Your Guatemalan Adventure that Counts

Your Guatemalan Adventure That Counts 8 days / 7 nights (17th November & 7th December, 2013) Price per person US$2,550*Â info@handsupholidays.com

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* (excluding flights, based on sharing a room with one other person)

Day 1:

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GUATEMALA CITY - ANTIGUA You are met at Guatemala City Airport and then transferred to Antigua, located 30 miles to the Southwest, on a scenic route that takes approximately 45 minutes. Both Guatemala City and Antigua are located at 5,000 feet above sea level, and at some points the road reaches 7,000 feet above sea level. So, you may notice some shortness of breath if you decide to exert yourself.

Overnight stay at the Hotel Antigua

Day 2:

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ANTIGUA Morning City Tour of Antigua: Antigua is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has managed to preserve the ambiance of the Spanish Colonial Empire of the 17th Century.

This former capital was badly damaged in the 1773 earthquake, and the Spanish Crown ordered the Capital moved to a new city, which

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is now called Guatemala City. As a result, in 1776, Antigua (at that time called Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala) was ordered abandoned. Not everyone left, but overnight it was transformed from a bustling capital to a provincial town, filled with the ruins of former glory. It became known as "Antigua Guatemala", meaning "Old Guatemala".

Our visit includes the city´s beautiful plazas, convents, churches and historic highlights.

In the afternoon, we are transferred to the Pacaya Volcano National Park located 40 miles

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to the Southeast. The Pacaya is an active volcano; its summit is at 9,000 feet above sea level. The climb starts at about 6,800 feet and it takes approximately 2.5 hours to reach the peak. The views are incredibly beautiful here.

Overnight stay at the Hotel Antigua

Day 3-7:

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ANTIGUA Today begins your local immersion, as you spend time making a difference to a local community. In the poorest areas of highland Guatemala, improper building materials, a lack of appropriate resources, and unsustainable architecture turn houses to foul rubble in the blink of an eye. Many families live in makeshift homes that are constructed of nothing more than cornstalk or cardboard walls with dirt floors. Decrepit housing quashes

hope, fuels health problems, and destroys family unity.

In contrast, improving living conditions begin with flourishing homes and thriving communities. You have the opportunity to help the poorest of Guatemalan families to build houses making them strong, safe, culturally appropriate, and affordable to maintain.

These homes become the foundation for building a community.

You get to meet and interact with the families that will benefit from your contribution and feel great about the difference you are able to make in their lives.

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Day 8:

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ANTIGUA - GUATEMALA CITY Transfer from Antigua to Guatemala City airport.

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TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT: Email bookings@handsupholidays.com with these details: 1.

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Trip Destination: Trip date: Number of people booking: Participant name(s) and email address: Phone number:

You can reserve your trip with payment of 20% deposit, with the balance paid at least 60 days prior to the start of your trip. You can pay your deposit by bank transfer (in US$ or GBP) or by credit card (in GBP only, and a 2% handling fee applies). Please indicate which option you prefer.

All bookings are subject to our usual Terms and Conditions except that any payments you make are fully refundable should we fail to reach the minimum number of participants for your trip within 60 days of your trip start date.

IMPORTANT NOTES:  Travel insurance is compulsory (we recommend insurance with a medical evacuation clause); we can help you with this.  Volunteer activities may change from those noted above, depending on the needs of the project.

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CONFIRMATIONS: ✓ No services are booked yet. We will not process reservation before receiving your reservation request. ✓ We reserve the right to reserve alternative options if the proposed service is not available at the time of booking.

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Included ✓ Accommodation 07 nights as specified ✓ Meals as indicated in itinerary (B =Breakfast, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

L = Lunch, D = Dinner) Ground and boat (Lake Atitlan) transfers Tours as specified with professional bilingual guide All admissions A $500 per person donation to volunteer organization

Not Included ✓ Personal Expenses (telephone, laundry, etc.) ✓ Tips for guides, driver, hotel staff , etc. ✓ All flight tickets ✓ Beverages ✓ International flights ✓ Visas Key B = Breakfast L = Lunch BL = Boxed Lunch D = Dinner * Price is excludes flights and is based on sharing a room with one other person

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+44 207 193 1062 (R.o.W)