The PERFECT Guatemala 7 Day Itinerary | Antigua + Lake Atitlan | Travel Guide
As we work our way down Central America, we made it to Guatemala, what we thought was a VERY UNDERRATED destination. A country that we highly recommend visiting!
In this video, we take you through what could be the perfect 7-Day Itinerary, to see Guatemala in just week. This itinerary is based off our trip to Guatemla in February 2022 and it includes staying at the town of Antigua and Lake Atitlan, plus a volcano hiking tour that includes seeing *LAVA* upclose! ????????
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00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Key Touristic Areas
01:43 - Itinerary Breakdown
02:08 - Why you should do Antigua + Lake Atitlan
04:04 - Is Guatemala City Safe?
04:28 - How to get to Antigua from Guatemala City Airport
04:57 - Things to do in Antigua
07:30 - How to get to Lake Atitlan from Antigua
07:53 - Where to stay in Lake Atitlan
09:20 - Things to do in Lake Atitlan
09:43 - How to get to Guatemala City Airport from Lake Atitlan
10:43 - Outro
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LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA! 3 Day Travel Itinerary
We spent our first few days of our Guatemala trip exploring Lake Atitlan and some of its villages!
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0:00 Intro
1:27 Why you should visit Guatemala
4:37 Arriving in Guatemala
5:10 Panajachel
5:53 Lunch
7:02 Staying in Santa Cruz la Laguna
8:33 Dinner at the hotel
9:13 Morning in Santa Cruz
10:26 Salsa in Panajachel
12:08 Exploring the Maya village
13:13 Dinner with a view
15:06 Boat to San Juan
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16:50 Exploring San Juan
17:37 Hiking El Cerro de la Cruz
19:05 Lunch in San Pedro
20:45 Last night in Santa Cruz
23:15 Last morning on the lake
Exploring Lake Atitlán: Your Ultimate Travel Guide to Guatemala's Paradise
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Lake Atitlan Guatemala | A Travel Guide
Lake Atitlan Guatemala | A travel guide and our personal experience and recommendations when visiting what is considered the most beautiful lake in the world.
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Lake Atitlan (Lago de Atitlán, in Spanish) is considered by many to be the most beautiful lake in the world. It is one of Guatemala's top tourist attractions, and a place I highly recommend if you are interested in nature, or learning about Guatemalan culture. I've now visited Lake Atitlan twice, and learned a lot about the region and the towns surrounding Lake Atitlan. So today I wanted to make a Travel Guide to Lake Atitlan, to help answer any questions you might have. Hope you enjoy.
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0:34 - Group Trip vs Solo Travel
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1:38 - 2. Variety of Accommodations
2:16 - 3. The many towns of Lake Atitlan
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5:35 - 6. San Pedro La Laguna
5:52 - 7. San Marcos La Laguna
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9:06 - 10. Come with Respect
10:16 - Outro
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EP17 - LAKE ATITLAN | visiting THREE TOWNS around the lake (Panajachel, San Marcos, San Pedro)
Episode 17 - Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
This episode is a bit of a beast! We spent 10+ days at the beautiful Lake Atitlan exploring 3 towns (Panajachel, San Marcos and San Pedro... and a fourth in the next video...) and then condensed all of that into one 30 minute episode. The shot from the thumbnail is from the Indian Nose sunrise hike, and it is truly one of the best views we've ever seen.
The lake is incredibly special to us, and we hope you enjoy the video, let us know what you think and if you liked the longer form video (or would rather we stick to shorter and snappy). We'll leave you with a great quote from author Aldous Huxley (Brave New World):
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.”
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What to do in Guatemala? | Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Hobbitenango, Volcano's, & More| 2021 Travel Vlog
Guatemala is an amazing country with so much to offer. This was my second time here and I had to bring my bros with me this time. We spent 4 days here and we had so much fun without compromising our trip. We spent 2 days in Antigua and 2 days in Lake Atitlan.
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24 HOURS in SAN MARCOS LA LAGUNA IN LAKE ATITLÁN, GUATEMALA (is it just a hippie town?)
