Specially curated for the conscious and awakened travelers with a refined taste for ancient cultures, indigenous and spiritual traditions, wellness and healing activities, deep contact with mother nature and the magical experience of visiting Mayan sacred sites.
The Mayan highlands (home of the indigenous culture) and the Mayan lowlands (home of the sacred sites) are considered to be one of the most energetic places of transformation on planet earth, and with this wellness and rewarding journey you are going to understand why.
Immerse yourself in the heart of the Mayan World and visit the colonial Antigua, connect with the marvelous Lake Atitlan enjoying daily yoga, a traditional fire and cacao ceremony and fly to the mighty Mayan jungle to continue enjoying selected activities and the exploration of the majestic Tikal. One of the most remarkable Mayan sacred sites of all.
So get ready to disconnect and reconnect with yourself (on a deeper and higher level).
Available all-year-round (Jan 16th – Jan 22nd, 2,023)
Guatemala.
GUA (arrival & departure).
07 days – 06 nights.
Leisure.
Nature, wellness, adventure, spirituality, sacred sites, culture and community.
Retreat centers and Boutique hotels.
Van / microbus, boat & airplane.
Day 01: Antigua Guatemala (World Heritage Site).
Welcome (GUA airport) – drive to Antigua – free & easy – Luxury Hotel Antigua.
Day 02: Lake Atitlan.
Drive to Lake Atitlan – boat ride – fire & cacao ceremony – free & easy time – temazcal (mayan sauna) – Retreat Center Lake Atitlan.
Day 03: Lake Atitlan.
Morning yoga – free & easy time – boat ride – San Juan La Laguna visit – boat ride – Retreat Center Lake Atitlan.
Day 04: Lake Atitlan & El Peten.
Morning yoga – free & easy time – boat ride – drive to Guatemala city and quick-local flight to FRS – Luxury Hotel El Remate.
Day 05: El Peten.
Morning jungle walk – free & easy time – Luxury Hotel El Remate.
Day 06: El Peten, Tikal (World Heritage Site) & Antigua Guatemala.
Tikal expedition – quick-local flight to GUA – drive to Antigua – Luxury Hotel Antigua.
Day 07: Antigua Guatemala and Guatemala city.
Goodbye – drive to GUA airport – Buen Camino.
Welcome by your team at the Aurora International Airport (GUA) and transportation to the cosmopolitan and colonial City of La Antigua Guatemala (UNESCO World Heritage Site), a “pueblo magico” full of charm and probably the most visited one in the country.
Free and easy time to explore your colonial surroundings (try to arrive before midday to enjoy the sunset in Antigua with tea, coffee, or drinks), begin to connect with the local people and international community, and prepare yourself for your upcoming transformative journey.
Meals: Dinner.
Lodging: Luxury Hotel in Antigua.
Activities: Welcome transfer and sightseeing.
Aldous Huxley described Atitlan as “too much of a good thing, it touches the limit of the permissibly picturesque”.
Typical breakfast and the beginning of your journey through the Mayan highlands, most known as the sectors of the indigenous Mayan culture alive.
Areas surrounded by beautiful landscapes of mountains, volcanoes, indigenous communities, and all kinds of crops until the town of Panajachel, located on the shores of one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Atitlan.
Boat ride to the holistic and charming town of San Marcos La Laguna where your retreat center is located and enjoy a free and easy afternoon for you to connect with the place followed by your immersion in the Mayan sacred fire and your deep connection with the spirit of the “kakaw” or cocoa also known by the ancient Mayans as the “flesh of the Gods” and consider medicine for your heart and soul.
Finish your day with the rewarding and healing experience of the Mayan sauna or Temazcal (the house of hot stones), whose ancestral purpose is therapeutic. Seeking relaxation and detoxification of your body and calm for your mind until finding inner peace.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner.
Lodging: Retreat Center in Lake Atitlan.
Activities: Drive to Lake Atitlan, boat ride, free and easy afternoon, fire and cacao ceremony, temazcal.
Morning yoga, followed by a free and easy morning for you to take some time to rest, read or hang out and integrate your experiences.
Lunch, and your boat ride to cross the crystalline waters of the lake to explore and connect with the indigenous town of San Juan, in a day of ancestral knowledge by visiting and learning from their community social projects, focused on preserving alternative and natural medicine, primitivist painting, natural dyeing, and much more.
Meals: Breakfast & dinner.
Lodging: Retreat Center Lake Atitlan.
Activities: Morning yoga, free & easy morning, boat rides Lake Atitlan, San Juan La Laguna visit.
