Acatenango Volcano Overnight Hike from Antigua: 13,000ft Summit

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Climbing to 13,000 feet: An overnight push up Acatenango from Antigua

You drive from Antigua to the trailhead near La Soledad, climb Acatenango volcano over two days with a guide who stays with your group, sleep at a mountain camp with provided gear, eat three meals (with vegetarian options), and return to Antigua the next afternoon. The 4-hour summit climb reaches 13,000 feet, and transport, all meals, sleeping bag, jacket, gloves and hat are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Hike and enjoy volcano views

Board transportation to La Soledad
Receive guide instructions
Hike Acatenango volcano for 4 hours
Enjoy lunch and dinner meals

Day 2 — Overnight stay and breakfast

Use provided sleeping equipment
Stay overnight in sleeping house
Wear jacket, gloves, and hat
Enjoy breakfast meal

The Experience

You're driving out of Antigua toward La Soledad, an hour north, and the volcano is already visible—a dark cone rising above the valley. The road climbs as the city shrinks behind you. Your guide meets you at the trailhead with the gear: a sleeping bag, jacket, gloves, hat, and the kind of boots that have done this walk a hundred times before. The Acatenango volcano hike is a 2-day, 1-night push to 13,000 feet, and it starts the moment you step onto the trail.

The first day is a 4-hour walk up the volcano's flank, paced to the group—faster if everyone's moving well, slower if the altitude or the terrain demands it. Your guide stays with you the whole way, pointing out the landscape as it changes, keeping the rhythm steady. By late afternoon you reach the camp, a shelter at elevation where the air is thin and the temperature drops fast. Dinner comes next, and you can order normal or vegetarian—the kitchen has both ready. You sleep in the shelter with the gear they've provided, and the cold is real, but the jacket and sleeping bag do their job.

Morning arrives early. Coffee and breakfast before the final push to the summit, which takes another couple of hours depending on how you're feeling. The view from the top sits at 13,000 feet, and on a clear day you can see across the highlands. The walk down is faster, and you're back in Antigua by afternoon. The whole experience—transport, three meals, all the sleeping equipment, the guide—is included in the price, and you choose whether you want meat or vegetarian at each meal.

What’s included

Your day includes air-conditioned transport from Antigua to La Soledad, a 4-hour guided hike up Acatenango volcano on day one, a night at the mountain camp with sleeping bag, jacket, gloves and hat, lunch and dinner on the first day, breakfast on the second day, coffee and tea, and a guide accompanying you the entire way. You can choose normal or vegetarian meals at each sitting.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by MB Guatemaya Travel

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to reach 13,000 feet without arranging transport, gear, meals or timing yourself—the guide handles the pace and the camp has everything you need to sleep at altitude, which is what makes an overnight summit possible in two days from Antigua.