Henry is amazing! This man is a trip lol he is very interesting to listen to and is a wealth of knowledge about his beautiful country. I couldn’t find a more proud Guatemayan person! The hike is relatively easy but challenging at times. be ready to laugh and learn as he walks you through the history. His English is pretty great! A little more detail about the Hike, because I didn’t know what to expect and I couldn’t find it in the reviews. if you don’t live in San Pedro, you can coordinate a pick up with Henry with a private boat, relatively cheap, considering they’re picking you up at 3:30 a.m.. you will get to San Pedro around 4 AM and then you will get in a shuttle that will drive for about 30 minutes up the mountain. It will drop you off on a little village and you will start your hike. There are three stops in the Hike where he will use them as a rest stop as well as teaching moments. You will reach the peak of the hike around 5:40 AM. (If the hike was nonstop it would take like 45 minutes to an hour) the peak is absolutely breathtaking and he takes some pretty good pictures! The back down is a lot easier. Please note that Hike up will be in the dark and requires you to be careful where you step and have some free hands as there are times you have to pull yourself up with the rope (you don’t need major upper body strength) it would be great to bring a little flashlight to put on your forehead.

Henri was incredible! Best tour guide I don’t think you can beat him! Great Knowledge great vibes - learnt so much about the history of the lake and Guatemala! 🫶

Salvador was a great guide, friendly and very knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend his tour.

This class was so authentic and Salvador was very friendly and patient with us! Fun class and yummy food!

The guides were awesome. Came to our hotel and helped us navigate the water taxi type transportation to cross the lake. We did ask for a later start time which they agreed to but once on the lake it was very choppy and I was told that was because of the later start time. It would be nice if they had told me that because had I known that I would have stuck with the earlier start time. The lake was beautiful, the beach we landed on was very nice too. There are vendors there so bring $$ if you want to shop or buy snacks. The guides stayed with us while kayaking and helped us maneuver the waves. They did not have the right amount of kayaks though and tried to put my husband and I in a double which was a disaster! Ultimately they were able to get us singles from another location. The trip had to be shorter which was fine by us, the choppy lake made for an intense workout after about 2 hours! All in all the day was very good. We would definitely recommend this company. just keep in mind things are very laid back and timing is all relative. Ask questions, be prepared because unlike the states safety is not the number one concern. I say this not to deter anyone but because all of my concerns would have been sorted out before we came if we were in the states but things are very relaxed in this little water front town so be prepared for it, go with the flow and enjoy the beauty of the lake and nature!

The tour we had is horseback riding from town to coffee fields, riding around there, riding back, having a coffee processing experience. We really enjoyed the ride, it was fun to experience riding a horse in the town and in the fields particularly. Our guide was very nice. I suggest wearing pants as you may graze by some plants in the fields. Cool experience.

Salvador was a great tour guide and person! He was very knowledgeable and helped us through the entire hike. He picked us up at 4 am from the town where we were staying. (This is very nice because if you aren’t staying in Santa Clara the you either have to have a private boat take you there or have a driver). We then drove to Santa Clara and hiked up to the top (45 min in total). He provided walking sticks and coffee at the top! Salvador was extremely friendly and an experienced hiker. Highly recommend

Everything was great. Elizabeth took us to the local vegtable and fruit market, we shopped together and afyerwards cooked a typical Guatemalan dish in her open kitchen overlooking the beautiful lake Atitlan. Elizabeth explained about the village, the food and shared her personal unique story . All together is was an exceptional experience.

Hop on a horse in San Pedro and ride to San Juan. Very easy and the horses are very well trained, once in San Juan you go halfway up a mountain to an impressive forest where coffee is growing, get a lecture and ride back down to the center of San Juan to drink coffee and go shopping. Very nice, very easy, adequate for all ages, it's just a bit over priced.

Salvador was a magnificent guide who was recommended to us because of his expertise in birdwatching. However, not only that! At the top of the Indian Nose (we arrived when it was still dark enough to see the eruptions of Volcán de Fuego in the distance) he used the 20' until sunrise explaining us the geological history of the area, the different volcanoes around us (active, inactive, collapsed ...), and even about the different indigenous tribes that had settled around the lake and how they had adapted to the new times... On our way down his birdwatching skills shown, and he was pointing out and identifying a large variety of birds (even though he says it's not the best spot). We had booked sort of two tours in one (Indian Nose and birdwatching), so he then brought us near San Pedro to a better area for birdwatching . It was amazing!

Salvador was an excellent guide, very thoughtful and patient. He also pointed out to us eruptions of the Fuego volcano visible before sunrise. Strongly recommend!

We loved the horseback riding but we never went to the coffee plantation! We rode the horses around town and I to the mountains and got some pictures but never got to plantation. Our guide was amazing with the stories he told us about the community.

Henri was knowledgeable and entertaining! He gave a wonderful tour of the Mayan Culture along with history of the area! Amazing!!!

Amazing tour seem Iximche ruins. Salvador was very knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating. Highly recommended.

Thank you to Salvador for making our experience so memorable. We felt very comfortable with his directions and his knowledge about the land was very helpful. Would definitely book tour again!