Morning yoga practice, free and easy time and your boat trip back to the other side of the Lake (Panajachel) followed by your transport to Guatemala city airport for your quick-local flight to El Peten, the true home of the Mayan secrets hidden in the lush jungle.
Arrival at the Mayan World Airport (FRS) and your visit to the stunning and lush area of El Remate, located at the shores of Lake Peten Itza (the water priest).
Meals: Breakfast and dinner.
Lodging: Luxury Hotel in El Peten.
Activities: Morning yoga, fee & easy morning time, boat ride, quick-local flight (GUA – FRS) and leisure time in El Remate.
Breakfast and a guided visit to explore your unique surroundings and connect with the impressive jungle at El Cerro Cahui.
A protected reserve of humid tropical forest whose name means giant crocodile due to the shape of the hill and that can be perfectly observed from Lake Petén Itzá. This biotope is home to a large number of different species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds and also has several panoramic viewpoints with impressive views of the Lake.
Lunch and a free and easy afternoon for you to take some time to rest, read or hang out and integrate your experiences.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner.
Lodging: Luxury Hotel in El Peten.
Activities: Cerro Cahui visit and free & easy afternoon.
Breakfast followed by your exploration of the impressive sacred Mayan site of Tikal (the City of the voices), a UNESCO World Heritage site that was one of the most powerful Mayan kingdoms.
Tikal is a really strong and energetical site, whose history begins around 2000 years A.C., and today, archaeologists are still working on the site, finding day to day more evidence of our ancient civilization.
Connect with its mysticism, magic and decipher the greatest mysteries and enigmas of this impressive civilization as you walk through its dense jungle.
Among its remarkable structures excels the Great Jaguar (or Temple 1), an icon for the Mayas, located in the Central Acropolis, Temple 2 (or the Masks), the Lost World, the Window Palace, and the Temple 4 (or the two-headed serpents) that it’s considered one of the tallest pre-Columbian temples of all the Americas.
Drive back to El Remate followed by your afternoon local flight back to Guatemala city and Antigua, and because it is your last night you are going to have the perfect time celebrating life and transformation with a delicious goodbye dinner.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner.
Accommodation: Luxury Hotel in Antigua.
Activities: Tikal expedition, quick-local flight (FRS – GUA), goodbye dinner.
Morning breakfast and your final transfer to the Airport.
Goodbye from your team and until the next time! Buen Camino.
Meals: breakfast.
Lodging: none.
Activities: Exit transfer and sightseeing.
INCLUDED:
– 24/7 guest support.
– High profile tour leader in English and experienced local guides.
– All breakfasts and dinners.
– Day 3 lunch.
– All activities.
– A yoga shala for your private use at any time.
– All transfers between hotels and activities.
– Boat rides at Lake Atitlan.
– Local flight GUA – FRS (round trip).
– And way more thrills and surprises along the way.
– 06 Nights accommodation.
-02 nights in Antigua Guatemala at:
Hotel Casa Santo Domingo or Hotel El Convento (double or twin shared rooms).
– 02 nights in Lake Atitlan at:
Villa Sumaya or Eagles Nest Retreat Center (double rooms).
– 02 nights in El Peten at:
Hotel Las Lagunas or Hotel La Lancha (in a double or twin shared room).
NOT INCLUDED:
– International flights and airport taxes.
– Days 1 – 7 lunches.
– All the drinks at restaurants.
– Personal expenses of any kind.
– Antigen or PCR test for Covid-19 in Guatemala (to take your flight back home).
– The not described services at our sample itinerary.
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– Travel with your heart and mind open and be receptive to all the lessons that these sacred lands have for you.
– No matter where you are, always travel with health & travel insurance.
-Tell all your friends, family, and community about it. We recommend having this experience with a group of your closest friends because it’s going to connect all of you on a more profound and higher level.
– Follow the instructions of your expert Tour leader / spiritual guide and local guides. They really know what they are doing. Ask them, question them, and also connect with them. They are going to surprise you.
– Be prepared for the tropics and pack multiple changes of clothes:
Clothing for warm and hot weather during the day: two pairs of pants, two pairs of shorts, three changes of shirts, a rain poncho, a swimsuit, and a sweater or jacket to wear at night. Walking shoes, hiking boots, sneakers, and sandals are all acceptable.
Quick-dry clothing (especially a pair of convertible pants that zip at the knee to convert into shorts) is recommended for your visit to the tropical areas.
Always bring a towel, and please don’t forget sunblock, bug spray, a flashlight, a sun hat, a lightweight raincoat or poncho, anti-diarrheal medicine, and wet wipes.
*Important reminder: Be conscious of what you pack, and always keep sustainability in mind.
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