Get a healthy and culturally rich overdose of colonial culture in Antigua and visit the local towns and markets around Lake Atitlan with a personal guide and scholar to learn about this rich and diverse local civilizations. Take part in a ceremony honouring the Maximon, the local semi-pagan deity which has many adepts in the region.

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A must-do activity is a trek uphill to see steam vents and live rivers of lava on Guatemala’s Pacaya Volcano. It's very near Guatemala City and it takes only half a day. 

 

A visit to Guatemala wouldn't be complete without a visit north to the impressive Tikal Ruins, a sort of small sister to the crowded Chichen Itza in Mexico. The advantage of Tikal is that you can enjoy the ruins without hoards of crowds, and learn lots about the intact Mayan ruins yet to be dugout. The emerald-green waters of nearby Lake Peten (up north in Flores) offer nice kayaking adventures for you and yours.

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Now...Belize, interestingly enough, is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. Along its east emerald-green coastline you can enjoy nothing but the whitest of sandy beaches and the crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, with pretty seaside towns like Placencia. And please don't miss a visit to San Pedro Ambergris Caye, home to Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" tune and the perfect place from where to enjoy thrilling snorkelling near the world-famous Shark & Ray Alley. For those with a budget, take an aerial sightseeing to fly over the impressive and one-of-its-kind Blue Hole, the giant deep-blue marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the Lighthouse Reef, some 70 km off the Belizian coastline.

Belize's rich lush interior also offers plenty of outdoor activities like a zip line and treasured sinkholes along its countryside for you to explore