Specially curated for the conscious and awakened travelers with a refined taste for ancient cultures, indigenous traditions, wellness and healing activities and deep contact with mother nature.
Lake Atitlan and the Mayan highlands (home of the indigenous culture) are considered to be one of the most energetic places of transformation on planet earth, and with this active, meaningful and rewarding journey you are going to understand why.
Immerse yourself in the heart of the Mayan World and visit the colonial Antigua, the Mayan sacred site of Iximche and deeply connect with the marvelous Lake Atitlan enjoying daily selected activities like yoga, traditional fire and cacao ceremonies, nahual readings, temazcal (mayan sauna), paddleboard, ancient indigenous workshops and more.
Fall in love with Guatemala and 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.
Van / microbus & boat.
Day 01: Guatemala city & Antigua Guatemala (World Heritage Site).
Welcome (GUA airport) – drive to Antigua – free & easy time – Boutique Hotel Antigua.
Day 02: Iximche sacred site & Lake Atitlan.
Drive to Lake Atitlan – Iximche visit – boat ride – free & easy time – temazcal (mayan sauna) – Retreat Center Atitlan.
Day 03: Lake Atitlan.
Morning yoga – boat ride – San Juan La Laguna visit – boat ride – free & easy time – Retreat Center Atitlan.
Day 04: Lake Atitlan.
Morning yoga – boat ride – San Pedro volcano hike – boat ride – free & easy time – temazcal (mayan sauna) – Retreat Center Atitlan.
Day 05: Lake Atitlan.
Sunrise paddle board – morning yoga – free & easy time – Fire & cacao ceremony – free & easy time – Retreat Center Atitlan.
Day 06: Lake Atitlan.
Morning yoga – free & easy time – boat ride – drive to Antigua – Antigua visit – Boutique 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: Welcome dinner.
Lodging: Boutique Hotel in Antigua.
Activities: Welcome transfer and sightseeing.
Morning 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 Iximche (Ixim = Corn & Chee = Tree).
A very important and energetic sacred site where the ancient Mayans founded their last capital, exploration of its palaces, plazas, ball game, its museum, and its fire ceremonial space.
Continue your journey through the Mayan highlands until Panajachel, for your boat ride to the holistic and charming town of San Marcos La Laguna where your retreat center is located.
Free and easy afternoon for you to connect with the place, and later on, experience the rewarding and healing 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: All.
Lodging: Retreat Center in Lake Atitlan.
Activities: Drive to Lake Atitlan, Iximche visit, boat ride, free and easy afternoon and temazcal.
Aldous Huxley described Atitlan as “too much of a good thing, it touches the limit of the permissibly picturesque”.
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, followed by 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: All.
Lodging: Retreat Center in Lake Atitlan.
Activities: Morning yoga, free and easy morning, boat rides Lake Atitlan, San Juan La Laguna visit.
Morning yoga practice, breakfast and your boat ride to cross the lake waters until San Pedro´s town, located on the slopes of the volcano.
Another small and picturesque town on the Lake and the place where your volcano ascension beggins through tropical forests, coffee plantations and avocado farms.
This volcano is the smallest in the lake, compared to its really big brothers, the Toliman and Atitlan volcanoes), and it is considered as a rewarding activity to activate your body and to be able to witness the best panoramic views of all the Lake.
Lunch in town and boat ride back to your retreat center for a free & easy afternoon followed by the healing mayan sauna (temazcal) and a campfire at night.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Retreat Center in Lake Atitlan.
Activities: Morning yoga, boat rides Lake Atitlan, San Pedro volcano hike, Temazcal and Bonfire.
Start your day with the rewarding sunrise experience in the middle of the lake and its volcanoes, followed by your morning yoga practice, breakfast and a free and easy morning.
Lunch and the continuity of your free and easy time until late afternoon for your immersion in the Mayan sacred fire and your 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.
Meals: All.
Lodging: Retreat Center in Lake Atitlan.
Activities: Sunrise paddle board, morning yoga, free & easy morning and afternoon, and sacred fire and cacao ceremony.
Morning yoga practice, local breakfast and your boat trip back to the other side of the Lake (Panajachel) time to visit its beautiful town, followed by your transport to Antigua for your walking trip on its famous cobblestone streets, visiting its central plaza, cathedral, jade stores (the sacred stone of the Mayans), it’s fantastic handicraft markets, and much more.
Visit a local cafe and try probably one of the best coffees you have ever tried, take photos of Antigua´s unique stores, and the Calle del Arco (Arch street), El Mirador El Cerro de la Cruz (with a fantastic panoramic view of the city) and because it is your last night in Guatemala, you are going to have the perfect time celebrating life and transformation with a delicious goodbye dinner.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner.
Lodging: Boutique Hotel in Antigua.
Activities: Morning yoga, boat ride, Panajachel visit, Antigua walking tour.
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 meals (vegetarian).
– All activities.
– Daily yoga practice (two times: during the morning and afternoon).
– A yoga shala for your private use at any time.
– All transfers between hotels and activities.
– Boat rides at Lake Atitlan.
– And way more thrills and surprises along the way.
– 06 Nights accommodation.
– 02 nights in Antigua Guatemala at:
Hotel Convento Santa Catalina or Meson del Valle (in a double or twin shared room).
– 04 nights in Lake Atitlan at:
Eagles Nest Retreat Center or Villa Sumaya Retreat Center (double rooms).
NOT INCLUDED:
– International flights and airport taxes.
– All the drinks at restaurants.
– Personal expenses of any kind.
– Gratitudes.
– 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.
If it catches your attention, leaves you dreaming about it, and makes you smile, just let us know, and we can begin the process of tailoring it.
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