Family Tours Guatemala

Family adventures designed to inspire the next generation of adventurers.

full day atitlan villages tour

Easy Family Hiking & Kayaking Adventure

9:00am - This family tour is for active families. Our guide will meet you at your hotel, airbnb or bed and breakfast for a fun day adventure. Start with a easy hiking tour, learn about wildlife, local life, enjoy the views of the lake and volcanoes, hike into coffee plantations untill you reach our Kayaking starting point and end the tour at your hotel or private home.

What is included?

  • Fun and Experienced Bilingual Guide
  • Transportation for the family
  • Quality Kayaks
  • Admission fees
  • 3hrs to 4hrs tour / easy hike involced for all ages

 

Family-friendly Biking & Hiking tours

9:00am - Today your paved and dirt easy biking tour starts with a short adventure on the back of a Picku-truck to our hiking starting point. You will hike in green cloud forest mountain and small settlements for about 1hr.  Next, our team will have your bikes tuned and ready for your adventure that will take place on a paved road and then in a dirt road, see small villages, and stunning views of Lake Atitlan.

The tour will end at a beautiful look out, that offers a 360º view of the Lake, volcán San Pedro, Atitlan, Toliman and even the volcanoes of Antigua Guatemala!

What is included?

  • Fun and Experienced Bilingual Guide
  • Transportation for the family
  • Quality Bikes, helmets, gloves and water
  • Admission fees
  • 4hrs to 5hrs tour / moderate hike at 6,000fts

 

San Juan Coffee and Chocolate Tour

9:00am - Today a representative of Tours Atitlan will meet you at your hotel for a cultural, coffee and chocolate tour. Travel by local private boat to San Juan, here is where the tour takes place. Upon arrival enjoy a guided and short introduction to coffee in Guatemala. Learn from the beginning to a cup of fresh organic coffee. Later continue by foot, browse local weavers coops, painters shop's until you reach the chocolate workshop. You will enjoy a nice demonstration of the chocolate process taste some of Lake Atitlan and Guatemala best chocolate! The tour will end at a local comedor (a place for lunch) then travel back to your hotel! Approx. return time 13:hrs.

What is included?

  • Fun and Experienced Bilingual Guide
  • Transportation for the family
  • Admission fees
  • 4hrs to 5hrs tour

 

Leisure Day by boat San Juan & Santiago Atitlan Tour

9:00am - Guests are picked up from their hotel & transfer to San Juan La Laguna Village where they visit a local textile cooperative to see the back strap loom in use and to see how they still dye with natural dyes. Guests also visit the home and workshop of local naïf painters before boarding the boat onto Santiago Village for lunch. After lunch guests will walk with their guide to find the house where the Maya God Maximon is living. Each year a different "brotherhood" has the privilege of taking care of their God so his location changes. Once with Maximon you may see local shaman performing rituals for local people and if you wish you can ask your guide to help you hire the services of a shaman for you to have a personal ceremony performed. After visiting Maximon guests can visit the local church and learn about the history of this very traditional town and also see the market and learn about the distinctive textiles and primitive art that is famous from this area.

What is included?

  • Fun and Experienced Bilingual Guide
  • Transportation for the family
  • Admission fees
  • 5hrs to 6hrs tour

 

Lake Atitlan Top Tours

Dont Just see it, Experience it!

At Tours Atitlan, we have carefully selcted our 4 top tours for a memorable vacation to Guatemala. Each of the below tours can be costumized to your desire and make special arrangements if needed. If you have a special request please contact us here.

Lake Atitlan tour by Boat Experience the the visit of two Mayan Villages, two different cultures and Mayan believe in...

Lake Shore Hiking & Village Tour Explore the lake on foot and by boat learn about native people and photograph ama...

Kayaking & Hiking Adventure This is a very unique experience, learning about local life, fishermen and remote communities...

Birdwatching Tour If you are a bird lover, Lake Atitlan is home for over 320 bird species. Join our birders expert guides.