Top Pacific Highlands Private Sightseeing Tours

Make the most of your time on dry land with a private tour of Antigua. Your excursion to the UNESCO-listed city includes a guided tour of the central plaza, along with a visits to a jade factory and the Santo Domingo Monastery. Beginning and ending at the Puerto Quetzal cruise terminal, comfortable round-trip transportation ensures that you return to your ship in time for departure. 

Take a break from the noisy crowds on your cruise ship and set off on a leisurely bird watching excursion. After pickup from Puerto Quetzal, enjoy a 1-hour drive through the Guatemalan countryside to El Paredon. Hop on a boat and float through the impressive mangroves. With the help of your guide, spot a variety of endemic and migratory birds. After the tour, receive an emailed checklist for your sightings.

This community tour promotes the integral development of a generally marginalized community in Jocotenango and allows visitors to witness social transformation through art. The tour was designed and is guided by young artists and activists from the same community, all activities within the tour are approved and supported by residents of the village to which it is visited and contribute to its integral development. The tour uses TukTuks to transport visitors from the starting point to each point of the itinerary, that is: from La Azotea to the square, from the square to the bus station, from the bus station to the Vista Hermosa community and from Vista Hermosa back to the starting point, La Azotea. The cost of the tour includes this transportation.

Explore Guatemala’s active volcano from Puerto Quetzal be part of a hike of about three hours to be part of an experienceconsidered one of the ten most adventurous in the world by National Geographic, walk over soidified lava, connect with the energy, understand its relation with the landscape and economy of the región. Delight yourself with the best sceneries of the pacific coast, Guatemala City Valley and surrounding volcanoes.

Itching for a beach getaway? If this is what you have been craving for, join us on a full-day San Jose Beach tour and reward yourself with good food and beautiful scenery. On this tour, you will head towards a beautiful private villa at San Jose, where you can relax in a hammock or enjoy the pool. A perfect day to relax and have fun, this is the best way to enjoy summer and immerse yourself in this beautiful creation of Mother Nature. You will have a seafood lunch cooked by a local cook, and after lunch, you will get on a fully modified buggy and ride along the shores of San Jose Beach, where you can enjoy the sea breeze and catch the sunset. After enjoying the dark volcanic sand and warm pristine waters, you will end this tour by freshening up at the villa and ultimately heading back to Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala or Puerto Quetzal.

Private excursion in which you will enjoy the charming of the city stopped in time combined with a relax time.

Close to Puerto quetzal your destination in the cruise ship, you will have the oportunity to visit a pleasent countryside where in just one hour you will see how change de vegetation, wild life, countryside from lowlands to highlands, mountain range and our main attraction Fire Volcano active volcano and the eruptions can be watch safely from San Cayetano Farm, amazing views. You have optionals for horseback riding, do trekking or birdwatching.

This tour is tailormade for cruise ship passengers. We will pick you up at Puerto Quetzal Pacific Ocean Cruise Port or at Marina Pez Vela as soon as the ship embarks. Iximche is a fascinating place. This was one of the main Mayan cities visited by the Spaniards in 1524, declared the first capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. You will be able to see the old pyramids built by the Maya, and some of the most active Ceremonial Altars where contemporary Maya use to perform ancient rituals and burn offerings to their ancestors.We will get you back on time before the cruise sets sail.

Just 2 hours from "Puerto Quetzal" Cruise Terminal, Pacaya Volcano is one of the easiest available active volcano hikes in Guatemala. Its smooth activity allows visitors to approach the Lava coals, the smoking cone, and enjoy the great views of other Volcanoes, Lake Amatitlán, and the City. It gives you the perfect time to enjoy an extreme activity, tailor-made for cruise ship travelers. Do not miss the chance to do a different but great activity on your visit to this beautiful country.

From the port Quetzal to Los Tarrales Nature Reserve are two hours to drive. Experience one of most recommended hotspots for bird watching in Guatemala. A birdwatchers haven, where you will increase your bird checklist. Come and join us to explore the diverse tropical wildlife in forests and plantations in the large reserve.

Great experience to discover and learn about Guatemala´s coffee secrets, new process with the actual technologies, saving water and avoiding pollution to rivers. The Eco coffee farming is the new wave in producing coffee. Besides to coffee farming visit the beautiful Museum City Antigua Guatemala builted in 1543 and it´s amazing spanish colonial buildings. The best sighseeing where we will visit the most relevant in town. The main Square. La merced, historiacal streets, jade factory and Casa Santo Domingo.

Visitors can watch fine boots, wallets, belts, and other accessories made of many different exotic skins and leathers. From 20 to 24 feet Anacondas´skins, Stingray Wallets, or Cayman and Crocodiles belts... this is a completely unexpected Tour where you can actually touch real Cobra´s skins and diamondback rattlesnakes. The drive through the valley full of interesting things will be completed with a delicious lunch in a nice restaurant where you have many options, and you can try Guatemala´s traditional dishes.

Discover the nuances of coffee production in one of the world's biggest coffee exporters during this private shore excursion from Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala. Visit a coffee plantation with over a hundred years of tradition and learn about the entire process—from bean to cup—on a guided tour. At the end of your tour, visit the cupping lab to sample various coffees from the plantation and enjoy a delicious lunch.

On this trip, we want to take you to know the Guatemalan culture differently. You will get to know this ancient culture closely through the Mayan natives who live in the region. Their cosmovision and way of seeing life are unique. In addition, they embody that worldview and their thoughts in their traditional outfits. We want to show you the meaning of each color, each figure, and that you marvel at these works of art, which often take up to 6 months working full time to finish a single piece. You will discover an entire world of colors and designs. Mayan textiles have been woven for Centuries the traditional way. And at present time is impressive to admire how they have evolved in colors and designs becoming real Masterpieces.