Visit Castillo de San Felipe de Lara
Pirates, cannons, an ancient prison, and battlements dating back to the 1600s–sound like fun? If this snags your interest, put Castillo de San Felipe de Lara on your Guatemala bucket list.
Vivero Frutas del Mundo Izabal – Exotic Fruit Nursery
If you’re looking for something unusual to do in Izabal, check out Vivero Frutas del Mundo! This exotic fruit farm and nursery is a great place to stop. The nursery offers a variety of tours, farm-to-table dining, taste-testing, and more. Eat fruits you’ve never tried in your life, nibble on chocolate made from different varieties of theobroma (such as pataxte and cupuacu), and learn how the farm integrates fish ponds, livestock, forests, nuts, fibers, and food crops into their agricultural philosophy.
Cascadas Finca el Paraíso – Nature’s Spa
This thermal waterfall has all the elements of a nature spa, hot and cold water treatments, beautiful trees, mineral-rich water, and more
Escapades at El Boquerón Izabal & Cañon Seacacar
Near the edge of Lake Izabal rise the jungly peaks of the Sierra de Santa Cruz. Between these steep slopes courses a powerful river. It froths over boulders, swirls in forceful currents, and slices a path between mountains that rises over 700 feet on either side. This is El Boquerón, a narrow limestone gorge, magical in its beauty, with plenty of opportunities for hiking, camping, tubing, and canoeing to add to the attraction.