Lake Atitlan Villages Tour on ATV
Description
We have brought fun and excitement and mixed it in with the beauty and cultural experiences the lake has to offer. We depart from our office in Panajachel and head over to the colorful village of Santa Catarina Palopo. In this village we are able to see and learn about local weavings, blankets, nahuales and other goods made and sold by the locals. At the plaza of this village, we visit a local coffee house where you can grind your own coffee and taste the locally grown beans. Once finished in Santa Catarina we hop back on our ATVs to the village of San Antonio Palopo. We visit local ceramic factory where we learn about the process to make all these incredible goods. We also visit a local chocolate factory in San Antonio where we learn about the process...
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We visit a local Ceramic factory to learn about the process and see how it is made. we also visit the local Chocolate factory, the dock and shops by the water
During this stop we are able to learn and see local weavings, clothing, blankets, and many of the local goods made at this village. We also visit the local cultural center where we can taste some local coffee and chocolate, and lastly head over to the dock where we can do some shopping or grab a snack and drinks at the waterfront restaurant.
we head over to Playa Blanca en Barrio Jucanya for some pictures and check out the edge of the lake with the locals before heading back to Simoon Pana office.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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(596)
Absolutely incredible- lots of fun and a great way to see all the villages. Our guide Andres was so wonderful and clearly loved his job so made it such an enjoyable experience.
The tour was exceptional, got to see the beautiful village and great view points for pictures. The tour guide was beyond amazing.
Andrés our guide was very kind and attentive. It is an experience that you must live at least once since it gives you the opportunity to interact with the locals and learn about their customs and traditions.
chill vibe, fun activities, 10/10 no complaints at all highly recommend
Wonderful to experience! My tour guide Ismael was amazing and really helped to create a knowledgeable, relaxing yet fun tour visiting the towns of Panajachel and San Antonio!
It was a pretty cool tour. It is beginner friendly. The ATV’s are super easy to drive. The guide John Carlos was super friendly and good to chat to. It’s a great way to see the surrounds and take in the beautiful views of the lake. Debora was super friendly and easy to deal with while booking the tour. I’ll be doing another tour with these guys. Thanks
The tour was great! We enjoyed the UTV tour so much. It was truly fun. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable about so many things. Took us to so many amazing views. I cannot recommend this enough.
Absolutely brilliant. Book it. Good fun experience. We were family of four with two adults driving and two older teenagers as passengers (as they don’t yet have licenses). Yeshua was our guide. Really lovely and informative. Can’t recommend highly enough.
I had the best day on ATV yesterday. First I would like to say Simoon Travel is the only company that will still take you out even if no one else signs up. So I ended up getting a private tour. And it was prob one of my favorite days in Guatemala so far. I have used this company 3 seperate times, and all tour guides are excellent...BUT IF YOU GO TO PANA YOU MUST REQUEST YESHUA!!! His energy and vibe is so welcoming. Everywhere we went, people knew him, especially the kids. The way the kids chased after us, he is literally the town role model for kids. I think that is what made me enjoy my day so much because of Yeshua genuine reactions to the kids. He explained everything so well!! And his English is perfect which is super helpful for people who are still learning. I have done the ATV twice in Antigua with Simoon and once in Pana, and I have to say Pana hands down stole the cake. Excellent day. Would highly suggest this company and this tour guide to anyone and everyone. Thank you! I will be back
If you are seeing this message and are thinking about doing the ATV tour with Simoon, do it without hesitation! I enjoyed the experience with them very much from beginning to end: from the start when they helped me choose the best tour for me, to the whole village tour we did on ATVs. Many thanks to Iva and our guide for making this experience the best of all!
