Travellers' reviews about Guatemala
4.86 reviews
Yanke
Guatemala
Family
31 days are great to visit Guatemala slowly and to have time to enjoy every single place.
With kids has been great to have so much time
We visited the whole country!
The best parts:
Great planning thanks to our local contact Arnaud, reliable drivers and nice (but cheap) hotels.
The kids really enjoyed Guatemala
The worst parts:
nothing
Evaneos
Daer Federico & Family,
We love to read how much you enjoyed trip to Guatemala. It is such a beautiful country! Thank you for your positive feedback. We look forward to seeing you at Evaneos in the future! With kind regards, Evaneos Team
Gotta coaching
Guatemala
Solo
I really enjoyed the Lake Attitlan where I had a yoga retreat and Antigua which became my base between traveling.
Needless to say that the sunrise at Tikal with a quiet crowd on top of Temple IV was a fabulous experience!
The best parts:
All the reservations went smoothly and most of the hotels chosen for me were great.
I specially liked the El Remate hotel P*** D** C***
The worst parts:
Nothing really bad except the hotel in Semuc Champey, not the location which was perfect but the room itself which was in a concrete building very dull compare to all the other cabanas ( shared) who were more typical.
The fact that I traveled during the Semana Santa made some traveling complicated as the Antigua streets were closed to vehicle on several occasions and I had to walk long distance. I has nothing to do with the agency but I wanted to mention that the Semana Santa starts at least 2 weeks before in Guatemala.
Best of Guatemala
Guatemala
Friends
Overall great place to visit
The best parts:
People, guide, history, weather
The worst parts:
Mosquitoes in Tikal
Cameno Real hotel
Nigel
Guatemala
Couple
Had always wanted to tour South and Central America. Guatemala was a must and were very pleasantly surprised. Never thought I would go up a volcano by taxi! Even if the taxi had four legs and a tail. Loved every minute of it.
The best parts:
Extremely well organised, the pace was just right, the guides were brilliant. Lorena was great, made the correct recommendations and provided us with a really great driver. Only one bad point, having to leave Guatemala!
The worst parts:
Absolutely nothing.
AT
Guatemala
Solo
I’ve just returned from Guatemala (my tenth time in about 45 years) as your client, for one week in early November, 2017.
Evaneos, and Mary, the local agent, provided me with superb, caring service. They looked after me really well.
I booked a private tour, with emphasis on seeing new things.
I was concerned that the guide might not be a great one, and such a disappointment that would be. However, the guide, was splendid! He did everything in his power to give me virtually the trip of a lifetime and he succeeded.
The food at the restaurants was excellent, Gallo beer likewise. The people were friendly and happy to play with my wonderful toy, a Power Bar that lit when held by 2 people.
Again, I found the guide, Eli, to be a wonderful companion and conversationalist. Having spent years in the US, we had no communication problems.
And yes, the food and accommodations were fine.
I had received a new hip half a year ago and am not fully recovered. I was taken up on horseback and it was awkward as the horse owner wouldn’t lengthen the stirrups. On the way down it was too dangerous so I got off the horse and 2 guides supported me carefully for about 2 kms.
The best parts:
The guide, Eli, brought me to a village celebrating 'Day of the Dead' where all the tombs are covered with flowers – and among the graves are young men flying kites like I’d never seen before. Some kites on display were about round, colourful, and about 13 meters in diameter.
I had a 4-meter kite crash in front of me. Lots of laughter!
On another day, we climbed to a viewpoint overlooking smouldering Volcan Pacaya. Quite a sight!
Cape Codder
Guatemala
Friends
We have seen the whole country, but the most amazing for us was Tikal.
The best parts:
Guatemala is a beautiful country with very rich history. We had excellent hotels and very good, helpful and knowledgeable guides.
The worst parts:
None
