Guatemala · CITY TOURS
The 13 best city tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
See Antigua’s churches, ruins, markets, and colonial landmarks with a small-group guide, plus practical tips for food, museums, and local sights.
“Luis was fantastic! Very friendly and knowledgeable. It was a great orientation to the city.”
Review of Guatemala City’s half-day tour, covering historic sights, local food, transport, guide quality, price, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour with Byron, very organized and knowledgeable about Guatemala City and its many historic features. A great way to begin to understand this fantastic city.”
Explore Antigua’s colonial core, cathedral ruins, and Santo Domingo museums on a 3-hour guided walk with skip-the-line entry.
“The guide, Sergio, was fabulous. He really knew his stuff and his English was excellent. We learned so much about Guatemala, Central America and Antigua.”
Review of Antigua Guatemala’s full-day tour from Guatemala City, with volcano views, churches, history, walking tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Action packed day with a lot of walking but if you are short on time this is the best way to see Antigua.”
See Guatemala City in four hours, from Berlin Wall fragments and volcano views to murals, markets, churches, and the National Palace.
“I have read a lot of conflicting reports of whether it is safe to travel alone in Guatemala City so this was an excellent way to go exploring. Gustavo, the guide, was extremely knowledgeable as well as friendly and engaging.”
See Guatemala City by foot and public bus, from Civic Center architecture to Central Market, with a local guide for $30.
“Good tour but very slow. The whole tour could’ve been done in 1/2 the time. Second half was better than the first.”
Visit Iximché’s Maya ruins and colonial Antigua on a full-day tour from Guatemala City, with hotel transport, guides, and entrance fees included.
“Generally a good tour. But we were taken to a jade shop as usual. We are not interested in jade, so that was a waste of time. We wanted to visit another temple or monastery instead of the shop. On the other hand, Iximché Ruins is new for me. The guide explained and clarified the difference between classic and post classic eras of Mayan period. That helps us to understand what happened in this area.”
Review of Antigua City Tour from Guatemala City, with Cerro de la Cruz, colonial churches, jade, coffee, transport, value, and practical tips.
“Our guide was Carmen. She was amazing, very knowledgeable and paid attention to several details in Antigua that were hidden treasure ! She was very flexible with us and we really enjoyed our day in Antigua. Tour was a bit pricy we could’ve get same tour locally for third of a price working directly with the agency.”
Explore Iximché Maya ruins and Antigua’s colonial landmarks in one guided day, with transport, entry fees, and local history included.
“We had a wonderful time on this tour. It was a good amount of time in both places. We got to see the beauty, history, and architecture of the city with time left to shop and eat, and then headed to the ruins. Our tour guide, Mirco, was fantastic. He was knowledgeable and very personable. We plan to use this group for future adventures.”
Review of Gray Line’s 10-hour Antigua and Guatemala City tour, with colonial sights, city history, local lunch, transport, value, and practical tips.
“Antigua and Guatemala City Tour was excellent. Adolfo explained everything perfectly. Would definelty recommend.”
Explore Guatemala City’s Mayan past, grand plazas, Sixth Avenue, and Plaza Berlin on a guided seven-hour tour for $65.
“que se utilizó el tiempo en conocer , el tiempo para comida el estrictamente necesario y no hubo visitas forzadas para comprar como sucede en la mayoría de los tours. Oliver el guía, muy conocedor, respetuoso y atento a nuestros requerimientos”
Explore Antigua, Cerro de la Cruz, colonial churches, jade craft, and a Guatemalan coffee plantation on this practical full-day tour.
“Having had a previous positive experience using Viator, I booked the day tour of Antiqua and could not have been more pleased. Our guide, Mirko, was fabulous. The tour provided an invaluable orientation to the history and sites of this amazing city.”
Explore Guatemala City on a private weekend walk through churches, palaces, theaters, markets, and a local coffee stop.
“I had a lot of fun during this tour, Francisco is very knowledgeable & friendly, the tour outside was great but also inside the churches and their history, the post office and its story, all of it was great and the special local coffee place was a cherry on top!”
The volcanoes, the Mayan cities, the lake, and the slow days in between.
