Pacaya-vulkaan en privétour door Guatemala-stad
Beschrijving
Als je tegelijkertijd op zoek bent naar een beetje geschiedenis en avontuur, is deze tour je beste optie. Eerst rijden we naar de Pacaya-vulkaan, op een uur en 30 minuten rijden, zodat we deze kunnen beklimmen en de fauna en flora van de regio kunnen bewonderen. Zodra we boven zijn, waar de lavarivieren zijn, zullen we lunchen zodat je de beroemde pizza kunt proeven en wat marshmallows kunt roosteren. Nadat we daar meer dan een uur hebben doorgebracht, gaan we terug naar het basiskamp en vervolgens terug naar Guatemala-Stad om het historische centrum te bezoeken. In de stad lopen we door de Plaza of Constitution, het Nationaal Paleis van Cultuur, de Metropolitan Cathedral, de Centrale Markt en de 6th Avenue.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
De weg naar de parkeerplaats van de Pacaya-vulkaan is ongeveer 1 uur en 30 minuten. De totale duur van de wandeling bedraagt ongeveer 4 uur en de moeilijkheidsgraad is 4 van 10. Tijdens de wandeling zijn er paarden te huur. Het doel van de klim is om de ervaring op te doen om de vulkanische pizza te proeven, gemaakt uit een ambachtelijke oven van de lavarivieren. Ook zou je tijdens de klim marshmallows kunnen roosteren bij de lavarivieren.
We starten de tour door rond te lopen op de Plaza of Constitution, zodat je de historische gebouwen eromheen beter kunt zien.
Van buitenaf zie je de unieke architectuur en stijl van het Nationaal Paleis van Cultuur. Bereid je voor om versteld te staan van de interessante geschiedenis die dit paleis in het volle zicht verbergt.
De volgende stop is de Metropolitan Cathedral, waar je wat schade kunt zien van de aardbeving die Guatemala-Stad in 1917 en 1918 trof. Dit is de belangrijkste kerk in Guatemala en hier vind je oude schilderijen uit de zestiende eeuw en de oudste maagd die is meegebracht door de Spaanse veroveringen in de vijftiende eeuw. De neoklassieke architectuur zal je wegblazen!
Als we de kathedraal verlaten, gaan we rechtstreeks naar de Centrale Markt om wat souvenirs te kopen of gewoon om de ervaring op te doen van een bezoek aan een van de meest iconische markten van Guatemala. Je wordt ondergedompeld in het kleurrijke textiel, het traditionele eten en het lokale ambacht.
Een wandeling door de beroemde Avenue van Guatemala City is een must! La Sexta is een voetgangersstraat waar u de lokale bevolking dag na dag kunt ervaren. Tijdens deze wandeling kunt u de architectuur van enkele historische gebouwen, de levendige handel en de verschillende beschikbare restaurants en foodcourts zien. Het is een ervaring die je niet wilt missen.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Ophaallocaties en -tijden
We halen u op elke locatie in Guatemala-Stad en omgeving op, het kan bij uw hotel, bij een vriend, op de internationale luchthaven zijn of zelfs als u in Antigua Guatemala bent. En na het einde van de tour zetten we u af op de locatie van uw aanvraag, dit kan op dezelfde plaats zijn waar we u ophalen of op een andere locatie.
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Hulpdieren toegestaan
- Er zijn speciale kinderzitjes beschikbaar
- Niet aanbevolen voor reizigers met ruggengraatletsel
- Niet aanbevolen voor zwangere reizigers
- Niet aanbevolen voor reizigers met een slechte cardiovasculaire gezondheid
- Reizigers moeten ten minste een gemiddelde conditie hebben
Beoordelingen(22)
This was one of the highlights of my trip to Guatemala. Pacaya Volcano offers a unique opportunity to hike across relatively recent lava fields while enjoying spectacular views of the surrounding volcanoes and countryside. The hike was more physically demanding than I expected, especially under the midday sun. I made the mistake of forgetting my sunscreen, hat, and even my acetazolamide, so I underestimated how challenging the ascent would feel. Although I consider myself to be in good shape, I ultimately decided to take one of the horses for the climb up—and I’m glad I did. The horse handlers were experienced, and it allowed me to conserve energy to fully enjoy the volcano itself. I was determined to hike the entire descent on foot, which turned out to be a rewarding experience. Walking down the volcanic ash and lava rock was challenging but a lot of fun, and my fitness tracker certainly agreed! One of the most memorable parts of the tour was enjoying a freshly made vegetable pizza cooked using the volcano’s natural geothermal heat. It may sound like a gimmick, but it was surprisingly delicious and an experience I won’t forget. Our guide was excellent—friendly, informative, and always focused on everyone’s safety. Transportation was comfortable, and the entire day was well organized. My advice for future visitors: wear sturdy shoes, bring plenty of water, don’t forget sunscreen and a hat, and don’t hesitate to use a horse if you feel you need one. There’s absolutely no shame in it, and it lets you focus on enjoying an incredible natural wonder. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Guatemala. It’s an adventure that’s both challenging and incredibly rewarding.
