Stand Up Paddle Atitlan - Paddle Board Tours on Lake Atitlan Guatemala
Want to paddle board on the most beautiful lake in world? Here at Stand Up Paddle Atitlan we offer the lake's top rated SUP Tour. Our SUP Eco Fun Tour Is a private group tour of 2 to 6 people that works for any skill level. Beginners will receive a lesson from a certified instructor, while experienced paddlers can hit the water right away and go further with their guide. Our tour is completely ECO friendly which means no motor is used, no waste is produced. We use high quality Isle Surf and Sup Inflatable Paddle Boards for our trip along the north shore. Tours include a photo package (taken by the guide and uploaded to Dropbox), cliff jumping and option to try SUP Yoga.
*SUP Tours are only offered in the morning due to high winds that generate in the afternoon.
*We are based out of Santa Cruz La Laguna which is a 15 minute boat ride from Panajachel.
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Gary Falcomer
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A Paddle Board Tour Around Lake Atitlan with Stand Up Paddle Atitlan and Isle Surf and SUP
Four locals from Santa Cruz la Laguna load up the boards and beers for a morning of paddle boarding and SUP wake surfing on beautiful Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
For more information visit: supatitlan.com
Tour provided by: Stand Up Paddle Atitlan
Paddle Boards used: Isle Surf and Sup 11 Explorers (inflatable)
Villages visited: Santiago, San Pedro, San Juan and San Marcos
Videography: Gael Falcomer (@garys_travel)
Lake Atitlán Boat Tour - Panajachel to Santiago Guatemala
Lake Atitlán Boat Tour - Panajachel to Santiago Guatemala
In this tour video, we will take a boat ride on Lake Atitlán from Panajachel to Santiago Guatemala. Once we arrive in Santiago Guatemala we will go for a walk to see what this city looks like. Lake Atitlán is a body of water in a massive volcanic crater in Guatemala’s southwestern highlands. It is 12 km long and surrounded by volcanos. Many tourists and backpackers visit Panajachel and discover this true hidden gem of Lake Atitlán.
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The absolute 5 top places of Guatemala
I would like to share with you the top 5 places in Guatemala to visit if you only have 2 weeks. I have spent so far 6 months in Guatemala, exploring it to the fullest.
After your arrival in the Capital City of Guatemala take a bus straight to Antigua (the normal chicken buses run till about 6pm. but you might not want to wait till the last one:).
Antigua is a brilliant vibrant city. It might be a bit touristy and overprices, yes… But! It is still worth it. I encourage you to also travel off season, like me. That has many more advantages than disadvantages.
If you are into hiking, I would recommend climbing up the Acatenango volcano, with the view over Fuego. Fuego is one of the 3 active volcanoes in Guatemala (the others being Santiaguito (2,550 meters - 8,366 ft) close to Xela, and Pacaya (2,552 metres - 8,373 ft) close to Antigua). It has a big, devastating eruption (very sad for all of us, since many people lost their lives:( )on the 3rd of June 2018. Since then the eruption pattern changed. The footage of Fuego in the video was taken by me, just 2 weeks before the big eruption. And I know that it doesn’t look like this any more. It is still a great hike, but I just want you to manage your expectations accordingly.
How exactly to organize an Acatenango tour:
And all the Fuego eruptions you can see in the following one:
And to go to Pacaya in the early morning. And since you have to go there with a guide anyway, well… I paid 60 quetzales for the Pacaya tour (with transport and guide).
From Antigua, go to the Atitlan Lake. On the Atitlan Lake there are 13 villages that have a direct access to the lake. Plenty of information about the Atitlan villages, as well as the 5 day hike around the Atitlan Lake you can find under the following link - and see the description under each of the videos:
From Atitlan Lake you should go to Semuc Champey. It is a very tiring journey so you definitively should rest before! For this stretch - take the shuttle!
In Semuc Champey and around the Lanquin area there are plenty of hiking options. But what you should not miss out on, is of course - the waterfalls and pools of Semuc Champey. The entrance is 50 quetzales for foreigners.
I would probably stay close to Semuc Champey (and not in Lanquin), so that you can go early in the morning and avoid the crowds. When I arrived there around 8.00 am there were not many people around and I was able to enjoy it much more than when all the tour groups arrived. Ahh, and in Semuc Champey it rains a lot.
So - go early, hike up to the Mirador, then go down to the pools.
Take a padlock with you, so that you can safely lock your belongings when you will be splashing and swimming in the pools. While choosing where you put your stuff, make sure you chose the locker which is undamaged!
You can visit the Kanba caves on the same day. the last guided visit is at 3pm. It costs 60 quetzales and is well worth it! You have to go with the guide, and actually for this type of situations, I do fully agree it is organized this way.
After the cave experience, go for tubing - that is just 10 quetzales more. You won’t be that long on the tube, but in my opinion, that is long enough for the experience.
After Semuc Champey go to Flores. Flores is an island in the Peten state, close to the Tikal ruins. I think you might want to stay there the afternoon you arrived from Semuc, walk around the island, try some food on the bridge food stalls (las Mesitas) - 3 tostadas or mini portions of salads for 5 quetzales. Enjoy the spectacular sunset and go to the other side of the lake - San Miguel to the lookout point. Also, you can use the afternoon to plan your tour to Tikal. I personally would do it with a tour. So, for the morning tour with a guide you can pay 70 quetzales, 60 without the guide. The local transport in the morning to and from Tikal will cost you at least 40, plus a transport to the Santa Elena bus terminal if you don’t want to walk at 5 am in the morning… So - in this case - the option with the guide is a good one, cause you will get the basic understating from the area and s/he is going to accompany you till 10-11am. And after that - you can just walk around the ruins by yourself. Till the last transport (which tends to be around 4-5pm). Which is great.
If you can stay more time in the area, I would go to el Remate. It is a much less popular and has much more beautiful surrounding than Flores, is closer to nature (plenty of howling monkeys there).
If you have any questions, let me know in the comments below. I am always very happy to answer any of your doubts. Cause I want you to have a fabulous time, even if you are very limited time in Guatemala!
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