Guatemala tailormade tour

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The tour involves visiting many traditional Mayan villages. On day 2, visit a textile co-operative in a mountain village to see how their traditional Mayan costumes are made, promoting this ancient tradition and skill, as well as providing direct income to the community. Also, visit a macadamia nut farm to taste a variety of locally farmed products and learn of how the nuts are traditionally farmed.

The wonderful thing about this kind of interactive tourism is that everyone gains – the families benefit financially and we more than benefit from them in terms of the wonderful welcome and experience they give us. Wherever possible we stay in locally owned accommodation, eat in locally owned establishments and purchase supplies from the local markets.

On each Group tour we use local ground handlers. This means that all operational costs go directly into the local economy and help improve employment opportunities in remote regions. Such support can also be seen in our incorporation of homestays, locally owned hotels, family run restaurants and the services of local guides and drivers into our itineraries, which ensures that the money you spend with us goes directly into the local economy and local community.

As an overall ethos, wherever possible we aim to use characterful accommodation that enhances the overall travel experience, not just offers a bed for the night. This can obviously vary dramatically from country to country and from trip to trip. On this particular trip we will be in a combination of hotels (some comfortable, others somewhat simple) but we will also spend several nights in homestays and guesthouses, with the occasional night wild camping.