Luxury Guatemala: Antigua, Atitlan & Tikal in Style

Today you explore colonial Antigua in style with your expert private guide. You wander the grid of cobbled streets, lined with pastel houses, flower-filled courtyards and grand ruined churches, taking in the central plaza and cathedral, the famous yellow arch of Santa Catalina framing Volcan Agua, and beautiful ruined convents such as Santo Domingo, now a luxurious hotel and museum. You visit a fine jade atelier to see the Maya's precious stone carved, and explore artisan workshops and boutiques at your own pace, with time for a refined lunch. The afternoon is free to relax at your hotel or its spa. As the day ends, you toast the volcanoes from a rooftop at sunset. The beauty and refinement are captivating. This evening, dine by candlelight in a beautiful courtyard. Rest well.

Today you savour Antigua's world-class coffee and relaxed luxury. You take a private tour of a beautiful highland coffee estate on the volcanic slopes, one of the finest in the world, strolling the plantation with an expert, learning how the celebrated beans are grown, picked, washed, dried and roasted, and enjoying a tasting and a refined estate lunch amid the coffee and volcano views. The afternoon is free for indulgence, a spa treatment, the hotel pool and gardens, or more of Antigua's boutiques and cafes at your own pace. As the day ends, you relax in your beautiful hotel. The refinement and relaxation are captivating. This evening, enjoy dinner at one of Antigua's finest restaurants. Rest well, for tomorrow you journey to your design hotel on the stunning crater lake of Atitlan.

Today you journey from Antigua to your beautiful design hotel on the stunning crater lake of Atitlan. You travel by private car up through beautiful highland scenery, perhaps pausing at Chichicastenango if it is a market day, or at a scenic viewpoint over the lake, and descend to the shore of this stunning volcanic crater lake ringed by three soaring volcanoes and traditional Maya villages. You transfer by private boat across the deep blue water to your beautiful design hotel, set above the lake with infinity pool and volcano views. You spend the afternoon relaxing in style, swimming, enjoying the spa, or gazing across the water. The beauty and serenity are captivating. As the day ends, you watch the sunset paint the volcanoes and lake. This evening, dine on a lakeside terrace. Rest well, ready to explore the lake in style tomorrow.

Today you explore the stunning crater lake of Atitlan in style, by private boat. You cross the deep blue water, ringed by soaring volcanoes, at your own unhurried pace, to visit the artistic village of San Juan La Laguna, meeting master weavers at a womens cooperative and watching them work the ancient backstrap loom with natural dyes, and perhaps a private studio of a Tzutujil painter. You continue to another village such as Santiago Atitlan, with its market and colonial church, and take in the scenery and living culture, with a refined lakeside lunch. The beauty and culture are captivating. In the evening, you enjoy a private sunset cruise, glass in hand, beneath the volcanoes. As the day ends, you return to your design hotel. This evening, dine on the terrace. Rest well, for tomorrow you relax and indulge by the lake.

Today you enjoy a gloriously relaxed day of luxury on the stunning crater lake. You might begin with a spa treatment, perhaps a traditional Maya-inspired massage or a temazcal steam ceremony, then relax by the infinity pool with lake and volcano views, or take a gentle private walk through coffee groves and Maya villages along the shore. There is time to kayak in a calm bay, enjoy a private cacao or cooking experience, or simply read on your terrace gazing across the water. Everything is unhurried and effortless. The indulgence and calm are captivating. As the day ends, you watch another beautiful sunset over the volcanoes and lake. This evening, savour a fine dinner on the lakeside terrace, reflecting on the beauty around you. Rest well, for tomorrow you fly to the jungle and the temples of Tikal.

Today you journey from the highlands to the tropical Peten jungle in comfort. After a relaxed morning by the lake, you transfer by private boat and car to Guatemala City airport and take a short flight north to Flores, gateway to Tikal. You are met and transferred to your refined jungle lodge, set amid the rainforest near Tikal National Park or on the shore of the turquoise Lake Peten Itza. You settle in as the tropical heat softens into evening, and relax amid the sounds of the forest, perhaps taking a first gentle nature walk with a naturalist or a swim. The change from cool highlands to steamy jungle is thrilling. The wild setting and refinement are captivating. As the day ends, you enjoy the jungle around you. This evening, dine at the lodge. Rest well, for tomorrow you explore the towering temples of Tikal in style.

Today you explore Tikal privately and at leisure, one of the greatest of all Maya cities. With your expert private guide, you experience the ruins ideally in the magical light of dawn or dusk, when the crowds thin and the jungle is most alive, mist rising from the canopy, howler monkeys roaring and birds calling. You walk jungle paths between the towering grey temple-pyramids, climb to a lofty viewpoint such as Temple IV where the crowns of distant pyramids break through an endless green canopy, and take in the vast Great Plaza, palaces and stelae of the ancient metropolis, all alive with wildlife. The scale, history and atmosphere are breathtaking. As the day ends, you return to your refined jungle lodge. This evening, dine amid the rainforest under the stars. Rest well, for tomorrow you enjoy more of the jungle at leisure.

Today you enjoy a relaxed, flexible day in the beautiful Peten. You might take a private guided nature walk or a boat trip on the turquoise Lake Peten Itza with a naturalist, watching for wildlife and birdlife, visit the quieter, jungle-wrapped ruins of Yaxha for sunset over the lagoons (a magical alternative to Tikal), or explore the charming island town of Flores, with its red-roofed pastel houses and cobbled lanes, at your own pace. Otherwise, you simply relax at your lodge, enjoying the pool, spa and rainforest setting. The wildlife, beauty and calm are captivating. As the day ends, you gather your impressions of the jungle. This evening, enjoy a final fine dinner amid the Peten, reflecting on the beauty of your luxury journey through Guatemala. Rest well ahead of your departure tomorrow.

After a final morning in the beautiful Peten, perhaps a last nature walk or a swim, you fly back to Guatemala City and connect with your onward international departure (we time everything seamlessly, with private transfers throughout). You leave having experienced the very best of Guatemala in style, the finest boutique hotels and lodges, colonial Antigua and its coffee estates, the stunning crater lake of Atitlan by private boat, and a private, unhurried exploration of the jungle temples of Tikal, with expert guides, refined dining and thoughtful touches throughout. The images stay vivid long after you land, the flower-filled courtyards of Antigua, the volcanoes over Lake Atitlan, the private sunset cruise, and the temples of Tikal in the magical light of dawn. Guatemala offers beauty, culture and indulgence in abundance, and you depart already dreaming of a return to this beautiful and welcoming land.