 Mundo Guatemala is a full-service Incoming Tour Operator based in Antigua Guatemala specializing in innovative tailor-made Travel & Transportation for individual travelers (FIT) and small groups. Our main commitment is to provide personalized service based on client’s preferences and budget. If group travel or self-guided tour, each trip aims to be a fun, exciting and unique holiday.
It is important to us that our tours meet the criteria for Responsible Travel - creating a positive impact on local population and/or environment, and stimulating respectful interaction and cross-cultural understanding with a twist of social learning as the key aspect.
Our customers are looking for something distinct, something personal, and something out-of-the-ordinary. We therefore offer lots of choices: short excursions (1-3 days) to 8-day Guatemala Highlights and longer roundtrips with focus on Mayan culture and traditions, Relax, Archeology, Nature and/or Soft Adventure. Those tours can be customized, and extra overnights can be added. Standard options include 3* country-typical hotels or 4* and boutique hotels or 4-5* deluxe hotels (where available).
Check out also our great multi-destination trips within Central America combining Guatemala with neighboring countries Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. And last but not least – extend your trip to Mexico, Costa Rica or Cuba!!!
Ruta Maya—Guatemala/Mexico/Belize/Honduras/El Salvador
Multi-destination Travel with Mexico, Costa Rica & Cuba
Family Travel
Special Interest Tours
Incentive Travel
Theme Tours
High-end luxury and VIP Tours
Ecotourism—Community & Agro Tours, Nature Tours
Archeology Tours
Soft Adventure —Jungle Hikes, Biking, Kayaking & Volcano climbing
Event Organization & Destination Management
Volunteer Opportunities & International Health Elective
Study & Travel Programs.
We use all our expertise and creative concepts to plan each incentive trip and design personalized & inspiring travel itineraries including traditional sightseeing plus out-of-the-ordinary activities like volcano climbing, helicopter flights, sweet-water-diving, rafting, jungle hikes, gourmet gala dinners at special places like old monasteries and colonial ruins amongst others, Catamaran and yate cruises etc.
An incentive trip is the reward for top performers. Your organization deserves a travel company that exceeds expectations with every detail. With Mundo Guatemala, you can be assured to get the extra attention to ensure complete satisfaction for you and your award winners. Accommodations, meals, events, and tours will be managed and promoted in their entirety. It also means that your winners will receive that extra bit of pampering that will make them feel special. We like to rise to the occasion, no matter what unforeseen events might occur during the course of the trip. First class service and customer support are our trademarks.
There is no minimum or maximum to run an incentive program, each program if individual getaway or group incentive is designed to suit our client's needs and budget.
Our objective is to promote socio-sustainable and low-impact tourism for conscious travelers (FAIR TRAVEL) and by applying the principles of Social Justice; this is HOW we make a difference:
* Safe jobs & guaranteed fair and above-average salaries for employees;
* Professional continuous training-on-the-job to assure quality service;
* Fair remuneration for subcontracted local service providers, only requirement to meet standards for INGUAT authorization, well-maintained vehicles and car insurance;
* Develop alternative tourism products avoiding negative impact on population, nature & wildlife but stimulating integral and self-sustainable community development,
Promote and assist needy NGOs and development projects (health, social work/education, animal rescue/wildlife/environmental protection) through our volunteer program (US$25 per person is channeled to affiliated organizations);
* Active local support by Mundo Guatemala – depending on booking volume, we support local development projects caring for children, elderly, sick and handicapped or rescued animals, or to local institutions providing education, shelter and/or social services in form of money, construction material, toys, clothing, food or whatever is needed most.
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Included services:
- 7 overnights in good country-typical 3* hotels or good standard 4* or boutique hotels or luxury 5* hotels
- 6 breakfasts (except Day 6 due to early departure), American or typical or Continental breakfast depending on offered choice
- SIB (seat-in) or private ground transfers, boat transportation and entrance fees as indicated in tour itinerary
- local English-speaking guide for half-day archaeological tour in Tikal
- hotel taxes and VAT
Not included: Other meals, drinks, tips, additional transfers or guide services, departure tax.
PLEASE NOTE THAT AIR TRANSFER AND ENTRANCE FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ANYTIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. ALTERNATIVE ARRIVAL TUE/THUR/FRI POSSIBLE. TRANSPORTATION BASED ON COLLECTIVE SHUTTLES (SEAT-IN BASIS). ASK FOR ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, EXTRA GUIDE SERVICES, MEALS, ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHTS ETC.
