HIGHLIGHTS
One doesn't think of Guatemala when one considers culinary adventures, but we hope to change that perception.
Our tour visits markets, kitchens, and coffee plantations. You have a chance to see local foods including herbs, spices, roots and more. In your cooking class, you put them to good use.
We have also included visits to textile coops and markets like the famous Chichicastenego Market.
Evenings include some fabulously creative dinners, often accompanied by wines or local cocktails.
Dates
This itinerary can begin any time, but we recommend you start on a Wednesday to take advantage of market schedules.
Price
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Included
- 6 nights accommodation with hotel tax and service charge
- 3 nights Panza Verde, Antigua
- 3 nights Casa Palopo, Lake Atitlan
- 15 meals with tax and service charge, including special meals with wine as listed (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Roundtrip transfers to/from Guatemala City airport
- Tours of local market, woodcarver village, coffee farm, Chichi Market, San Juan la Laguna, textile coop, painter studios, Santiago
- Cooking class
Not Included
- International airfare and taxes
- Departure tax
- Gratuities
- Items of a personal nature
Culinary Adventures in Guatemala - Full Itinerary
Sunday, Day 1 Arrival - Antigua
You are met & transferred to your hotel Antigua (1hr drive). There will be a welcome cocktail as well as a presentation on Guatemala in general. Dinner will be at the hotel. (D) Night: Panza Verde, Antigua
Monday, Day 2 Market & Cooking lesson
In the morning enjoy a visit of the local market where you will get an introduction to local produce. Lunch will be in a local restaurant for a taste of the traditional food. In the afternoon you will enjoy a cooking class where you will be taught how to prepare local dishes. In the evening there will be a special dinner with wine selection at a restaurant in town. (B,L,D) Night: Panza Verde, Antigua
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Tuesday, Day 3 Coffee Farm & Traditional Textiles
Today you will visit the local woodcarvers in the village of Jocotenango & then the fabulous Azotea Coffee Farm & Maya Traditions Museums covering traditional music, 
costume & traditions. In the afternoon enjoy a textile tour with our textile specialist in Antigua or to nearby villages as required. In the early evening enjoy a wine tasting event which will be followed by a special private dinner on a private terrace at Panza Verde. (B,D) Night: Panza Verde, Antigua
Wednesday, Day 4 Transfer to Lake Atitlan & Maya Presentation
The morning will be free to explore more of Antigua or just to relax at you hotel. In the afternoon will be driven to Lake Atitlan (2.5 hr) where you will enjoy a presentation by a Mayan Specialist. You will be able to taste different cocktails before dinner starts. (B,D)
Night: Casa Palopo, Lake Atitlan top
Thursday, Day 5 Chichicastenango Market
Today is market day you will be driven about 1 hour to the famous market at Chichi. Time for shopping in this fabulous craft market and an opportunity to see Maya rituals being performed in the Catholic Church before transferring back to your hotel. Tonight you will enjoy sunset drinks at the lake shore followed by a special tasting dinner with wine Selection at Casa Palopo. (B, L, D) Night: Casa Palopo, Lake Atitlan
Friday, Day 6 San Juan la Laguna
This morning we'll take a scenic boat ride across Lake Atitlan (about 1/2 hour) to the quaint village of San Juan la Laguna and visit the women's textile coop to see hand weaving and the natural dye process. We will also visit the home-studios of some well known naif painters. Then we continue on to the village of Santiago to see the Maya God Maximon and learn more about spiritualism and the beliefs of the T'zutujil Maya.
In the evening we have a 'gala' dinner at Casa Palopo. (B, L, D) Night: Casa Palopo, Lake Atitlan top
Saturday, Day 7 Transfer Out
You will be met at your hotel by your driver for a private transfer to Guatemala City, arriving in plenty of time for your international departure. (B)
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