A Taste Of Antigua
A Taste of Antigua
Sink your teeth into delicious candies, admire the architecture of historic sites like the Santa Catalina Arch, and discover how to make traditional tortillas and more on this walking tour near Puerto Quetzal in historic Antigua. If you're looking for a way to combine to learn about Guatemala's history and combine it with a gastronomical experience, then this is the tour for you! Your tour includes convenient roundtrip transportation to and from your port to Antigua, Guatemala, and an expert guide who will take you to some of its iconic sites, including the Capuchinas Convent, Central Park, and the Santa Catalina Arch. Enjoy a delicious food tasting with stops at places like the Antiguan Guatemalan Market and a traditional restaurant, where you'll get to sample three salads, two sweets, and two candies while learning about the history of the food and culture, making this the perfect tour for foodies and culture connoisseurs alike.
Kick off your tour with an early morning pickup from Puerto Quetzal as find your comfortable vehicle waiting and follow your guide to explore Antigua, Guatemala. This historic town is known as Latin America's best-preserved cities that attract global visitors year-round and features Spanish Colonial style architecture and urban planning that's reflected in its homes, squares, parks, cathedrals, and other important landmarks. Your first stop takes you the famous Antiguan Guatemala Market where you'll get to learn about the history of the fruit, vegetable, and grain cultivation in the area. Your time at this iconic market also gives you the chance to discover how the locals make tortillas based Mesoamerican staples like corn, beans, and chili.
Continue next with a stop at the famous public square of Central Park where you'll get to witness strategic urban planning with the grid pattern that surrounds the park, a style characteristic of Spanish urban planning in the colonies. This iconic park is surrounded by a plethora of historic buildings like the Palace of the Generals, the church of San Jose, and the Portal of Commerce. Witness the famous Mermaid's Fountain built by the Count of Gomera as an homage to a local folk tale about a king's daughters who gave birth to children that they did not want to nurse. Your guide will share the history behind this legend as you continue exploring Antigua by foot and stop at a renowned restaurant that's emblematic of Antigua thanks to its wide selection of local dishes and Guatemalan desserts, which you'll get to taste.
While at the restaurant, you'll get to step out on its terrace to admire breathtaking views of the city's lush landscape and historic sites, including your next stop at the Santa Catalina Arch, where you'll get to admire its architectural excellence, vivid tangerine hue, and iconic clock. You'll also get to see ancient vestiges, sample more Guatemalan foods with roots that date back to the 16th century, indulge in a Guatemalan dish known for its unusual ingredients and flavor and learn about the history of the fusion of pre-Columbian dishes with Hispanic Arabic cuisine as you visit the Capuchinas Convent - the birthplace of many of the country's native recipes. Wrap up your gastronomic and cultural experience with a stop at a traditional Guatemalan candy shop to sink your teeth into handmade candies forged from fruit and local ingredients. Here, you'll learn about the history of candy making and its detailed process before returning to your pier in Puerto Quetzal.
From learning how to handcraft tortillas to discovering the history behind Guatemalan candy making, this tour offers much to see and do. Book this tour today and prepare for an unforgettable time in Puerto Quetzal.
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About Shore Excursions Group
About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.
Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.
Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.
Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.
Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.
In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.
High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.
Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.
Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.
Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.
Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.
Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.
Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.
About Shore Excursions Group
About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.
Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.
Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.
Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.
Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.
In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.
High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.
Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.
Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.
Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.
Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.
Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.
Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.
