Pacaya

"EN: Meet at 6 a.m. in front of your accommodation to drive to the foot of the Pacaya volcano. The journey takes about 1 hour by public transport. Once there, the route is not difficult, and after less than an hour's walk you'll be at the foot of the active volcano. Book with Barco Expedition, they're an excellent company. They'll pick you up at your hostel and bring you back a few hours later. The price is 100q for transport and 100q for entrance. That's about $25 in total. FR : Rendez-vous à 6 heures du matin devant votre logement pour aller au pied du volcan de Pacaya. Le trajet dure environ 1h en transport. Une fois sur place, le chemin n'est pas difficile, après moins d'une heure de marche vous serez au pied du volcan encore en activité. Réservez avec Barco Expedition, c'est une excellente compagnie. Ils viendront vous chercher à votre auberge et vous ramèneront quelques heures plus tard. Le prix est de 100q pour le transport et 100q pour l'entrée. Soit environ 25 $ au total. "

"Climbing Pacaya Volcano was a great day trip from Antigua. It was about an hour drive from the city. We took a tour which handled the transportation and then included a guide once we got there, though not the entry fee. It’s a fairly intense hike up. It’s just like an hour of trekking uphill. I thought it was great exercise but lots of our group opted to ride horses up to the top. There’s many available there to take you up if you don’t want to hike. Once you reach the top, you’ll see some steam coming from the rocks and can roast marshmallows in the hot spots. I’ve also heard they can cook pizzas in there, but for whatever reason they weren’t doing it when we visited. We climbed the volcano in May, which is right at the beginning of the rainy season. So it was really cloudy the whole time and we didn’t get much of a view. It was still really cool though"

"Pacaya is another volcano, close to Guatemala City, besite Lago Amatitlan, but if you don't want to stay in the capital it is easy to find tours going direct from Antigua. This hike is less challenging that the Acatenango hike."