Antigua ATV Villages Tour
Description
This tour will take you all over the valley and visit over 5 villages located near or around Central Antigua. We will visit places like a local traditional textile museum, Jade Factory, a chocolate factory, and visit the first cathedral built in Central America in the year 1534. You will have many aerial views of the city, birds eye views of the volcanoes and a close encounter with local Mayan villagers that live around Antigua. You will drive through the cobblestone streets, paved roads, To finish the tour off, visit a local restaurant in the village of San Pedro El Panorama that serves guatemalan dishes.
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Itinerary
The meeting point for the tour is at our office, here we sign your contract, give you your helmet and explain the atv.
We will stop at a local Chocolate Factory in this colorful little town at the foothills of the Agua Volcano, During this stop we will also visit a local wine shop which sells wines made out of a local fruit named “Nispero.”
Here we park by the Plaza and visit a local jade shop. At the factory we are shown the processes it takes to turn raw Jade rocks and convert them into fine jewelry. A small shop is located at the factory where we can see a selection of finished products such as “Nahuales” made into necklaces, bracelets, and even keychains.
We park by the central plaza and are able to walk over and visit the first cathedral built in Central America in the year 1534. After a small walk in the plaza we arrive at the local market and while we are there we are shown how to make tortillas like the locals. After a small walk in the plaza we arrive at the local market and while we are there we are shown how to make tortillas like the locals.
The tour will take us to San Antonio Aguas Calientes, you get to see the textile museum and market. This stop has some of the best views of the Fuego and Acatenango Volcano due to its vicinity to this small artisan town.
The tour ends again at our office.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Valid driver´s Licence
- You are unable to book a reservation only with a passenger rate; you must have a driver rate as well.
- Youth with drivers license can drive their own ATV but have to book as an adult
Reviews(146)
Although you visit 4 points on a TV and that is good, there is a lack of information about each town and its culture. They are specific stops at particular places in each town. It is not bad, but it was not what I expected.
Gracias por compartir su experiencia con nosotros. Lamentamos que el recorrido no haya cumplido completamente con sus expectativas. Agradecemos sus comentarios sobre la información cultural de los pueblos, ya que nos ayudan a seguir mejorando la experiencia para nuestros visitantes. Nos alegra que haya disfrutado de los diferentes puntos del recorrido y esperamos tener la oportunidad de ofrecerle una experiencia aún más completa en el futuro.
I would recommend this agency to my friends and family 100%.
100% gracias!!
We had the BEST time ever. One of the best experiences
We hope to see you soon again!!
My husband and I had such a good time on this tour! Our guide was fantastic. If you're on the fence, book this tour. It's totally worth it!
Good to read you and your husband enjoyed the villages tour. Thank you for your visit.
We had an amazing experience exploring the villages in and around Antigua. It was easy to book our experience and start our adventure. Driving the ATVs was easy and a great way to get around! Jonny's experience was evident in everything he did, whether it was navigating the streets or sharing historical/cultural information. We would book another experience with Jonny in a heartbeat and highly recommended this adventure!
I loved it! If you are staying for a few days, it is a good tour to specifically get to know important sites for Guatemalan culture. The guide was very friendly and always attentive to the group's safety.
Hola! Agradecemos tu comentario y Review, Estamos mas que contentos que nos hayas elegido al realizar nuestro tour de Pueblos y desde la bienvenda de nuestro guia con su carisma y simpatia se encargo de que pasaran un dia de diversion y pudieran conocer un poco mas de la cultura y historia de los pueblos que rodean antigua y si tenian alguna duda nuestro guia responderia cada una de ellas.
It was my first ATV drive. I did a group Antigua ATV Villages Tour. I had a wonderful time exploring the towns. Our guide, Ethan, was wonderful, ensuring we stayed together and felt comfortable. He also gave us a brief educational history of the towns. I will truly recommend Simoon Rental and Tours, and our guide Ethan, to family and friends.
Hello! Thanks for the recommendation and review, We appreciate being chosen as your first option to carry our a completely different activity and that it be on an atv, From the moment we introduced you to our Guide Ethan with his kindness and enthusiasm took care of explaining all the instructions and safety measures for operating the atv from beginning to end,Throughout the tour, you learned a bit about the history of each town and its founding dates. We hope you will visit us very soon for another tour with us,either in Antigua or Panajachel
Kevin our guide was amazing. Great tour visiting 4 different villages .It is for sure something to do.
Hello! Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear you had a great time exploring the four villages with Jonny. We'll be sure to share your kind words with him—he'll be delighted to know he helped make your experience so memorable. Thank you for recommending the tour and for choosing Simoon.
We had a truly wonderful experience with Daryl. He was very knowledgeable and informed and we learned a lot about the small towns we visited. He was also so patient and easy going with us as I spent lots of time shopping at the different spots. I was initially scared about driving ATVs around but I’m so glad we did this. Visiting the small towns was a great way to immerse ourselves in the culture.
Hi Thank you very much for your choosing, we are pleased that you enjoyed the villages tour during your visit in Antigua. Hope to see you for a new adventure.
Great experience, especially with Sergio. I loved it from start to finish.
Hola! Agradecemos tu comentario y review, Agradecemos tu confianza al escoger y realizar nuestro tour de pueblos y desde la presentacion de nuestro guia sergio te hizo sentir en confianza ya que se encargo de ense;arte la historia de cada pueblo que rodea antigua y que pasaras un dia de diversion y conocimiento.