Program Itinerary:
Day 1 (Saturday):
Reception at airport and transfer to hotel in Antigua. Depending on your arrival time, you can still enjoy a relaxed evening walk through the cobble stone streets of this colonial town. Overnight in colonial-style hotel.
Day 2 (Sunday):
Transfer from Antigua to Chichi. Visit the indigenous market, observe Mayan rituals in Santo Tomás church, and alternatively hike to nearby ceremonial site Pascual Abaj. The colorful town of Chichicastenango located 20 miles north of this volcanic lake, hosts every Thursday and Sunday one of the biggest indigenous markets in Guatemala, attracting traders from the highlands offering beautiful traditional textiles & handicrafts. Chichi offers lots of shamanistic overtones with numerous religious brotherhoods & a mystic-spiritual combination of Mayan pagan rites and traditional Catholic devotion. Then continue to Panajachel, from where you take a boat to El Jaibalito (approx. Q15pp not included). Overnight in charming hotel with stunning volcano view.
Day 3 (Monday):
FREE DAY to swim and relax. Optional: Tour to San Pedro Volcano. Overnight.
Day 4 (Tuesday):
Boat tour of majestic Lake Atitlán visiting Santiago Atitlán with its great art galleries and the Maximón sanctuary, San Antonio Palopó and Santa Catarina Palopó, both offering a great selection of typical pottery and hand woven products. A natural treasure is the sapphire-blue Lake Atitlán, surrounded by 3 dormant volcanoes in the Western Highlands. Located around the lake’s shore are 14 picturesque indigenous villages which are home to Kakchiquel and Tzutuhil families and where Mayan dialects are first language. Return afterwards to Pana, Lake Atitlán’s second largest village, also called Gringotenango. Transfer to Antigua. Overnight.
Day 5 (Wednesday):
FREE DAY. Antigua Guatemala served as capital of all Central America from 1543 until 1773, when destroyed by an earthquake and the capital subsequently moved to its present location. The city was original known as La Muy Noble y La Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros, it is located just 45 km from Guatemala City, its splendid beauty consists in its colonial architecture, its houses painted in Mediterranean colors, and its ruins and numerous churches. Antigua has been declared UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
Options include: a) hike to Pacaya volcano; b) walking tour in Antigua – La Merced church, Santa Catalina arch, Central Plaza with cathedral and Palacio de Capitanes, University San Carlos, San Francisco church with the shrine of Guatemala’s only saint – Hermano Pedro; c) visit to coffee plantation; d) visit to Macadamia Nut Farm; e) visit to a Women’s Weaving Cooperative in San Antonio Aguascalientes; f) visit to Don Filiberto, a farmer in San Miguel Escobar; g) Tour de Pueblos visiting surrounding villages. PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR OPTIONAL TOURS IN ADVANCE. Overnight.
Day 6 (Thursday):
Early transfer to airport in Guatemala City and flight to Flores. You will be met by our representative and brought to Tikal National Park. Start guided tour of Tikal archeological site with bilingual local guide, visiting Complex Q, Main Plaza, North and Central Acropolis, Complex Lost World, Temple IV. Lunch (included). Once the ceremonial center of the ancient Maya, the ruins at Tikal were rediscovered in 1955 and comprise the largest collection of Mayan ruins ever excavated. Now, a National Park covering 358 square miles of prime rainforest, Tikal is home to a rich variety of flora and fauna, including spider and howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars, and almost 250 bird species. UNESCO declared Tikal a World Heritage site in 1979 due to its exceptional natural and cultural value. FREE AFTERNOON to explore and re-enter the archeological zone. Try to be in the park for sunset. Overnight in Tikal.
Day 7 (Friday):
Optional early morning bird-watching tours or canopy tours available. FREE MORNING to visit onsite museums and re-enter the archeological zone (approx. Q50 not included). Afternoon transfer to Flores airport and flight to Guatemala City. Transfer to centrally located hotel in Guatemala City. Overnight.
Day 8 (Saturday):
FREE MORNING. Optional: City Tour visiting National Palace, Cathedral, Museums Popol Vuh and Ixchel, and the Relief map of Guatemala, and then it is time to say good-bye. Drop-off at airport. |
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Edu Travel – Our educational programs are based on the criteria for responsible travel and strongly aim at showing open-minded participants the cultural, social and eco-political reality in Guatemala. This process of cultural learning and respectful interaction contributes to a better understanding between cultures and people. Besides tailor-made travel arrangements for single travelers and groups, Mundo Guatemala offers Spanish Immersion Language Training, Overseas Volunteer Programs and Internships. Through income generated through those educational programs, we actively support local development projects and NGOs in the area of community development, social work, education, health and animal rescue. |
