The Full Itinerary
Widows in the Wild: Guatemala with kids, 2025 Trip!
Join us for a beautiful time of adventure, connection, and sharing our stories.
MARCH 23 - 28, 2025
Day 1
March 23, 2025
11:00am and 3:00pm
Shuttle pick up in Guatemala City.
Arrivals and settling in at San Juan La Laguna on Lake Atitlan.
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6:00pm
Welcome dinner spread, orientation, trip schedule review.
Day 2
March 24, 2025 - MONDAY
MORNING
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Rotating group activities:
​Group 1
Tuk-tuk tour
Group 2
Interactive Spanish Class and Market tour
Group 3
Kayaking
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Lunch (included)
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AFTERNOON - Optional
Group 1
​Art class with local Artist and instructor
Group 2
Bracelet Weaving with Abuela Concepcion
Group 3
Free time
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EVENING
Bon fires in pits around hotel
Day 3
March 25, 2025 - TUESDAY
MORNING
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Rotating group activities:
​Group 3
Tuk-tuk tour
Group 1
Interactive Spanish Class and Market tour
Group 2
Kayaking
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Lunch (included) Lunch (included) Tortilla making happening in the kitchen for those that want a class/participate in helping make them, starting at noon!
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AFTERNOON - Optional
Group 3
​Art class with local Artist and instructor
Group 1
Bracelet Weaving with Abuela Concepcion
Group 2
Free time
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EVENING
Live local music at hotel / instrument demonstration / dance
Day 4
March 26, 2025
MORNING
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Rotating group activities:
​Group 2
Tuk-tuk tour
Group 3
Interactive Spanish Class and Market tour
Group 1
Kayaking
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Lunch (included) Tortilla making happening in the kitchen for those that want a class/participate in helping make them, starting at noon!
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AFTERNOON - Optional
Group 2
​Art class with local Artist and instructor
Group 3
Bracelet Weaving with Abuela Concepcion
Group 1
Free time
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5:00 Pm - Solar Pools (included) and dinners out in San Pedro. (Not included)
Day 5
March 27, 2025
MORNING
Sunrise 30 minute hike and breakfast at view point
Shuttles leave at 5:00am
Back at hotel for resting by 8:30
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11:00am
Boat tours around the Lake
Visit San Pedro and San Marcos
Picnic Lunch included at San Marcos Nature Reserve. (Amazing swimming!)
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EVENING
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A special goodbye dinner at Deleite Ancestral.
Day 6
March 28, 2025
MORNING
Farewell breakfast
Sharing highlights of the week
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Shuttles back to Guatemala City
​RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATION LIST
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Dos:
Zamboni - Lunch and supper (San Juan)
Idea Connection: lunch, bakery, place to buy butter (San Pedro)
Comedor Doña Érica - Lunch (San Juan)
La Farfalla - Breakfast and Lunch (San Juan)
El Gato Perdido: Lunch and Supper (San Juan) Pita Sabij: Closed Mondays (San Pedro) Tornados Cafe: coffee (San Pedro)
Du Monde: same as idea connection but located close to the market in San Pedro
Al Tempo: sourdough bread, really good pizza (San Pedro)
Don’t:
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El Muelle
Xe Kuku Abaaj
Ristorante Dionisio
Sababa & Sababa bakery
Shanti Shanti
INSTRUCTIONS ON FINDING THE HOTEL IF YOU GET LOST:
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1) Flag down a San Juan Tuk-tuk
2) Tell them to take you to "Escuela CEIMATZ" (Say-mats)
3) Get off at the corner where they will drop you off and walk downhill towards the Lake until you see a rose-bush in chicken-wire
4)Turn Left down the little walkway
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Lake Atitlan remains extremely traditional and conservative in nature. Please remember that we are guests and as such we should dress and behave respectfully towards the hosts. Please dress modestly during your time here.
Bringing a small gift is optional but recommended to give to some of the families we support in our community. (Quality socks, a no-longer used smartphone, children's toys or a quality kitchen utensil/gadget.)
We hope you love Guatemala for what it is and don't hate it for what it is not: Come with an attitude of adventure and expect some things to NOT go smoothly at all times. Guatemala is a developing country and amenities and infrastructure are developing. While the accommodations we book and offer during your visit are considered luxury to the local population, they are not immune to occasional water cuts, internet cuts, power outages, etc. Guatemala is a vibrant place and roosters cawking, dogs barking, music playing and fireworks being set off at all times of the day is considered normal. Please bring earplugs if you are a light sleeper.
Our goal as your hosts is for you to leave our place BETTER, in so many ways.
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