Departures: Daily

This program is part of GA’s Newest One Day Tours. The tour can depart from Guatemala City or Antigua Guatemala depending on where you are staying.  During this One Day Tour you will have the chance to get to know how to prepare the local cuisine from Guatemala. Guatemala is well known by its delicious  and unique flavors.  The Guatemalan food is a great mixture of unique and traditional colonial Spanish and local Mayan cooking that are both fun to prepare. Don’t waste any time in having fun at this unique tour.

Itinerary:

08:00 AM Departure from Guatemala City or Antigua Guatemala.

09:00 AM Arrival to Antigua where the cooking classes will be taken.  Start with the explanation of the traditional dish itself, the ingredients and the basic process of how to prepare it.  You will choose one “main dish”, two “second options” and one “dessert” to learn how to prepare.  Then take your time to enjoy and taste the amazing food you just prepared.

01:00 PM Transfer back to Guatemala City or Antigua Guatemala.

02:0o PM Arrival to your hotel in Guatemala City.

Includes: The tour includes: ground transportation, professional cook from Guatemala  in your language, all ingredients and the printed recipes. (For departures from Guatemala City, an extra charge will be applied.)

Departures: Daily

This program is part of GA’s Archaeological and Mayan Ruins One Day Tours.  The tour can depart from Guatemala City or Antigua Guatemala depending where you are staying.  During this One Day Tour you will have the chance to visit the mysterious Archaeological site of Mixco Viejo, located in Chimaltenango about 2 1/2 hours away from Antigua or Guatemala City.   It is a moderate sized ruined city of the Postclassic Maya Civilization. The ruins are surrounded by deep ravines dropping off sharply into a tributary of the Pixcaya River.  It´s a really nice tour that most of the tourists don´t visit, and has a very important history.

Itinerary:

07:30 AM Departure from Guatemala City or Antigua Guatemala to Mixco Viejo archeological site.

10:00 AM Arrival to the site of Mixco Viejo.   Mixco Viejo (“Old Mixco”) was the capital of the Poqomam Maya Kingdom, and was founded on a defensive mountain-top location in the 12th century AD. The peak population in the early 16th century may have been around 10,000 people.

01:00 PM Transfer back to Guatemala City or Antigua.  On our way back time to have lunch in San Lucas, Chimaltenango in a typical restaurant (Not Included).

03:30 PM Arrival to your hotel.

Includes: The tour includes: ground transportation, professional guide in your language, all entrances and taxes.

Other Related & Recommended Tours in Guatemala:

Tikal Extended – 2 Days and 1 Night

Tikal Tour – Full Day

Activities: Hiking and Walking, Small Ship, Culture Exploration, Wildlife and Jungle Exploration, and Archaeology

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Places Visited: Antigua Guatemala, Chichicastenango,Iximché, Lake Atitlán, Copán,   Quiriguá, Yaxhá, Tikal and Guatemala City.

Description:

2012 Mayan Prophecies Tour is part of GA´s Best Sellers and Mayan Ruins Tour Packages.   The year of 2012 is a very special date for the Mayan Civilization since their “Long Count” Calendar finishes after 5,125 years and it is expected to be the dawn of a new era.   This program has been designed specially for this year and we have chosen the most special Mayan Ruins in Guatemala and Honduras, where our guide will show and explain the meaning of this date and importance of the Mayas and their history and rich culture.   You will visit the premium destinations of Guatemala and Honduras, including the Western Highlands, Tikal , Antigua Guatemala and Copán.  It is specially designed for all ages where you will enjoy different types of activities like exploring the Mayan pyramids including Mayan ceremonies in the middle of a virgin jungle.

GA Unforgettable Memories:

• Getting to an untouched colonial city like you were travelling through time and enjoying the preparation of your own handicraft.
• Being at the top of a viewer watching one of the most beautiful lakes in the world
• Experiencing a Mayan Ceremony and the explanation of your own Nahual in a Mayan Site.
• Doing some shopping of original handcrafts in the colorful open market in Chichicastenango.
• Looking for yourself the actual Mayan Sites, where everything began
• Getting to “El Gran Jaguar” Temple in Tikal and admiring the astonishing architecture techniques of this unique civilization