Lake Atitlan One Day Tour from Antigua
Overview
Available languages
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Uncover the beautiful Mayan towns around Lake Atitlan, the most magnificent spectacle ever saw. With indigenousn women in multicolored outfits, fishermen in rustic crafts and the beauty of the three surrounding volcanos: San Pedro, Toliman & Atitlan.
Santiago Atitlan, the town more visited for their beautiful Guipil (blouse) and its old catholic church with Mayan and Spanish culture combination. To finalize the last town to visit is
San Juan la Laguna, a unique town with cooperatives of natural dyes, painting's art and medicinal plants.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking (the meals aren't included but if you have any special requirement we can help you to choose a good restaurant according to your needs)
The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
IMPORTANT: If do the weather conditions there is no access to any of the towns listed in the tour, we will suggest you other town options to visit and keep the three towns in your tour
Return time to Antigua around 18:30-19:00hrs. All will depend on traffic and the group.
If you want to enjoy more time the lake and want to spend a night there, we can gladly coordinate the transportation back to Antigua next day without extra cost. PLEASE let us know when you book that you need to return next day. You can choose the shared transportation leaving from Panajachel at 12:00pm or 16hrs. - ACCOMMODATION IS ON YOUR OWN. -
The duration of the tour is approximately 14hrs, this tour is ideal if you don't have much time to visit the country.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Professional local guide
Round trip shared transportation (Antigua-Panajachel-Antigual)
Shared Boat transportation and life jackets
Local taxes
Personal expenses
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Tuk Tuk (local small taxi) to visit Maximon - Optional Q25.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Panajachel
Here is where the tour starts. At your arrival you will have around 45mins to have breakfast (Not included). After that, you walk to the dock to take the boat. Panajachel, also known as "Pana", is a charming city located on the shore of Lake Atitlan. Is the most important center of the area, reason why it concentrates the majority of hotels, restaurants, nightlife, entertainment centers and shops. Ideal for shopping for handicrafts and contributing to local tourism.
San Juan la Laguna
First town to visit. San Juan la Laguna, a quaint town onf the west shore of the lake, there are serveral cooperatives: from beekeepers, coffee growers to backstrap loom weavers, who work using natural dyes. Using ancestral techniques, they extract dyes from tree bark, vegetables, coconut shells and so on to paint of colors their products.
Options
Lake Atitlan Shared tour
Pickup included
Reviews
243 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Three trips on a boat
Yvonne C,
Sep 6, 2025
- Viator
4.00The first stop to San Juan was the best stop out of all the stops. I appreciated the way clothing is made from the woman in the culture after visiting. The bee stop was also cool. The second stop, I really wasn’t sure why we had stopped there and wasn’t very impressed. The last stop was also okay , but I expected to see more of the Mayan culture. Most of these tours take you to restaurants they are contracted with. If you don’t want to, eat somewhere else. Also had to pay for a taxi for part of the tour which we thought was included. Part of it was not. After utilizing the taxi, it wasn’t worth the extra stops we paid for. The first stop had a spectacular view. The other two, I could’ve done without. Just a way to get extra money.
It was a great day. Since...
Marcela O,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was a great day. From Antigua-Panajachel transfers round trip, to visits to the 3 villages and the boat trip. Everything was great and very nice!
Well worth it!!
Elizabeth C,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was an all day tour that was well worth it. Such beautiful places and the people. The tour guides are all well organized and very knowledgeable about the area and history. Will definitely recommend.
Beautiful.
Daniela V,
Aug 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Excellent Service, liked it too much! The means of transport of very good quality, and the most beautiful thing is to be able to hear the guides speaking their native language. The only thing that would improve is that in the restaurant offered breakfast, there is no English translated menu (at least) or vegetarian or vegan options, I say that because I saw other visitors struggling with that.
A quick trip to the lake
Kathrine S,
Jul 27, 2025
- Viator
4.00The tour ran smoothly. We were picked up at our hotel and shuttled to the lake where we had time for breakfast. Then we were off by boat to 3 different villages. The umbrella street was cool and we really enjoyed the honey and weaving stops. Many people said one day was too short but I think it gave you a taste of what the lake is like.
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