🇬🇹 AEA Guatemala | Service & Culture
📅 Itinerary
🛬 Day 1: Arrival in Guatemala City
- Transfer to Antigua & hotel check-in
🏙️ Day 2: Antigua Orientation
- Walking tour & city market visit
- Lunch at outdoor café
- Visit La Merced Church & Jade Museum
☕ Day 3: Coffee Culture
- Tour a fair trade coffee plantation
- Learn about Namaste microfinance NGO
🌰 Day 4: Local Community
- Visit macadamia nut farm
- Meet Namaste clients & shop visits
🔥 Day 5: Pacaya Volcano
- All-day hike of active volcano
🌊 Day 6: Lake Atitlán
- Stop at Mayan ruins in Iximché
- Transfer to Atitlán, hotel check-in
🚤 Day 7: Lake Atitlán Tour
- Visit picturesque lakeside towns by boat
💰 Day 8: Microfinance in Sololá
- Visit ADIGUA microfinance organization
🤝 Day 9: Community Development
- NGO visits: Mayan Families & Maya Traditions
🏫 Day 10: Service Project
- Volunteer at a local school
🛍️ Day 11: Chichicastenango Market
- Explore largest handicraft market in Central America
- Farewell dinner in Antigua
- Departure flight
📦 Program Includes
- 🏨 Accommodations in Antigua, Atitlán & Guatemala City
- 🍽️ Daily breakfast + selected dinners
- 🚌 Transfers & domestic travel
- 🧑🏫 NGO facilitators & guides
- 🎟️ Excursion fees & cultural site entrances
🌍 Overview
The AEA Guatemala 🇬🇹 Service & Culture Program connects students with NGOs, microfinance initiatives, and community service, while exploring Lake Atitlán, Antigua, Pacaya Volcano, and Chichicastenango Market.