I wanted a birdwatching tour that started a little later than the normal 6 am. All of the arrangements were made directly with Atitlan Tours using whatsapp. Elías was very helpful and responded quickly to each of our questions. I would book this same outing again if I went back to Lake Atitlan. The tour included a roundtrip boat ride from Santa Catarina, transportation to the reserve as well as the benefits of having Elías, an experienced birdwatcher, guide us to find toucans, various other birds and even the elusive quetzal. Elías had pictures and bird calls on his phone to help in our search. He even provide two pairs of binoculars for our group. I also really appreciated his sensitivity to the pace of our small group. He told us upfront that our late departure time and the time of year made it unlikely to find the quetzal so we had realistic exceptions before we headed out. It was a great day, a nice hardy walk in the reserve and something I would...
Read moreThey charge 50% more than any other tour company in pana. Tour to chichi costs 200qtz at atitlan tours and 150qtz everywhere else for the same service. Same with the shuttle to san Cristobal. They charge 450 while everyone else charges between 300-350 max. And again, the busses of all the other companies are absolutely fine and not much different to the busses of...
Read moreCERO atención al cliente por parte de sus conductores. en el shuttle del aeropuerto a pana cambiamos de conductor en antigua, lo cual no sabiamos que iba a suceder. al llegar a pana y pedir el cambio de nuestro pago, el conductor no nos lo quiso dar porque "le habíamoms pagado al conductor de guate a antigua y no a él'. nosotros no contratamos conductores individuales, contratamos una empresa, merecíamos nuestro cambio el cual prácticamente nos lo robaron. además, en el camino, una pasajera sintió ganas de vomitar, la reacción del conductor al pedirle que parara fue sumamente incómoda, humillándola. ninguno de los conductores se presentó, ni se interesó por los pasajeros, tanto asi, que cuando paramos en atigua otros dos pasajeros buscaron un baño y el conductor ya estaba arrancando el auto sin esperarlos. esto se pudiese evitar si la empresa fuese mas clara en decir donde y cuando se harán paradas para ir al baño ya que es un viaje de...
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