The fishing package includes:

• All necessary ground transportation
• Accommodations at the Villas del Pacifico Resort (all inclusive)/all meals, open bar national drinks, weekend entertainment and disco.
• Guided fishing (Captain and two mates) with conventional tackle and lures (fly fisherman please bring your own equipment and tackle)
• Lunch, snacks and beverages on the boat
• Optional final night at a quality hotel in either Guatemala City or Antigua Guatemala (standard room)
• Jade sailfish plaque as a memento of your vacation

The fishing package does not include:

• International airfare, airport departure tax, gratuities, and personal expenses

Customize your Vacation:

• Add a day of inshore fishing for rooster fish, mackerel, snapper, snook, and other inland fish
• Bird watching up the Chiquimula River
• Guided private tours to: Antigua Guatemala, Tikal Chichicatenango, jade fields of Zacapa, etc.
• Take an extra day to play a round of golf on one or Guatemala's Private courses
• Private jet service from the States
• Stay at a private house with maid/cook, stocked bar and refrigerator

Note: No shots are required to enter Guatemala.

Typical Airfare: Typically $475 – $600 from gateway cities (Miami, Atlanta, Houston and L.A.) to Guatemala City, depending on the season.

Fishing Season: The prime time for Pacific Sailfish is between the months of November and mid-May. Prime Blue/Black Marlin fishing is between the months of June and September, prime time for Yellowfin Tuna occurs between September and December. Dorado are caught year round. In shore fishing is productive all year with prime time Roosterfish.

Days 2-4: Full fishing days. You and your party will be served a full American breakfast before transfer to the marina. Typical fishing day is 7am until 4 or 4:30pm lunch and beverages will be served on board the sportfishing boats. In addition to the abundant sailfish population, you will have the opportunity to catch blue/black marlin, yellowfish tuna, dorado, roosterfish and wahoo.

Day 4: if your flight back home leaves before 10.30am your last night will be in one of our quality hotels in the viva zone. If your departure leaves after 10.30am your choice of last night stay.

Day 5: Depart for USA. (Note: our hotels serve/include breakfast)

Languages - Our staff members are bi-lingual so don’t worry about speaking Spanish.

Weather
Dry season: mid October to mid may
Rainy season: mid May to mid October
Daytime temperatures on the pacific coast range between 80-90F and cool down into the 70s in the evening. High humidity and electronic equipment are not the best of friends.

Reservations
To reserve a sportfishing package with The Great Sailfishing Company, a deposit of 50%, per angler is required. Final payments are due 60 days prior to your departure. Reservations are not confirmed until deposits are received.

Large Groups
The Great Sailfishing Company typically handles parties of 1 to 8 anglers. We can accommodate larger groups and corporate functions with advance notice. Special pricing extended to groups 12 and larger.

Meals:
A full American breakfast will be served before departing to the marina on all of our packages. Lunch, snacks and beverages will be served on board all of the sportfishing boats. The main restaurant at the Villas del Pacifico Resort offers local and international cuisine. The Cabaña Club bar serves fast food or full service menu. At the Costa Verde, a full service menu is offered in the restaurant or drive into town for dinner.
Note: dinner is not included with our Costa Verde packages. Your private cook prepares breakfast and dinner when staying at the house.

1. The fishing!!! Guatemala has great fishing, it holds the record for most Pacific Sailfish both on the fly and on conventional tackle. Along with the sailfishing most anglers catch dorado and have a good chance at tuna. Go inshore fishing for rooster-fish, Spanish mackerel and jacks.

2. The accommodations and Security!!! We offer first quality accommodations, the Villas del Pacifico is a large beach-front resort offering the angler and their families live entertainment, on the weekends, two large pools (one with a swim-up bar),gym, week-end disco, tennis, pool table and a lot more!! Our private homes are located on the Villas del Pacifico complex. You have your own private chef,w aitress and maid and can also use the facilities at the resort. Both complexes have 24 hour multi-security personnel ensuring you and your family a safe and enjoyable stay.

3. The Boats / Crews!!! We offer first quality boats ranging from 30 to 38ft. All of our captains and mates are well experienced in both conventional and fly-fishing tackle.

4. Service!!!
The Great Sailfishing is know for its' service, our motto is The customer needs come first and we mean it. From start to finish, your fishing trip will be a most enjoyable one.

5. Value!!!
We pride ourselves for giving a first class quality trip at a reasonable price. We offer fly-fishing tackle for a small rental charge and have a complete library for your enjoyment at no charge. Each angler receives a free Great Sailfishing T-shirt and pocket dictionary. A great fishing trip at a reasonable price!!!

     Puerto (Port) Iztapa is a small town located on Guatemala's Pacific Coast on the banks of the Maria Linda River.  Iztapa means "River of Salt" and gets its name because rising Pacific tides mix with river waters creating a salty river. 
     In Spanish  Colonial times Puerto Iztapa became the Kingdom of Guatemala's first Pacific coastal port, used by the Conqueror of Guatemala, Pedro de Alvarado.  In fact Alvarado, who landed on the Atlantic Coast, had his ships dismantled and carried overland, piece by piece, to Puerto Iztapa so he could travel to Peru and conquer another kingdom for Spain. 
     Puerto de San Jose, built in 1853, became the main Pacific port and Puerto Iztapa changed in functions to harboring fishing boats.  Today Guatemala's most important Pacific port is Puerto Quetzal while both Puerto Iztapa and Puerto de San Jose are laid back fishing villages, the difference of these villages being: all sport fishing boats and most commercial fishing ships are berthed in Puerto Iztapa while Guatemalans swim and play on the beaches of Puerto de San Jose.  There are several small affordable hotels and restaurants in Puerto Iztapa.  An individual or group can bathe in the ocean or river, go coastal or deep sea fishing, hire a boat to sight see and bird watch on the river, hunt, or have a meal and beverage on one of the restaurants by the river. 
    

     Your choices of activities in Guatemala are endless:  deep sea sport fishing on the Pacific coast, white water rafting in Retalhuleu, rock climb or rappel, climb a volcano or see lava flows in Escuintla, swim with dolphins and manatees or see a banana plantation in Izabal, volunteer at a sea turtle preserve in Monterrico, watch a play or hear a symphony in Guatemala City, take a native American steam bath in the Central Highlands, eat a gourmet meal or try traditional Guatemalan cuisine anywhere in the country, stay at a five star hotel or a backpacker hostel, water ski or jet ski in lakes or rivers, ride a horse in the mountains of Sacatepequez, take a cross country off road motorcycle tour, visit a World Heritage site: the colonial city of Antiqua Guatemala or the Archeological National Park Tikai, visit a jade mine in Zacapa or a coffee farm in Quetzaltenango, relax on a beach, savor a drink made with the best rum in the world, walk inside the third oldest university in America, learn how to dance salsa, visit a native American market in Chichicastenango, hunt, bird watch.....have a great time. 

     Forests and jungles are everywhere; colors abound in flowers, butterflies and birds.  The coastal lowlands have tropical temperatures; the plateaus and highlands maintain a perpetual spring; the mountain regions are cool, and on winter mornings peaks are covered with snow.  Above all shines an electric blue sky.

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