35 Stunning Photos of Antigua Guatemala + Travel Guide
Antigua Guatemala Travel Blog
Updated January 21, 2020
I’m a week into my five week Central America adventure as I write this. I started my trip with a night at the Houston Airport, and my time there was extended even further when United Airlines offered me a $500 travel voucher to delay my flight another 10 hours. Fine by me, I just scored a free round trip ticket to somewhere!
I was a bit nervous about arriving in Guatemala City late at night, as I had heard the $10 shuttles to Antigua stopped running at 10 or 11 pm. However, I asked some other travelers if they were going that way, and in the end, I shared a taxi with two others and it only cost me $10. My hostel had quoted me $40 to come pick me up, so I faired well by taking the risk and sorting it out myself. If you are arriving late in Guatemala city and you want to save money, I suggest teaming up with other travelers and not booking anything in advance.
I stayed at the Yellow House for my one and only night in Antigua. I payed $25 for a nice room with a view (seen in the first photo of this post). It was a bit more than I planned to spend, but I didn’t want to stay in a dorm room and I conveniently booked it on Hotels.com while sitting at the airport. I was planning to spend at least 3 days in Antigua, but after a full day of walking around, I felt like I’d seen the town and could move on to the lake.
Planning a visit to Antigua? Here are the top 3 blog posts I came across that helped me during my research.
A former Local’s Guide to Antigua (post by my friend Dani of Globetrotter Girls
What to do In Antigua Guatemala – Y Travel Blog
Best Overall Guatemala Guide – Indie Traveller
Erica Camille is a LGBT destination wedding photographer and travel blogger based in New York City and Koh Samui Thailand. Named one of the “Top 10 Travel Blogs” by Movehub.org, her work has been featured in the New York Daily News, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Refinery 29, and publications worldwide. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram to see her latest work.
