Antigua Private Cultural Walking Tour

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About this activity

Your walking tour will begin when your authorized guide picks you up at the previously agreed point. During this tour you will have the opportunity to visit the places described in the itinerary, among these places are the viewpoint of the city, Cerro de la Cruz, from where you can appreciate the view and have a better idea of the distribution of streets and avenues. . Next you can visit the former monastery of the Dominican order of friars, now converted into a hotel, restaurant and convention center. A museum and Jade factory where you will learn more about the Mayan culture. You will see the public laundry of the Tanque de La Union square, the Church of San Francisco where you will visit the tomb of Hermano Pedro who was beatified and canonized by Pope John Paul II, the Central Park with its Cathedral, City Hall Palace and former Palace of The General Captains and finally the iconic Arch of Santa Catalina from the 16th century

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Luis Diego Lee Pérez

Ages: Children (4–12 years) · Youth (13–17 years) · Adults (18–59 years) · Seniors (60–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Included: Professional guide authorized by the national tourism commission

Not included

Not included: Private transportation
Not included: Lunch
Not included: Bottled water
Not included: Carbonated beverages: Soda/Pop
Not included: tips
Not included: Cost of tickets to ruins or museums

Itinerary

Jade Maya - The original Jade factory, museum & showroom

20 min Admission not included

The objective of going through this place is to rest a bit from the walk. There is coffee, free Wi-Fi, toilets. This is a museum that exhibits replicas of Mayan artifacts, it is also worth seeing as one learns about the Mayans, their history, their past and how their calendar works.
Casa Santo Domingo

25 min Admission not included

This is a hotel, restaurant and convention center. What makes this a special and unique place is that there are still traces of the old monastery of the order of Dominican friars. Admission is free, except the museum area, for the museums if you have to pay
Tanque de la Union

Passing by

This is an old public laundry where people washed their clothes by hand
Arco de Santa Catalina

10 min Admission not included

This is a 16th century arch that served as a passageway for the nuns to cross from one property to another
The Plaza Central Park

Passing by

This is the most central point of the city where the town hall (the mayor's office), the Palace of the General Captains and the Cathedral are located. In addition there are banks, ATMs, restaurants and ice cream parlors around
Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande

20 min Admission not included

The Church of San Francisco El Grande is from the 18th century. Within this Catholic church are the mortal remains of Brother Pedro who was beatified and canonized by Pope John Paul II. The objective of visiting this place is to learn about the history of the aforementioned character and appreciate the architecture of said church.