Excursion d'une journée: Marché Maya de Chichicastenango et Lac Atitlan depuis la ville de Guatemala
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Au marché maya de Chichicastenango, vous assisterez à d'anciens rituels indiens à l'église de Santo Tomas, profiterez également du pittoresque marché en plein air où les habitants de la région se rassemblent pour acheter et vendre des fruits, des légumes, des fleurs, des céréales, des animaux, des textiles et de l'artisanat.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Vous serez pris en charge à votre hôtel à Guatemala et transféré à Chichicastenango. Parfois, votre transfert sera via Antigua Guatemala ci-dessous un bref résumé de ce à quoi vous attendre sur votre chemin.
Dès notre arrivée au marché, nous commencerons notre visite à pied à l'intérieur du marché. C'est le centre de la ville et le cœur de la vie commerciale des "maxeños" (nom donné au peuple autochtone de Chichicastenango, dérivé de Max, qui signifie Tomás en langue quiché). Les marchands descendent chaque jeudi et dimanche sur la place centrale pour vendre leurs produits sur cet impressionnant marché indigène qui a très peu changé au fil des siècles. Nous observerons les produits artisanaux colorés et fabriqués à la main par les habitants de la région. Vous pourrez également voir diverses marchandises, telles que des objets artisanaux en argile, des textiles typiques, des fruits, des légumes, de la viande et des fruits de mer, des fleurs et les costumes régionaux du lieu. Nous allons également visiter l'église de Santo Tomás, construite en 1540 sur la base d'un temple archéologique préhispanique. Cette église est un magnifique exemple d'architecture coloniale, car les influences mayas et latines se mêlent à la fois à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'église. Après avoir exploré le marché, vous pourrez déguster un délicieux déjeuner (non inclus, mais vous pouvez l’ajouter aux options, moyennant des frais supplémentaires).
À la fin de la promenade, vous serez transféré à Panajachel et continuerez à visiter cette ville située sur le lac Atitlan. Nous visiterons la Calle Santander et profiterons d'une vue spectaculaire sur le lac qui est considéré comme l'un des plus beaux lacs du monde. Trois volcans spectaculaires, Tolimán, Atitlán et San Pedro forment le cadre naturel du lac lui-même. Il est temps de prendre des photos. * La semaine sainte, nous ne visitons pas Atitlán.
À la fin de notre visite, nous retournons à Guatemala via Antigua Guatemala.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Un minimum de 2 passagers (adultes) est requis pour le tour. Si la taille minimale n’est pas atteinte, la visite est soumise à annulation et tous les billets sont remboursés ou reportés.
- Les visites comprennent un guide bilingue (anglais et espagnol).
- Il est recommandé d’apporter des chaussures de marche, un chapeau, des lunettes de soleil et un appareil photo.
- Veuillez nous contacter si vous avez besoin d'un guide dans une autre langue. Français, allemand et italien dans les services privés, sous réserve de coûts supplémentaires et de la disponibilité du guide.
- Pour les groupes de 10 personnes ou plus, veuillez contacter le fournisseur local.
- Le tarif enfant ne s'applique que s'il est partagé avec 2 adultes payants
- Une option végétarienne est disponible, s'il vous plaît aviser au moment de la réservation si nécessaire (si vous choisissez l'option avec déjeuner inclus)
- Pour trouver des photos de nos expériences, recherchez-nous sur Instagram en tant que @graylinetoursgt
- La semaine sainte du 8 avril, nous ne visitons que le marché de chichicastenango, nous ne visitons pas le lac Atitlan pour des raisons de circulation.
- Si vous logez dans la zone 1, notre seul point de prise en charge est à l'hôtel Panamerican.
- Si vous logez dans un airbnb, veuillez vous rendre dans le hall de l'hôtel le plus proche et veuillez nous faire part de son nom.
Avis(24)
The guide picked us up at the agreed time. Hence everything out of the ordinary. I stop pouring gas twice and puffing tires before leaving Antigua. Later, he got out and continued a very friendly driver, but who drove very recklessly, accelerated, braked sharply (my mom is an older adult). The corners I took at high speed. I arrived in very bad shape in Atitlan, other people the same. In Chichicastenango we had no guide, it was solved by the driver. Another passenger had no lunch considered despite being cancelled. At Atitlan, he didn’t take us to the viewpoint and didn’t know where he should take us. I couldn't leave Chichicastenango. In Parramos he had to change tire again from there he took us to the house of the guide (who in the morning had received us) who took us back to Guatemala City in a van!! In Panajachel we had to take a tuc tuc to visit the viewpoint of the heart. It was the worst tour of my life, same opinion of my fellow travelers. It is worth mentioning that the tour was purchased with guide and driver and with several scheduled activities. I do not recommend Gray line at all.
