Antigua Guatemala is a hub of creativity and learning, offering a wide variety of classes and workshops that allow you to immerse yourself in local culture and develop new skills. Our directory highlights the best opportunities to explore your passions, whether you’re a resident or just visiting.
Discover hands-on experiences like cooking classes featuring traditional Guatemalan cuisine, art workshops led by talented local artists, and Spanish language lessons to deepen your connection to the community. From photography and pottery to dance and chocolate-making, Antigua offers something for everyone, no matter your interests or skill level.
Discover hands-on experiences like cooking classes featuring traditional Guatemalan cuisine, art workshops led by talented local artists, and Spanish language lessons to deepen your connection to the community. From photography and pottery to dance and chocolate-making, Antigua offers something for everyone, no matter your interests or skill level.
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Our workshop is quite hands-on, with an introduction to various coffee brewing methods, tips and tricks to get the best out of your brew, step-by-step guide and demonstration, as well as the opportunity to taste our Guatemalan coffee that we are for. so famous.
Discover the richness of Guatemalan cuisine with a cooking class at Casa San Miguel, located in the heart of Antigua.
Discover the rich flavors of Guatemala at Mamma Yama Cooking School in Antigua Guatemala. Join Chef David Farfán for an immersive, hands-on culinary experience where you’ll learn to prepare authentic traditional Guatemalan dishes using local ingredients and time-honored recipes.
Live a gastronomic experience and learn to make your own chocolate. Learn about the origin and history of Guatemalan cocoa.
Join us for a thrilling adventure to Pacaya Volcano, where you’ll experience more than just a hike—you’ll get to make and cook your own Pizza using coal and heat of volcanic rocks!
Come ready to grind by hand using the millenary pedernal stone, just as the Maya civilization did over 4,000 years ago. You’ll be the one crushing corn, seeds, and spices, experiencing this living tradition exactly as our communities still do today.
Take a morning to learn the Maya art of backstrap weaving in a beautiful central Antigua courtyard, surrounded by plants. Sit alongside a master weaver and learn her story. Guatemala is a country rich in its textile tradition, with lots of colors everywhere. But do you know what it really takes to create a weaving? Beginners can gain appreciation of this tradition, and advanced weavers can get into the nitty gritty details of single-sided or even double-sided brocade. Stitch by stitch, learn to weave a traditional motif.
Put your creativity to work in a 2-hour workshop by designing, cutting, and carving your own piece of jade. All machines are provided, so you can just come and enjoy the experience.
The Visual Arts program aims to create a technical and experimental environment where the student in an integral way can learn the artistic, expressive manifestation of visual perception in which, the person creates and recreates natural or fantastic worlds through material elements using various techniques that allow you to express your feelings, emotions, and perceptions of the world around you.
Antigua Sole offers the only artisan leather craft experience in Guatemala. Here, you will be able to not only see the process, but get involved! Have a design you’ve dreamed of? We can make it! Want to play around with new materials and just have fun? This is a perfect place for you. We offer laid-back and fun classes with no pressure.
Cuscun offers an authentic culinary experience for those looking to taste the true and traditional flavors of Guatemala. Traveling with a group of friends and want to have an incredible and authentic cooking and dining experience? Sign up for a group cooking class today!
La Trufa Chapina offers a fun and interactive chocolate workshop for kids, where they can learn about chocolate and how it’s made while creating their own delicious treats.