Taylor_L, Mar 2025

Would not recommend if you want any free time in these towns. The tour was incredibly regimented with required stops that were not detailed out ahead of time. While the honey making tour and textile tour guiders were lovely, it provided us with little to no time to actually see the towns for ourselves. At San Pedro, perhaps one of the cooler stops, we simply walked from on dock to the other for 10 minutes. We were not allowed to stop for a meal, photos or even to use the atm. The last stop on the tour we were guided to a fancier lunch spot even though lunch was not included. Our guide was not thrilled when we asked to not eat there and was visibly upset when we wanted to have free time verses another guided walking tour. It seemed like they did everything but let us look at the actual lake. Oh and the boat you take? You can’t experience the lake because it’s both covered and has tiny windows. Would not recommend this tour and I regret booking it. Next time I’ll just use water taxis to get from town to town or hire a private boat.

mibaba4, Mar 2025

Our tour to Atitlan lake was great! Our driver Anibal was always ahead of schedule. We liked the fact he was always on time and he really took care of us. He coordinated with the tour guide and everyone else to make sure we were well taken care of. He was a very safe driver too. Our tour guide was Justo. Justo was really good and patience. He is a world of knowledge. We were picked up at 6 AM at our hotel. We drove for a while and we stopped somewhere en route to the lake to get breakfast. Breakfast was delicious including freshly made corn tortillas. Then we continued our drive to Panajachel where we boarded a boat to take us to San Juan La Laguna first. I recommend you wear the vest while in the boat even if you are a good swimmer, for safety reasons. Also bring a jacket and hat. The speed of the boat will make you jump on your seat! We spent time in San Juan taking photos and looking around the town, including the church. Then we went back to catch the boat to Santiago La Laguna. We visited the church, the market and we watched a demonstration of how the ladies make the beautiful colorful fabrics for the traditional clothing. We went back to Panajachel where Anibal was waiting for us to drive us back to Antigua. It was a very beautiful day!