All prices are per person and based on private services and guests in single or double rooms. Please enquire for triples or single supplements. ANTIGUA SURROUNDS - Cultural Tours. ANT1: Private Tour of Colonial Antigua. A 3-4 hour private walking tour taking in the main monuments such as the main plaza, Cathedral, La Merced, Convento Capphuchinas Iglesia San Francisco - includes entrances to the above mentioned monuments. ANT2: Private Full Day Tour of Antigua (L). A full day walking tour taking in the main monuments such as the main plaza, Cathedral, La Merced, Convento Capphuchinas Iglesia San Francisco. Also takes in the jade museum, Monastery Casa Santo Domingo, textile museum and the colonial art museum - includes entrances to the above mentioned monuments lunch at Fonda de la Calle Real. ANT3: Half Day Textiles Folk Art Tour with Martha Hettich. DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY. A half day tour with textile and folk art specialist Martha Hettich to learn about the fascinating Maya textiles, techniques symbolism. Visit the textile museum, market and various shops where Martha can introduce you to the vendors and teach you about discerning good quality items and to know a fair price to offer. ANT4: Full Day Textiles Folk Art Tour with Martha Hettich (L). A full day version of the above tour. Includes lunch at Calle de la Fonda Real. ANT4/5: Personal Shopping - Half or Full Day Antigua. Martha Hettich will accompany clients to all the best vendors in the shops and markets of Antigua to assist with buying quality textiles, folk art or local crafts. She can assist with gifts, personal items home decoration as well as serious collections. ANT6: Full Day Textile Folk Art Tour of Guatemala City with Martha Hettich (L). A full day trip with exclusive access to the backstage areas of the Ixchel Textile museum in the city. Meet the museum curator and learn all about Guatemalan textiles as well as the education conservation projects being undertaken by the museum. After visiting the museum clients continue into the city centre to see the central park, cathedral, palace and the central market. Here clients can meet with Martha's contacts to learn more about the textiles and folk art and make purchases if they wish. ANT7: Half Day Textile Folk Art Tour of Guatemala City. Martha Hettich / HALF DAY. A reduced, half day version of the above trip just taking in the Ixchel Museum and central market. ANT8: Full Day Tour of Guatemala City. A full day tour to Guatemala City with your private guide and driver. Visit the Ixchel Textile market. Enjoy a traditional lunch at the Hotel Panamericana end the trip with a visit to the famous relief map. Feel free to replace any of the above mentioned with a trip to the museum of Archaeology Ethnology if you prefer. All entrances lunch included. ANT9: Half Day Tour of Coffee Farm Villages Near Antigua. Guests can tour the coffee farm of their choice and the villages around Antigua such as San Antonio Aguas Calientes San Luis Obisbo with a private driver and guide. Includes entrances. We recommend Azotea Coffee Farm with its other museums covering Maya Traditional Music and costume but guests can choose. ANT10: Visit Maya God Maximon at San Andres Itzapa - Half Day. Have a Maya Ritual Performed. A half day tour out to the village of San Andres Itzapa to visit the Maya God Maximon and to have a Maya Ritual performed in your honor. Your guide will accompany you to first purchase all the necessary ingredients for the ritual of your choice (Good Luck, Marriage Blessing, Bad Luck for Enemies etc) and then will explain the workings of the Maximon sanctuary before employing a local Shaman to perform a ceremony. - Clients should be aware that the setting is not picturesque and you can sometimes still see rituals performed with live chickens. LAKE ATITLAN CHICHICASTENANGO. LA1: Day Trip to Lake Atitlan by Land. Guests will transfer approx. 2.5hrs through the Maya highlands to the stunning Lake Atitlan. With its three surrounding volcanoes and small villages where the Maya people still hold strong to their beliefs, rituals and traditional dress. Once at the lake we will transfer guests across the lake by boat to the village of Santiago. Here guests can enjoy a private guided tour of the village and visit the Maya God Maximon before a late lunch and then transfer back to Antigua. Includes: Private transfers guide, lunch. CASA PALOPO LUNCH ADD $25 PER PERSON. SEE ALSO HELICOPTER TOURS. LA3: Day Trip to Chichicastenango for a Guided Tour of the Market. Guests will transfer approx. 2.5hrs through the Maya highlands to the town of Chichicastenango once at the town your guide will give you a tour of the market, the church and other points of interest as you require. Hopefully you will be able to see some Maya Rituals going on in the church or at the cemetery or hilltop altar site. Lunch is included at St Tomas Hotel. When you are ready you will transfer back to Antigua Includes: Private transfers guide, lunch. LA5: Overnight to Lake Atitlan - Land Transfer (2D 1N). Same as LA1 except there is a free afternoon on the arrival day and then guests transfer back to Antigua on the second day after the tour of Santiago. If traveling to or from the lake on a Thurs or Sunday guests can also visit the market at Chichicastenango unguided for an extra $40 per group. Includes: Private transfers guide, lunch. ALSO AVAILABLE WITH HELICOPTER TRANSFERS - ONE WAY OR RETURN. LA7: Overnight to Lake Atitlan Chichicastenango - Land Transfer (2D 1N). Has to leave on a Wed, Thur, Sat or Sun. Same as LA1 except that a visit to explore Chichi market (unguided) is inserted. Includes: Private transfers, guided tour lunch in Santiago. Overnight in Hotel breakfast. PLEASE ASK IF YOU NEED A GUIDE FOR CHICHI AS WELL. LA8: Long Weekend to Lake Atitlan Chichicastenango - Land Transfer (3D 2N). Everyday except Mond, Wed, Sat - 2 Nights at the Lake. Same as LA7 except with an extra night at the lake and a stop to visit Iximche Ruins on either the outward or return transfer. (unguided but includes entrances). Includes: Private transfers, guided tour lunch in Santiago. Overnight Hotel Breakfast. WE CAN ARRANGE TRIPS FOR Wed Sat but add additional $90 per group for the additional transfer needed to get guests to Chichi and back to the lake. LA9: Long Weekend to Lake Atitlan Chichicastenango - Land Transfer (3D 2N). Everyday except Mon, Thur, Sun - 1 Night at the Lake, 1 Night in Chichi. Same as LA8 except with one night at the lake and one night in Chichi to be there the night before the market to see the market set up. Incls: Private transfers, guided tour lunch in Santiago. Overnight Hotels Breakfasts. CHICHICASTENANGO - Only (See also Lake Atitlan Section). CHI1: Day trip to Chichicastenango Market - With Guide (L). An early departure from Antigua for your 2.5hr transfer with guide to the highland town of Chichicastenango. Enjoy a guided tour of the market, church and other points of interest. Take lunch in St Tomas hotel and then return back to Antigua at your leisure. Includes: Private transfers, guide lunch. CHI2: Overnight trip to Chichicastenango Market to see Market Set up. Transfer to Chichi and stop to visit the ruins of Iximche en route. Once in Chichi you can check into your hotel and relax before setting out with your guide to explore the market as it sets up - a good time to buy bargains! Overnight at St Tomas Hotel. Next day your guide can give you a further tour of the market and also the church and ritual sites. Lunch at St Tomas included. Includes: Private transfers guide, 1 Night Hotel, 1 lunch 1 Breakfast p.p. ADVENTURE SPORTS FROM ANTIGUA. ADV 4A: Half Day Hiking. A private, half day hiking trip in the area around Antigua with fabulous views of the surrounding volcanoes and Antigua valley. Trips are tailored to individual fitness levels and personal interests. Hikes can pass through local vill...