24 HOURS in SAN MARCOS LA LAGUNA IN LAKE ATITLÁN, GUATEMALA (is it just a hippie town?)
IS SAN MARCOS LA LAGUNA ONLY A HIPPIE TOWN? In this video, we answer that question while exploring the city of San Marcos la Laguna on Lake Atitlan and giving a Guatemalan tourist guide on the best things to do. We first go to the Shangri-la Coffee Roastery! Then we pass by the center of town and the path to the dock with all the souvenir shops! After that, we go to the CERRO TZANKUJIL NATURE RESERVE and jump off the Trampoline which is a 12 M or 40 FT drop into the lake! Finally, we have dinner and Wyatt plays basketball with local Guatemalans from San Marcos La Laguna! You have to check it out!
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS of PANAJACHEL GUATEMALA (7 things to do + where to stay + vlog)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS of PANAJACHEL (7 things to do + where to stay + vlog)
In this video, we explore Panajachel which is the largest city on Lake Atitlan that also serves as the main port that leads to the other cities. We walk down the streets, visit the oldest church in Guatemala, eat some food, go to the main market, and walk through Calle Santander all the way to the lake. Sit back relax and enjoy the video!
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BEST Things to do in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala!
This travel vlog is about a weekend trip we took from Antigua, Guatemala to Lake Atitlan - which people in Guatemala call the most beautiful lake in the world. While a part of our itinerary was affected by rain, this vlog shows you an effective way to see the best parts of Lake Atitlan within a weekend
We made our way to visit three of the most popular towns in Lake Atitlan - San Marcos, San Pedro and Panajachel.
We started off with cliff jumping in San Marcos and then made our way to San Pedro on a boat. We had our accommodation in San Pedro. We found some very delicious restaurants in this town.
The next day, we hiked the Indian Nose (or Rostro Maya) with a tour company that charged us $10. This hike started at 4am and the whole trip lasted 4 hours (the hike was only 40 minutes up). This was one of those hikes that we will remember for a lifetime because of how beautiful the sunrise was over Lake Atitlan. This is a must visit for anyone coming to Lake Atitlan.
Next we were about to paddleboard in San Pedro but it started raining heavily so we just decided to make our way to Panajachel to check out the local markets. The markets of Panajachel weren't as special as we were expecting it to be.
DAY IN THE LIFE on LAKE ATITLAN | Full-Time Travel Vlog | Guatemala
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LAKE ATITLAN GUATEMALA | Where to Travel in 2022 | Retirement Vlog #63
Today, we show you where to travel in 2022 in our Lake Atitlan Guatemala travel vlog and give some what to do after retirement ideas. We take a boat ride to explore a few of the 12 cities located around the shores of Lake Atitlan, which is one of the most beautiful places we have ever been. We pick up some food in San Marcos and then explore art, textiles, chocolate and coffer in San Juan La Laguna. We then return to our Airbnb location in Santa Cruz La Laguna to take a Guatemalan cooking class.
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1 Day in PANAJACHEL, GUATEMALA | Lake Atitlan
In this video, we explore the town of Panajachel, Guatemala. We try Guatemalan food and Guatemalan chocolate. We also go shopping in Panajachel, some of the best shopping in Lake Atitlan!
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What to do in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala - Weekend Travel Vlog 2023
What's up, everyone?! Continuing my Digital Nomad experience in Guatemala, I enjoyed my first weekend in Antigua to travel to Lake Atitlan. There I checked San Pedro, San Lucas, and Panajachel.
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Visiting the Most Beautiful Lake in Central America | Lake Atitlan Guatemala | Guatemala Travel Vlog
In this Guatemala travel vlog I will be visiting the most beautiful lake in Central America. Welcome to Lake Atitlan, Guatemala (Lago de Atitlan Guatemala)! In this Guatemala vlog, I will show you four different towns on this beautiful lake. On my first day, I explore the tranquil town of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz La Laguna), where I meet some friendly locals and wander through the town’s green hills and colorful buildings. After exploring Santa Cruz, I take the boat, also called the lancha, to the biggest town on Lake Atitlan, Panajachel (Panajachel La Laguna). Panajachel Guatemala, or as the locals call it, Pana, is a bustling town filled with tons of markets, shops, restaurants, and nightlife.
