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ITINERARY Fast We Continue Climbing the Ridge to the Summit of DAY 1: Arrive to Guatemala City International Airport and Volcan Zunil

DAY 9: After an early break- ITINERARY fast we continue climbing the ridge to the summit of DAY 1: Arrive to Guatemala City International Airport and Volcan Zunil. We descend transfer to Antigua. through cloud and bam- DAY 2: A day for sightseeing in this boo forest into the Zunil fascinating old Spanish Colonial city, Valley and we visit the hot now a World Heritage Site. springs of Fuente Georgi- nas. DAY 3: Our volcano odyssey begins with a short but exciting ascent of DAY 10: Our next objective is Santa Maria (3770m). We make smoking Pacaya overlooking Guate- an early start for the 5 hour trek and aim to reach the summit mala City. We reach a high point of by lunchtime. We have a bird’s eye view into the fiery crater of approximately 2100 meters on this the nearby active Volcan Santiaguto. very active volcano before returning DAY 11: A long day to reach the highest point in Central Amer- to Antigua. ica. Beginning with a drive to the village of Tuican, we climb DAY 4: Driving to the small settlement of La Soledad we begin Tajumulco and descend to a camp (c.3000m). our ascent of Acatenango (3975m). Our overnight camp is DAY 12: After a short trek we transfer to Lake Atitlan. From spectacularly located just below the summit on the saddle the colourful Indian town of Panajachal we take a boat to our between Acatenango and Fuego. Here we have amazing hotel, the Casa del Mundo. views of Fuego’s eruptions. DAY 13: The final volcano of our ad- DAY 5: After admiring the sunrise and a hearty breakfast we venture is San Pedro (3040m) which ascend Fuego to a safe distance for viewing its regular erup- gives us breathtaking views over tions and return to the saddle. the Lake. We return to the Casa del DAY 6: We embark on a long dusty descent from the top to Mundo. our waiting transport and we transfer to Antigua. The after- DAY 14: We take a boat back to noon is free to further enjoy this charming town. Panajachal and transfer to Antigua. DAY 7: We have a scenic drive across the highlands to reach We have a final afternoon and evening to enjoy the many bars Guatemala’s second city of Quetzaltenango. and street cafes. DAY 8 DAY 15: Transfer to airport and say goodbye to incredible Gua- Our next summit is Vol- temala! can Zunil (3542m). After a short drive to Xecam, TRIP COST follow an undulating $2,615 ridge line to a spectac- TRIP DATES ular camp high on the ridge overlooking the Flexible, please inquire at Xela Highlands. [email protected] PACAYA ACATENANGO FUEGO ZUNIL SANTA MARIA TAJUMULCO SAN PEDRO 2,552M 3,975M 3,763M 3,542M 3,770M 4,220M 3,020M.

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