with my name so he was easy to find. We enjoyed surprisingly good, fresh-brewed coffee at the airport while waiting to assemble our group from different flights.”
Review of the Chichicastenango day trip from Guatemala City, with market, Santo Tomás Church, lunch, Lake Atitlán viewpoint, and practical tips.
“, beautiful drive, crazy Market, lots of interesting information., our guide Tony, took us to several beautiful locations and many interesting sites.”
Explore Antigua Guatemala from Guatemala City with expert guides, volcano views, colonial landmarks, hotel pickup, and a four-hour city tour.
“Our guide Jorge Mario was fantastic! Knowledgeable and accommodating to the entire group.”
Volcanoes, ruins, lake villages and market days.
