ATV Tours in Antigua Guatemala 2026: Q390-Q520 per Driver, Routes, Licence Rule and Rentals

A guided ATV tour from Antigua costs Q390 to Q520 per driver and Q215 to Q345 per passenger at Simoon Tours, depending on the route, and Q475 or Q515 per person at Earth Lodge. Every price here was read on the operator’s or selling agency’s own website on 1 October 2026; Simoon’s prices only load in the browser, so we read the rendered page.

The questions that matter are which route, whether you can drive (that depends on your licence), and whether you want a guide at all. This page takes them in that order.

Simoon Tours: the Antigua ATV tours

Simoon Tours runs six ATV tours from its Antigua office. Prices are per driver and per passenger, as published:

Source: Simoon Tours, Antigua tours, checked 1 October 2026. The page’s booking buttons offer PayPal or crypto, and Simoon lists (502) 5488-6550 as its phone.

How the mountain tours work. On the routes to Hobbitenango, the ATV takes you to El Hato, the mountain area above Antigua; you park there and ride the last stretch to Hobbitenango in Simoon’s 4x4 pickup truck. The Sky High tour does the same between Antigua Boreal and Altamira Eco Park, which Simoon puts at about 7,600 ft.

For the Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint on foot, or La Azotea and the other coffee farms without an ATV, see their own pages.

Earth Lodge: two ATV tours, one price for driver or passenger

Earth Lodge, the eco-lodge above Antigua, sells two ATV tours on its own site, both priced the same whether you drive or ride:

Source: Earth Lodge ATV tours, checked 1 October 2026. Guests at the lodge take its free shuttle down to Antigua at 8:30 AM and the ATV shuttle brings them back up after the tour. Earth Lodge’s site says activities booked through external partners, tours included, must be cancelled at least 24 hours ahead or the full price is charged; ask whether that covers the ATV tours.

Driver or passenger, same price is the main difference from Simoon. At Simoon a passenger pays Q175 less than the driver on every Antigua tour (Q200 less on Pacaya); at Earth Lodge both pay Q475 or Q515.

Pacaya by ATV

Simoon also runs two ATV tours around Pacaya volcano, with transport from Antigua:

Source: Simoon Tours, Pacaya, checked 1 October 2026. The Explorer visits the wind turbines viewpoint, Calderas Lagoon and the petrified lava fields, and includes transport, a bilingual guide, the ATV, entrance and parking fees, water, a Gatorade and snacks; the longer Adventure starts in San Vicente Pacaya, crosses volcanic sand and lava inside a private plantation, and adds a sandwich and a buff. Neither enters the official trail or national park, Simoon says. If you want to walk up to the lava field on the park trail, that is the Pacaya day hike, a different trip.

The licence rule

Simoon is explicit, on every tour listing:

• a valid driver’s licence is mandatory for anyone driving;
• passenger-only bookings are not accepted: each booking needs at least one driver rate;
• young travelers with a valid licence may drive their own ATV but must book at the adult rate, and on the Pacaya tours drivers under 18 must present a valid licence and book as adults.

Earth Lodge’s ATV page does not state a licence rule (checked 1 October 2026); ask when you book. For how foreign licences and Guatemalan licences work more generally, see our Guatemala driver’s licence guide.

Renting an ATV without a tour

Simoon, which lists offices in Antigua and Panajachel, rents automatic ATVs:

Source: Simoon Tours rentals, checked 1 October 2026. Requirements as published: a Q500 cash deposit per vehicle and a valid driver’s licence (copy or scan). The rental includes a helmet and a full tank. Simoon prints its own exchange rate on the page, $1 = Q7.50, if you are paying in dollars.

On public roads, Guatemala’s traffic rules on helmets for riders and passengers are on our motorcycle helmet law page.

An agency price to compare

Antigua agency Adrenalina Tours lists an Antigua ATV Mountains Tour at 83 USD per person with transport and a Spanish-speaking guide. Its listing contradicts itself on the route and length (a 3-hour Santa María de Jesús summary above a 6-hour description that matches Simoon’s Mountain Tour word for word), so ask it which tour you are buying before you pay.

Where to stay

Every tour on this page starts in Antigua or picks you up there.

Prices, times, routes and rules were read on Simoon Tours’ (rendered in a browser), Earth Lodge’s and Adrenalina Tours’ own websites on 1 October 2026. Re-check with the operator before you book; ATV prices here are per vehicle seat, not per group.