00:09what a day expertly organized by guide extraordinaire christian full of knowledge and interesting facts the conversation throughout the day
00:18was second to none also an awesome hike on pacaya with local guide david minor showing us all the highlights
00:25and more whilst setting a perfect pace lastly our excellent driver miguel
00:29showed both skills and flexibility getting us around and stopping for us when needed even if just for a lovely
00:36ice-cold galokila can't recommend this tour and people high enough the tour was an incredible experience you are up
00:45close to lava beds that are as recent as from 2021 the views of three volcano two active are spectacular
00:53minor my guide was excellent he was very engaged throughout the
00:59journey had great suggestions for photos and took beautiful ones of me with breathtaking views in the background btw there
01:08are horses available to make the rather intense climb up the mountain i strongly recommend hiring one
01:16it was a wonderful trek upto.d acaya a medium to east trek took 1.5 hours to reach the
01:25top and the memorable moment was w h n we could see deep acaya volcano in front of us it
01:32was still emitting smoke was thrilling walking on the dry lava rocks closer was a delight
01:39holding d guatemalan national flag was d moment our guide david was kind and friendly he took us up patiently
01:48dot given that we are senior citizens recommended stopping at shaded points
01:54the hike and views were amazing our tour guide minor was amazing he gave a lot of history of the
02:02volcano and took us the scenic route i would highly recommend booking with them
02:08we got pickup at our hotel and when we arrive we got our bracelet once we started the hike we
02:15took breaks as needed and you have option to ride a horse instead of hiking once you reach the top
02:21they have a store for drinks food and souvenirs
02:25our driver joel was very attentive and greeted us with water and our guide for pakaya volcano mr. minor was
02:35simply amazing
02:35excellent service very attentive he gave us the history of pakaya volcano as well as the other volcanoes
02:44minor lives near pakaya volcano which makes him very knowledgeable about the area
02:50he has 16 years of experience and it definitely shows very kind respectful and highly recommended
02:59great service great service visited the volcano with an excellent guide walter and headed to the hot springs highly recommended
03:06make sure to have enough time to enjoy both ask ahead of time when the tour ends there are options
03:15for massages but they should be booked at the beginning or ahead of time
03:20guide david was amazing driver brian very friendly and even early for pickup
03:27had a wonderful tour i went alone and was given a lot of history and ecology of pakaya during the
03:34tour
03:35i plan to come back with my wife and book again ten tents would highly recommend this guide and driver
03:43beautiful tour today hiking to the top of pakaya volcano even though it rained i feel it made a great
03:50adventure
03:51the views are incredible right from the start our guide david was very informative and gave us plenty
03:59of time to take photos and enjoy the moments we really enjoyed our trip to pakaya the driver was
04:07very kind to pick us up outside of guatemala city and not the usual pickup locations the guide was very
04:14outgoing and
04:15knowledgeable the views were magnificent
