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All Saints’ Day Birdwatching and Kite Workshop

  • 6:30 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Finca San Rafael de las Hortensias
  • Q290 per adult · Q200 per child under 12

Birdwatching around the “casa fantasma”, then a workshop to make your own barrilete, the Guatemalan kite.

A group watching birds with binoculars on a forest trail
The red-roofed house of Finca San Rafael de las Hortensias, among meadows and forested hills
Guatemalan Flicker on a lichen-covered trunk at Finca San Rafael de las Hortensias, Cerro Alux
Blue-throated Motmot perched on a branch in the forest at Finca San Rafael de las Hortensias
A songbird perched at the top of a flowering tree against a blue sky, Guatemala
Meeting point
Finca San Rafael de las Hortensias, Cerro Alux
Group
Up to 12 people
Children welcome
Language
Spanish

Finca San Rafael de las Hortensias lies in the Cerro Alux reserve, with meadows around the house and forest above it. The morning starts with the birds, then moves on to the workshop: barriletes are the kites Guatemala flies on All Saints’ Day, and everyone makes their own. An easy pace, suited to coming as a family.

Included

  • Guide
  • Finca entrance fee
  • Binoculars
  • Materials to make your kite
  • Mid-morning snack (cake, drinks and more)
  • Photos of the outing

Not included

  • Transport: everyone makes their own way to the meeting point

What to bring

  • Walking shoes
  • Water
  • Comfortable clothes for walking
  • Rain poncho or rain jacket

Good to know

  • The finca can only be reached by car
  • The workshop takes place under a large roofed shed (a galera), so it goes ahead whatever the weather