Conquer Pacaya: Epic Volcano Hike from Antigua's Doorstep

Excellent tour. Quite strenuous and steep climb, but worth the effort. Pacaya volcano and the views are terrific. Luis Pedro Larios is an excellent guide, perfectly bilingual and well informed. Don't be bashful about hiring a horse if it's too strenuous.

Do this trip! Seeing lava flows, warming marshmallows over steam vents, fun hiking. Great guides too. The transport pickup from Antigua worked well.

Luis, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed this trip, We learned a lot about Guatemalan landscapes. He was very patient with us and kept safe at all time. Thank you Luis for a great experience and trip!

Our guide didn’t speak much English, which was disappointing, considering that we paid for that. Feels like we missed out on a lot of information.

My husband was under the weather so even though we would normally hike up, the horse got him through the tour. It’s about a 1 ½ hour drive to and from the volcano base and then an 1 ½ to climb on horse. It has completely unique views of the surrounding volcanoes and is so beautiful. The horses are so calm and my handler was Mariela and very kind. $40 per horse up and down. There is a lava gift shop at the top which you can pay with Q or US dollars. Reasonably priced items too. It is totally unique and I really enjoyed.

We had a great experience. Gustavo (our driver) and Luis (our guide) were very nice and informative. They were definitely storytellers and explained a lot of what we saw through the drive and the hike up Pacaya Volcano. The hike itself was challenging but not too tough. We took breaks throughout to admire the views anyways so it was manageable. The whole experience was very pleasant and memorable. We got to see the three volcanos surrounding Antigua and even see Fuego erupting. I would definitely recommend it.

Great excursion to Pacaya volcano. Guide and driver were great, attentive and very punctual. We were able to Climb with different abilities with a 12 people group.

This experience was amazing. Our driver Gustavo, picked us up at our hotel. His conversation on the drive was friendly and informative. My family and I were able to rent a horse for our daughter for 200Q. Our guide Aries was kind, patient, sweet and informative. The walk up to volcano Pacaya was about an hour and so beautiful. We were able to enjoy the lava store and buy beautiful earrings and necklaces made from the volcanic rocks. It is a must see and definitely buy! Pizza Pacaya was delicious, 400 Q for a loaded pizza. For dessert we roasted marshmallows Yum Yum! This is one experience is a must; I highly recommend!

It is a very different experience. Our guide, Luis, was very informative and helped us navigate the terrain easily.

This was a brilliant trip. Luis was a fantastic guide. He shared lots of interesting information about the volcano and local history and culture. We really appreciated that he allowed us to set the pace - we didn’t feel rushed and he was happy for us to take breaks. We didn’t want to take the horses or walking sticks and we felt no pressure from him. It is quite steep at the start and end of the hike up, but that leg takes about two hours so it’s not too bad at all. Our driver Mirko was great too - he explained the history of the volcanos on our way there, and was an expert at navigating windy and bumpy roads. We set off at 8 from the hotel and started hiking around 9. We were finished around 12, and had a bit of traffic on the way back so were at the hotel by 1.45.