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Tecpán Market (THURSDAYS ONLY) and/or Iximché Ruins Tour
Package Details
Destination:
Antigua, Guatemala, Guatemala
Duration: 5 to 7 hours
Price:
$65.00
Details & Booking at viator.com
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Offered by: Viator
There are two versions of this tour. Tecpan Market is on THURSDAYS ONLY.
We depart the colonial city at approximately 7am and head directly to a restaurant that serves delicious, filling, traditional food.
After breakfast, we visit the Iximché Ruins, which was the first Spanish capital in Guatemala. Our local guide will explain the lifestyle of the Mayans while you explore the museum and grounds. Perhaps you'll even see a Mayan spiritual ceremony.
Next, we will go to Tecpán, which is an authentic town in the cloud forests of Guatemala. Here, we will be the only foreigners in town as we weave our way through the market and discuss the products being offered. Tecpán is special because they have a huge market for textiles! We will take a peek inside history and visit a beautiful example of a colonial Hispanic church.
Tecpan Market (with stop for breakfast) only operates on THURSDAYS. The ruins can be visited any day of the week and is ONLY the ruins.
We depart the colonial city at approximately 7am and head directly to a restaurant that serves delicious, filling, traditional food.
After breakfast, we visit the Iximché Ruins, which was the first Spanish capital in Guatemala. Our local guide will explain the lifestyle of the Mayans while you explore the museum and grounds. Perhaps you'll even see a Mayan spiritual ceremony.
Next, we will go to Tecpán, which is an authentic town in the cloud forests of Guatemala. Here, we will be the only foreigners in town as we weave our way through the market and discuss the products being offered. Tecpán is special because they have a huge market for textiles! We will take a peek inside history and visit a beautiful example of a colonial Hispanic church.
Tecpan Market (with stop for breakfast) only operates on THURSDAYS. The ruins can be visited any day of the week and is ONLY the ruins.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: TECPAN, M57G+749, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
If you book for a Thursday tour, you will stop at a lovely restauran for breakfast (not included). After breakfast, you visit the ruins first, and then our next stop is a visit the municipal market in Tecpán, Guatemala. In this highland town, you will be the only foreigner at the market and we will see all of the traditional textiles being sold. You will learn the difference between the hand-woven and machine-made textiles, see embroidery and brocade pieces, and we'll get to visit a wonderful example of a colonial Spanish church.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Iximche, P2P3+G36, Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala
If you book to see ONLY the Iximche Ruins, you will be brought direct to the archaeological site for a private tour. Here we will have a local guide with Mayan heritage explain everything we see in the museum at this national park. This site was the first Spanish capital of Guatemala and its beautiful park-like setting is a must-see to learn about the lifestyle of the Mayan governors. There is also a good chance you may catch a Mayan spiritual ceremony taking place on these sacred grounds! The tour takes around 1.5 hours total.
Duration: 2 hours