For a typico Antiguan breakfast or a sundowner cocktail, Casa Encantada;s rooftop terrace is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the views. After breakfast consider your dining options in Antigua. They are endless and range from sophisticated Italian to authentic Moroccan to traditional South American steakhouses. Antigua is arguably one of the best cities for exquisite cuisine in Central America. Listed below are some of our picks; however we encourage you to explore all of the dining experiences Antigua has to offer. Our staff is more than willing to offer their personal recommendations and to make your reservations. Casual home cooked Italian cuisine frequented by visitors and locals alike. Open for lunch and dinner from 12pm- 10pm La Antigua Vineria: An authentic Italian wine bar with excellent food, very casual. Open for lunch and dinner 1pm to 1am Mezon Panza Verde: International and Continental Cuisine, live music Thursday to Sat. one of Antigua;s most beautiful candlelight dining terrace. From Tuesday to Saturday open for lunch from 12pm to 3pm. Dinner from 7pm to 10pm. Sunday open for lunch only from 12pm to 4pm. Reservations recommended La Fonda de La Calle Real (three locations). Excellent traditional Guatemalan food in a courtyard setting. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open from 8am to 10pm. Specialties from the best traditional cuisines worldwide in a unique location. Open for lunch and dinner from noon to 10pm. Closed on Tuesday Gaia. Traditional North African cuisine served in a Kasbah atmosphere. Try their hooka desert pipes! Open for lunch and dinner from 12pm to 1am. 7 days a week La Cacerola. French cuisine served in a candle-lit courtyard. Open for lunch and dinner from noon to 10pm Sarandib. European cuisine with flavors of India, romantic garden setting. Closed on Monday Cafe Asjemenou: Casual homemade Italian fare. Open for Breakfast, lunch and dinner from 7am - 10pm

2008 Published Rates. Peak Dates Semana Santa; March 19-23, 2008 Christmas; Dec 22, 08 - Jan 1, 2009. Casa Encantada is Antigua;s newest boutique hotel and exemplifies a small, elegant, understated hotel with the utmost in comfort and personal service. For the convenience of the international traveler, members of the staff are fluent in English, French and Spanish. Located in the historic city of Antigua, Casa Encantada features nine individually decorated guest rooms and a magnificent terrace suite. The breakfast-terrace and bar overlook the flowering gardens and private pool, which are nestled in a courtyard amidst hanging bougainvillea and towering shade trees. Antigua is well known for it;s clear blue skies and through the windows of the suite is a stunning view of Agua, one of the world;s most beautiful volcanoes. Only four blocks away a glimpse of the Cathedral in Central Plaza can be seen over the domed rotundas of Antigua. The suite, adjacent to the terrace, features a wrought iron four-poster bed piled high with down pillows and comforters; the suite also boasts a corner fireplace in the sitting area and an oversized bathroom with both a shower and jacuzzi Each of the king or queen rooms offer conveniences and amenities such as cable television, telephones, signature bathrobes and imported bath amenities. The four-poster beds in every room beckon you with feather pillows, down comforters and hand pressed Italian linens. On the first level, some rooms overlook the courtyard and others a lily pond. An entrance welcoming you into the courtyard and reception is glowing with candles flickering throughout the hotel. The salon is warm and comfortable and beckons you to enjoy a glass of wine or a cappuccino by the fireplace. Upstairs, the terrace bar is the perfect spot for evening cocktails or breakfast while watching the sunrise and set over the city of Antigua.

 Luggage storage
 Central situation
 Dinner may be served in the room
 Licensed bar
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Safe deposit box
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 TV sets in rooms
 Patio, summer terrace