Don Quijote

Don Quijote Travel Agency
7a Avenida Norte, # 56
La Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala
Tel.:
00502 5611 5670 (office)
00502 53426091 (24 hours)

Who are we?

We are a nice and very successful travel agency based in La Antigua Guatemala which is specialized in the transport of people to any place in Guatemala.

What can you get?

1. Shuttles
2. travel packages
3. tours
4. excursions
5. expeditions
6. flights
7. surfing
8. bus connecionts from Guatemala City to everywhere

Shuttles

Airport

We offer you the transport from the airport to any place all around Guatemala or from Antigua Guatemala to the airport in Guatemala city.
We leave regularly all days but you also have the possibility to book a private shuttle which brings you any time you require to the airport.

3:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
4:30 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.

Shuttle from Antigua to Panajachel

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

(Lake Atitlán) Lago de Atitlán is a large lake in the Guatemalan Highlands. At 320 meters deep, it is the deepest lake in Central America. It is surrounded by volcanoes and towns and villages of the Maya people.
The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84,000 years ago. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: "Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing."

Departure: Antigua to Panajachel

6:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
12:30 hrs.
4:oo p.m.

Return: Panajachel to Antigua

6:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
12:00 hrs.
4:00 p.m.

Thursday and Friday the shuttles leave at 7:00 a.m.

Shuttle to Chichicastenango

The shuttles leave all Thursdays and Sundays to the biggest and probably most interesting Indian market in Central America.

Antigua to Chichicastenango
7:00 a.m.

Chichicastenango to Antigua

2:00 p.m.

Shuttle to Copán, Honduras

The Pre-Columbian city now known as Copán is a locale in extreme western Honduras, in the Copán Department, near to the Guatemalan border. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era.

Antigua - Copán

4:00 a.m.

Copán - Antigua
12:00 hrs.

Shuttle to Monterrico

The town of Monterrico is situated on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. Know for its volcanic black sand beaches and annual influx of sea turtles, the town also serves as a major weekend beach resort for citizens of Guatemala City. The town is growing more popular with foreign tourists largely because of the local sea turtle conservation efforts as well as the laid-back atmosphere of the area.

Antigua - Monterrico
8:00 a.m.
Monterrico - Antigua
3:00 p.m.

Our Volcanoes

Volcan de Agua

The volcano Agua is one of most visited volcanoes in the world. You find it in the south of La Antigua Guatemala.

At 3,760 metres, Agua volcano towers more than 3,500 metres above the Pacific coastal plain to the south and 2,000 metres above the Guatemalan highlands to the north. It dominates the local landscape except when hidden by cloud cover.
We offer you the possiblity to climb it and those of you who would like to enjoy it more time can spend a night there camping at the top of the volcano.

Volcan de Acatenango

The volcano Acatenango is probably one of the most interesting volcanoes Guatemala offers. Once on the top you can see the activity of the Fuego, which is another very active volcano in Guatemala.

Volcan de Pacaya

With its almost continuous activity and proximity to both Guatemala City and Antigua Guatemala, the volcano has been a popular location. The volcano and surrounding area now lie within Pacaya National Park.

Package Tikal

Tikal

Tikal - the city of voices

Tikal is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization.
Now part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist spot.
The closest large towns are Flores and Santa Elena, about 30 kilometers away.

The ruins lay on lowland rainforest.
Conspicuous trees at the Tikal park include gigantic ceiba (Ceiba pentandra) the sacred tree of the Maya; tropical cedar (Cedrela odorata), and mahogany (Swietenia).

The name "Tikal" means "Place of Voices" or "Place of Tongues" in Maya, which may be an ancient name for the city.
When you are going to visit Tikal, we recommend to take insect repellent with you and it also necessary to wear comfortable clothes and shoes.

1 Day in Tikal:

• Minibus from Antigua to the Airport in Guatemala City
  
• round trip ticket for Guatemala City to Flores and from Flores back to Guatemala City
  
• Minibus from Flores to Tikal and back
  
• entrance fee into the arqueological park of Tikal
  
• tour guide (English-speaking)
  
• lunch

The minibus leaves at 4:00 a.m.

It comes back at 6:00 p.m.

Tikal - Ceibal

2 days and one night in Flores

You can take a cruise on the river Rio La Pasion and enjoy the wonderful nature, the birds and one or another crocodile which is diving under your boat.
This is how CEIBAL welcomes you to the national park. Ceibal is one of the most beautiful Mayan cities lost in the bank of the river. The Mayan city could have been a harbour or just a place where they could have unloaded their small ships and also visitors could have been visiting the ancient city in which the Mayan culture showed its pride and wealth to be the owner of this land.
After that you are going to visit Tikal.
One night of accomodation in Flores, surrounded by the breeze of the lake de Peten Itza, is a privilege which you can only offer to persons of excellent taste, persons who know that holidays are to be enjoyed.

