Antigua villages tour: Weaving, chocolate, local crafts

Five villages, five traditions: chocolate, weaving, crops and laundry

A guided tour of five villages surrounding Antigua, Guatemala, with stops at San Juan del Obispo, San Pedro Las Huertas, San Miguel Escobar, Ciudad Vieja and San Antonio Aguas Calientes. You visit a local family's chocolate workshop, see the public laundry station and the Esquisuchil tree in San Pedro, tour a macadamia nut farm, and learn the weaving process at a workshop in San Antonio. A live guide in English or Spanish leads the route. Pickup and a bottle of water per person are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit villages around La Antigua Guatemala

• Visit Archbishop´s Palace in San Juan del Obispo
• Meet local family and taste chocolate
• Drive through plazas of San Pedro Las Huertas
• See public laundry and Esquisuchil tree
• Visit San Miguel Escobar and Ciudad Vieja villages
• Stop at San Miguel Dueñas macadamia nut farm
• Learn weaving tradition in San Antonio Aguas Calientes
• Buy souvenirs from local weavers

The experience

The tour moves through five villages in four to five hours, stopping at three main plazas and the working sites where locals carry out their daily trades. You start in San Juan del Obispo, where the Archbishop's Palace is available to visit, then move to a family home where chocolate is prepared by hand. You can taste it if you choose, though it's not part of the package. From there the route passes through the colorful plazas of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Miguel Escobar and Ciudad Vieja, each one a snapshot of village life.

Two stops anchor the experience. In San Pedro Las Huertas, you see the public laundry station where residents wash clothes by hand, and the Esquisuchil tree that marks the plaza. The route then detours to San Miguel Dueñas and its macadamia nut farm, where you can see how the crop is grown and processed. The final stop is San Antonio Aguas Calientes, where you enter a weaving workshop and watch the process unfold on the loom, and you have the chance to buy woven goods directly from the makers.

A live guide who speaks English or Spanish leads the entire route and explains the history, importance and daily life of each town as you move through them. Hotel pickup is included, and you get a small bottle of water to carry through the day.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup.
• a live guide in English or Spanish.
• visits to five villages and their main plazas.
• entry to the Archbishop's Palace in San Juan del Obispo (if available).
• a stop at a local chocolate-making family home.
• a tour of the public laundry station and the Esquisuchil tree in San Pedro Las Huertas.
• a visit to a macadamia nut farm in San Miguel Dueñas.
• a weaving workshop in San Antonio Aguas Calientes where you learn the process.
• a small bottle of water per person.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Senior (61 to 85 years) · Youth (11 to 17 years) · Child (5 to 10 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupUp to 18

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Best Guatemala Travel

Is this one for you?The four to five hour timeframe fits into a morning or afternoon without consuming the entire day, leaving room for a meal or a separate visit to Antigua's central sites. If you want a full-day immersion in village life with multiple workshops and farms, this tour covers the ground. If you need just a quick stop or two, a shorter option would serve better.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 17 years); Child (5 to 10 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What do you actually see at the chocolate-making stop in San Juan del Obispo?

A local family's home workshop where chocolate is prepared by hand. You can taste the chocolate if you want to, though tasting is optional and not included in the tour price.

Is the public laundry station in San Pedro Las Huertas still in active use?

Yes. The laundry station is a working site where residents wash clothes, and it's one of the main stops on the route where you see daily village life in action.

Does the tour include a stop at a macadamia farm?

Yes. San Miguel Dueñas and its macadamia nut farm are part of the route, so you see how the crop is grown and processed as part of the day.