What to do and see in Guatemala, Guatemala: The Best Things to do for Honeymoon

April 28, 2022 Janean Rudisill

Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°15′W / 15.500°N 90.250°W / 15.500; -90.250
Restaurants in Guatemala

1. El Frijol Feliz Cooking School

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5.0 based on 262 reviews

El Frijol Feliz Cooking School

Take home the rich culture of Guatemala by learning how to prepare the local cuisine at Antigua's premier cooking school! Begin with a personalized, hands-on class with local chefs and then enjoy your meal in our beautiful dining room or patio. Spanish to English translators are provided, and complimentary wine, beer, or soda are served during the class.

2. Altiplano's Tour Operator

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5.0 based on 36 reviews

Altiplano's Tour Operator

Altiplanos is the tour operator for all your hikes, tours, shutlles and packages. We are 100% Guatemalan and have experienced guides. We're located in the second city of Guatemala surrounded by many volcanoes.

3. Gem Trips

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5.0 based on 526 reviews

Gem Trips

Our mission is to provide personalized small group tours and private tours in Guatemala with excellence, customer service, security, responsiveness and competitive prices. We are based near Tikal, we offer in Tikal and the surrounding areas day and multi day private tours and small group tours of max 6 pax. Our name mean G:Global, E: Evelin (Marlon's wife), M: Marlon, the founder.

4. Temple IV

Tikal National Park Guatemala
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5.0 based on 788 reviews

Temple IV

If you're up for an energetic climb, ascend the wooden stairs to the top of this 212-foot structure, the highest in Tikal, for a magnificent view of the jungle below.

Reviewed By 73valh

We went here with a tour group. We had a guided tour at this place and it was very insightful. We were able to climb a couple of the temples. They have made their own wooden steps to get to ALMOST the top. The views are incredible.

5. Great Plaza

Tikal National Park Guatemala
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5.0 based on 493 reviews

Great Plaza

Once the ceremonial, religious and social center of Tikal, this plaza is surrounded by huge temples, a palace, sculpted altars and a ball court.

Reviewed By RobertAleksandrowicz - San Jose, United States

The space littered with stelae and altars between Temples I and II on the east-west axis and between the North Acropolis and the place complex on the north-south axis is the Great Plaza, or the new downtown of Tikal because it was built relatively late in its history. What most visitors don't realize is that this plaza is built on a platform that's at least 4 meters high, and from this platform rise the temples and palaces around. The Great Plaza is a must-see for anyone visiting Tikal. Make sure to check the acoustics, but don't just clap. Stand in the middle of the plaza and face directly at the temple I, then the North Acropolis, then Temple 2. Each one will echo your clap.

6. Temple I

Tikal National Park Guatemala
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5.0 based on 294 reviews

Temple I

Reviewed By PandaHouston - Houston, United States

Temples I and II are in a complex. If you climb on Temple II, you get great views of the complex and you can see Temple I. This area is the highlight of Tikal and you definitely want to spend a little bit of time here exploring the area. Unfortunately our guide only gave us 30 minutes here.

7. Semuc Champey

Lanquin 16011 Guatemala
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5.0 based on 1,216 reviews

Semuc Champey

Reviewed By bucketlisttravellers - Sydney, Australia

Semuc Champey is absolutely stunning and well worth the trek to get there! The pools have a stunning greeny turquoise colour and are very clear. You can see fish clearly and they are the ones that harmlessly nibble away at your feet if you sit still enough. There are a large number of pools and it is worth popping into each as most people stay on the top ones. The lower pools even have natural rock waterslides too if you like a bit of adventure! We did a day tour from Lanquin and this tour also covered a candlelight adventure into nearby caves, a couple of hikes and also a few jumps and swing rope into the river. The pools are visited in the tour after lunch and the one hour round trip hike up to the lookout. There are a lot of steps for this hike and a moderate work out, I wouldn't recommend if you don't have good knees. It is a rough 45min trip to get there from Lanquin standing up in a ute, but this is all part of the adventure. We purchased through La Poza River Lodge for Q195, however we later realised that other hostels are cheaper for the same tour. You could also stay at a hostel near the pools as well, however these are typically not as rated in TA as highly as others in Lanquin.

8. Old Town Outfitters

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5.0 based on 500 reviews

Old Town Outfitters

Mission To provide unique adventure travel experiences that take you “out there,” off the “beaten track” to extraordinary destinations through safe, high-quality trips. Vision Old Town Outfitters strives to be considered the leader in Guatemalan Adventure tourism by creating unique, authentic, safe and professional adventure travel experiences, while at the same time adhering to our philosophies and values. Philosophies As a responsible company and community member, we promote “leave no trace” ethics. We forever strive to maintain our mission and vision while working to preserve the local environments and communities in which we travel. We realize that the local communities are the key to the preservation of Guatemala’s natural resources. Core Values Values define who we are as a person and as a corporate entity; they create our principles or our own rules for how we live our lives. Thus, values are the foundations for everything that happens in the work place. A shared set of values help in the decision making process. OTO’s shared values are: Respect, Punctuality, Infectious Enthusiasm, Environmental Consciousness, Sustainability, Responsibility, Awesome Customer Service, Team work, Trust, Initiative

9. Los Elementos Adventure Center

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5.0 based on 393 reviews

Los Elementos Adventure Center

Your base camp for exploring Lake Atitlan Guatemala. Choose from kayak excursions, hiking the mountains surrounding the lake, or by private tour boat. You can find an adventure that suits your interest and level of activity. We are family friendly and ready to help you have a unique holiday experience.We specialize in offering experiences that will let you learn about the Mayan culture and meet many of the locals whom we have come to know. The Mayan people are very proud of their cultural past and they enjoying sharing their efforts to keep it alive and strong today. We can also help arrange a custom itinerary for all or part of your Guatemalan travels.We have started Los Elementos Adventure Center and Day Spay and Kayak Guatemala as a way of creating jobs for locals and supporting our non-profit Amigos de Santa Cruz. One of the big challenges of life in Guatemala is to improve the lives of the local people. Amigos de Santa Cruz is focused on improving the education and nutrition of the Mayan. We also support Mayan Medical Aid, which focus' on providing medical aid. Any tour or excursion you arrange will help support these non-profit organizations. Concierge service and all inclusive packages are our specialty. Custom and taylor made tours to your specific interests.

10. Voltan Adventures

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5.0 based on 258 reviews

Voltan Adventures

We offer a variety of cultural, adventure and ecotourism tour packages in Guatemala with exciting itineraries designed for individual visitors, small and large groups. Due to our many years of experience in the travel industry, we offer competitive prices with no compromise on quality. We are highly recommended by our customers on Trip Advisor an award that recognizes the quality of our services and hard work and dedication of our team. In 2016, we decided to change our company name to Voltan Adventures. Voltan is the Mayan God of the Earth NOT to be confused with Votan (the Mayan God of War). Over the years our company has developed a stellar reputation as one of the best tour operators within Guatemala. Because our base of operations is at Lake Atitlan and our former company name was Tours Atitlan some people would confuse our company with a competitor whose name is similar. We noticed a trend. Numerous tour operators were incorporating the lake into their company name and this was leading to much confusion. Because our company is Mayan owned and locally operated we decided it would be best to embrace our culture and take a more distinctive name where there can be no confusion. So welcome to Voltan Adventures. To read about our company’s past reviews please see our customers Trip Advisor reviews under our old company name: Tours Atitlan, and after your trip with us, please post a review under our new name so we can begin a new tradition!

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