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Guatemala Tours
Immersive expeditions into Guatemala's most remarkable wild places. Led by local experts, built for the curious traveller.
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The El Mirador Trek
A 5-day trek through the Maya Biosphere Reserve to El Mirador and La Danta Pyramid, the largest pyramid in the world by volume, passing the remote sites of El Tintal and La Muerta
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Acatenango Volcano Overnight Trek
A 2-day overnight ascent of Acatenango with high-altitude base camp at 3,400 meters facing the active Volcán Fuego and a pre-dawn summit push to 3,976 meters at sunrise
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The Antigua to Atitlán Trek
A 3-day point-to-point highland trek from Antigua through the Río Xaya canyon, Pacific-facing ridgelines, and the Madre Vieja coffee country to Lake Atitlán
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Guatemala Adventure: Volcanic Highlands to Mayan Ruins
A 13-day active expedition through the volcanic highlands of Antigua and Lake Atitlán to the ancient ruins and rainforest of the Maya Biosphere Reserve
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Highland Trek to Atitlán and Acatenango Summit
A 9-day active expedition trekking ancestral highland routes from Antigua to Lake Atitlán, kayaking Santa Cruz la Laguna, and summiting Acatenango with front-row views of active Volcán Fuego.
GUATEMALA
The El Mirador Trek
A 5-day trek through the Maya Biosphere Reserve to El Mirador and La Danta Pyramid, the largest pyramid in the world by volume, passing the remote sites of El Tintal and La Muerta
GUATEMALA
Acatenango Volcano Overnight Trek
A 2-day overnight ascent of Acatenango with high-altitude base camp at 3,400 meters facing the active Volcán Fuego and a pre-dawn summit push to 3,976 meters at sunrise
GUATEMALA
The Antigua to Atitlán Trek
A 3-day point-to-point highland trek from Antigua through the Río Xaya canyon, Pacific-facing ridgelines, and the Madre Vieja coffee country to Lake Atitlán
GUATEMALA
Guatemala Adventure: Volcanic Highlands to Mayan Ruins
A 13-day active expedition through the volcanic highlands of Antigua and Lake Atitlán to the ancient ruins and rainforest of the Maya Biosphere Reserve
GUATEMALA
Highland Trek to Atitlán and Acatenango Summit
A 9-day active expedition trekking ancestral highland routes from Antigua to Lake Atitlán, kayaking Santa Cruz la Laguna, and summiting Acatenango with front-row views of active Volcán Fuego.
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Acatenango Overnight Volcano Trek
Ascend through four microclimates to a basecamp at 3,750 meters for a front-row seat to Volcan Fuego erupting against the night sky. The 4:00 AM summit push delivers 360-degree views from Mexico to El Salvador as dawn breaks over the volcanic chain.
El Mirador Jungle Expedition
Five days through virgin rainforest with the community-operated Cooperativa Carmelita to reach La Danta — the world's largest pyramid by volume, buried beneath jungle. Zero connectivity. Ancient pottery shards visible on the ground. Guatemala's ultimate off-grid adventure.
Quetzal Tracking in Chelemha Cloud Forest
Guatemala's highest-density quetzal habitat deep in the Sierra Yalijux cloud forest. Guided dawn walks through primary forest dripping with orchids and bromeliads to find males displaying their 65 cm tail streamers. Glamping available at Chelemha Lodge.
Lake Atitlan Maya Village Immersion
Boat access to the 12 indigenous villages ringing Lake Atitlan — each with distinct textile traditions, languages, and ceremonies. From Santiago Atitlan's venerated folk saint Maximon to San Juan La Laguna's natural-dye weaving cooperatives and community-led coffee tours.
Tikal at Dawn
Enter Tikal before the gates open with a licensed guide. Watch howler monkeys and ocellated turkeys cross the Great Plaza as mist clears from the jungle. Temple IV at sunrise — Central America's tallest pre-Columbian structure — reveals a canopy stretching to the horizon.
Semuc Champey & Candelaria Caves
Alta Verapaz's twin wonders: turquoise limestone pools atop a natural bridge where the Cahabon River hides underground, followed by candlelit tubing through the Candelaria cave system — 22 km of sacred underground river central to Maya ritual for 3,000 years.
Sea Turtle Hatchling Release at Monterrico
Join ARCAS's conservation team on Monterrico's black volcanic sand beaches for sea turtle nest monitoring and hatchling releases. Dawn mangrove kayaking through crocodile habitat precedes the release of olive ridley hatchlings into the Pacific. Available September through January.
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Where to Go in Guatemala
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Tikal National Park
Deep in the Peten jungle, Tikal's temples pierce the rainforest canopy at heights exceeding 60 meters. Temple IV — Central America...
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Antigua Guatemala
Colonial Antigua spreads across a valley at 1,530 meters, flanked by three volcanoes: Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. Yellow stucco w...
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Lake Atitlan
A caldera lake formed by the Los Chocoyos super-eruption 84,000 years ago, Lake Atitlan sits at 1,562 meters, reaching depths of 3...
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Acatenango & Fuego Volcanoes
The Acatenango overnight trek is Guatemala's marquee adventure: a two-day ascent through four microclimates to a basecamp at 3,750...
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Semuc Champey
In Alta Verapaz, a 300-meter natural limestone bridge spans the Cahabon River — and atop it, a staircase of turquoise pools filter...
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El Mirador
The largest Maya city ever built lies beneath 5 days of jungle. The 82 km round-trip trek from Carmelita village passes through vi...
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Chichicastenango
Every Thursday and Sunday, the largest indigenous market in Central America explodes through a K'iche' Maya city of 50,000 people....
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Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve
Mesoamerica's largest continuous cloud forest block spans 240,537 hectares, managed by Fundacion Defensores de la Naturaleza. It c...
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Rio Dulce & Livingston
The Rio Dulce carves through 91-meter limestone canyon walls before emptying into the Caribbean at Livingston — accessible only by...
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Quetzaltenango
Guatemala's second city sits at 2,330 meters between towering volcanoes, including Santa Maria (3,772 m) with its continuously act...
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Laguna Lachua National Park
A near-perfect circular karstic lake of surreal turquoise water in Alta Verapaz, 200 meters deep and surrounded by primary lowland...
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Monterrico & Pacific Coast
Monterrico's black volcanic sand beaches front 25 interconnected mangrove lagoons. Three sea turtle species nest here with nesting...