De La Gente

Community Tourism

De La Gente is a non-profit organization that uses coffee as a vehicle to create economic opportunities for coffee producing communities in Guatemala.

Our Community Tourism Program, based in Antigua, Guatemala, accentuates our mission to provide economic opportunity for small-scale coffee producers and their families. In collaboration with members of the Coffee Growers of San Miguel Escobar group, we offer a variaty of interactive and immersive activities.

From coffee tours to cooking classes, the producers lead and facilitate activities so that visitors can authentically and transparently interact with and learn from the local community. Whether traveling in a group, as a family, with friends, or solo, consider adding one of these Antigua excursions to your itinerary. 

Reservations and Payment Methods

You can make reservations for any of our tours and classes by clicking on the BOOK button and filling a form.

We offer three payment methods:

  1. Credit card

  2. Bank transfer

  3. Bank deposit

When you fill a reservation form, you can select the payment method that suits you best. A De La Gente staff member will send you a confirmation email with the details for you to complete your reservation and process your payment

Traditional Coffee Tour

Knowing coffee from its origins.Experience the process from bean to cup

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Duration: 3 hours

Coffee tours are led and facilitated by small-scale coffee growers. Walk alongside them through their fields and back to their home, where they’ll show you the entire coffee process from bean to brew and even join you for a cup of freshly roasted and prepared coffee.

The meeting point for all of our tours and classes is the San Miguel Escobar plaza see the location HERE.

    • One person: Q 310.00 / USD 40.00

    • Two or more people: Q 230.00 / USD 30.00 per person

  • TOURISTS:

    • Interpreter (English-Spanish)

    • Walk through the coffee fields (20 min. aprox)

    • Demonstration of artisanal roasting and grinding of coffee

    • Coffee tasting

    • One 12 onz. bag of coffee per participant.

    GUIDES:

    • We offer the tour as a courtesy to the guides/leaders who accompany the group, but they won't receive a bag of coffee. We offer ONE lunch courtesy per group; in case more than one guide/leader accompany a group, they must pay the additional price for each lunch. To see the additional prices for lunches, go to the additional services.

    • Tips

    • Meals

    • Transportation

    • Water

  • What should they bring?

    • Camera

    • Money (Guatemalan currency) if they wish to buy additional coffee directly from the coffee producers

    • Water

    • Sneakers or trainers (you will be hiking a short distance on the slopes of a volcano)

    • Sunscreen and/or hat

    • Rain jacket or poncho (during the rainy season from May to November, especially in the afternoons)

  • During your Coffee Tour, you can expect to walk approximately 5 kilometers (3.2 miles) as we make our way through the fields and back to the producer's home in San Miguel Escobar. Parts of the walk include uneven terrain, loose dirt paths and trails, and minimal overall elevation gain. Therefore, walking may not be comfortable for people who wear the wrong shoes or are not used to walking.

    If your clients foresee difficulties in participating in this kind of activity, we can make the necessary adjustments so that they have the most enjoyable experience possible. Please be sure to add a note to your reservation form.

  • LUNCH:

    • One lunch: Q 130.00 / $ 17.00

    • Two or more: Q65.00 / $8.00 each

    DESSERT:

    • One dessert: Q 20.00 / $ 4.00

    • Two or more: Q 10.00 / $ 2.00 each

    If you wish to add these services, make sure to select during the booking process.

    TRANSPORTATION:

    If you need transport from Antigua to San Miguel Escobar and viceversa, 4×4 pick up truck to the coffee plantatinos, or if you have questions, you can contact us at tour@dlgcoffee.org or to the Whatsapp +502 4179 2970 during our office hours from 8 am to 5 pm.

  • We provide touristic services from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. You can choose the schedule that fits your itinerary within this time frame or plan according to our regular tours starting at 9 am or 2 pm.

    The tour duration is 3 hours. If the tourists have less time, please note it in the reservation form.

