Antigua Cultural Walking Tour with Optional Jade Museum Visit
by MB Guatemaya Travel
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Antigua is a city rich in colonial architecture and historical sites. This cultural walking tour lasts about three hours and is led by a licensed bilingual guide. The walk begins with an introduction to Antigua's historical significance. Participants visit the main square, including the cathedral where part of it has been restored and offers views of nearby ruins. The tour continues to the old university, the third founded in the Americas, and the City Hall Palace, with panoramic views of the General's Captains Palace. Walking along the main streets, the group sees the arch of Saint Catherine and hears about the first order of nuns who settled in the city. The tour also includes a stop at the best-restored convent, now a cultural center. Visitors learn about the arrival of the first printing press and its transformation into the book museum. The guide explains the history of the palace that housed important military officials and explores the most significant religious palace in the UNESCO World Heritage site. The visit concludes with an optional stop at the Jade Museum and factory, where the importance of jade to the Maya is shown through carvings and displays. The final stop is Casa Santo Domingo, formerly the headquarters of the Dominicos religious order, now a cultural center and hotel. Throughout, the guide offers insights into local life in the city’s colonial heart.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Introduction to Antigua's history
The guide begins with a brief explanation of Antigua's historical importance to set the context for the tour.
30 min
Arch of Saint Catherine overview
The guide describes the lifestyle of the first order of nuns to settle in the city and explains the use of the famous arch.
15 min
Restored convent cultural center
Visitors see the best-restored convent in the city, which has been converted into a prestigious cultural center.
30 min
Book museum site
The guide explains the arrival of the first printing press in the region and how the site was transformed into the book museum.
General's Captains Palace
Learn about the palace that housed the city's most important military officials.
Religious palace exploration
Explore the main religious palace of the UNESCO World Heritage site, significant for its historical role.
30 min
Jade Museum and factory
Visit a jade factory, museum, and showroom to understand the role of jade in Maya culture and see fine jade carvings.
40 min
Casa Santo Domingo
Tour Casa Santo Domingo, the former headquarters of the Dominicos religious order, now a cultural center and hotel.
30 min
Historic city center overview
The guide offers a brief look at the daily life and atmosphere in the heart of Antigua's colonial city.
Meeting point
Travelers must wait outside Cafe Condesa
End point
Our tour ends at Centro cultural, Centro de convenciones y hotel Santo Domingo
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Antigua Cultural Walking Tour with Optional Jade Museum Visit
by MB Guatemaya Travel
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$80Overview
Antigua is a city rich in colonial architecture and historical sites. This cultural walking tour lasts about three hours and is led by a licensed bilingual guide. The walk begins with an introduction to Antigua's historical significance. Participants visit the main square, including the cathedral where part of it has been restored and offers views of nearby ruins. The tour continues to the old university, the third founded in the Americas, and the City Hall Palace, with panoramic views of the General's Captains Palace. Walking along the main streets, the group sees the arch of Saint Catherine and hears about the first order of nuns who settled in the city. The tour also includes a stop at the best-restored convent, now a cultural center. Visitors learn about the arrival of the first printing press and its transformation into the book museum. The guide explains the history of the palace that housed important military officials and explores the most significant religious palace in the UNESCO World Heritage site. The visit concludes with an optional stop at the Jade Museum and factory, where the importance of jade to the Maya is shown through carvings and displays. The final stop is Casa Santo Domingo, formerly the headquarters of the Dominicos religious order, now a cultural center and hotel. Throughout, the guide offers insights into local life in the city’s colonial heart.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Introduction to Antigua's history
The guide begins with a brief explanation of Antigua's historical importance to set the context for the tour.
30 min
Arch of Saint Catherine overview
The guide describes the lifestyle of the first order of nuns to settle in the city and explains the use of the famous arch.
15 min
Restored convent cultural center
Visitors see the best-restored convent in the city, which has been converted into a prestigious cultural center.
30 min
Book museum site
The guide explains the arrival of the first printing press in the region and how the site was transformed into the book museum.
General's Captains Palace
Learn about the palace that housed the city's most important military officials.
Religious palace exploration
Explore the main religious palace of the UNESCO World Heritage site, significant for its historical role.
30 min
Jade Museum and factory
Visit a jade factory, museum, and showroom to understand the role of jade in Maya culture and see fine jade carvings.
40 min
Casa Santo Domingo
Tour Casa Santo Domingo, the former headquarters of the Dominicos religious order, now a cultural center and hotel.
30 min
Historic city center overview
The guide offers a brief look at the daily life and atmosphere in the heart of Antigua's colonial city.
Meeting point
Travelers must wait outside Cafe Condesa
End point
Our tour ends at Centro cultural, Centro de convenciones y hotel Santo Domingo
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.