Full-Day Tour: Colonial Antigua, Jade Factory And Textile Experience

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Key Details

Mobile Voucher Accepted
Hotel pickup Available
Free Cancellation

Duration: 8 Hrs
Language:
English

Departure Time :
9:00 AM Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
Departure Details :
Traveler pickup is offered
These are our pick up points for our excursion. Please select your pick up point and be 15 minutes prior the starting time.
Return Details :
Returns to original departure point
Cancellation Policy :
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Starting in the same city, Antigua-canarias-spain">Antigua Guatemala, we begin to explore this fascinating city and learn about its history during colonial times. You will learn about the many wonders of this city, once considered the third most important Spanish colony in the America, and also explore the villages surrounding Antigua, observing their colorful textiles made in waist looms by women, learning their history and visiting a Macadamia Farm.

Highlights

Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
Lunch included
Vegetarian meal option available
Informative, friendly and professional guide

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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Gray Line, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

You will be pick up in your hotel and transfer to Antigua Guatemala to start a day full of history, beautiful landscapes and walk on cobblestone streets, We will also enjoy an afternoon tour of the towns around Antigua and a macadamia farm.
Antigua Guatemala, Once the third largest city in all of Spanish Colonial America and for 200 years the capital of Guatemala, it is today a peaceful, beautiful and partially restored colonial city. Cobblestone streets wind through the city of majestic churches and monasteries.

Stop At: Iglesia de La Merced, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

La Merced Church of Guatemalan Ultrabaroque style, this temple has two bell towers. On the facade of the church, in its upper part is a sculpture of San Pedro Nolasco, founder of the Mercedarian Order.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Arco de Santa Catalina, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

Santa Catalina Arch, built to connect the nuns between cloisters to avoid being seen due to the votes that the religious who belonged to that Order took, After the earthquakes of 1773, the arch became important due to the arrangements that were made. These arrangements included the construction of a turret and the inclusion of a Lamy Amp Lacroix watch of French origin.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Plaza Central Park, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

Central Park surrounded by the traditional grid pattern used frequently in urban planning in the Spanish colonies. The park is surrounded by the Palace of the General Captains, the Town Hall, the Cathedral of San Jose and the Trade Portal.
Here in the park, we will also find the Las Sirenas fountain. This fountain has a traditional oral where the Count of La Gomera ordered to build the fountain in memory of his daughters, who in giving birth did not want to breastfeed their children for what the count ordered To tie his daughters to a trunk in the center of a waterhole, where they died of thirst and hunger.

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Stop At: Tanque de la Union, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

Continue our way we will visit the La Unin tank, which is one of the most representative laundries in this city, only the big houses had a place where they could be washed. For this reason, most of the inhabitants - housewives - went to public laundries. This was inaugurated on February 3, 1853.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Iglesia de San Antonio Aguas Calientes

We will continue visiting the surrounding villages, San Antonio Aguas Calientes town that is characterized by its elaborate weavings made in waist looms by women of the community in our visit to the market we can see how they make these textiles.

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Church of Ciudad Vieja, Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepequez Department

We visit the towns of San Miguel Dueas and Ciudad Vieja to learn about its history.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Valhalla Macadamia Farm

To end our tour we will visit a Macadamia farm where we will learn about the cultivation of macadamia nuts, their agroindustrial process and the reforestation project and relax with a facial massage with macadamia oil.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Gray Line, Antigua, Sacatepequez Department

At end of the tour, youll be transferred back to your hotel in Antigua.

Inclusions

Bilingual guide Spanish-English

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Entry/Admission - Valhalla Macadamia Farm

Exclusions

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Food and drinks, unless specified

Gratuities

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

It is recommended that you bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses, and a camera.

Not wheelchair accessible

Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate

Please contact local provider if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.

For groups of 10 persons or more, please contact local provider to arrange.

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

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