Cooking Class

Culture and cuisine. Prepare a traditional Guatemalan Pepián

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Duration: 3 hours

This is a culturally immersive unique thing to do in Antigua Guatemala. All classes are conducted in the homes of a local family (in San Miguel Escobar) where they will teach the visitors to prepare a traditional Guatemalan pepián plantain mole and tortillas recipes in their own kitchen, giving a first-hand glimpse into Guatemalan culture.

*We can provide gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan recipes

All of our tours and classes start from the San Miguel Escobar plaza. See the location HERE.

    • One person: Q 310.00 / USD 40.00

    • Two or more people: Q 230.00 / USD 30.00 per person

  • TOURISTS:

    • Spanish-English interpretation

    • Hands-on class with a local pepián chef who will lead you through the preparation process

    • Pepián lunch with your instructor (we accommodate vegans/vegetarians and those who are gluten free)

    GUIDES:

    • We offer the tour as a courtesy to the guides/leaders who accompany the group. We offer ONE lunch courtesy per group; in case more than one guide/leader accompany a group, they must pay the additional price for each lunch. To see the additional prices for lunches, go to additional services.

    • Tips

    • Water

    • Transportation

  • What should I bring to the cooking class?

    • Camera

    • Money (Guatemalan currency). The cooking experience takes place in the house of a coffee producer, so you will have the opportunity to buy coffee directly from the family, however they can only accept cash

    • Water

    • Sneakers or trainers are recommended for best cooking precaution practices

  • Please keep in mind that we work with small-scale coffee producers and their families to provide more economic opportunities within coffee growing communities. Therefore, the Pepian Cooking Class is conducted in their homes in a traditional, rural Guatemalan kitchen. Many homes have an open, central courtyard and garden area which is the main gathering place in Guatemalan households. Even though you will be “inside,” you will be surrounded by the outdoors in a sense as this courtyard area is typically partially covered by a tin roof, there may be plants or a garden area, and you might even run into some free range chickens! Additionally, you will be cooking with wood, rather than gas or electric stoves. There is a chimney to keep the kitchen smoke-free, but there is the possibility of a falling ember (hence why we suggest closed toed shoes!) and you may add some kindling or a log to the fire.

    We provide trainings with all of the pepián cooks regarding cooking and hygiene, so they take great care of their guests. But even so, this is not an industrial kitchen, rather a Guatemalan kitchen, and we hope that you enjoy this up close and cultural window into seeing how Guatemalans gather and share their meals.

    Let us know if your clients are vegetarian, vegan or gluten intolerant.

  • Lunch:

    • One: Q 130.00 / $ 17.00

    • Two or more: Q65.00 / $8.50 each

    If you wish to add this service, make sure to select during the booking process.

    If you need transport from Antigua to San Miguel Escobar and viceversa, or if you have questions, you can contact us at tour@dlgcoffee.org or to the Whatsapp +502 4179 2970 during our office hours from 8 am to 5 pm.

  • We provide touristic services from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. You can choose the schedule that fits your itinerary within this time frame or plan according to our regular tours starting at 9 am or 2 pm.

    The tour duration is 3 hours. If the tourists have less time, please note it in the reservation form.

Antigua Day Trip | Culture, Coffee and Cuisine

Tasting Authentic Guatemalan Flavors

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Duration: 7 hours

Our Antigua day tour is a full-day experience conducted by coffee-growing families in the community of San Miguel Escobar. It celebrates the heart of Guatemalan culture and will allow visitors to immerse themselves and connect with local communities. The experience starts by learning to cook Guatemala’s traditional dish, Pepián, in a traditional way with a local family. After cooking and tasting this Guatemalan delicacy, visitors move on to explore a coffee plantation, learn the process behind coffee, have meaningful conversations with the producers, and end the day with a cup of freshly roasted and ground coffee at the producer's home.

*We can provide gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan Pepián recipes

All of our tours and classes start from the San Miguel Escobar plaza. See the location HERE.

