Guatemala Keeps Surprising Us - Hiking Pacaya Volcano and Cycling Antigua

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Guatemala keeps on giving, and we haven't even left the area surrounding Antigua! This video captures some of the best day trips from the city of Antigua, starting with the most popular day hike to Volcán de Pacaya and ending with a thrilling cycle ride through the towns surrounding Antigua, Guatemala.

Just an hour and a half from downtown Antigua is the most popular day trip that tourists go on in Antigua. The hike to Pacaya Volcano is not hard, and offers great views on a clear day (which we had for roughly 3 minutes). With our guides Joel and Omar, we climbed to the main viewpoint in less than an hour! Evie did amazing and loved meeting other volcano dogs on the way up. While Joel got our lunch prepared, Omar took us to the most incredible place - the petrified lava field on Pacaya Volcano. We have never seen anything like this before. There was steam coming up from the ground and the fog settled into the cater to give the lava field this eerie feel that perfectly matched the environment.

Using the grounds natural heat (this is a volcano after all),Omar handed out marshmallows androasted them right in the ground!We had read that most tours did this, and we thought it might be gimmicky, but it was honestly so cool to see the earth cook our marshmallows. After soaking in the landscape that looked like Mars, we had an incredible lunch with absolutely no view (but there definitely could have been one!), before heading back down the volcano.

Hiking Pacaya Volcano is an excellent day trip from Antigua for anyone, but we were especially grateful to see this be an option for families traveling with kids, or travelers who have some mobility restrictions. Or just tourists who don't want to hike Acatenango, which is a very hard hike (but is amazing if you're able to do it).

Next, we got on some pedal bikes for the first time in years, and rode our bikes through Antigua with our guide Christa. After exploring some of Antigua by bike, we left the city behind and headed into more rural areas. We made a very well timed stop at a chocolate shop to learn about chocolate in Guatemala (and to rest, let's be honest), before hopping back on the bikes to weave our way through small streets watching local Guatemalan life happen in front of our handlebars. We ended up at a Macadamia farm before biking back to Antigua in the pouring rain (which was SO much fun!!).

There is so much to do in Guatemala as a tourist, and these two day trips from Antigua he been among our favourites so far. We love being active in our travels, and these two activities allowed us to do this while better understanding Guaetmala's history, culture, and people.

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== Chapters ==
0:00 Bit of a rough start this morning
4:05 Let's hike Pacaya Volcano!
9:20 This is eerie
16:03 Let's do something we never do!
20:00 Cycling through the Antigua Valley

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