GUATEMALA
The trips worth taking.
The 10 guatemala coffee & food tours worth your time in Guatemala. What each one involves on the ground, who runs it, and what you pay.
Pedal coffee farms and snack your way around Antigua with fat tires, tastings at Finca La Azotea, San Felipe de Jesús, and a beer.
“Very informative tour about the history of coffee. Not enough coffee tasting. Offered one small cup. Guide was fantastic. Bike ride was hard for not being in the best shape but I did it with breaks in between.”
ATV to La Azotea for coffee and chocolate tastings, then ride to Cerro de la Cruz views above Antigua. 3-hour tour.
“Well, this is my second time doing this tour and with this company, all I can say is that it got better!!! The guide and the stops were great, and it was so informative and fun. I brought my sons and wife this time and they had a blast!”
Walk a family eco-farm near Antigua to pick coffee, taste honey, make guacamole and tortillas, and learn organic compost and bee tech.
“This was a great experience from start to finish. Maykol was very punctual, informative, & personable. We got the opportunity to acquire knowledge on things that are beneficial to know in life alongside doing some hands on activities. Definitely a great cultural activity that’s intimate, interactive, & informative. O yea you get to taste the…”
Full-day small-group Ruta de las Flores from San Salvador with markets, murals, colonial towns, and a coffee farm visit.
“The day trip was wonderful. The guide Wendy was knowledgeable, polite and patient. She knew her history about the country and places we visited. I would strongly recommend this tour if you ever visit San Salvador.”
Antigua’s coffee-and-macadamia tour mixes seed-to-cup coffee time with a sustainable macadamia station visit, plus private air-conditioned transport.
“Our guide, Galileo was very personable and knowledgeable. I loved that both the fincas are involved in giving back to the local communities.”
A full day in Antigua with views from Cerro de la Cruz, top church sights, and a guided coffee plantation tour with tastings for $77.
“Teníamos una mucho mayor expectativa. No visitamos todos los lugares que se mencionaron en el tour al momento de contratar, no visitamos el cerro de la cruz, nosotros tuvimos que pedir ir a lugares como la casa de Santo Domingo porque no se planeaba visitar a pesar de que se mencionaba como uno de los…”
Cycle from colonial Antigua to Finca Azotea for coffee education, tastings, and easy riding, then finish with museum stops and crafts.
“Ontzettend leuk om door Antigua te fietsen! Onze gids kon ontzettend goed Engels dus we hebben hele leuke gesprekken gehad.”
A small-group coffee farm tour near Antigua with a real family finca, farm-to-cup tasting, and lessons on Guatemalan regions and varieties.
“He is very knowledgeable and experienced! Im happy that i was able to support a family owned business.”
3-hour Antigua coffee farm tour: Baudilio in Ciudad Vieja, coffee-growing lessons, and tastings with local families.
“We had such a wonderful experience on this coffee farm tour! The husband and wife picked us up directly from our hotel and welcomed us warmly onto their family farm, which has been passed down for generations. Our host walked us through the entire process of growing and producing coffee, and he was incredibly knowledgeable.…”
In Antigua Guatemala, a cocoa workshop shows Mayan origins, guided tastings, and hands-on roasting and grinding. Make a bar to take home.
“Andrea was very informative and we made chocolate from start to finish doing everything from learning how to sort the beans, roast and shell the beans, to grinding and forming the bars. Even though my husband and I don't speak Spanish well at all, we got by just fine thanks to google translate and some…”
