Casa Santo Domingo (Monasterio de Santo Domingo) Tours & Attractions

Antigua Guatemala is located just 1:15 hours from Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala. Founded in 1543, Antigua remains very similar to its original layout. Once, the capital for the Spanish kingdom established in Central America now is considered a heritage´s world site according to Unesco since 1979 and also one of the most charming and safest cities in Central America.

During this quick visit, you will enjoy the interesting talk of our experienced guide about the city´s traditions and history. Our highlight, it´s the visit to Santo Domingo Monastery and Resort. This XVI century, "half-restored" property has opened to its visitors the old facilities. In this magnificent location, you will experience a high-end atmosphere at any moment but also you will be capable to witness history in every detail. The complex offers amongst its main attractions museums for glass, art and silver, crypts, murals, catacombs and more. This is definitely the kind of tour you can´t miss.
Duration: 6 hours.

Lets immerse ourselves in the diversity of local Antigua culture. Antigua, Guatemala dates back to 1543 and was the second capital of the Spanish colony. The nearly 500-year-old city is cradled by three volcanoes and accented with colorful facades of 16th century mansions. We we will visit ancient buildings that once were convents, monasteries, and churches, becoming this a beautiful introduction to the Guatemalan lifestyle and culture.
Our wonderful day around Antigua will be memorable and you will get a great orientation visiting San Francisco church, Parque Central, Santo Domingo, La Merced church, the street with the famous Santa Catalina Arch. We will also pass-thru some of our favorite spots, we will have time to enjoy local coffee, hot chocolate or refreshing sample beer. Be ready to fall in love with our little city.
Duration: 2 to 3 hours.

This tour is going to be full of history, get to know the two main cities that Guatemala has had after the Spaniard conquest.

We will start this tour by taking you to the beautiful colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. You will get to know the history of this charming country chronologically on a tour of the past and the present. Prepare your camera to record the most iconic points of Antigua Guatemala, then we will take you to the city and you will know the beautiful historic center.
Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

This tour is based on the important part of the city's history and is carefully crafted with the best certified guides in Antigua to offer a service of trust and satisfaction.
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes.

Be picked up from your Guatemala city hotel to be transfered to the city known for many as the colonial jewel of the Americas, wich today is called La Antigua. After a 1 hour drive with a profesional driver, you will enjoy the beauty, the historical past and active present in this cultural walk and appreciate the colonial city’s monuments. Explore sites like Casa Santo Domingo Hotel-Restaurant and Cultural Center, the Mayan Jade Museum and Factory, San Francisco Church, the Central Plaza with sourounding monuments like General Captains Palace, Cathedral Ruins and why not the Old Jail in the Ayuntamiento today’s City Hall. Return to Guatemala City in between 6 or 7 PM. 
Duration: 5 to 6 hours.

Start a day full of history, beautiful landscapes and walk on cobblestone streets, We will also enjoy an afternoon tour of the towns around Antigua and a macadamia farm.
Duration: 8 hours.

Your walking tour will begin when your authorized guide picks you up at the previously agreed point. During this tour you will have the opportunity to visit the places described in the itinerary, among these places are the viewpoint of the city, Cerro de la Cruz, from where you can appreciate the view and have a better idea of the distribution of streets and avenues. . Next you can visit the former monastery of the Dominican order of friars, now converted into a hotel, restaurant and convention center. A museum and Jade factory where you will learn more about the Mayan culture. You will see the public laundry of the Tanque de La Union square, the Church of San Francisco where you will visit the tomb of Hermano Pedro who was beatified and canonized by Pope John Paul II, the Central Park with its Cathedral, City Hall Palace and former Palace of The General Captains and finally the iconic Arch of Santa Catalina from the 16th century
Duration: 2 to 3 hours.

We will enjoy of two magical cities with the charm of the Colonial Antigua and the Modern Guatemala City, learn about the history of both cities with a private guide and transportation!
Duration: 8 hours.

The cobblestone streets invite you to walk and want to learn more about this city stopped in the time!
Duration: 5 hours.

Enjoy of a historical and cultural private walking experience through the chaming city of Antigua Guatemala!!
Duration: 3 hours.

Antigua Guatemala, Once the third largest city in all of Spanish Colonial America and for 200 years the capital of Guatemala
Duration: 8 hours.

Complitly different experience and another vision about Antigua, you will know the history deeply and will visit amazing interiors that without a guided tour is impossible to meet. Leyends, funerary practices, Pharonormal phenomenons, creepy histories about antigua.

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes.