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The original free local craft tour in the villages around Antigua

Duration: 2h and 30min
Languages: English, Spanish
Guru: Pablo
Quality Verified Registered on December 28, 2019

Hello everyone!! My name is Pablo I am a professional tour guide in Antigua Guatemala and its surrounding villages. I speak Spanish and English, I am 28 years old and I have been working in this industry for 6 years, doing historical walking tours that include visiting important monuments, ruins, and beautiful villages in the City of Antigua Guatemala. My experience doing these tours have been truly amazing and unforgettable because I have met a lot of people from all over the world, from different cultural and language backgrounds. So please join me and take a personalized and affordable walking tour that will be the experience of a lifetime for you and your friends!! I am looking forward to showing you why I love what I do! I'm so proud to be a Tour Guide in the most beautiful country: Guatemala, I'm in love with my country and all its beautiful places, art and history.

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    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

During this incredible experience , get to know the colorful towns of Antigua Guatemala, and visit the Chocolate and Wine workshop where you will be given an explanation of how they work in the colorful city of San Juan del Obispo. As well as a tasting of different artisanal wines and cocoa. In both places it is necessary to leave a tip to help the artisans of these picturesque places, and the growth of the community, to encourage them to move forward and contribute to their economy. In both places there is a store to buy wine and cocoa, artisanal is not mandatory but it is suggested to give tips to the small artisans! Thanks 🙂

Then we will visit the colorful city of San Pedro. Las Huertas, known for its ultra-baroque church from the 16th century and its water tank, which is the largest in Antigua Guatemala. You will also visit a jade workshop where an expert will give you all the information about jade, which was very important for the Mayan civilization. D uring the tour we will travel by "Chicken Bus" so we will have to take public transportation from the bus terminal to get to these towns. It is really worth taking this tour because you will live a unique and unforgettable experience.


Places to visit during our village tour:
1) San Juan del Obispo
, its church, its chapels, the Francisco Marroquín Palace, Wine and Chocolate workshop.


2) San Pedro las huertas , its church, its huge water tank and a wonderful jade tour where an expert explains the entire jade production process.



IT IS A TOUR that is really worth it ! It is truly a unique experience ; beautiful that you will never forget! And you're going to value the only thing I need from you is time and the will to do it!

- Important! Put your correct phone number so that you can easily recognize me, for example your area code (your country) + your phone number, and that's it I can send you a WhatsApp,

- It is necessary that you confirm your participation in the tour in advance. This is a tour on the outskirts of Antigua.

THIS IS A VISIT OF WHAT THE ARTISAN PREPARATION OF COCOA WINE AND JADE IS AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ARTISANS OFFER YOU THEIR PRODUCTS AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO BUY THEM, IT IS NOT MANDATORY.!!


THIS IS NOT A "SHOPPING TOUR" AS MANY SAY IF I TAKE YOU TO THOSE PLACES IT IS TO LEARN THE WORK OF THE ARTISANS, IT IS NOT TO BUY OR BENEFIT ANYONE...


Meeting point: ✅ in front of the Macdonals Antigua Guatemala Restaurant I wear a green jade necklace on my neck and a cap and my guide license, certified I will be outside, I only ask that you confirm your participation in advance. Thank you so much........


https://maps.app.goo.gl/nq6MLsvf7C1iL23VA


THE MAJORITY OF GUATEMALAN, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND WANT TO RECEIVE THE SAME TREATMENT FROM TOURISTS,




DEPARTURE IS AT 1:15 PM PLEASE BOOK ME IN ADVANCE!!!!






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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    Poniente 21, Antigua Guatemala, Guate...
    Poniente 21, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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    In front of the Macdonals Antigua Guatemala restaurant, I wore a cap, and a jade necklace, and my certified certified guide license. I will be outside the Macdonals Antigua Guatemala restaurant! https://maps.app.goo.gl/nq6MLsvf7C1iL23VA

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Saint John of the Bishop
  • 2
    Outside visit
    Las Huertas Antigua Portal

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

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4.83
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Kieran 30 Apr 2024

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Travelled alone - Apr 2024
Pablo is a great guy and very knowledgeable about Antigua and the history of Guatemala. A really interesting tour visiting two smaller towns on the outskirts of Antigua. Highly recommended!
Tina 28 Apr 2024
Minneapolis

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Travelled alone - Apr 2024
Pablo is polite and super informative about all the buildings we visited.
Michele 27 Apr 2024

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Travelled in couple - Apr 2024
I highly recommend Pablo's tour. He is easy to talk to, prepared, and professional. I had a fantastic time, and the experience of taking the chicken buses together was truly memorable.
Jemma 24 Apr 2024
Liverpool

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Travelled in couple - Apr 2024
Cannot recommend this tour enough, Pablo is fun, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. A really authentic tour and was great to get out of the city centre and see how chocolate and wine is made. Such a fun day! Thanks Pablo 😀
Rafael 21 Apr 2024

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Travelled in couple - Apr 2024
Great tour! Pablo is a very nice and warm guide. During all tour he was attentious and clarifying topics to us. It was one of the best I already had. He took us to visit various neighborhoods, different places and really nice people! We knew beautiful and very local places that wouldn't be possible alone. Before the tour start, earlier, we had a incident with another tourist that decided not to enroll the tour with us, because we decided to wait for another tourists. Apparently she also left a negative reviews for Pablo. I believe this in totally unfair, because is normal waiting some minutes to start, and Pablo was very professional and tried to habdle in the best possible way. Also you can't leave a review on something you didn't take. So reinforcing, we had a great tour and Pablo is a great guide. I highly recommend it and hope we can do another soon.
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