    • Two or more people: Q 460.00 / USD 60.00 per person

  • TOURISTS:

    • Spanish-English interpretation

    • Hands-on class with a local pepián chef who will lead you through the preparation process

    • Pepián lunch with your instructor (we accommodate vegans/vegetarians and those who are gluten free)

    • Walk through the coffee fields (20 min. aprox)

    • Demonstration of artisanal roasting and grinding of coffee

    • Coffee tasting

    • One 12 onz. bag of coffee per participant.

    GUIDES:

    • We offer the tour as a courtesy to the guides/leaders who accompany the group. We offer ONE lunch courtesy per group; in case more than one guide/leader accompany a group, they must pay the additional price for each lunch. To see the additional prices for lunches, go to additional services.

    • Tips

    • Water

    • Transportation

  • What should I bring to the cooking class?

    • Camera

    • Money (Guatemalan currency). The cooking experience takes place in the house of a coffee producer, so you will have the opportunity to buy coffee directly from the family, however they can only accept cash

    • Water

    • Sneakers or trainers are recommended for best cooking precaution practices and walking to the coffee fields.

    • Sunscreen and/or hat

    • Rain jacket or poncho (during the rainy season from May to November, especially in the afternoons)

  • The Cooking Class takes place in a traditional rural Guatemalan kitchen. They cook with wood, instead of gas or electric stoves. There is a chimney to keep the kitchen smoke-free, but there is the possibility of an ember falling in (hence why we suggest closed-toe shoes!) We provide training to all cooking instructors in good practices and hygiene, so that they take care of their guests. But even so, this activity is not in an industrial kitchen, but in a Guatemalan kitchen.

    *Let us know if your customers are vegetarian, vegan or gluten intolerant.

    During the Coffee Tour, visitors can expect to walk approximately 5 kilometers (3.2 miles) as they tour the plantations and return to the producer's home in town. Parts of the hike include uneven terrain, loose dirt roads and trails, and although the elevation gain is minimal, some parts of the hike are steep. If your clients anticipate having any difficulty participating in this type of activity, we can make the necessary adjustments so that they have the most pleasant experience possible. Just be sure to add those notes during checkout.

  • TRANSPORTATION:

    If you need transport from Antigua to San Miguel Escobar and viceversa, 4×4 pick up truck to the coffee plantations, or have questions, you can contact us at tour@dlgcoffee.org or to the Whatsapp +502 4179 2970 during our office hours from 8 am to 5 pm.

  • For this activity we can only work in a schedule from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm since the tour lasts 7 hours.

Service Policies

    • Our office hours are from 8am to 5pm. Guatemala time.

    • All reservations must be made with a minimum of 24 hours in advance and/or no later than 5pm. (Guatemala time) the day before the tour/class.

    • The payment for each reservation must be processed with a minimum of 24 hours in advance and/or no later than 5pm. (Guatemala time) the day before the tour/class. If not, De La Gente will reserve the right to cancel the tour/class.

    • Any change with less than 24 hour notice will be subjected to availability.

    • If there is a cancellation within 24 hours prior to the tour/class, no refunds of any kind will be processed.

    • If there is a cancellation more than 24 hours in advance, you may request a credit for future reservations. No refunds will be processed.

    • To reschedule tours with less than 24 hours, there will be a 25% surcharge to the total value of the scheduled tour.

    • If you wish to reschedule with more than 24 hours, there will be no extra charge.

    • No credit will be processed for no shows.

    • The rates established by De La Gente will not be renegotiated. Rates are established annually.

    • A De La Gente representative will be in touch during office hours to confirm the reservation to the email entered in the form by the travel agent, as well as provide the total to pay to confirm your tour/class.

    • All reservations must be made through the reservation form. This is to ensure that we have all the information necessary.

    • De La Gente reserves the right to use any audiovisual material taken in any of its touristic activities for illustrative and/or promotional purposes.

    • De La Gente is not responsible for any damage or loss of personal belongings at the time of the tour.

    • 4x4 pickup truck service for coffee tours is subject to availability, please make sure to request it at least 48 hours in advance.

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