The trip includes:

• trip with the minibus from Antigua to the Airport in Guatemala City and back
  
• flight ticket for the trip from Guatemala City to Flores and back
  
• minibus from Flores to Tikal and back
  
• entrance fee for the archeological park Tikal
  
• entrance fee in the national park Ceibal
  
• trip in a minibus to Sayaxche and boat to Ceibal
  
• tour guide (English-speaking)
  
• lunch
  
• one night in a hotel with a private bathroom in Flores

The minibus leaves at 4:00 a.m.

You will arrive Antigua Guatemala on the second day at probably 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon.

Monterrico

Monterrico - the black beach

Many tourists consider Monterrico as Guatemala´s most beautiful beach.

In Monterrico you will meet backpackers from all around the world.

You can lie in a hammock, eat a veggie burger and drink a huge, inexpensive piña colada.
You can play in the waves (a little too big for some people's taste).
Walking down the street, you'll see the real local flavor, not a shiny facade put on for the tourists.
You can visit the animal sanctuary and release a baby turtle into the wild.

Antigua Guatemala to Monterrico:

8:00 a.m.

Monterrico to Antigua Guatemala:

3:00 p.m.

Chichicastenango

The popular Indian market Chichicastenango in Guatemala

The market at ChichicasChichicastenango is home to what is said to be the most beautiful native market in North and Central America, perhaps in all America, which takes place twice a week. This town has been, since pre-Hispanic times, one of the largest trading centers in the Maya area.tenango on Thursdays and Sundays appears lost in time, drawing villagers from miles around to sell their brightly woven textiles, masks and beautiful ceramics - a sight not to be missed.

Shuttle to Chichicastenango:

all Thursdays and Sundays

Antigua Guatemala to Chichicastenango

7:00 a.m.

Chichicastenango to Antigua Guatemala

2:00 p.m.

Sipacate

Sipacate Beach

Sun, Nature and Surfing

EVERY DAY

Come and enjoy the best beach for surfing on the Pacific Ocean ! ! !

1 Day Trip to Sipacate Beach includes:

1. transportation by minibus
   
2. boat on the channel
   
3. surfing table
   
4. surfing class
   

Departure:

8:00 a.m.

Return:

6:00 p.m.

Package Cobàn - Semuc Champey - Lanquìn

Cobàn, Semuc Champey and Lanquìn

Semuc Champey is the name of this place in mayan language. It means water under the rocks and it's a natural bridge over the Cahabon river, with emerald-green water born from the rain forest around the place. Another beautiful place to visit is Lanquín, situated in a valley and surrounded by green hills. It's hard to reach the village; the only road that goes there is barely wide enough for one car, goes up and down mountains, and is unpaved. It's worth the effort though, and Lanquín offers enough opportunities for utter relaxation. You can go inner tubing on the river that passes through the town, good fun. The best place for backpackers to stay at is "El Retiro": highly recommended.

About a half hour drive from Lanquín is Semuc Champey, one of the most beautiful nature reserves you'll find in Guatemala, where nature's powers created an impressive powerful roaring river that disappears into an underground cave. On top of the cave all sorts of stone plateaus have formed over time, thus creating a large number of crystal blue cool water pools in which you can swim. At the end of the plateaus is another cave in which the underground river surfaces again. The viewpoint (mirador) gives you an absolutely stunning view of the whole reserve. The locals refer to Semuc Champey as the 8th world wonder, and they have a point. It's one of the most impressive places in Guatemala, and really shouldn't be missed.

Cobàn - Biotope - Semuc Champey - Lanquìn

3 days / 2 nights

includes:

1. round trip with minibus
   
2. entrance fees
   
3. walking tour in the biotope of the Quetzal (the national bird of Guatemala)
   
4. observation of the Quetzal
   
5. visit in the park of orchids Verapaz
   
6. 2 nights of accomodation
   
7. visit in Semuc Champey
   
8. visit of the caves of Lanquìn
   
9. optional: tour on the river
   

Departure:

Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m.

Return:

Thursdays and Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

Excursion to the Lake Atitlàn

The Lago de Atitlán is a large lake in the Guatemalan Highlands. At 320 meters deep, it is the deepest lake in Central America. It is surrounded by volcanoes and towns and villages of the Maya people.

The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84,000 years ago.

It is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: "Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing."

The forests surrounding the lake are an important habitat of the Guatemalan national bird, the Resplendent Quetzal. The lake surroundings also support extensive plantations, with communities harvesting coffee, rubber, sugar cane, macadamia, tea, bananas and lumber.

1 day includes:

round trip in minibus

boat trip on the lake, visiting some villages at the lake

Departure:

6:00 a.m.

Return:

6:00 p.m.