Unreal experience from start to finish. This tour was incredible. The information before was perfect, you can borrow equipment if you need to, the food was unreal and plentiful and the huts are warm, comfortable and have the best views over the volcano. This company were unreal and our guide, Marvin, was the best - he clearly knows what he is doing.
Organization was good, food was great and the beds were comfy.
Suggestions for improvement:
- decrease the group, 30 pax is way too much
- check the fitness level of participants, it was too much for some of them and they were significantly slowing the whole group
- added value of the guides was zero. They were just accompanying the group, but didn’t tell anything about the volcano, culture, history, local life, nature, etc.
I really apreciated the professionalism of the principal guide, Carlos and the rest of the team Vida, Audi, Jefferson, Fili - just to name a few. The champ is located in a very strategic manner with a super view to the aqua volcano and fuego ! Also kudos to CA travelers for hiring females porter - I appreciated the job opportunity given to women as well as the local composition of the team 😊
I had the most incredible experience hiking with Marvin on Acatenango! He is a great guide, genuinely cares about the group, would not leave anyone alone behind and also considered the best timing for us to hike to fuego to see the volcano eruption.