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Guatemala Details

All applications and deposits should be sent at least 60 days prior to your departure date.

Housing
You will be staying with a family in Xela where you will receive a private room and 3 meals a day.

Travel
Volunteers will fly into Guatemala City La Aurora International Airport (GUA) and from there will be collected by a United Planet representative and  escorted to the bus station and put on a bus (4 hours trip) to Quetzaltenango. Please note that all volunteers must arrive on a Monday between 9am-2pm and departure on a Monday after 11am in the morning. Volunteers that arrive after 2pm and departure before 11am in the morning, will need to make arrangements to stay in Guatemala overnight.

Tax-deductible program fee (US Dollar):

 

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* Upon receiving your on-line evaluation within one month of the completion of your Quest, you will be refunded $25


Special Family Rates:
-1st parent:full quest fee
-2nd parent:10% off of 1 full quest fee
-children under 12: 50% off the full quest fee

-children 12 and over: 10% off the full quest fee
-couples: receive 10% off of 1 full quest fee

- If you introduce someone who signs up for a quest program you will receive a 10% discount.

Evaluation Refund: Your feedback is very important to us! You also have the option to support United Planet's Country Funds which support program development and development projects in the communities where our volunteers work. Instead of receiving your $25 refund, you may choose to donate that $25 to the Country Fund where you participated in your Quest. Family Evaluation Refund: UP will only refund one survey per family.


Included: Guatemala
  • Transfer from Guatemala City to Xela
  • Travel Insurance
  • Accommodations/Meals
  • Full Coordination while in Xela
  • Cultural activities, such as dancing or cooking
  • 10 hrs per week of Spanish lessons
  • Trip to Volcan Tajumulco (2nd week)
  • Trip to Pana and Antigua (4th week)
  • Trip to Pana and Antigua (8th week)
  • Trip to Pana, Antigua and the beach (10th week)

Optional Spanish Language Immersion Course

Volunteers are able to include a one or two weeks Spanish Language course to the beginning of their Quest. Instead of starting work at their assigned project, volunteers spend the first one or two weeks studying Spanish in a language school in Xela. Volunteers recieve 25 hours of group lessons, or 25 hours of individual lessons (depending on Spanish level) per week. There is an additional charge for the Spanish Language Immersion Course on top of the Quest fee:

  • 1 week Spanish Language Immersion Course: $90
  • 2 week Spanish Language Immersion Course: $180
Optional Programs:
  • 1-2 Day trekking options
  • Spanish Immersion Courses (upon request)

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