Sample Tour Program

Guatemala Culinary & Cultural Tour
November 2 -10, 2017
9 days---8 nights 
Limited to 15 Participants
Tour Complete

This 9-day tour begins in the colonial city La Antigua, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The tour continues to the market town, Chichicastenango.

We will spend three days touring the villages surrounding Lake Atitlan in the Western Highlands, basing ourselves at the "most magical inn in Guatemala", La Casa del Mundo (see link to hotel on link on right).
Throughout the tour, we will visit women's cooperatives, where the historic craft traditions of beading, weaving and ornate embroidery have been revived as new revenue sources for families and communities. Many of our experiences will not be on traditional tour paths. We will travel by tour bus, pick-up, tuk-tuk, boat,, learning about Mayan village culture and traditional arts. 

Tour Price Includes:
    - All lodging (based on double occupancy;
        single surcharge of $300 if you want single room
         or if we can not pair you up)
    - Shuttle and Boat Transfers
        (to/from Guatemala airport and within country)
    - 4  Lunches
    - 2  Dinners
    - Wine / Cheese Happy Hours most evenings
    - Entrance Fees for the activities listed above

Tour Activities Include:
Casa de Artes Textile Lecture & Gallery, Zamora Culture Program, Cooking class, Cojolya Textile Museum, Santiago Church and  Santiago Women’s Co-op jewelry-making demonstration.
   - Local Guide services
   - Optional Activities – 
      Guided Hikes, Massages, Kayak Rentals, Azoteca Coffee Plantation
   - Opportunities for Wholesale Price purchasing 
      from textile and jewelry retailers
   - Baggage, Hotel & Guide Tips

 Reserve your space:

Mail a Deposit for $150 made payable to Escalle & Company,     32 Silver Crescent, Irvine, CA 92603
Balance of payment in full will need to also arrive no later than  October 1.  Signed Liability Release will need to accompany your final payment.

Cancellation Policy -  No refunds after Monday, August 1.…but you may re-sell your space, consulting our “waiting list,”…with approval from your roommate.

Participants are responsible for arranging their own air transportation.

Sandi Escalle escallemarketing@cox.net  (949-387-7163) 

Feel free to contact Sandi for tour details and a daily itinerary.