Antigua ATV Riding: Coffee Plantation & Cerro de la Cruz

Ride to a coffee plantation and a hilltop view of colonial Antigua without driving the UTV yourself.

A 3-hour guided UTV tour of Antigua where your guide drives a 6-passenger vehicle to La Azotea coffee plantation in Jocotenango and then to Cerro de la Cruz, the hilltop landmark overlooking the colonial city. You receive a bilingual tour of the coffee and chocolate-making process with tastings included, then ride to the viewpoint instead of climbing the hundreds of steps on foot. UTVs, helmets, parking and fuel are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

UTV coffee tour and city viewpoint

• Depart from office
• Drive 15 minutes to La Azotea plantation
• Take bilingual coffee and chocolate tour
• Enjoy coffee and chocolate tastings
• Ride UTV to El Cerro de la Cruz
• Visit Hill of the Cross viewpoint

The Experience

The tour starts from the operator's office with a 15-minute ride to La Azotea coffee plantation in the nearby town of Jocotenango. Once there, your guide leads a bilingual tour through the coffee and chocolate-making process, and you taste both while learning how they're produced. The plantation visit is the heart of the morning, giving you time to understand what goes into the product and sample it properly.

After the plantation, you climb back onto the UTVs and head to Cerro de la Cruz, one of Antigua's most visited landmarks. Reaching it by UTV means you skip the hundreds of steps that foot traffic requires and arrive at the hilltop viewpoint ready to take in the bird's-eye view of the colonial city. The ride itself is part of the experience — you see the landscape between stops instead of just the destination.

The guide handles all the driving, so you're free to take pictures, point out details to your group and simply ride without managing the vehicle. The 6-passenger UTV keeps the group small enough that everyone hears the guide and moves together. Helmets and all fuel costs are covered; you bring only yourself and a camera.

What’s included

• The tour includes the 6-passenger UTV with a guide driver.
• helmets.
• parking fees.
• fuel surcharge.
• and a bilingual tour of La Azotea coffee plantation with coffee and chocolate tastings.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by Simoon Rentals & Tours Panajachel

Is this one for you?You ride in a shared UTV driven by your guide, which suits anyone who wants to see the coffee plantation and the hilltop view without operating the vehicle themselves or climbing steps — the guide handles the route and the driving, so you focus on the sights and the tastings.

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Top questions

What exactly happens at La Azotea coffee plantation?

La Azotea is a working coffee plantation in Jocotenango where your guide gives a bilingual tour of how coffee and chocolate are made, and you taste both products while you learn.

How do we get to Cerro de la Cruz, and what's the view like?

Cerro de la Cruz is Antigua's most well-known hilltop landmark, and the UTV takes you there instead of requiring you to climb the hundreds of steps on foot -- you arrive at a bird's-eye viewpoint overlooking the colonial city.

How long is the 15-minute ride from the office to the plantation?

The journey from the operator's office to La Azotea coffee plantation takes 15 minutes by UTV.

What language does the guide speak?

The guide conducts the tour in both English and Spanish.

What's included in the price?

The UTVs, helmets, parking fees and fuel surcharge are all included; coffee and tea tastings are part of the plantation visit.