Guardians from the past. 4 hour tour From Quetzal Port.
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
A great option to have a shore excursion for a short time, not so far from the port, with a deep introduction to the most important economical activity in Guatemala sugar cane production. Beautiful landscape and countryside sourranded with volcanos. The mayan town "La Democracia" just one hour driving from cruise terminal holds the best collection of huge carved stones from preclassic period that are call the Guardians of time. Will be amazed of phisical properties that they have, magnetisme and several energies.
La Democracia mayan town and market.
The archeaological park in main square.
Note:
All schedules are acommodate to ship arrival. coudl be am, pm. or any time.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Will drive between sugar cane fields, cattle farms up to the town of la Democracia one hour.
Small mayan town market and the archeaological park can be watch in main square. Visit the museum and return to port.
Options
Guardians from the past. 4 hour tour From Quetzal Port.
Pickup included
What‘s Included
WiFi on board
Land tranportation round trip
Bilingual Guide
Snacks
Lunch
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
3 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Nonsensical waste of money
Christiane T,May 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00A listless, uninformative and uninformed guide who was surprised that the museum was closed and thus showed us 12 stones, without any historical information about it. This excursion is not recommended!!!
Nice small town with Mayan sculptured rocks in small town square
Susan W,Feb 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Our guide Nelson was low key, knowledgeable and very pleasant. Ride had some nice features like sugar cane fields, volcanoes, banana plantations but was 1 hour and 45 minutes, not 1 hour as stated in description. The Mayan sculptures are impressive and the small museum was informative. The small town was genuine and gave a sense of how people live here. A stop for lunch at a beach restaurant proved to take way too long so we recommend against it.
We saw it all! For a GREAT price!
Susan B,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Santiago was our driver/guide, and he was AMAZING!!! He gave us great history and background, showed us all around, and did an excellent job of skipping traffic and getting us back to the ship with plenty of time to shop at the port. Would definitely recommend, as we saw so much more of the countryside and how both locals and Mayans currently live. Thank you Santiago!
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