Community Based Tourism
We are a travel agency that focuses on offering the best personalized service to our clients in organizing tours and cultural trips around Guatemala. In addition we want to promote interaction with local communities in order to create work opportunities and increase respect for the environment and local traditions and customs.
per adult from
$2,124
NZDDuration
11 days
Pickup
Hotel pickup available
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- 9x Breakfast
- 10x Dinner
- 8x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 9 nights
- Entry/Admission - antigua guatemala
- Entry/Admission - Lake Atitlan
- Entry/Admission - Panajachel
- Entry/Admission - Mercado de Chichicastenango
- Entry/Admission - Chimaltenango
What's excluded :
- Zip line.
Day 1: Airport pick up in Guatemala City, transfer to your host family in San Juan del Obispo. Dinner in your host family.
Pass By: Antigua Guatemala Cathedral, 5a Calle Oriente 5, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Transfer to the town of San Juan del Obispo.
Meals included:
• Dinner: At the host family.
Accommodation included: Guatemalan host family.
Day 2: Tour in Antigua. Visit to the Artisanal chocolate factory in San Juan del Obispo.
Stop At: antigua guatemala, Unnamed Road, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Tour in Antigua Guatemala.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Meals are given by the host family.
• Lunch: At the host family.
• Dinner: Given by the host family.
Accommodation included: Accommodation with a Guatemalan host family.
Day 3: Cooking class and lunch in the cooking school “La Tortilla”. Community work in the afternoon.
Stop At: antigua guatemala, Unnamed Road, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Cooking class and lunch in the cooking school “La Tortilla”.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: At the host family.
• Lunch: Given at the cooking school "La Tortilla".
• Dinner: At the host family.
Accommodation included: With a Guatemalan host family
Day 4: Visit to the indigenous women’s cooperative in Santiago Zamora. Social work in the library “Caldo de Piedra”.
Stop At: antigua guatemala, Unnamed Road, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Visit to the indigenous women’s cooperative in Santiago Zamora.
Lunch in your host family.
Social work in the library “Caldo de Piedra” to read with the children from the community.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: With the host family
• Lunch: With the host family.
• Dinner: With the host family.
Accommodation included: With a Guatemalan host family.
Day 5: Community work. Lunch in the village. Community work.
Stop At: antigua guatemala, Unnamed Road, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Community work.
Lunch in the village.
Community work.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: At the host family.
• Lunch: Luch in the village where the commiunity work will be done.
• Dinner: At the host family.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Visit to the ruins of Iximché. Walk in the Atitlán Nature Reserve (and optional zipline tour).
Stop At: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Visit to the ruins of Iximché.
Arrival to the hotel in Panajachel.
Walk in the Atitlán Nature Reserve (and optional zipline tour).
Duration: 11 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast will take place at a restaurant located in Tecpán, a town on the way to Panajachel - Atitlán.
• Dinner: At a restaurant in Panajachel.
Accommodation included: At a hotel in Panajachel.
Day 7: Boat tour to the villages around the lake and art and handicrafts class in one of the villages.
Stop At: Panajachel, Guatemala
Boat tour to the villages around the lake and art and handicrafts class in one of the villages.
Lunch in Santiago Atitlán.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel in Panajachel.
• Lunch: Lunch in Santiago Atitlán.
• Dinner: Dinner at a restaurant in Panajachel.
Accommodation included: At a hotel located in Panajachel.
Day 8: Visit to Chichicastenango.
Stop At: Mercado de Chichicastenango, Btw 7a & 8a Calle, Chichicastenango 14006 Guatemala
Visit to Chichicastenango.
Lunch in Chichicastenango.
Return to Panajachel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel in Panajachel.
• Lunch: Lunch in Chichicastenango.
• Dinner: Dinner at a hotel in San Pedro La Laguna.
Accommodation included: At a hotel in San Pedro La Laguna - Panajachel.
Day 9: Tour at the village of San Juan la Laguna. Visit to the coffee and the women weavers cooperative. Watch the murals.
Stop At: Panajachel, Guatemala
Walk to the neighboring village of San Juan la Laguna.
Visit to the coffee cooperative “La Voz“.
Lunch in an indigenous women’s cooperative in San Juan la Laguna.
Visit to the women weavers cooperative.
Tour through the village to see the murals.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: At the hotel in San Pedro la Laguna.
• Lunch: Lunch in an indigenous women’s cooperative in San Juan la Laguna.
• Dinner: Dinner in hotel in San Pedro la Laguna.
Accommodation included: Night and accommodation at the hotel in San Pedro La Laguna.
Day 10: Departure for Comalapa. Lunch in an art gallery in Comalapa. Art class and visit to the village.
Stop At: Unnamed Road, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Return to Panajachel.
Departure for Comalapa.
Lunch in an art gallery in Comalapa.
Art class and visit to the village.
Return to Antigua.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel in San Pedro La Laguna.
• Lunch: Lunch in an art gallery in Comalapa.
• Dinner: Dinner at a hotel in Antigua.
Accommodation included: Stay at a hotel in Antigua Guatemala.
Day 11: Transfer to the airport.
Stop At: antigua guatemala, Unnamed Road, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Transfer from Antigua Guatemala to La Aurora airport in Gutemala city.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.Departure Point :
Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from any hotel around Antigua Guatemala, SacatepéquezAirports- La Aurora Airport, Guatemala City Guatemala
Departure Time :
Suppliers and travelers coordinate start times within the given time periods. 7/22/2019 - 10/24/2021Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Saturday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Sunday: 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM Return Detail :
-Hotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Language
English - Guide
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
12
Organised by Mundo Antigua Travel
Activity ID: V-178758P1
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