We went with our own car, taking a roudtrip from Honduras. The traffic in Guatemala city is crazy and you can easily get lost. Using cabs or transport from your hotel might not be the cheapest, but the safest.Since we stayed with our friends in the city and didn't have a lot of time, we chose to do things close to the city.
We had crepes in at a lovely place called Cafe Saul. They have a really nice menu with sweet and savoury crepes and delicious hot beveregas. I just had to have one with chocolate and strawberries!!
We then went on to have a 1m long pizza!!! at Pizzaria Vesuvio. What kid would not love it?
We did a canopy tour at Jalapa. Very different to the jungle ones in Costa Rica and Roatan, but a lot of fun!! At the end there were even some rope swings over the pond where the kids can have endless fun.
Next we headed to a water park, Xocomil. It is the largest and most visited in Guatemala and designed around the recreation of a Mayan pyramid. Right next to it is also a theme park, Xetulul.
It is very well taken care of as it is privately run by a group of businesses.
There are 4 different pools, 2 wave pools (one for kids and one for adults) as well as seven different water rides. My favourite was El Caracol!! Whenever we needed a break we would float around the park in the river Tumala.
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| El Caracol |
Make sure to wear proper swimming outfits, as the staff there is rather strict. No T-shirts or loose clothing. You have to wear swimming shoes as well. Everything and more is available right there as they have a few shops. Also places that sell food. I strongly advise you to rent a locker, so you have nothing to carry around while you have fun.
We had an absolute blast and was exhausted by the end of the day. The park is open Thursdays to Sundays from 9am to 4 pm.
On the way home we had to stop for a giant coconut!
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