Guatemala · Things to do
19 themed guides.
Lists by theme inside each destination: museums, monuments, Maya sites, volcanoes, lakes and waterfalls. Every guide flags what is open, closed or unconfirmed and the price where it could be confirmed.
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- 2 places
The National Palace and Kaminaljuyú
The National Palace of Culture, visited on guided tours only from Monday to Friday, and the Kaminaljuyú archaeological park, whose hours are unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Museums of the capital
The Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress, the Popol Vuh Museum and MUNAE. The Ixchel Museum's hours come from its own website; the details for the other two come from the Ministry of Culture's directory and the press, with the doubts each card notes.
- 5 places
CNPAG monuments
Five convents and colleges that CNPAG opens to visitors Monday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except 1 January, 1 November and 24, 25 and 31 December, with the same fee per person.
- 2 places
Museums of La Antigua
The Casa Santo Domingo Archaeological Museum and the Colonial Art Museum; their hours come from an undated directory.
- 3 places
Volcanoes near La Antigua
Acatenango, Pacaya and Agua, with unconfirmed status. INSIVUMEH publishes bulletins on volcanic activity; the one of 3 October 2026 includes warnings for Acatenango and Pacaya. Check the current bulletin before you climb.
- 2 places
Lake Atitlán
San Pedro volcano, with unconfirmed hours and fee, and the Atitlán Nature Reserve, which publishes its hours and fee on its website.
- 2 places
Chichicastenango and Iximché
The Santo Tomás church and Chichicastenango market, and the Iximché archaeological site in Tecpán; none has confirmed visiting hours.
- 2 places
Volcanoes and lakes
Santa María volcano and Chicabal lake, with unconfirmed status. INSIVUMEH's bulletin of 3 October 2026 keeps the ban on going within 5 km of the Santiaguito domes; the Santa María summit is about 2.5 km from the Santiaguito point it publishes, and whether the climb is permitted has not been confirmed.
- 2 places
Xela and Zunil
The Natural History Museum, in central Quetzaltenango, and Fuentes Georginas, in Zunil; their hours and fees are not confirmed with whoever runs them.
- 2 places
Tikal and Uaxactún
Tikal, with hours and fees from the Ministry of Culture, and Uaxactún, whose entry is added to the Tikal one.
- 3 places
Yaxhá and the Sayaxché sites
Yaxhá, in the north-east, and Ceibal and Aguateca, by the Sayaxché rivers; all three have unconfirmed status.
- 2 places
El Mirador and Cerro Cahuí
The El Mirador expedition, only with commissions authorised by CONAP, and the Cerro Cahuí biotope, beside Lake Petén Itzá.
- 3 places
Río Dulce and the Golfete
Río Dulce National Park, San Felipe fort and the Chocón Machacas biotope, reached only by boat; all three have unconfirmed status.
- 2 places
Livingston and Cerro San Gil
The Siete Altares waterfalls, near Livingston, and the Cerro San Gil reserve, run by FUNDAECO.
- 2 places
Quiriguá and El Estor
The Quiriguá archaeological park, in Los Amates, and the hot-spring waterfall at Finca El Paraíso, in El Estor; their details come from an undated directory.
- 2 places
Semuc Champey and Lanquín
Semuc Champey and the Lanquín caves, in the same municipality; both have unconfirmed hours and fees.
- 2 places
Cloud forest and waterfalls
The Quetzal Biotope, which publishes its hours and fees, and the Chilascó waterfall, in the Sierra de las Minas.
- 2 places
Northern Alta Verapaz
Laguna Lachuá and Las Conchas, in northern Alta Verapaz; both have unconfirmed status.
- 2 places
Tak’alik Ab’aj and Sipacate–Naranjo
The Tak’alik Ab’aj archaeological park, which publishes its hours and fees, and the mangroves of Sipacate–Naranjo National Park, with unconfirmed status.
A place can appear in more than one selection. The counts of the 19 guides do not add up to unique places; the full catalogue has 45 places.