PROGRAM
This itinerary is designed more with yoga beginners and intermediates. Also for those people who is looking for wellness, nature, peace, mindfulness, reconnect your senses and emotional management.
There are physically demanding days related with hikes but you will be able to compensate it with thermalises and massages to relax your muscles and body.
The full program is 10 days traveling, 5 days is focused on wellness and the rest it´s to explore the highlights of Guatemala.
ITINERARY
DAY 1
Pick up at the international airport La Aurora.
Driving to Antigua Guatemala, a colonial city not to be missed during your visit.
DAY 2
Walking tour around Antigua Guatemala. After that, we drive to Lake Atitlan to see one of the most beautiful lakes in the world with three amazing volcanoes and picturesque landscapes.
DAY 3
Drive to Quetzaltenango, where the wellness experience starts. We have a welcomely at the city of Quetzaltenango where you will see the highlights of the city but you will start noticing and learning about local markets, where we can easily find different type of medical plants among others.
DAY 4
Wellness Tour
This day will be focused on Community tourism experiences combined with yoga, meditation, sensorial experience and connection with nature, walking by a magical forest in Totonicapán.
We start the experiences at a beautiful point of view where you will have some meditation and silence time. We do a hike (low-medium level) to stretch the body, to feel textures, smell nature and walking barefoot to get the energy of earth. At a specific point, we start with our yoga session, listening birds and wind. At the end of the session, we come back to town and enjoy healthy and delicious local food.
DAY 5
Use of medicinal plants according to the Mayans – Cooking class – Authentic Mayan food.
Another community tourism experience focused on plants and food. We visit a Mayan town where we will have a sensorial experience while we learn, using our hands, about different local plants used for different types of health conditions. We will be able to see, smell, taste and touch the plants.
Follow of this experience we are going to awake our sense of smell and taste with our cooking class where we are learning about different ingredients we use for making “recados” a traditional lunch (vegetarian an and non-vegetarian food).
DAY 6
Hiking a volcano – Mayan cosmovisión
Today, we explore one of the most important areas for the Mayan cosmovision. Chicabal Lagoon and volcano. A low – hike to get the centre of the Mayan ceremonies where the 4 elements manifest (fire, water, air and earth). During the day we are learning about Mayan life, way of see life, actual culture and their calendar.
We end our day with a session of yoga at the sore of the lake. Later on. we drive to the thermalism and massage centre. You will be able to use the sauna to relax your muscles and body after two days hiking and you will be awake next day with a massage.
DAY 7
This day is focused on experience a different environment, we are going to drive to the south where the weather and vegetation will be completely different. We are going to visit a farm with a privileged view of a volcano that do eruptions every hour, so without hiking a volcano you will be able to see this majestic event of nature. During the day we are going to do a coffee tour, walking in the coffee plantation, yoga, meditation with water sound, and time to swim in a river.
After this experience, we are driving to Lake Atitlán
DAY 8
Tour of towns around Lake Atitlan
During this boat tour, you will have the opportunity to see the live the lake and its different Mayan communities. We explore 3 towns, San Juan La Laguna, San Antonio Palopó and Santa Catarina Palopó.
In San Juan you will be able to learn about weaving and natural yarn dyeing, using plants. In San Antonio Palopó, we will have a leson about pottery. And, to end the day, in Santa Catarina Palopó, you will have the time to swim at the lake where a hot spring is located.
Driving to Antigua Guatemala.
DAY 9
Hike to Pacaya Volcano
This is a hike with a low level of difficulty, so you will be ready to hike an active volcano and Roast marshmallows thanks to the heat and volcanic activity in the area, a perfect way to say goodbye Guatemala.
Drive to Guatemala City.
DAY 10
Depending your flight time, we can do a morning tour visiting an archeological site Kaminaljuyu, just if you flight leaves afternoon or night. Otherwise, the drive will take you to the international airport La Aurora to go back home.
END OF THE WELLNESS JOURNEY IN GUATEMALA
What’s included?
- Private transportation de 10 days journey.
- Private tour guides the 10 days journey.
- Entrance fee to all the natural reserves, communities or touristic attractions mentioned on the itinerary.
- Yoga instructor
- On day 4th. For the Wellness tour the lunch is included.
- On day 5th. For the cooking class, the lunch on that day is included.
- On day 6th. The experience at the thermalism and massage centre, it includes de accommodation that night, dinner, breakfast, sauna and massage. (During the whole itinerary, one night of accommodation is included).
- Boat to do the tour around lake Atitlan.
- Yoga mat and all the materials for the wellness experience.
What’s NOT included?
- Food and drinks
- Accommodation (except night of day 6th.)
- Souvenirs
- Tips
- International flight & taxes
- Insurance
