Fly from Heathrow to Miami with British Airways (or with your preferred airline).

Connect with your flight to Guatemala City with American Airlines.

On arrival in Guatemala City you will be met and transferred to your hotel in La Antigua Guatemala by private car.

It's about an hour to get from the airport to La Antigua Guatemala.

After breakfast you will be collected from your hotel for a full day excursion in Antigua.

Visit the ruins and museums of the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala, which combined with the cobbled streets and monasteries, help keep the stories and legends of those colonial times alive today.

In the afternoon, travel to La Azotea Farm where you can enjoy a guided tour observing coffee plants in their different stages of growth.

You can also see the coffee museum and museum of Mayan music that includes a collection of Mayan Musical instruments, artifacts, costumes and paintings in an exhibit on three halls: Pre-Hispanic Maya, living Maya and Cofradia of Maximon.

Also visit the textiles and customs museum.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Chichicastenango Market.

Lying amid green valleys, sharp-edged mountain peaks and sprawling forests, northwest of Guatemala City, the vibrant city of Chichicastenango is famous for its rich indigenous Mayan heritage and its lively, colourful market.

The atmospheric cobbled streets and red-tiled roofs lead to the massive market which provides the major drawcard of the country for many travellers, with its bright, gorgeous handmade textiles, intricate jade jewellery and traditional wooden handicrafts.

At 2:00 p.m.  board the bus and head to Panajachel, or Pana as it's commonly known , a small town on the northern shore and the jumping off point for visits to Lake Atitlan.

This morning, take a boat ride towards the villages of San Juan La Laguna and Santiago Atitlan where you can visit the women’s textile cooperative to see hand weaving and the natural dye and learn about the textiles, spiritualism, and the beliefs of the T’zutujil Maya people.

The laid-back agricultural village of San Juan La Laguna lies roughly two kilometres from San Pedro, on the southern shore of Lake Atitlan.

The community, a population of 95% Tz’utujil, has formed cooperatives of organic farmers, coffee growers and natural dyers, and take great pride in their traditional crafts, most notably painting and weaving.

Santiago Atitlan is a large lake community known for its rich traditional Tz'utujil Maya culture. The local people still wear authentic brightly coloured and decorated clothing, and customs of the Maya Catholicism are celebrated at the numerous sacred sites and churches.

Visit the home of the Mayan deity Maximon, which changes location every year; or meander through the Iglesia Parroquial Santiago Apostol, an impressive 16th-century church built by the Franciscans.

After visiting these magnificent villages, continue back to your hotel.

Enjoy the morning at Atitilan Lake.

Later you will be collected for your transfer  to the airport for your early flight from Guatemala City to Flores.

Fly to Flores with TAG.

On arrival you will be met at Flores airport and then board a vehicle for your transfer to your hotel on Flores Island.