Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shopping
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Jade Maya
D2
(see 4)
Cycling
Old Town Outfitters (
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)
has a popular range of guided half-day mountain bike
rides (Q380 per person) in the hills around Antigua, at varying levels of difficulty. Their
two-day Pedal & Paddle Tour (Q1960 to Q2270) includes kayaking and hiking at Lago de
Atitlán.
Guatemala Ventures (
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)
also offers bike tours, from half-day rides through the
Antigua valley (Q235) to week-long jaunts encompassing volcanic slopes, highland forest
and Pacific mangroves, as well as Lago de Atitlán. Another, lazier, option is their trip up
Cerro Alto in a minibus with a coast back down on mountain bike (Q275).
www.donquijotecruisers.com
; 7 Av Norte 2)
offers Antigua tours and organic farm tours (Q200 each)
on old-fashioned Schwinn Flyers with fat tires (good for those cobblestone streets). They
rent the same retro bikes by the hour (Q40) or full day (Q200).
Horseback Riding
Ravenscroft Riding Stables
( 7830-6669; 2a Av Sur 3, San Juan del Obispo)
This outfit, 3km south of Antigua on the road to
Santa María de Jesús, offers English-style riding, with scenic rides of three, four or five
hours in the valleys and hills around Antigua, at Q195 per hour per person for experienced
riders, Q235 for beginners.
HORSEBACK RIDING
Volunteer Work
Many of Antigua's language schools, such as Cambio Spanish School (
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)
, can
help you find volunteer work.
As Green As It Gets
( 5663-9764;
www.asgreenasitgets.org
)
This NGO, based in San Miguel Escobar, works toward
improving the lot of area coffee growers and artisans through sustainable economic devel-
VOLUNTEERING
