We invite to you join our high impact
Solidarity trip to Guatemala!
Our trip will allow you to offer significant support to many people in need as well as introduce you to the beauty and culture of the coutry hosting us.
You will have the experience of a lifeime!
Each participant will be required to transport a sewing machine that will be sent to your address prior to departure. We ask that you do not collect anything else unless otherwise instructed. We want to use your baggage allowance for needed items such as sewing machines that will be shipped to each participant.
For more information contact the trip leader and manager Mireille Hanna at mirelle@global legacy.org. Itinerary Below!
$25 registration fee holds your place, the balance of $775 can be paid later.Or you may chooose to pay the full amount of $850!
Email mireille@global-legacy.org for more information
Register for the trip – 2025 (details coming soon)
Day 1Arrival in Guatemala city and transfer to Antigua at Posada de los Bucaros.Your private car transportation for the one hour ride is $25.00 .
Free rest of the day.
Day 2
We will travel to deliver and set up a bunk bed to a needy family.
visit Por Amor de Patricia, home to children taken away from parents due to abuse. Picnic box lunch at the village’s school and delivery of books for the library. Free afternoon to enjoy Antigua, a colonial city listed as world heritage by Unesco.
Dinner with indigenous entertainment at the Posada de Don Rodrigo (included)
Day 3
We will travel to Panajachel with a long stop in a hilltop community to deliver goats or put finishing touches to vented stoves.
Day 4
Morning at FundaMaya for ceremony to deliver sewing machines
Free afternoon to shop for handcrafts
Dinner with marimba and cultural presentation (included)
Day 5
Boat trip to Santa Cruz
Lunch at Amigos de Santa Cruz culinary and sewing school where trainees will prepare and serve our meal. You will be able to buy beautiful handcrafts in the store selling items made by the students.
Optional one hour weaving or beading class in the home of indigenous weavers. Book delivery for the children library.
Day 6
Return to Antigua with a stop to visit the fascinating Mayan Iximshe Ruins. The ruins offer a glimpse into the rich history and culture of the Mayan civili-zation.
Farewell dinner
Day 7
Departure for USA or consider these options we can organise for you.
Spend more time in Antigua
Overnight or day trip to Tikal
Volcano climb on foot or horseback.
Explore More of Guatemala
COSTS
$25 unrefundable registration fee due February 7th and refundable only if we cancel the trip.
TRIP FEE $850.00 DUE BY MARCH 6th 2025
Does not include air fare, alcoholic or special beverages, not mentioned meals.
The entire amount of the fees will be spent on logistics, food, lodging, local transportation and the donations that we will make. Consequently, your fee is entirely tax deductible. Your airfare is also tax deductible if you do not add days of leisure to the trip.
Fee of $800.00 Entirely tax deductible.
Includes local transportation
Hotels with full breakfast (shared room)
Some meals as mentioned in bold in the itinerary
Balance of fee is applied towards some of these purchases:
One sewing machine per participant (will be shipped to each participant to transport)
Bunk bed for a family
Goats and/or vented stoves
Purchase of Food and medicines for donation.
