The 9 Best Pacaya Volcano Trips in Guatemala City

1.Pacaya Volcano Tour and Hot Springs from Guatemala City

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 75 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $65Our pick

Review of Pacaya Volcano and Kawilal Hot Springs from Guatemala City, with hike difficulty, costs, transport, lunch, and booking advice.

“Good value for money. The volcano is awesome, you get right up close to the lava and toast marshmallows etc....the walk requires some physical fitness, though not arduous, very scenic. Guides all very helpful - transport comfortable. Hot springs regime a brilliant experience - no residual muscle aches from the walk......Really recommend this day trip from Guatemala City or Antigua.”

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2.Pacaya Volcano Day Trip from Guatemala City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $94

Hike Guatemala’s active Pacaya Volcano from Guatemala City, enjoy volcano views, roast marshmallows over volcanic heat, and ride horses if needed.

“Beautiful views once you get to the top. It was a moderately strenuous hike, but guides with horses will follow you up, and at any point you can pay money to hop on a horse. It’s worth it though to get to the top!”

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3.Pacaya Volcano Shared Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $65Top rated

Review of the Pacaya Volcano shared hike from Guatemala City, with guide quality, trail effort, horse rentals, hot springs, costs, and practical tips.

“First let me say that the review is not five stars but that does not mean that it was not all that bad. David, the guide the signed to take me up the volcano was a very kind and helpful man. I told him at the beginning that I wanted to practice and improve my Spanish and he took time to help me with every single sentence. I've never had anyone help me that much I was very appreciative. He took the time to point out many things along the path, provide me history and interesting details throughout the trip. He took his time or went fast depending on how…”

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4.Pacaya Volcano Vistas + Enjoy Pizza Surrounded by The Volcano

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $175

Review of Pacaya Volcano Vistas and volcanic-rock pizza tour from Guatemala City, including hiking, guides, price, timing, and practical tips.

“David was an awesome host and guide. The hike was very doable and the pizza lunch at the top was terrific. David made sure we paused at key stops along the way for the perfect photos. The local company reached out the night before to adjust our start time earlier based on weather and expected views—and they were dead on. We had incredible views of other volcanoes on the way up that were clouded out by the time we headed down. I would do this excursion again the next time I’m in Guatemala.”

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5.Pacaya Volcano Hikking from Guatemala City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $150

Review of the Pacaya Volcano hike from Guatemala City, including route difficulty, guides, horse rides, costs, views, and practical tips.

“Great experience, David was a superb guide on the hike up plus I got to eat volcano pizza and ride a horse back down”

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6.8-Day Best of Guatemala Tour: Antigua, Pacaya Volcano, Lake Atitlan and Tikal Ruins

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 8 days (approx.) · from $2,040

Explore Guatemala in 8 days, from Antigua and Pacaya to Lake Atitlán, Tikal, Yaxha and Mayan culture, with hotels and transport included.

“Of the 7 days of touring, we were particularly pleased with our stay in Antigua. The weather was very pleasant and the Hotel Camino Real Antigua was outstanding. Our tour guide, Gustavo, was very knowledgeable and spoke good English. Unfortunately, our flight to Flores (Tikal) was delayed for 3 hours after being picked up at the hotel at 4AM. As a result, by the time we got into Tikal National Park, it was extremely hot and humid. I would not advise travelling there in March. Our hotel there (Villa Maya) was listed as being in Flores, but was in fact about 20 minutes driving time out of Flores. It was…”

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7.Pacaya Volcano & Guatemala City Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $185

Review of a private Guatemala City and Pacaya Volcano tour with market walks, historic sights, volcanic pizza, horses, and practical tips.

“This tour combines a Guatemala City tour with an experience at Pacaya volcano. It was completely worth the cost. Our tour guide Esteban was a chill knowledgeable local who spoke fluent English. We enjoyed learning about the cultural and political history of Guatemala, the street food in the historic center, and the variety of goods for sale at Mercado central de Guatemala. The latter part of the tour took us on an exhilarating hike at the Pacaya volcano. We hiked to the base camp and on the lava field, where we explored the landscape, roasted marshmallows, and baked an impressively delicious pizza in the lava stone oven! We had an…”

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8.Hike Active Pacaya Volcano – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $160

Review the private Pacaya Volcano hike from Guatemala City, with hotel pickup, a local guide, volcano views, horse option, and practical tips.

“The hike and views were amazing. Our tour guide minor was amazing. He gave alot of history of the volcano and took us the scenic route. I would highly recommend booking with them. We got pick up at our hotel and when we arrive we got our bracelet. Once we started the hike we took breaks as needed and you have option to ride a horse instead of hiking. Once you reach the top. They have a store for drinks food and souvenirs.”

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9.Pacaya Volcano Tour & Hot Springs from Guatemala City

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 11 reviews · 10 hours · from $115

Review of Pacaya Volcano and Kawilal Hot Springs from Guatemala City, with hiking details, costs, timing, safety, and honest value advice.

“They picked me on time, brand new Van, great driver. The volcano guide was thoughtful about the group in terms of effort ( really steep) then the Spa experience close the circle, Kawaili spa is pristine and lunch included was tasty. Highly recommend”

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