Antigua Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This tour, by Due South Travels, is a 2+ hour guided walking tour of Antigua, one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. Our local guide will give you tons of great information, including the history of the city and its architecture, the geography, culture, and religion of historical and modern day Guatemala. During the tour we will visit and discuss Antigua's significant landmarks. We will talk about the volcanoes and earthquakes Guatemala has experienced, the Mayan ethnic groups, the Spanish invasion, and modern day life here. If you would like to visit the jade museums or learn more about places to eat and drink, have a coffee, etc, please ask your guide!
Inclusions
What's included
- Certified tour guide
What's not
- We will have a chance to stop for a restroom break and a drink or snack if any guest is in need of a break.
- Gratuities are appreciated
Itinerary
This Due South Travels tour will walk a leisurely route from Iglesia de la Merced, down 5a Avenida, through Central Park. Then we will visit the cathedral ruins and head past Tanque Union Park, and end at Iglesia de San Francisco.
Learn about the famous arch, a symbol of Antigua
Baroque architecture. Starting point at the front of the church. If you'd like to enter, please wear conservative clothing that covers to your elbows and knees, and remove any hats before entering. (You cannot enter during a mass service)
Learn about this park, the medical clinic, the pila, and the ruins of Santa Clara.
We will end here with a visit to the church and tomb of San Pedro. If you'd like to enter the church, please wear conservative clothing, covered to your elbows and knees, and remove hats. You cannot enter while mass is taking place.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Your guide will be wearing a t-shirt with the Due South Travels logo, standing in front of Iglesia de la Merced, which is the large yellow church at the corner of 6a Avenida Norte and 1a Calle Poniente.
- 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
- Due South Travels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- There is approximately 1.5 miles/2.5km of walking.
How it compares in Antigua
- Its from-price is 72% below the median of the 411 experiences we list in Antigua.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 36 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).
Special offers in Antigua
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