Guatemala - Belize trip - Dec 2023 - MK
Guatemala | Dec 3 - Dec 28, 2023

Kurella
Kurella M.
San Jose, CA | Reviewed on Dec 31, 2023

Matt and his team did a fantastic job organizing our entire trip to Guatemala and Belize spanning four weeks. They took perfect care of every single transportation need from the time we landed in Guatemala City to the time we took off from Belize City. All the vehicles, transportation logistics and the drivers they provided were excellent, not a single glitch anywhere. Every activity that we planned was executed perfectly. All arrangements for each of the tours and activities were done perfectly, with excellent guides who were very friendly and knowledgeable. Due to various situations, we had to change plans and re-arrange activities and all these changes were handled by Matt's team with great patience and efficiency. Matt assigned one of his office managers, Liceth, to handle our entire trip. Liceth is an absolute gem of a person who organized everything and made everything work like clockwork. She responded to every query and request literally 24x7 and made the entire trip perfect. Every single one of the drivers and guides provided were extremely friendly and efficient, they went out of their way to make us feel welcome and make our trip enjoyable. Matt and his entire team are the best resources we could possibly have found to help us with our trip. Absolutely a delight to work with this team and would highly recommend them. Will definitely use this team again if the opportunity arises.

Hotel Review
Acatenango Campsite
Guatemala

The guide for this trip, Joseus, is an absolutely wonderful person, who took care of everything including food and hike guidance. The campsite is well organized and Matt's team has everything well setup for the overnight Acatenango hike.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Hike Acatenango Volcano & Camp Overnight
Hike Acatenango Volcano & Camp Overnight
Guatemala

Our guide, Joseus, is an absolutely wonderful person. Throughout the hike, he was not only a guide, but our chef and friend, he took care of us like family. Joseus and the Old Towne Outfitters team took care of all arrangements for the overnight camping trip and made it a seamless and unforgettable experience.

Quality of Experience
Joseus and his guidance and organizational skills
Food
Joseus made sure we were well fed at the right times, including taking care of our specific dietary restrictions
Guides, Drivers and Staff
The patience and skill with which Joseus made all the arrangements
Transport
Guatemala City Tour
Guatemala City Tour
Guatemala

Our guide, Esmeralda, is truly a wonderful person. She picked the right places for us to visit given our time constraints, and did a fantastic job of guiding us through the most interesting aspects of each place she chose. She was a true friend on this tour, we had a great time and we truly enjoyed her company.

Quality of Experience
The expertise, friendliness and professionalism of Esmeralda
Guides, Drivers and Staff
The patience and friendliness of our guide, Esmeralda and our driver, Antony
Transport
Antony did a very skillful job navigating us through the city safely.
Visit the Iximché Maya Ruins
Visit the Iximché Maya Ruins
Guatemala

Our guide Melvin gave us a great tour of Iximché, he knows every detail about the site, explained everything to us in detail, we learnt a lot about Mayan history and culture from him. Can't thank Melvin enough for the time he spent with us.

Quality of Experience
The pace at which Melvin conducted the tour and the details he pointed out
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Our driver Manuel did a great job getting us to Iximché and on to Chichicastenango, very skillful and safe driving
Transport
Our driver Manuel did a great job getting us to Iximché and on to Chichicastenango, very skillful and safe driving. The vehicle provided by Old Towne Outfitters was perfect
Sunrise on Acatenango & Descent
Sunrise on Acatenango & Descent
Guatemala

Our guide, Joseus, is an absolutely wonderful person. He helped and guided us through this trip and made it a seamless and unforgettable experience.

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Explore Tikal National Park
Explore Tikal National Park
Guatemala

Our driver Fernando and our guide Oliverio, were outstanding. Oliverio knew everything about the jungles of Tikal and the history, culture of the site. We learnt so much from him and he explained so many nuances of Tikal, the jungles, and the Mayan history and culture. It was an enlightening and memorable experience.

Quality of Experience
Fernando's drive from Flores to Tikal ad back, and Oliverio's friendly and patient guidance throughout the visit.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Fernando is an absolutely wonderful navigator, patience, skilled and thorough.
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