about our group trips

This isn’t a run-you-ragged tour, where you get going early in the morning and get back to the hotel late at night.
rather, This is a hybrid of a guided tour and a leisurely vacation. you’ll learn, you’ll explore, you’ll eat well, and you’ll relax.

One Daily Guided Activity

Each day will usually feature one all-group experience, lasting about the half of the day. There are few hours most afternoons for optional excursions, free time exploring, or laying out by the pool.

During free time, your guides are still available to show you anything that interests or take you anywhere you want to go.

Want to fill your days up? We have a wide variety of additional activities you can add on to your trip. Check out the “Excursions” page for more details.

Luxury Accommodations

This is not a “roughing it” trip. We are based out of Porta Hotel Antigua, a beautiful and eco-friendly hotel located just a few blocks south of the Parque Central (Central Park).

The grounds include a large swimming pool with poolside food & beverage service, a daily breakfast buffet in the outdoor restaurant, manicured grounds, and wonderful rooms.

Excellent Food & Drink

Antigua has become a foodie paradise, with incredible restaurants and coffee shops, led by both Guatemalans and people from all over the world. Our shared meals will be at some of our favorites spots, and your open slots can be filled with one of dozens of unique and delicious places.

Antigua’s restaurants are very flexible for all dietary or allergen needs - whether gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan or anything else.

Additionally, from local craft breweries to bespoke cocktails, there is a unique drinking experience always around the corner.

IMPORTANT: This is a very active trip, with nearly everything we do on foot. Be prepared to walk from place to place each day. The central core of Antigua is nine square blocks, so while you won’t be going far, you will be constantly on the move!

UPCOMING group TRIPS

sample ITINERARY

This is a framework for what a typical trip might look like, but we always try to tailor each trip to the specific group of travelers.

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DAY 1 - arrival

Arrival to Guatemala City airport, where you will be met and transported to Antigua by one of our trusted drivers.

Check in at Porta Hotel and get a chance to rest/spruce up. Then head out to the first group meal.

Finish up the day with some group exploring.

INCLUDED MEAL: Dinner

Person holding a colorful city map in an outdoor park setting with pigeons in the background.

Day 2 - walking tour

Take a walking tour of Antigua, which will both give you plenty of history about the 500-year-old town, as well as begin to familiarize you with the grid-like layout. The tour finishes with lunch together.

Free time in the afternoon, or join on an optional hike. Dinner together.

INCLUDED MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Group of tourists walking on a dirt path in a rural area with small houses, greenery, and a mountain in the background.

DAY 3 - COFFEE TOUR

Head out to the town of San Miguel Escobar, where you’ll meet at the home of one of the De la Gente coffee farmers. With an interpreter, you’ll head up the slopes of Agua volcano to a coffee plantation, where the farmer will tell you all about growing coffee. You’ll return to the farmer’s house for more info and a communal lunch.

Free time in the afternoon before a group dinner.

INCLUDED MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A lush vegetable garden with rows of green plants, supported by stakes, under cloudy skies and surrounded by fruit trees and mountains in the background.

day 4 - caoba farms

Walking to the south edge of Antigua, you’ll come upon Caoba Farms. This is a working organic farm, with an on-site restaurant, market, shop and more. You will eat breakfast from a wide-ranging menu, featuring loads of their produce, and everything scratch-made.

Wander the farm, take a yoga class, sit in a nook and read, or whatever else strikes your fancy.

Free afternoon and evening, with optional guided excursions in Antigua.

INCLUDED MEAL: Breakfast

DAY 5 - EXPLORATION DAY

This is a day to explore or possibly add on excursions. In Antigua, there are plenty of ruins (like La Recolección, left) and museums to explore. We can guide you or you can wander on your own!

Or you can opt for something more adventurous, like a hike up the active Pacaya volcano (where you can roast marshamallows and eat lunch in the crater). Or take a less strenuous trip to explore the Mayan ruins at Iximche.

For either trip, you’ll return to Antigua in the afternoon in time to rest up, clean up and have a free evening.

INCLUDED MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch (included on Pacaya and Iximche)

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Day 6 - TENEDOR DEL CERRO

After a leisurely start, you will catch a shuttle to Tender Del Cerro. This hilltop oasis, part of the Casa Santo Domingo Hotel portfolio, is a sprawling campus featuring outdoor sculpture gardens and fountains, museums, and scenic views.

For fun, there’s a zip line course, highlighted by the 1/4-mile long “Superman” run. There is also a restaurant serving delicious food and plenty of places to sit, relax, have a cool beverage and enjoy the view.

Return to Antigua on any of the hourly shuttles, and enjoy a free evening.

INCLUDED MEAL: Breakfast

A man smiling, wearing glasses, a straw hat, and a white shirt, standing outdoors with a wooden cart filled with colorful dried flowers tied with ribbons on his back.

day 7 - FREE DAY

Take the day to explore, shop, relax, tour or do anything else that strikes your fancy! The guides will be available to escort you anywhere, help you shop, or show you anything you still want to see.

Add-on excursions can include a bean-to-bar chocolate workshop or a traditional weaving class.

Gather together for a final group meal together.

INCLUDED MEALS: Breakfast, Dinner

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day 8 - DEPARTURE

Sadly, it’s time to pack up and head to the airport. Ground transportation will meet you at Porta Hotel and take you to the airport.

INCLUDED MEAL: Breakfast (unless you’re leaving too early!)

make the trip your own

The itinerary above is just a framework for the trip. We like to keep our trips flexible, whether it’s what we plan in advance or changing things on the fly when we are there.

Want a more cultural experience? There’s a bean-to-bar chocolate workshop, there’s a hands-on workshop at the jade museum where you can create your own jewelry, there is the small Mayan ruins of Iximche nearby….the possibilities are endless!

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custom/private trips

Want to travel during a different time of year? Want to put together your own group? Want to create a completely personalized itinerary?

We can do that!

Reach out to us to schedule your own trip, with a minimum of four people and a maximum of ten.

You’ll get to choose all the activities you want to do, and none of the things you don’t!