If you are looking to be 4 hours sitting on a bus to visit 20 minutes chichicastenango and 15 minutes atitlan, let the tour arrive half an hour late, be aware of the map because the guides lost us all in the market, have breakfast on the moving bus, that is if you have two hours to eat where the guides wanted, and then run back because they did not organize anything... THIS TOUR IS FOR YOU.
Estimada Silvia Lamentamos la molestia que haya causado esta experiencia hacia su persona, el camino hacia chichicastenango toma 3 horas de ida y 3 horas de vuelta sin embargo el trafico que pueda haber en ruta es una situacion ajena a nosotros
Yet another bad experience with Gray Line Guatemala! It seems their "Modus Operandi" is to cancel on tourists. How do you do business like that?! I received an email from Trip Advisor and a WhatsApp message from the Operator around 7:30pm the night before the Tour, indicating the Tour was cancelled due to poor weather conditions for the activity! Really? Fortunately I was able to book a last minute tour for the same locations: Chichicastenango & Lake Atitlán with another operator! The day couldn't have been better, nice and sunny, with clear skies!!!!! So Gray Line Guatemala, I definitely do not recommend your for nothing! It is better to be truthfull; if there was no quorum, that could have been understood, but to tell me it's cancelled due to weather conditions and there were no such conditions, it no acceptable. Beware before booking!
Dear Gisela Thank you for your comments unfortunately the weather or the activity of the volcano is something out of our hands, we really sorry about the last minute cancellation but we take care about our team members and passengers.
Our travel guide Juan was very informative and awesome! We enjoyed learning about the history and people of Guatemala
DO NOT BOOK! My husband and I were so excited to be going to the Market and Atitlan and they cancelled last minute. They messaged me a couple days prior to confirm pick up and when I responded there was absolutely no reply back. I called and messaged privately. When we got back to our place, we noticed they have cancelled our trip last minute. Very very disappointed.
Nice panoramic view of Atitlan Lake. The Maya market is good. Lunch is excellent. The driver also spoke in English for us although I joined a Spanish-speaking tour.
The views you see in Atitlan are unforgettable, kind of the feeling you get at the Grand Canyon, majestic. The only problem I see is that after a 3 hour ride to the lake, they give you an hour to walk around, the hour is spent ordering and eating your food before returning.
Horrible experience! I booked my tour with them for Sunday. I landed Saturday afternoon and was set for Sunday. I emailed them my confirmation location and phone number per their request on their policy. I had the hotel call for me, but the phone went straight to voicemail. I left a text message for them, but No one got back to me. I assumed they would just pick me up Sunday 6:30am. I get a cancellation at 10:01pm on Saturday that they were canceling on me. 8hrs and 29 minutes before the tour. They didn’t even call or email me why they canceled. I could have booked other tours, if I had know that they were going to cancel on me. Now it is too late and I cannot go to the chichicastenango market because they are only opened Sunday and Thursday. I leave Wednesday. I wasted my time with this company. Do not book them!
I based my ratings on three things: Customer Service, Experience with the Activity, and Cost. Customer Service: Stellar communication (5 stars) Experience with the Activity: I was the only English speaker and the guide did his best to provide me with information on the trip, but seemed to provide more to the Spanish speakers. I shared the same experience as some of the reviews here (the time at the lake was very short). Also, we had to make a stop in Antigua which ate up about 2 hours (to and from Guatemala City), so it was unnecessarily added time. Time at the market was nice and we got to stop at the church. (2.5 stars) Cost: For two people, I paid $160 USD, which is a little steep for Guatemala. (2 stars) Overall: If I could do this again, I would reconsider and take an Uber or taxi to the market and then Uber again to the lake. I recommend anyone who is more interested in the lake to avoid this tour as it spent approximately 1 -1.5 hours here with about 20-30 minutes of alone time. In sum, the tour accomplishes everything it says but at a steep cost and added stops in Antigua.
Urbano picked us up at the hotel and brought us back home. We picked up Celestino our tour guide at Antigua. They were both friendly and knowledgeable. You do spend apt of time in the car as it is far away, however it was worth the drive.
Dear Gina Thank you for having booked with us and for takes the time to share your experience with us!!
