10-Days in Four Volcano Hike Tour in Guatemala

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1 week 3 days

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This challenging 10 day tour takes you up 4 different volcanoes in Guatemala’s impressive volcano range. One hike takes you up an active volcano where you can see lava flowing, and you can even roast your own marshmallow! The second includes an overnight stay on a volcano, to see eruptions from adjacent volcano Fuego light up the sky at night, and to see an impressive sunrise from the summit the next morning. Thirdly, you’ll climb Santa Maria, which is said to have the best views in all of Guatemala. The last volcano is the mighty Tajumulco, the highest point of Central America! Here you'll watch the most memorable and rewarding sunrise of your life. 4 volcanoes in 10 days means enough time to catch your breath, but also means you’ll have achieved something to be proud of the rest of your life!

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Service animals allowed

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Bring warm clothes for the overninght stays on volcanoes

Bring good hiking shoes

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

What To Expect

Day 1

Guatemala City - Antigua

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double room with breakfast included in Antigua.

Antigua

Pickup from the international airport in Guatemala City and transfer in private vehicle to Antigua (60-90 minutes).

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Day 2

Pacaya volcano

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double room with breakfast included in Antigua

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast in hotel in Antigua (ask the day before if they can prepare a breakfast box due to early departure)

Pacaya Volcano

Time for your first volcano! Today at 6:00am you will be picked up from your hotel and you will do a collective hike to the active Pacaya volcano!

5 hours • Admission Not Included

Day 3

Acatenango volcano

Accommodations

1 night in a (shared) cabin on top of the Acatenango volcano.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast arranged by the hiking company.

LUNCH

Lunch

Lunch arranged by the hiking company.

DINNER

Dinner

Dinner arranged by the hiking company.

Acatenango

Time for some adrenaline; you will hike the Acatenango volcano. This is the volcano right next to the active Fuego volcano, outside of Antigua. The hike to Acatenango is of a difficult level, it´s an overnight hike. So you take camping equipment and food up the volcano, in your backpack. Departure is at 7:00am from Antigua, and after a ride in the vehicle you start the hike. At the end of the afternoon you arrive at basecamp, where the guide will light a campfire for the cold. From here you can perfectly see the eruptions from the Fuego volcano (if you´re lucky)! For the ones seeking an additional adrenaline thrill, you can do an extra hike up the active Fuego volcano to have even better views and to be closer to the eruptions. The next morning very early you hike to the summit of the Acatenango, to watch the sunrise, with a 360 degrees panoramic view! After that, you collect your belongings, and you arrive back in Antigua around 2:00pm.

1.0 day(s) • Admission Included

Day 4

Return from Acatenango

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double room with breakfast included in Antigua.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast arranged by the hiking company.

Antigua

Around 2:00pm you will return to Antigua from the Acatenango volcano, where you will have the rest of the day to relax.

1.0 day(s) • Admission Not Applicable

Day 5

Antigua - Quetzaltenango

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double standard room with breakfast included in Quetzaltenango.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast in hotel in Antigua

Quetzaltenango

Today at 3:00pm, you will be picked up from your hotel and you will travel in a collective shuttle to the second biggest city of Guatemala, Quetzaltenango (3-4 hours). Here you will spend the following days to hike up some more volcanoes.

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Day 6

Santa Maria volcano

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double standard room with breakfast included in Quetzaltenango.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast in hotel in Quetzaltenango (ask the day before if they can prepare a breakfast box due to early departure)

Santa Maria Volcano

Today at 6:00am, you will be picked up for a collective hike to the volcano that looks out over Quetzaltenango, the Santa Maria. This challenging hike will reward you with views of 8 volcanoes at the top if the weather allows it!

7 hours • Admission Included

Day 7

Tajamulco volcano

Accommodations

1 night on top of the Tajamulco volcano.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast in hotel in Quetzaltenango (ask the day before if they can prepare a breakfast box due to early departure)

LUNCH

Lunch

Lunch provided by the hiking company.

DINNER

Dinner

Dinner provided by the hiking company.

Tajumulco is the highest volcano in Guatemala and Central America. There are two peaks, 4220 and 4100 meters. The volcano is not active, and you will climb this giant in 2 days! You start with a drive to the starting point, in San Marcos, close to the Mexican border. The climb starts at 10:30, through corn fields, but also over rocky paths and wooded areas. Along the way you will stop for lunch and the camp will be reached and prepared around 4:30 PM. If the weather is good, you can climb the last part to the top for the sunset. Dinner is prepared, and then it's time to wrap up warm and go to sleep early. On day two you start early to watch the sunrise. From the top you have a breathtaking view of the entire volcano chain of Guatemala. After breakfast the camp is packed again and it is time for the return journey. You will arrive in Quetzaltenango around lunchtime.

1.0 day(s) • Admission Not Applicable

Day 8

Return from Tajamulco

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double room with breakfast included in Quetzaltenango.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast provided by the hiking company.

Quetzaltenango

Today around lunchtime you will return to Quetzaltenango. Here, you will have the rest of the day to relax and enjoy the city.

1.0 day(s) • Admission Not Applicable

Day 9

Quetzaltenango - Guatemala City

Accommodations

1 night of accommodation in a double room with breakfast included in Guatemala City closeby the airport.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast in hotel in Quetzaltenango.

Guatemala City

After lunchtime, your private driver will pick you up and bring you to the bus station. Here, you will take a first-class bus to Guatemala City where, once arrived, your private driver will bring you to the hotel close to the airport.

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Day 10

Flight back home

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast in hotel in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City

Today the hotel will bring you to the hotel in time for your flight back home, hasta pronto Guatemala!

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Accommodation & activities as per itinerary

Food and drinks, unless specified

Entrance to Pacaya volcano (Q100 pp)

Pickup points

La Aurora Airport

Guatemala City Guatemala

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