Our story
An Antigua-based team of travel specialists who have spent 14 years showing people the Guatemala we love.
How it began
In 2012, a friend asked us to plan their honeymoon. We knew which Antigua courtyard caught the morning light, which boatman on Atitlán still crossed at dawn, and which guide could talk Maya astronomy at the top of Temple IV.
They came home and told their friends. Those friends told theirs. Today Antigua & Beyond is a small, Antigua-based team of specialists, each with a region they know by heart and a little black book of guides, drivers, hoteliers and families across the country.
Our promise has not changed: one dedicated local specialist designs your trip around you, books everything with partners we have known for years, and stays in touch from your first message to the day you fly home. Premium, personal and properly local.
What we believe
One person, start to finish
Your specialist plans every detail, knows every hotel and answers your messages from the road. No call centres, no hand-offs.
Local, not outsourced
We live in Antigua. Our guides, drivers and hosts are long-standing friends and partners, not names on a supplier list.
Fair to everyone
Transparent quotes for you, fair and prompt payment for our partners, and community projects chosen with them, not for them.
Premium, never precious
Beautiful hotels and private guides, yes. But also market breakfasts, chicken-bus stories and the Guatemala most visitors miss.
Travelling responsibly
We work with Indigenous-owned cooperatives, family-run hotels and certified local guides, and we pay them fairly and on time. Weaving workshops are booked directly with the women who lead them. Volcano porters are paid properly, and our Acatenango partners carry out what they carry in.
A share of every trip supports community projects around Lake Atitlán and in the Verapaces, chosen together with the people who run them.
Meet the weaversHow it works
No call centres, no hand-offs. The person who plans your trip is the person you message from the road.
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Tell us your ideas
Five quick questions about dates, pace, budget and who is travelling. Or just send us an email.
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Meet your specialist
One named, Antigua-based expert replies within a day and gets to know how you like to travel.
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Shape your route
Your draft itinerary, priced clearly. Tweak hotels, swap days, add experiences until it feels right.
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Travel, fully supported
Drivers waiting, guides briefed, and your specialist on call 24/7 until the day you fly home.
“From our first email to the moment we checked in at the airport, Ana was with us every step. Watching the sun come up over Temple IV at Tikal was the highlight of our year, and every hotel felt hand-picked for us.”
“Acatenango was the hardest and most rewarding thing we've ever done. Our guide set the perfect pace, the porters were brilliant, and seeing Fuego erupt under the stars is something we'll never forget.”
“We wanted to understand Maya culture beyond the souvenir stalls, and that's exactly what we got. The weaving cooperative in San Juan La Laguna and our morning at the Chichicastenango market were deeply moving.”
Tell us a little about your trip. Your specialist will reply within one working day with ideas, not a sales pitch.