Tours in Antigua and Western Highlands

There are a number of travel agencies that can book you on trips around the region and throughout the country. Among the better known are Chiltepe Tours, Rainbow Travel Center, Vision Travel, and Turansa. One of the best is Antigua Tours, run by independent guide and longtime resident Elizabeth Bell. It offers all sorts of personalized trips, from walking tours of Antigua, daily except Sunday, to excursions to Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango, and Tikal.

A number of fincas (farms) in the hills around Antigua offer tours. Finca Los Nietos, and Finca Filadelfia, both coffee plantations, and Finca Valhalla, a macadamia farm, are both southwest of the city.

Tour companies

Adrenalina (5 Av. Norte 31. 7832-1108. www.adrenalinatours.com). Antigua Tours (3 C. Oriente 28. 7832-5821. www.antiguatours.net). Chiltepe Tours (7 C. Poniente 15. 5709-0913. www.chiltepetours.com). Rainbow Travel Center (7 Av. Sur 8. 7832-4202). Turansa (9 C. Poniente at Salida a la Ciudad Vieja. 7832-4691). Vision Travel (3 Av. Norte 3. 7832-3293. www.guatemalainfo.com).