Guatemala · City Tours

Shared Trolley Adventure: Xela's Memorable Landmarks

2 Hours Round trip from Quetzaltenango Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Panoramic trolley tour through historic Xela
  • 02 See 15+ city landmarks and emblematic buildings
  • 03 Visit sites such as Parque Centroamérica, the Cathedral, and Teatro Municipal
  • 04 Bilingual guide translates the shared Spanish-language tour into English
  • 05 Learn about Quetzaltenango’s history and cultural heritage
  • 06 Visit a chocolate factory and discover the cacao-making process
  • 07 Hear about the importance of chocolate in Mayan culture
  • 08 Great option for travellers short on time

Discover the historic heart of Quetzaltenango on a fun and easy trolley adventure through Xela’s most emblematic landmarks. Ideal for travellers short on time, this panoramic city tour introduces you to the stories, architecture, and cultural character of one of Guatemala’s most fascinating cities.

Travel past more than 15 locations, including Parque Centroamérica, the Cathedral, the Municipal Theater, Casa de la Cultura, and Iglesia El Calvario, while learning about the city’s history along the way. Although the trolley tour is shared and conducted in Spanish, a bilingual guide will accompany you and translate the information into English.

Your experience also includes a visit to a chocolate factory, where you’ll learn about the importance of chocolate for the ancient Mayans and contemporary indigenous groups, as well as the process of turning cacao beans into finished chocolate products.

Discover the historic heart of Quetzaltenango on a fun and easy trolley adventure through Xela’s most emblematic landmarks.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Quetzaltenango
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

This tour will start by meeting with one of our expert tour guides in the Central Park of Xela, right in front of the Cathedral. Please meet each other at 9:45 AM so that you can be on time to get the trolley bus that will depart just a few blocks away from that point. This is the best meeting point as it is the central area of Xela and is very easy to get there from any point. Happy travel!Once we get to the starting point of the tour, where the trolley bus departs, the adventure will start.

Remember that this is a collective tour and other people will be on the trolley bus, however, our tour guide will be dedicated to you only and your group. The tour will be given in Spanish to everyone, but our tour guide will translate all the information for you into English.

We will give you a premium service dedicated to you only and your enjoyment.We will visit 15+ locations during this panoramic tour. The history of the city is beyond fascinating and you will fall in love with the city after hearing all the important facts about each place.

Some of the places we will visit are:

Parque a Centroamérica Casa Noj Casa de la Cultura Catedral Municipalidad Antiguo Banco de Occidente Teatro Municipal Templo a Minerva Cementerio General Iglesia El Calvario

and there's more on the list but we don't want to give you all the spoilers because we love seeing your smiles and happy faces when you discover it yourself.At the end of the panoramic tour, we will go to a chocolate factory to see how this delicious product is created from scratch. Learn about the importance of chocolate for ancient Mayans and for the contemporaneous indigenous groups. Also, learn about the process of creating a final chocolate-based product from cacao beans. Products are available for purchase.The tour will end at the same location where the trolley bus departed. We are pretty sure that you will love Xela as much as we do. Thank you for traveling with us and for letting us be part of this adventure next to you.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Quetzaltenango 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Bilingual tourist guide
  • Entrance fee to the trolley bus panoramic tour
  • Tour at a chocolate factory
  • Bottled water

What's Not Included

  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Quetzaltenango, GT
Tour start
Quetzaltenango, GT
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Quetzaltenango.

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