On my second day on Lake Atitlan I explored the towns of San Marcos (San Marcos La Laguna) and San Juan (San Juan La Laguna). San Marcos is a beautiful small town known for its hippy atmosphere and chill vibes. San Marcos is home to tons of health focused stores with lots of organic, vegetarian, and vegan cafes and restaurants. San Marcos is also home to Cerro Tzankujil, which is a nature reserve great for a hike with beautiful views of the lake, and even a cliff jumping spot if you are in search of an adrenaline rush.
After visiting San Marcos, I took the boat to potentially my favorite town on the lake, San Juan. If you visit Lake Atitlan, I would strongly recommend making the trip to San Juan. San Juan is less visited by tourists and is a beautiful town with incredible mountain views and some of the most colorful streets and buildings I have ever seen. The streets are filled with bright colors and tons of art murals. Walking around the streets of San Juan will most definitely put a smile on your face.
I hope after watching this Guatemala travel video, you can understand why so many people believe that Lake Atitlan (Lago de Atitlan) is the most beautiful lake in Central America. It is a place I would highly recommend when visiting Guatemala!
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The Most Amazing Town on Lake Atitlan - SAN PEDRO, GUATEMALA!!
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SAN PEDRO is a sleepy little town on the South Western shores of LAKE ATITLAN. Many BACKPACKERS and TRAVELERS alike flock to this town for the cheap BOOZE and NIGHTLIFE. Ask anyone in GUATEMALA about San Pedro and they all say the same thing its nothing but a party town. But is this really true, I travelled across the lake to find out.
After visiting PANAJACHEL, SAN LUCAS and SANTIAGO on Lake Atitlan it was time for me to find a town to chill out and do some editing. I really like Santiago but I found that the prices were just a little to high for me, my GUESTHOUSE for example was really nice but I was paying $12 per night. Doesn't seem like much but when you multiply that by 30 days the price goes up. I spoke to a few of my fellow travellers and they all told me that San Pedro, which was a 15 minute BOAT journey away, had the cheapest prices. But it also had a reputation as a party town. I'm no square, back in the day I partied with the best of them (I even owned a bar in PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA), but now that I'm a little older I party a lot less and just wanted to chill out.
I decided to take the chance and investigate San Pedro for myself. What I didn't know was San Pedro had two docks, a western dock and an eastern dock. The western dock is where all the bars and partying is done, one big tourist trap. The eastern dock is connected to the part of the town where the local Guatemalan's live and there are less tourists. By sheer luck the boat going from Santiago to San Pedro docked in the eastern part of the town, I had hit gold, I was away from the TOURIST TRAP.
In typical fashion I didn't book a HOSTEL, HOTEL or GUESTHOUSE. I always find that if you just turn upto a place you will get the best deal. After getting off the boat I immediately tackled the big hill that lead towards the town, it was a beast, especially carrying two bags. I got about halfway up and seen an alleyway with a bunch of signs advertising hostels. I looked around and found a place called SAN FRANCISCO. A lady showed me upstairs to a room on the top floor which had a balcony with an epic view of the LAKE. The price for this accommodation was only $8 per night, or there was a weekly rate which worked out at $6 per night. I stayed one night and loved it: free drinking water, the use of the kitchen and washroom and of course the view which was just epic. I had found my cheap accommodation for a month of editing.
As for the town eastern part of the town, well just look at the video, it is amazing. Very cultural, less tourists and lots of street art. I just loved it. I even had a walk round to the western part of San Pedro and its like a different town. BARS and RESTAURANTS everywhere, tuk tuk drivers looking for business and hundreds of tourists. After three minutes in this part of San Pedro it reminded me why I was better off in the eastern part of town.
Bottom line, San Pedro is a town of two halves. If you want to party and be surrounded by other TOURISTS and backpackers go to the western part of the town. But if you want peace and quiet go to the eastern part of town. Its rich in culture, very peaceful and very cheap.
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