This was one of the highlights of my trip to Guatemala. Pacaya Volcano offers a unique opportunity to hike across relatively recent lava fields while enjoying spectacular views of the surrounding volcanoes and countryside. The hike was more physically demanding than I expected, especially under the midday sun. I made the mistake of forgetting my sunscreen, hat, and even my acetazolamide, so I underestimated how challenging the ascent would feel. Although I consider myself to be in good shape, I ultimately decided to take one of the horses for the climb up—and I’m glad I did. The horse handlers were experienced, and it allowed me to conserve energy to fully enjoy the volcano itself. I was determined to hike the entire descent on foot, which turned out to be a rewarding experience. Walking down the volcanic ash and lava rock was challenging but a lot of fun, and my fitness tracker certainly agreed! One of the most memorable parts of the tour was enjoying a freshly made vegetable pizza cooked using the volcano’s natural geothermal heat. It may sound like a gimmick, but it was surprisingly delicious and an experience I won’t forget. Our guide was excellent—friendly, informative, and always focused on everyone’s safety. Transportation was comfortable, and the entire day was well organized. My advice for future visitors: wear sturdy shoes, bring plenty of water, don’t forget sunscreen and a hat, and don’t hesitate to use a horse if you feel you need one. There’s absolutely no shame in it, and it lets you focus on enjoying an incredible natural wonder. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Guatemala. It’s an adventure that’s both challenging and incredibly rewarding.
It was an incredible experience, perfectly well organized and very professional. Also amazing guides. I had the most amazing day!
It's scripted a little deceiving I think, but in the end I had a fun time, especially coming down. Now I hiked up to the viewpoint and of course the clouds rolled in, but got some nice view before hand. But I am a retired trekker, mountain climber, novice at best, still find myself bout there wondering why. Quite steep at times they do offer horseback rides to the top. I would recommend it, it was fun
The experience was very personal and amazing. Pamella was with me the entire day. Franklin hiked the volcano with me and was able to accommodate me with a horse for the hike. This was a solo trip for me I definitely enjoyed myself every person I met in Guatemala was very genuine and nice. I would definitely recommend taking the trip and learing about the history as well with a personal tour of the city center.
Excellent service. Prompt. Professional. Learned so much history. Horse ride to Pacaya was incredible
We were picked up where we were staying right on time. Our guide Esteban driving us was friendly and knowledgable. When we arrived he introdiced us to our guide that walked usbup the mountain. This guide was also friendly and patient. The hike was quite steep. I would refomend bringing plenty of water and snacks for the way up. For the climb, horses are also available separately, and can be engaged on site at the trail head if desired. My family who took the horse ride up had a good experience. Once at the end of the hike, you are introduced to the lava store which sels jewlery and mementos made with volcanic rock. Afterwords, We enjoyed a pizza (included with the tour) with the volcanoe as a background. Please note that you do not hike to the top of the volcanoe, but you do get a good view (see picture). After hiking down, guide that drove us there took us to the city center and gave us s brief walking tour of the Palacio Nacional and a couple of other points of historical interest. Afterwards we were dropped off back at where we were staying. It was a fun experience and a greatbwaybto spend the daybwith pur family.
A challenging excursion through a volcanic experience. Franklin was friendly and professional guide.
You can’t really see anything. It’s not like the photos. You see the city for about an hour and then drive to the volcano. The volcano hasn’t been active for years. Very foggy and you can’t really see the volcano either, just the ruins. The hike is pretty easy. Nothing spectacular. No views. The pizza was good and the marshmellow roasting was cool. But overall pretty underwhelming and not worth the price.
Guide was on time and was friendly & knowledgeable throughout the trip. We started with a tour in the historic district to see a few different important buildings & learn more about the historic district. As it was Holy Week there were processions happening and our guide was very accommodating to get us to a spot where we could witness part of a procession which was very interesting. Traffic getting out of the city to head to Pacaya was very busy but our guide navigated it very well and stopped at a highway rest stop so we could use an ATM to grab money for renting horses to take us up the volcano. Once we arrived at Pacaya we were swarmed by mostly children wanting us to rent their horse so we deferred to our guide to arrange this. Horses were 300Q round trip each and a person walks up with each horse. Our guide also arranged an official ‘Pacaya Guide’ for us and waited for us at the bottom. We were grateful for horses to take us up as the trail has a lot of loose hardened lava rock. It was also quite cool so light jackets/sweaters are helpful to have. There are a couple washrooms at various parts of the trail. We went as far up as the horses would take us and enjoyed delicious pizza cooked on volcanic rock. We were given the option of roasting marshmallows but passed on that. We chose not to trek to the very top of the volcano as visibility was low and there is no longer any active lava flow. Overall, it was a neat experience.
