Lake Atitlán Tour: Explore Hidden Towns and Culture

Immerse yourself in the local culture and natural beauty of Lake Atitlán with this private tour. Visit the charming towns of Santa Cruz, Jaibalito, Tzununa, and San Juan, and learn about their unique traditions and crafts. Don’t miss the chocolate tour and the chance to try Mayan honey!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Panajachel - We will start this tour by picking you up at the lobby of your hotel in Panajachel or Santa Cruz La Laguna. If your hotel is in Panajachel, we will go to Santa Cruz La Laguna town to start our walking tour through the other towns: Santa Cruz, El Jaibalito, Tzununa, and San Juan.
  • Santa Cruz La Laguna - The town of Santa Cruz is…
What's Included
  • Certified Tour Guide
  • Boat Ride to San Juan La Laguna
  • Visit to 4 towns: Santa Cruz, Jaibalito, Tzununá & San Juan La Laguna
  • Chocolate Tour
  • Process of Mayan Honey
  • Natural Dye of Fabrics Experience
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

If you are visiting Lake Atitlán, this is one of the best tours to learn more about its towns and interact with the local culture. This tour is special since we will take you to know little frequented towns and with great beauty! The first 3 towns: Santa Cruz, Jaibalito & Tzununa are full of nature and you can be in contact with it, learn about the…

Location
Panajachel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Laura_m
Dec 2, 2024
Great Atitlan Private Tour Option - This is a great option if you want a private tour of some of the towns around Atitlan! My guide, Rosa, was very informative and definitely learned a lot from her! The tour starts immediately from where youre picked up from the hotel, and it does involve a lot of walking but you get so much out of it! Highly recommend.
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Singh1868
Sep 2, 2023
Brilliant experience - My husband and I had such a great time. The trip was planned really well by our guide Joel - thanks so much for showing us around beautiful Lake Atitlan. We managed to see much in a day, any questions we had Joel answered very thoroughly. I really do recommend this tour! It’s very personal and you really get to explore different villages well :-)
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Ericmu4083ni
Jul 16, 2023
Great Day around the Lake and Villages - Great private tour of 3/4 villages around lake Atitlan for the day. Boat picked us up right @ hotel dock and we were on our way. Great trip around the lake to visit 3 villages and liked them all. Our guide David was increadible and so attentive. HIGHLY recommend
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S9095lesarahh
Dec 31, 2022
Great trip - Our day spent with Miguel was so lovely. He took us to see interesting Mayan demonstrations of textile weaving, harvesting honey, and making coffee and chocolate. He taught us about Mayan history and culture and was engaging and flexible with us all day. One small miscommunication was that our lunch was supposed to be included, but at lunch we were told we had to pay for our own drinks. In the future, it would be helpful to make this clear to travelers ahead of time for transparency.
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Joy_f
Dec 5, 2022
Great time - We had a great time with Joe. He was really nice and we were the only people on the excursion. I def recommend. We ended up skipping one of the towns since it was just another church, but the end was great with great shopping.
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417taliaf
Sep 9, 2022
Great tour - We had a great time on this tour! David met us at the hotel and let us to a boat that took us around the lake for the day, stopping in several small towns. He was knowledgeable about the towns and lake history, culture, and surrounding nature and took us to spots we would not have found otherwise. Since the towns are higher up than the lake, be aware there is a bit of walking up & down hills, wear the right shoes. All in all a great day - thank you!
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Dreamer673717
Jan 18, 2023
Guide did not speak good English - Our guide, Miguel, was on time and a kind hearted good man. He seemed knowledgeable, but his English was poor and we were unable to learn enough to make the trip worthwhile. We had many interests and questions about the history and culture of the communities around the lake. It was our understanding for $110 per person that we would have a guide who spoke good English. We were disappointed.
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