Travel advisory: the US and UK governments both recommend extra caution for anyone traveling in Guatemala because of crime, including against parts of the border with Mexico and certain districts of Guatemala City. Check the US State Department and UK FCDO before you book a couples’ trip. A romantic Guatemala trip does not need a splurge budget to work, though a few genuine upgrades are worth the extra cost when a couple wants to spend it.

Travel advisory: crime prompts both the US and UK governments to advise extra caution across Guatemala, including against a stretch of the Mexican border area and certain districts of Guatemala City. Read the US State Department and UK FCDO advisories before booking a longer route. How many days you have decides more about a Guatemala route than which sights make the list, since Antigua and Lake Atitlán fit almost any length while Tikal and Semuc Champey only earn their travel time on a longer trip.

Travel advisory: both the US and UK governments recommend extra caution when traveling in Guatemala because of crime, including against parts of the Mexican border area and certain districts of Guatemala City. See the US State Department and UK FCDO before finalizing a family trip. Guatemala’s dry and rainy seasons change how a family day actually plays out more than most guides let on, so it helps to plan around the calendar as much as around your kids’ ages.

Travel advisory: the US and UK governments both advise extra caution in Guatemala over crime, including against travel to parts of the border with Mexico and certain districts of Guatemala City. Check the US State Department and UK FCDO before mapping out day trips from Antigua. Antigua is the most common base for Guatemala day trips, and how far each destination sits from it does more to shape a day than the destination itself.

Travel advisory: crime concerns lead both the US and UK governments to advise extra caution in Guatemala, including against travel to a stretch near the Mexican border and certain districts of Guatemala City. Confirm current guidance with the US State Department and UK FCDO before booking. Attraction tours in Guatemala vary less by theme than by how much of a day they take, so it helps to sort them by length before deciding how many to stack into one trip.

Travel advisory: crime keeps both the US and UK governments recommending extra caution across Guatemala, with specific warnings on parts of the Guatemala-Mexico border area and sections of Guatemala City. Check the US State Department and UK FCDO before you lock in a route. A Guatemala trip can run from a few dollars a day to several hundred, depending less on where you go than on how you choose to get there and who’s guiding you.