Description
Itinerary:
Day 1 – (Sunday): Upon arriving in Guatemala City (GUA) – you will be picked up by our private driver and our private bus. We will drive from Guatemala City to the city of San Andrés near Lake Atitlan. We will have a delicious dinner ready for us when we arrive.
Day 2 – (Monday): After breakfast we will take a private boat ride across Lake Atitlan for an Equal Exchange Coffee Trail Excursion. You will learn how fair trade coffee creates income for the community and see how the entire process occurs. After lunch and exploring town we will take a private boat ride back and enjoy a delicious Italian dinner in Panajachel.
Day 3 – (Tuesday): After a lovely breakfast we will get to meet our mom’s and preschool kiddos for the first time and enjoy a painting project with them. For lunch we get to support our moms at our Mother’s Market, where we can purchase handmade items and food that they make. After lunch we will visit a local family of weavers and see the innovative techniques they are creating. We will eat dinner together in San Andrés.
Day 4 – (Wednesday): After a delicious breakfast we will head back to lake Atitlan to visit a fair trade weaving co-op (the 2nd certified fair trade artisans in Guatemala) and enjoy a traditional lunch across the lake at Santiago Atitlan. We will eat dinner when we return to San Andrés.
Day 5 – (Thursday): We will spend the day in San Andrés with local artisans, learning about their crafts and have the opportunity to deliver wood burning stoves to local families. We will learn how a wood burning stove can change the families lives in just a day.
Day 6 – (Friday): After breakfast we will load our bus and leave Panajachel to drive to Volcan Pacaya where we will hike an active volcano and support local artisans by shopping at their lava shop. Learn how local artisans create handmade jewelry from volcano lava. We will have a surprise lunch on the top of the volcano and travel to Antigua to enjoy dinner and a leisurely night time walking tour of the city.
Day 7 – (Saturday): After breakfast we will take a walking city tour of fair trade markets, explore the ruins, learn the history of Antigua, and enjoy our last group dinner together.
Day 8 – (Sunday): After breakfast we will pack our bags and leave for the airport.
*Our itinerary is subject to change due to community needs
Top Reasons to Take This Trip
- There will be multiple fair trade excursions where you can see first hand how fair trade practices support local artisans.
- You can write off the cost of this trip since you are paying a 501-c(3) non-profit. Chat with your CPA. When was the last time you were able to write off a vacation?
- We perfectly mix service work and adventure. You will leave Guatemala knowing you helped those in need while also checking off some essential sights and local shops.
- Our work directly keeps people in-country. By going on this trip, you are directly addressing unsafe migration. By supporting local artisans you help Guatemalans build prosperous lives for themselves in Guatemala so that they don’t feel like they have to take an arduous and unsafe journey north.
- You are supporting an organization with minimal overhead, where your hard-earned money goes directly through our hands and into programs that feed and educate thousands.
- Did we mention you can write off this service adventure? This is an opportunity too good to pass up. Sign up TODAY!
