Antigua Cultural Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This tour offers a leisure walk around Antigua good for orientation or overview. It's an excellent narrative by licenced guide focusing on its cultural interest. This walk allows you to appreciate interesting facts about the most important monuments .You will explore the main square including cathedral (restored part / panoramic views of ruins) , the old university (3rd founded in the continent, City Hall Palace, panoramic views of The General's Captains Palace, Walk the main streets and have some panoramic views of the arch of Saint Catherine. Continue with the church of La Merced, walk to Casa Santo Domingo to end with an optional visit of the famous Jade Museum and factory.
Inclusions
What's included
- Licensed bilingual tour guide
What's not
- TIPS (we recommend based on your satisfaction)
- Lunch
Itinerary
Once travelers meet the tour guide he/she will begin with a brief narrative of Antigua's historical importance
here travelers will hear about the way of life of the first order of nuns to settle in the city and the use of the famous arch
travelers will appreciate the best restored convent of the colonial jewel now turned into a prestigious cultural center
learn about the palace that housed the most important military officials
explore the most important religious palace of this world heritage site
learn about the importance of jade for the mayas by visiting a factory, museum and showroom with the best carvings in jade.
traveler will get to explore with a guide the headquarters of the most important religious order known as Dominicos today turned into a major cultural center and hotel
appreciate the authentic way of life of local with a quick overview of the heart of this colonial city
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Educational and entertaining
Roberto was a very animated guide with lots of personal and familial ties to the city. Learning about the architecture and different cultural influences was very interesting. I especially liked learning my Mayan animal guide. Felt very safe as a female solo traveler.
5Lots of great history!
We had a wonderful time exploring a beautiful city! Our guide did a great job of informing and entertaining us. Perfect length for a city tour.
5Great way to explore Antigua
The tour was a great way to get to know Antigua both past and present. Roberto our guide went above and beyond our expectations
5Insider experience
Our guide was Felix and he took us around the city on a rainy Sunday. It was only my party for the tour and that was a great experience. He knew a lot about the architecture of the buildings and different symbols embedded into them. He took us inside of a lot of places that we wouldn't have gone without him and told us about extra sites we could do on other days in Antigua. This was very cool because I never would have known about these side missions had he not told me. For example, he told us where to go if we wanted to visit the rooftop of one of the churches. He took us inside of historic hotels and told us a lot about the history of preserving the city. He gave restaurant recommendations and let us ask questions about various things that we saw. He also helped us take photos and helped us with the weather forecast which is not as simple as it might seem.
5Good experience
Very informative tour. We had an emergency and Roberto was very accommodating up to going to pick us up from our location. He took us to many locations and had a lot of knowledge. He made sure we got many pictures.
5Fantastic tour and guide
Roberto was a very informative guide as we walked to many sites. He had many little stories and funny anecdotes. We also got to stop midway for a rest and chocolate break. He was a great guide on a fantastic tour!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Travelers must wait outside Cafe Condesa
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- MB Guatemaya Travel
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Children pay half price when accompanied by two adults.
How it compares in Antigua
- Its from-price is 53% below the median of the 411 experiences we list in Antigua.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 411.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Antigua
Antigua Guatemala is a colonial city of cobbled streets, ruined churches and pastel façades, ringed by three volcanoes in the Guatemalan highlands.
Antigua was the capital of Spanish Guatemala until earthquakes in 1773 led to the move of the government to the present capital. The grid of cobbled streets and low colonial houses survived, together with the ruins of grand churches and convents, and the town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The yellow Santa Catalina Arch, with its clock tower, frames Volcán de Agua at the end of a street.
Top-ranked sights in Antigua: Antigua Central Park (Parque Central), Cerro de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross), La Merced Church (Iglesia de la Merced).
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