Pacaya is one of the most active volcanoes in Central America and easily accessible with a height of 2552 masl. For more than 50 years the volcano has maintained a moderate eruptive phase. It is one of the most recommended volcanoes for its beautiful landscapes.
The ascent is a moderate walk with some points of medium-high difficulty that offers wonderful panoramic views.
The tour starts from Antigua. After one-hour ride, you will arrive at the entrance of the National Park where you have to pay the cost of the admission Q100.00 p/p.
We suggest to wear hiking boots, and a hiking stick (if you don´t have one you can rent it for Q5.00). This tour can be walking or in a horse, (horse is not included). After walking along the trails of the volcanic sand with great views, you will reach the plateau from which you can see the main crater of the volcano. For safety reasons is not possible to visit it, but you will see some steam emanations produced by the heat of the volcano.
Posted By : Q1611CUeileenk
A very enjoyable hike with great views. Moderately difficult hike so Dad rode up on horseback but son walked. Enjoyed it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 20:12:26 
Posted By : RafaelDias86
Passeio bastante interessante.
A equipe pega você no hotel na hora combinada e lhe leva até o início da subida com um guia local.
A subida é bastante inclinada e acredito que não seja adequada para pessoas com baixa mobilidade ou pouco preparo físico. O passeio é bem interessante mas o ponto negativo é que os locais ficam tentando lhe empurrar a qualquer custo o aluguel de cavalos para fazer trilha, até mesmo o guia acelera o passo para que as pessoas com pouco preparo se sintam obrigadas a alugarem o cavalo.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 09:41:08
Posted By : imuniz
I was nervous about booking this tour because I am not a hiker and I couldn't tell what to expect from the reviews. For context, I have been doing CrossFit for a year and a half but before that, I had not done much physical activity. I consider myself to be a relatively fit person now that I work out at least 5 days a week. The hike was hard. My heart rate remained at what it usually is when I'm in the middle of an intense workout. I had to stop a few times to get my breath in control. There are a few breaks here and there that were perfectly timed but towards the end, I had to take a few more. The guide was kind and waited for those of us that needed to take a break. There were others that seemed to have no issue and were going at the guide's pace. What made the trip a little more challenging is you have men with horses trying to get you to get on the horse on the way up. Later on, I was able to get ahead of them enough so it wasn't as tempting and bothersome. Towards the end, they finally left when they saw we were not going to get on a horse. All this to say that if you are worried about pace and you can book a private tour, do it. I would have enjoyed that more but I thought you needed 2 people minimum to do so. I was told by the guide that you can book for just one person. If you have to book with a group, you will still enjoy it especially if you know all of this ahead of time. The views were amazing even though we are in rainy season. I wasn't expecting to have such beautiful views. I also met amazing people. The guide was super friendly.
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 12:12:10
Posted By : Kyesha_F
I traveled solo for this experience, My trip there was awesome. The driver was top notched. However upon arrival that's where the madness start. I got overcharge for everything. They charged me 10q for the walking stick which should have been 5q. And then I was charged 300q for the horse which should have been 250q. The guide rushed us most of the way with little commentary. And then leaving they try to charge me a second time for the horse. At that point I got angry and then they said it was ok. I went on a guided tour to avoid worrying about nonsense like that. I could have went on my own if I was going to encounter such thuggery. Worst part was that they asked for a tip afterwards!!!! It ruin my experience.
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 11:47:39 
Posted By : 558juanav
The people who helped us are very good people, thank you all for excellent service and experience, we will not forget it.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 11:20:22
Posted By : Ramin_D
It was a last minute idea. I called and the lady was super nice and helped us very well. The ride was ontime. The local guide was great. We had a great time and every thing was as described for a great price. You cannot complain at all. Thank you so much.
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Posted On : 2024-06-02 15:30:14
Posted By : John_G
Incredible experience. However, I echo everyone who said this below, this is not an “easy” hike by any means. I went up about 200 yards, then decided to take a horse the rest of the way up there and back down.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 12:04:34
Posted By : G271GCvanessab
It was a incredible experience, something you got to do once in a lifetime, this only downside was the bus to go was crowded and took almost two hours and on top of what you paid already you got to pay the entry fee and they are fast and it's uphill so if you decide to walk the 3km up know that you won't be able to take break and might have to pay for a horse , witch I end up doing and it was amazing 🤩
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 18:10:56
Posted By : kamiahm2023
Excellent trip! The tour guides were great and very knowledgeable. Tour guides were able to communicate in English and Spanish and assisted greatly in helping those who were unable to hike get up the volcano all the same
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 13:48:13
Posted By : Inci_B
Incredible experience. I am missing those days. Excellent scenery, organized tour operator. Definitely you should book with them
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 06:54:08
