Top Central Highlands Food & Drink

Learn how to prepare chocolate desserts in the country that does it best during a 2-hour workshop at the ChocoMuseum in Antigua. Learn all about the chocolate making process from cacao bean to candy bar. Afterwards, with the help of an instructor, prepare your own creations. Take home 120g of your handmade desserts to share with friends or, more likely, devour all on your own.

Satisfy your appetite for Guatemalan street food during a private half-day tour during which you’ll sample several dishes from stalls and eateries that you might otherwise have missed. Plus, benefit from the undivided attention of your guide throughout to learn more about Guatemalan cuisine and culture than you would independently.

Go beyond just sampling Guatemalan cuisine at Antigua’s restaurants and learn to cook it for yourself at a cooking class. Visit a cooking school in Jocotenango village, and learn to make typical Guatemalan food, choosing from assorted dishes and picking up local cooking tips as you work. Then, savor your creations with your hosts on a rooftop terrace overlooking the Agua Volcano or in a colonial-style dining room.

Immerse yourself in Guatemalan culture and cuisine with a small-group cooking class at Cuscun Cooking School in Antigua. First, visit the local market to shop for fresh ingredients, herbs, and spices, then get hands-on in the kitchen under the guidance of a local chef. Create a variety of typical Guatemalan dishes, such as ‘tamales, ‘pepián’ (meat stew), or chiles rellenos (stuffed chilies).

Coffee is one of the world’s most beloved beverages, but most people don’t know just how much goes into making our daily cup of joe. Located just a short drive from the popular tourist town of Antigua, this tour gives you the chance to see all the steps in action—from growing to harvesting, roasting, and, of course, tasting. It’s also a great way to learn about rural life in Guatemala and support local.

We will pick you up at your Hotel and the guide will take you around some neighborhoods around Antigua that you probably wouldn't visit without a local guide. There you will try incredible and unique street food dishes made by the locals themselves, each place will be a delicious surprise for you. You will learn about the history and culture of each town you visit. All locations are family businesses with unique recipes. We offer vegetarian options

Enjoy the perfect mix of adventure and relaxation on this 9-hour day trip, ascending Pacaya Volcano and then soaking your muscles at Kawilal Hot Springs. Scale the 8,300-foot (2,500-meter) heights of Pacaya, one of the most active volcanoes in Guatemala. At the top you’ll be able to peer down into the boiling lava of the crater and feel the earth’s rumble. Descend back down from the summit to enjoy an included lunch and soak in the thermal waters of Kawilal Hot Springs, including 12 soaking pools, 25 steam baths and 3 hydrotherapy baths. Your Pacaya day trip also includes entrance fees, a guide and round-trip hotel transport.

Saddle up and head to the top of Pacaya Volcano on the outskirts of Antigua on this private tour. When you reach the top, your guide will prepare pizza using hot volcanic rocks, while you roast marshmallows over hot lava. Sunset tours are available outside of the rainy season for a particularly scenic treat.

Explore the countryside of Antigua with your own private guide on a full-day tour that visits farms that benefit the indigenous community and environment. Tour a coffee plantation and macadamia nut plantation that use sustainable agriculture methods to grow high quality foods while preserving the rain forest. Sample their delicious coffee and nut products, then learn about Guatemala’s indigenous Mayan music at Casa Kojom. Includes hotel pickup and drop-off.

You´ll discover the unique flavors of the local cooking while learning about traditional ways of life. As part of this class, you will visit a local market, choose exotic ingredients, and learn to cook 5 typical dishes. We will bring you to the local market where you can sample a lot of the exotic fruits. Maybe you had no clue what half the fruits were. Without a local guide, you would’ve missed out on so many food opportunities!

Dine your way through the town of Antigua, known for its local take on baroque architecture, complete with cobblestoned streets, with this small-group food tour. You'll visit a variety of restaurants, tasting around 10 different items as your guide introduces you to Antigua's culinary scene and the chefs and restaurant owners behind it.

Discover the labyrinthine stalls and vibrant culture of Antigua’s local market on this colorful culture and cuisine tour. Learn about the importance of the market to the Guatemalan culture as you wander through the different parts of the market, from local crafts and flowers to food, trying tropical fruit and sweets as you go. You’ll also have the chance to make your own tortillas, before visiting a local lunch spot (at own cost).

