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My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our experience at Casa de Jade! We started with a short, 10-minute tour where we learned about the history of jade, and then went straight into creating our own jade pieces.Everyone was very attentive, friendly, and helpful throughout the entire experience. We had such a great time and really enjoyed making something unique to take home with us.I highly recommend this experience!

This was such a fun and unique experience in Antigua! We really enjoyed getting to take part in the entire process of creating our own piece of jade jewelry, rather than simply watching someone else make it.The experience started with being able to choose our own piece of jade, which made it feel personal right from the beginning. From there, we picked the design we wanted and then actually worked on shaping and creating the piece ourselves. It was really interesting to see how a rough piece of jade slowly transformed into something beautiful that we could take home with us.The instructors were wonderful. They were friendly, patient, and very helpful throughout the entire process. They gave us plenty of opportunity to do the work ourselves while stepping in when needed to make sure our pieces turned out well. They also helped with the finishing touches so that what we made looked polished and professionally finished.I especially liked that you leave with a souvenir that has much more meaning than something you simply purchase in a store—you actually selected the jade and helped create the finished piece yourself.This was a great hands-on activity and something a little different from the typical sightseeing tours. We had a fantastic time and would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Antigua who wants a fun, creative, and memorable experience.

I enjoyed trying the Van Gogh style of painting. Natalia was a good instructor and demonstrated how to do the paint strokes.

Amazing atmosphere, the studio was really nice and there was a range of equipment. Natalie was so friendly and helped give an in depth overview about the techniques Van Gogh would have used. Although I’m not a beginner, I would say it is extremely possible for beginners to end up with a really nice piece as Natalie’s instructions are really detailed and helps you get a grasp of the different techniques and colour coordination. I really recommend if you’re visiting Buenos Aires !!! Thank you Natalie and sorry for leaving in a rush as I was running late for another event. But thank you !!!!

My mom and I both really enjoyed this experience! The tour beforehand was great and educational. And the actual jade making was really fun and the instructors were kind and helpful. I highly recommend!

Carve Your Own Jade was such a great experience! The staff was incredibly kind, patient, and helpful, and you could tell they genuinely wanted everyone’s pieces to come out as beautiful as possible.Definitely be prepared to work and get hands-on because you really are involved in creating your own piece from start to finish! But don’t be intimidated. The staff supports and guides you every step of the way, while still allowing you to feel like you truly made something yourself.Such a unique experience and an even better souvenir to take home from Guatemala. Highly recommend

It was an amazing experience! I learned and had a lot of fun. I confused the schedules and still the teacher was super understandable and kind! I loved it and would do it again.

Carve Your Own Jade was such a great experience! The staff was incredibly kind, patient, and helpful, and you could tell they genuinely wanted everyone’s pieces to come out as beautiful as possible.Definitely be prepared to work and get hands-on because you really are involved in creating your own piece from start to finish! But don’t be intimidated. The staff supports and guides you every step of the way, while still allowing you to feel like you truly made something yourself.Such a unique experience and an even better souvenir to take home from Guatemala. Highly recommend!

It was amazing, they were so sweet and accommodating. I would love to come back and make another one. It's definitely an experience you need to do.

So much fun and loved the information on Jade. The artisans were friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable.

My sister and I had so much fun making our own jewelry and learning about where jade comes from in Guatemala.

We travel a lot and do quite a few tours, and this was probably one of the best tours we’ve ever done!Getting to choose the color of jade and the shape of the stone, then actually cutting and sanding it (with the help of a machine), was so much fun. It was such a unique, hands-on experience!We had Elmer and Caesar helping us. Elmer speaks perfect English, and both of them were patient, kind, and incredibly helpful. Caesar makes much of the jade jewelry you see in the shop, so you know you have a true master helping you create your piece.And the best part? You get to take your creation home with you! There was absolutely no pressure to buy anything in the shop, which we really appreciated.If I had more time on our trip, I would absolutely book this tour again to make another piece of jewelry. Highly recommend!

The experience was a pleasure, César and Elmer were attentive the whole time and guiding the process

Super fun, you can pick out the jade piece to carve into a bracelet, necklace, or ring. The guide was very helpful.

This was a wonderful experience. We learned about jade around the world. Carlis and Cesar taught us to cut, shape snd polish. We each made a piece to take home. Highly recommend.

We had the best time spending the morning in the Jade workshop. Carlos, Elmer, and Cesar were outstanding and such a pleasure to be around. They were flexible with our booking when we needed to reschedule. They were very sweet when we noted it was our honeymoon. I would recommend anyone in Antigua to do this tour/workshop!