Top Central Highlands Craft Classes

One of a kind activity in Antigua, you will enjoy learning to decorate your own cake. Have fun with your kids, partner or by yourself by doing something different than the typical Antigua tour.

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.

You will put your creativity to work, from selecting your piece, carving it yourself, giving it shine and customizing it with a special engraving. Always guided by our expert carvers and at the end you can take home a unique creation, made with your own hands. You will take a piece of culture and our land Guatemala with you. An experience that you can not miss! We will wait for you.

This tour, by Due South Travels, is a unique offering as we have established relationships with specific artisans that work out of their homes. Our first stop brings you to a village established in the 1530s. We will be welcomed into the home of an artisan who has worked with jade for over 40 years. After learning about the sourcing and history of jade in Guatemala, you will be able to select your own jade stone and polish it into a small take-away charm. On our second stop, you will meet an artisan who has worked with leather since he was a young boy. He can make the most beautiful pair of handmade leather boots you've ever seen! Learn about the process of boot making from start to finish. Last, we will enjoy a light, local lunch. Our weavers will give a backstrap loom demonstration and you will be guided through a collection of beautiful, authentic examples of traditional Guatemalan dress. This tour is educational, fun, and a client favorite, especially if you like to shop!

La Antigua Guatemala was the third Capital of the country, stablished during the colonial period in 1543. During the colonial period the city was decorated with beautiful baroque art and its legacy its today part of the local economy of the local artisans in town. We will enjoy walking in La Antigua Guatemala central plaza and surrounding and later continue to 2 different communities outside town to meet with famous recognize local artisans. Before ending we will enjoy a traditional Guatemala lunch.