# @squirrelmusttravel on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-03-15T15:40:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Evan & Angela Miller / Adventure Travel (@squirrelmusttravel) — https://gondola.cc/squirrelmusttravel

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1 Week Guatemala itinerary + Tips ⤵️

We spent 8 nights in the ‘Land of Eternal Spring’, and loved our time in this vibrant country. 

What we did: 

*5 Nights in #ANTIGUA: 
📍Take a walking tour-spot Santa Catalina Arch (pic 2)
📍Explore bustling Saturday market (smaller markets everyday)
📍Visit hobbitenango (pic 1)
📍Walk to the ‘Hill of the Cross’ (pic 4)
📍 Ruins of the Cathedral de Santiago (pic 3)
📍Happy Hour at antiguacerveza’s brewery🍻 

1 Night Hiking #ACATENANGO 🌋
📍 Depart from downtown Antigua
📍 We really enjoyed wichoandcharlies - book a month+ prior as tours sell out

✈️ 35-Min FLIGHT to FLORES
▫️TIP: You may want to give yourself a night before flying out—we went straight to the airport post-hike and it was stressful). 
▫️TIP: Book early to secure $70 r/t flight. 

2 Nights in FLORES
📍shortlong -tail boat ride to explore the island🏝️ 
📍 Full-day sunset tour at #Tikal National Park with tikalgo 🛕.

✈️ 35-Min FLIGHT to Guatemala City; Return to LAX 

NOTE: with limited PTO we worked for 3 days from Antigua (you’ll find endless coffee shops with excellent WiFi!). Most travelers spend 2-3 days in Antigua, and it would be  great to include a visit to stunning Lake Atitlan. 

🤔 Is Guatemala on your bucket list, or have you experienced? 

TIPS for our our #SoCal community 🫶: 

1️⃣ We learned that from LAX  alaskaair flies non-stop flights to Guatemala. we found our r/t for $300, and used minimal points 👍.

2️⃣ We maximized our time by parking at LAX via wallyparkusa. We bypassed the awful hassle of securing transport to LAX, and jumped right into the adventure! 
[Hosted and grateful]

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antigua, tikal, socal, acatenango

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