On this tour you will be able to connect with an agricultural town, learn how the country people work, and of course learn about part of the coffee processes, where the coffee grower is an expert and will know how to connect with nature. You will know the processes of the farm, from which fertilizers are used, the treatment of the plants and you will live the experience with a local coffee grower. It will be explained how to make an ideal cup of coffee and you will learn how it is harvested within the area. You will learn to make your ideal cup and you will drink coffee 100% made by coffee growers in the area.

Our Coffee Tour is more than just coffee… In this experience you will not only learn about the history of Guatemalan coffee, cycle through an organic coffee farm, taste samples of some delicious coffee. You will also discover one of the most emblematic artisans markets in Antigua, learn about traditional Guatemalan gastronomy, see how time and tradition had been preserved on their culinary recipes for hundreds of years.

We offer travelers an opportunity to meet other travelers in Antiguas Guatemala. Whether you're staying at a Hostel, Airbnb, Hotel, or Homestay, you'll meet like-minded travelers on our Pub Crawl.

The little green farm is an organic self sustaining farm that is growing many special produce from Guatemala, including avocados and coffee, now you can see how the farm works and taste them. Learn about coffee and why Guatemalan coffee is so good and get a taste of it and do a hands on experience with our pulp remover machine. Come and see our avocado plantation, and make your own guacamole (seasonal). Learn the art of making corn tortillas with Sarita (our visitors favorite) and enjoy them with your guacamole Enjoy seeing the new technology of honey production and learn about the importance of bees for food production Come and see how we are making sustainable food production, and learn how you can make your own compost and techniques to keep farms organic, including worm compost. Our recent addition are chickens that produce organic eggs and also their manure fertilizes our trees. Please bring a hat, a long sleeve if you want, sunscreen and mosquito repellent.

Our workshop is quite hands-on, with an introduction to various coffee brewing methods, tips and tricks to get the best out of your brew, step-by-step guide and demonstration, as well as the opportunity to taste our Guatemalan coffee that we are for. so famous.

This mountain biking tour from Antigua offers an intimate look at small-scale coffee production. After an intermediate ride through the beautiful countryside, tour a coffee farm with a co-op member and visit their home to learn how beans are traditionally flame-roasted and ground by hand. Tour ends with lunch with the family for an authentic travel experience that gets you in touch with everyday life in Guatemala.

Get out in nature and enjoy some tasty pizza cooked in the most unusual of ways in the process with this private tour to Pacaya Volcano. Your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Guatemala City and take you out to the volcano for a roughly 90-minute hike up to the top. Once you reach the summit, you'll dine on pizza cooked using volcanic rocks.

We will go to San Juan del Obispo Village by Chicken bus to see the handcrafted chocolate and taste loquat/medlar wine. The village is 20 minutes from La Antigua, on this tour, you will have the opportunity to ride one of the most colorful buses in Central America. Upon arrival, we will visit: Chocolate factory, where we will learn the process to make chocolate from a plant into a product that we can consume. Artisanal wine sale, here we will be able to taste loquat/medlar wine prepared by the local people, the whole process for its elaboration will be explained to us. Museum, which was the house of the first bishop of Guatemala. and the central square. Then we will take another bus back to La Antigua Guatemala. The tour lasts approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, it can vary by bus.

About 20-minutes from Antigua, the peaceful town of Parramos is a world away from the bustling streets of Guatemala’s tourist capital, which makes it the perfect place for a family-led cooking class in a local home. A great way to immerse yourself in the rich flavors of Guatemalan cuisine, this small-group cooking class also gives you the chance to learn more about Guatemalan culture and stories.

Gain an in-depth insight into the history, culture, and politics of Guatemala while exploring several Antigua highlights on this half-day walking tour. Food markets can be overwhelming and confusing, so take advantage of your guide’s presence and the small group size to learn about and sample the foodstuffs on offer, something you couldn’t do if visiting alone.

Experience some of the culinary gems hidden throughout the quaint, cobblestone streets of Antigua, Guatemala. Indulge in 9+ tastings and learn all of the interesting, inspiring and sometimes funny stories of the owners and chefs who strive to bring quality cuisine to locals and visitors alike. This tour is sure to be your most memorable and palatable immersion into this city's vibrant food scene. Let your appetites guide you on this must-do flavor adventure!