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UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala & Jade Factory Full Day Tour
the exterior of a church in Antigua
UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala & Jade Factory Full Day Tour
UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala & Jade Factory Full Day Tour

UNESCO JEWEL Antigua Guatemala & Jade Factory Full Day Tour

By Gray Line Guatemala
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $84 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
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Overview
  • Visit the Colonial City of La Antigua, UNESCO World Heritage
  • Impressive views of stunning Baroque & Colonial architecture
  • Learn about history and culture of Antigua Guatemala
  • Wintessing the awe-inspiring work of traditional weavers
  • Fascinating exploration of a local macadamia nut plantation

Activity location

    • Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

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Tour
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $83.90 x 2 AdultsCA $167.80

Total
Price is CA $167.80
Until Sun, Nov 24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Antigua and the surrounding area
  • What's includedWhat's includedReturn transport to and from your Guatemala City hotel
  • What's includedWhat's included Live tour commentary provided in English and Spanish
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Optional service charge

Know before you book

  • Minimum of 2 passengers (adults) is required for the tour to run. If the minimum size is not reached, the tour is subject to cancellation and all tickets are refunded or rescheduled.
  • Please contact us if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.
  • For groups of 10 persons or more, please contact Gray Line Guatemala to arrange.
  • If you are lodging in Zone 1, our only pick-up point is at the Hotel Panamerican.
  • If you are lodging in an airbnb please move to the nearest hotel lobby and please let us know of its name.

What you can expect

You will be picked up at your hotel (selected hotels) in Guatemala City and transfer to our meeting point in Antigua Guatemala to meet our local guide to begin your soft walking of approximately 3 hours below a brief summary of what to expect on your way.

La Merced Church of Guatemalan Ultrabaroque style, this temple has two bell towers. On the facade of the church, in its upper part is a sculpture of San Pedro Nolasco, founder of the Mercedarian Order.

Santa Catalina Arch, built to connect the nuns between cloisters to avoid being seen due to the votes that the religious who belonged to that Order took, After the earthquakes of 1773, the arch became important due to the arrangements that were made.

Central Park surrounded by the traditional grid pattern used frequently in urban planning in the Spanish colonies. The park is surrounded by the Palace of the General Captains, the Town Hall, the Cathedral of San Jose and the Trade Portal.

Here in the park, we will also find the Las Sirenas fountain.

Continue our way we will visit the La Unión tank, which is one of the most representative laundries in this city, only the big houses had a place where they could be washed. For this reason, most of the inhabitants - housewives - went to public laundries. This was inaugurated on February 3, 1853.

Jade Factory and Museum The jade is cut and polished in the factory by local Guatemalan workers who follow the carving traditions of their ancestors, Ancient civilisations appreciated the jadeite jade stones as ornaments, tools, and burial artefacts.

El Carmen Ruins, The facade of the church was built with stucco-covered bricks, it had two levels with 24 columns in total, distributed in two towers of 6 columns each, this detail makes the temple still unique today.

Time for Lunch (Not Included)

We will continue visiting the surrounding villages, San Antonio Aguas Calientes town that is characterised by its elaborate weavings made in waist looms by women of the community in our visit to the market we can see how they make these textiles, continue visiting the town Ciudad Vieja to learn about its history.

To end our tour we will visit a Macadamia farm where we will learn about the cultivation of macadamia nuts, their agroindustrial process and the reforestation project and relax with a facial massage with macadamia oil.

At the end of the tour you’ll be transferred back Guatemala City by our driver.

Location

Activity location

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    • Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala