Top Guatemala City Food & Drink

Embark on an exotic culinary adventure with this 5-hour small-group cooking class in Antigua, including hotel pick-up. Master expert techniques and local ingredients to create typical Guatemalan dishes like ‘hilachas’, tamales and ‘camote en dulce’, under the watchful eye of a professional chef. After tasting your creations over lunch, leave armed with recipes and cooking tips to help you recreate your favorite dishes back home.

Enjoy the perfect mix of adventure and relaxation on this day trip, ascending Pacaya Volcano and then soaking your muscles at a thermal bath resort. Scale the 8,300-foot (2,500-meter) heights of Pacaya, one of the most active volcanoes in Guatemala. At the top you’ll be able to peer down into the boiling lava of the crater and feel the earth’s rumble. Descend back down from the summit to enjoy an included lunch and soak in the thermal waters of Kawilal Hot Springs, featuring 12 soaking pools, 25 steam baths, and three hydrotherapy baths. Your Pacaya day trip also includes entrance fees, a guide, and round-trip hotel transport.

Discover some of the tastiest cuisine in central America on a half-day food tour in Guatemala City. Stop at the vibrant Mercado Central, sample fresh coffee and dessert in the historical city center, and see places that most visitors miss. You’ll learn from your guide about indigenous ingredients cultivated by the Mayans, and how they have combined with Spanish foods to shape the cuisine.

Besides the Morning Tour of Antigua Guatemala, and its many interesting attractions. The afternoon Chocolate class will make You enjoy this ancient Maya invention. Get to know how to make it and enjoy your own creation.

An authentic experience, with a peanut butter, 100% organic and artisan. The tasting of it is a unique gastronomic experience.

Travel to La Antigua Guatemala to learn about the traditional chocolate production (a pre hispanic drink) and the local production of loquat (a tropical fruit introduce in Guatemala and now local communities have local plantations in the town). In the community of San Juan Del Obispo we will do a chocolate workshop and a fruit wine tasting experience.

Discover the lively culture and beautiful scenery of Guatemala's highlands on this private tour to Chichicastenango from Guatemala City. Admire the colonial architecture and sprawling market of Chichicastenango, the largest outdoor market in Central America, and check out the wares from textiles to flowers to street food. A private guide and vehicle plus round-trip hotel transport make for a hassle-free trip.

If you are looking to enjoy the nightlife of Antigua, this tour is just for you. Start with an impressive sunset on Cerro de La Cruz with bird eye views of the city while slowly its night lights illuminate its streets. After walking through the cobbled streets of this beautiful city we will get the full experience in the best restaurants, cocktail bars and parties. The more the merrier... enjoy this group tour

Visit a 130-year old coffee plantation nearby Antigua Guatemala. Take a 2-hour coffee tour filled with brand history and traditional coffee techniques. If there is time, later, explore Antigua Guatemala Central Park and main buildings while meeting the locals.

Visiting Lake Atitlan from Guatemala City in just one day is tricky without the benefit of private transportation. This tour not only makes the drive easy, but also includes a guide to provide tons of information about the unique Maya cultures found around the lake. Visit a traditional market skipped over by most tourists plus Lake Atitlan highlights before returning to Guatemala City.

If you love beer this tour is for you, we will take you to a well known crafted-beer brewing company. You can walk between luxurious facilities and spaces full of curiosities to know the whole process that takes to make this drink. Also, during the visit you will learn to differentiate between an industrial and craft beer, the fermentation process and, of course, in the end a very good tasting of 6 types of beer.

On this tour, you will take a unique experience, as you will know more about the world of coffee with local people and passionate about their work.

4 people minimum to start this tour (read note). I will try to make this tour as entertaining as possible to you and fit mainly on your interests. Some or a lot of history is available. You must be 18+ of age to enter the bar, which we visit around noon with live music (mostly marimba). Then we have lunch at a small restaurant, the Mercado or street food. And finish the walking. Any drink is not included on this rate. Lunch and the National Palace tour-time will not be counted as part of your 5 hour tour. NOTE: On this tour, you may book as single and wait for other singles to book. I will confirm your reservation once we meet 4 people on the day of your reservation OR (you or me) will cancel your reservation 24 hours in advance if not enough people. Read cancellation policy first!

We usually start at Central park; we visit the National Palace and from there walk around other allocations of your interest. You decide how much you want to walk and how much on the vehicle. Keep in mind that traffic will make you waist time on vehicle, but to visit all major places, the vehicle is a must. I'd like you to grasp and idea of how the city started, and we will visit an old Bar, drink old drink receips and enter some churches to see Guatemala's artisan talent. Go to the main market and see handicraft shops

Iximche is a fascinating place. Visitors will be able to see the old pyramids built by the Maya, and some of the most active Altars where modern Maya use to perform ancient rituals and burn offerings to their supernatural ancestors. Afterwards, we will be visiting one of the Main cheese farms of Chimaltenango Department. Includes a tasting of the artisans cheese made with jersey cows milk.