Pablo Castro, from Antigua Canopy of Finca Filadelfia located between San Felipe de Jesús and Jocotenango, shares with us the different activities that you can enjoy in the outdoors of Antigua in this farm: “Antigua Canopy Tours are situated at about 30 minutes from the entrance of the farm and we have transportation especially adapted for this kind of roads for enjoying the spectacular views. We have a series of platforms upon the trees or on the ground for wild life observation linked by horizontal double zip lines from one tree to another.

There are two tours in Filadelfia farm: the Forest Express that offers 7 zip lines different in depth and length. The shortest line has 47 meters and the longest one has 220 meters. It costs $50 for foreign and $40 for Guatemalan people. This experience finishes with an assisted rappel down from a tree of 300 meters high. The other tour is for the most adventurous visitors: the Canyon Express, with two bigger zip lines of 510 meters in length from mountain to mountain. But if you don’t like the adrenaline, Castro offers you more outdoors activities besides canopying. “We also have a horse riding tour and you choose the one you like: 10 minute tour for $3; 30 minute-tour for $13; 1 hour tour for $21 or two hour tours above the $21.

Love and enjoy nature and its sounds? For nature fans there is the bird watching tour. In Filadelfia farm they have over 170 bird different species and if you want to watch them, the tour begins at 5am with specialized guides that explain every detail of the birds. It costs $50 and for a group of 4 or more $40. But if you prefer to do some bike exercise, rather than walk, Filadelfia farm rents bicycles for half an hour or an hour for $7-$12.

Now, Coffee lovers this is for you! There is the traditional coffee tour that lasts 2 hours and includes a walk through the plantations, roasting, and tasting of the genuine coffee, everything for $18. Yammy! Here you confirm that the best coffee is from Guatemala. The Filadelfia Coffee Resort in Antigua is too tempting to pass up. Vicky Segares, from Costa Rica, visits Antigua with her husband and comments about the impeccable service the farm had: "We were in Antigua for a few days and we recommend this place to anyone. Besides the beauty of the outdoors, its facilities, the rooms, and food are the best. We were surprised with the service… impeccable!

If you like hiking and would love to climb up a volcano don't miss this great opportunity to do to the Pacaya Volcano tour and then to be relaxed at Santa Teresita Thermal Waters and Kawilal Spa, the only spa with warm thermal waters that come directly from the depths of the volcano.
There you can find relaxing massages, cacao and chocolate treatments, steam and hydrotherapy baths and thermal circuits (Treatment that helps in improving circulation in blood vessels and internal organs). In addition to these amazing treatments you can enjoy of an excellent meal at La Fonda del Castillo restaurant.
Prices go from $60 to $125 per person, depending on the type of service you acquire.