Absolutely wonderful, our tour guide Alex was the highlight right next to the views. We loved his energy and enthusiasm. He helped motivate us throughout the kayak and hike and helped us take beautiful pictures of the scenery and a lot of local information about the area. Could not recommend Los Elementos enough!

Hike took in scenic countryside & Mayan culture, but felt a bit overpriced for what we did. Hike was very steep. Market was really interesting & fun to go on the back of a pick-up into town.

Amazing Day! Alex was our guide and he was great, we kayaked, had lunch in San Juan and then hiked. I was so tired but so happy. The views are STUNNING. Don’t think about it just book it. I’ve already recommended the tour company to a friend. The ease of booking is a nice touch as well!

This experience was better than we could have ever expected. Imagine having a close friend from Lake Atitlan who knows the area and people well showing you around for an entire day. We told Alex we wanted him to show us the “must sees” of the Lake and then spent the rest of the day adventuring around the different Pueblos. We did not really want to hike if it meant we wouldn’t make it to some of the Pueblos we wanted to see, but luckily he really curates the experience to be whatever you would want it to be! Every single place we went he had friends and would introduce us to different people along the way including artists, chocolatiers etc. He knows so much about the history and culture and had answers to any questions we had. He was so friendly, made us feel comfortable and known and helped us understand more of the culture of everywhere we were. I would recommend everyone coming to the area book this tour with Alex.

First, Los Elementos is quick to respond to inquiries which gives it the edge for my business. There are a lot of lakeside tour companies but Lee and Los Elementos are well established. I discovered this trek looking for activities outside of the regular lake-side villages. It didn't disappoint. We booked another tour with them and had several other tours recommended. Plus we also rented kayaks for a morning and kayaked around Santa Cruz and Jaibolito. They are terrific. For this hike: Lee and Mario picked us up at our BnB in Santa Catarina and we drove close to an hour north of Solola where we hiked a short distance down into a labyrinth area. Within a short period of time we met the labyrinth developer, Vincent Stanzione, who has lived in Atitlan area for a long long time, tho not of mayan descent. He's an author and researcher and for the project of the labryrinth, he had local friends help him as a covid project to make mounds and other shapes (like snakes). Vincent spent hours with us answering questions and offering his opinions on life around the lake. I had read one of his books in prep for our time together. He's a humble thinker who cares so much about sharing what he's been given. I highly encourage this walk/hike 1) If you like and can withstand far distance hikes. It was the rainy season and it did start raining on our walk back. You probably wouldn't enjoy this excursion if you aren't inquisitive about Mayan history or life and if you don't like walking. 2) Come with your own questions about what you've read or understood about Lake Atitlan and/or Mayan culture. 3) Dress in layers - the forest can be colder but the hot sun will be too much for a jacket. 4) Bring a snack or sack lunch and for sure a water bottle. We were glad a delicoius light lunch was provided by Lee! 5) Block off about 6-7 hours or be very specific about what time you need to return. Vincent will never run out of things to talk about and your goal on the hike is to get to the over-look point way above the clouds overlooking the lake. This can take a few hours. The hike itself is mostly flat with some ups and downs but you're going to want good hiking shoes. Both my partner and I really enjoyed all the time with Lee and Vincent and got to see parts of the Mayan world we would have never seen otherwise. My partner called it Forest Bathing. Including the drive, you will go up around 2,000 feet from where you start!

We had a late start due to pick up issues and waiting for our ferry, but Mario was an excellent guide and catered our day to activities we wanted to do! He even took us to a local fresh market after our kayaking upon request!

Absolutely loved the tour and our main tour guide GeanCarlos. All the guides were very attentive and nice. They went above and beyond to make sure our needs and expectations were met. I would definitely recommend. Tour guides are also fluent in English as well as Spanish which was great. I honestly can’t think of a bad thing to say about this place!

Beautiful scenery and a hike. A great way to spend the day on Lago Atitlan. Antonio was a great guide, always enthusiastic and thoughtful. He also shared with us some words in the local Mayan language.

This was such an amazing experience for our group of 4 women from the US. Alex, Antonio, and Diego had us laughing all the way up the trail. It was a somewhat challenging hike, but they made it so enjoyable. We also got to visit a market, have a traditional lunch, and visit a sacred cave. I won't ruin all the surprises, but I will say that this was one of the best hikes I have ever experienced. If you enjoy hiking and are somewhat fit, I 100% recommend this!

We had an excellent private tour with Alex to San Juan La Laguna on Lake Atitlan. The tour on a Tuesday was arranged on the Sunday afternoon before via Whatsapp. We had a payment link by Monday morning. And the information that Alex our guide would actually meet us at our hotel in Panajachel (an added bonus, since we thought we would be meeting the guide in San Juan) was provided by Monday afternoon. Our interest was in exploring Maya culture. Alex was Mayan himself and was a fund of information as we explored San Juan extensively. We could not have been happier with our experience overall and had Alex to thank for it.

Really nice cooking class and the teacher was great at explaining and teaching. The food was so nice!

Great Experience with the really nice chef Alfredo! Can only recommend this to anyone visiting Lake Atitlan. The food we made was delicious!

Alex had extensive knowledge of the area, it's history and of the Mayan people.I love a tour that teaches me new things. Highly recommend.

Very tough to write a review when we had so much fun and at the same time the tour did not complied with our expectations. Let me explain, On the plus side Mario was an awesome guide, very attentive and well versed in the local customs and traditions, positive attitude and very friendly, the town of San Juan is wonderful, many very entertaining activities to enjoy. On the down side, bicycles were in terrible condition and one of our party (we were 6) could not participate in cycling because tour operator did not provided an adequate bicycle for her small size even when days before the tour we were asked about our measurements (weight and height), ¿why did you asked for this information if you where not to be careful to provide appropriate-sized bicycles? In the end our friend had to skip cycling and go directly to the town of San Juan.

Our guide, Mario, scooped us in Pana at 3:30 am and with a driver safely delivered us in the dark to the start of our hike. He led us up the short but steep path, and we experienced a magical sunrise from above the clouds.