seven days . three cities . one active volcano . one deep lake
7 Day Guatemala Travel Itinerary to Fuego Volcano and Lake Atitlan
Thursday, February 13 to Thursday, February 20, 2025
02.13.25 . Day 1 – Fly to GUA, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Stay overnight or immediately transfer to Antigua.
02.14.25 . Day 2 – Transfer to Antigua. See The Santa Catalina Arch. Hike Cerro de la Cruz. Explore the city and visit markets. Attend pre-hike meeting with Ox Expeditions. Stay in Antigua.
02.15.25 . Day 3 – Depart Antigua. Hike Fuego Volcano. Stay on Acatenango at basecamp.
02.16.25 . Day 4 – Sunrise summit of Acatenango to see Fuego eruption. Hike back down. Return to Antigua. Transfer to Panajachel and take water taxi across Lake Atitlan. Stay 3 nights in San Marcos La Laguna.
02.17.25 . Day 5 – Hike Cerro Tzankujil Nature Reserve, do the 12 meter cliff jump, and rent paddle boards or kayaks. Explore town or jump on a water taxi to also explore neighboring towns.
02.18.25 . Day 6 – Don’t miss the Shangri-La Atitlan coffee tour. Circles Cafe and Bakery also highly recommended.
02.19.25 . Day 7 – Depart San Marcos La Laguna. Take water taxi back to Panajachel. Check out Socialtel. Take bus back to Antigua. Do anything you missed. Transfer back to and stay in Guatemala City.
02.20.25 . Day 8 – Fly to Dominican Republic to meet friends (or fly home).
When and with whom
One hike inspired this trip – we wanted to see the Fuego volcano erupt in the night and mother nature didn’t disappoint us! While not a particularly long eruption (like some eruptions that happened in 2024), it was still stunning to witness. While here we also visited Lake Atitlan, the deepest lake in Central America and nominated as one of the 7 new wonders of the world, but passed on visiting the historical Mayan ruins known as Tikal. Immediately following this trip we flew to the Dominican Republic to spend 5 days with friends in Punta Cana.
I traveled with my not-husband, Scott, during this trip. Together we joined Ox Expeditions for our group overnight hike of Fuego Volanco and Acatenango Sunrise Summit (known as the Double Whammy). More on that here.
