Sample Itinerary
This is a sample itinerary to give you an idea of what a Service Team may experience during their time in Guatemala. The specific itinerary for each Service Team is customized to fit their needs and desires.
Day 1:
01:20 PM - Service Team lands in Guatemala City, gathers luggage and meets the team.
02:00 PM - Stop for lunch in a restaurant near the airport in Guatemala City.
04:00 PM - Drop off your personal luggage at your host family and take all the donations to the ImagininGUATEmala Office.
05:30 PM - Welcome orientation at ImagininGUATEmala Office. Computers available for a quick e-mail home.
07:00 PM - Dinner with your host family, time to get to know your host family and get a good sleep because tomorrow it’s going to be a great day.
Day 2:
07:00 AM - Breakfast with your host family.
08:00 AM - Go to ImagininGUATEmala Office and prepare your box lunches.
08:30 AM - Depart to a neighborhood of underprivileged citizens and set up a Soup Kitchen, serve hundreds of meals to those most in need.
04:00 PM - Return to Antigua Guatemala, go to your host families, take a shower and relax a little bit.
06:00 PM - Dinner with your host family.
07:00 PM - Tonight we are going to the Rainbow Café and enjoy live music and have some desserts.
09:00 PM - Head back to your host homes, sleep well because tomorrow it will be a great day!!
Day 3:
08:00 AM - Meet at the CMP and walk to Café Condesa restaurant and have breakfast.
09:00 AM - Tour of the great city of La Antigua and significant outskirt villages, where you will be learning a lot about Guatemalan culture.
01:00 PM - Lunch at Sabe Rico restaurant.
03:00 PM - Be at ImagininGUATEmala Office and unpack and sort all the donations you brought.
06:30 PM - Dinner at Fonda de la Calle Real and see the Catholic Procession, that goes around all Antigua, till late at night.
09:00 PM - Head back to your host family, sleep well because tomorrow it will be our first day building!!
Day 4:
07:00 AM - Breakfast with your host family.
08:00 AM - Depart to ImagininGUATEmala Office, to do your lunch. Please bring sunscreen, water, and work clothes.
08:30 AM - Depart to the build site, today is your 1st day of building!!
12:00 PM - Lunchtime.
01:00 PM - Resume construction.
05:00 PM - Finish your 1st day of building and head back to your host homes.
06:00 PM - Dinner with your host family.
07:00 PM - Tonight we will be going to Monoloco, have a dessert or a drink.
09:00 PM - Head back to your host family.
Day 5:
07:00 AM - Breakfast with your host family.
08:00 AM - Depart to ImagininGUATEmala Office, to do your own lunch. Please bring sunscreen, water, and work clothes.
08:30 AM - Depart to the build site, today is your 2nd day of building!!
12:00 PM - Lunchtime.
01:00 PM - Resume construction.
05:00 PM - Finish your 2nd day of building and head back to your host homes.
06:00 PM - Dinner with your host family.
07:00 PM - Tonight we will be going to Luna de Miel and enjoy one of the best crêpes in Antigua Guatemala.
09:00 PM - Head back to your host family.
Day 6:
07:00 AM - Breakfast with your host family.
08:00 AM - Depart to ImagininGUATEmala Office, to do your own lunch. Please bring sunscreen, water, and work clothes.
08:30 AM - Depart to the build site, today is your 3rd day of building!!
12:00 PM - Lunchtime.
01:00 PM - Resume construction.
05:00 PM - Finish your 3rd day of building and head back to your host homes.
06:00 PM - Dinner with your host family.
07:00 PM - Tonight we will be going to La Peña del Sol, enjoy some good live music and the best brownies in Antigua Guatemala.
09:00 PM - Head back to your host family.
Day 7:
07:00 AM - Breakfast with your host family.
08:00 AM - Depart to ImagininGUATEmala Office, to do your own lunch. Please bring sunscreen, water, and work clothes.
08:30 AM - Depart to the build site, today is your last day of building!!
12:00 PM - Lunchtime.
01:00 PM Resume construction.
05:00 PM - Finish your last day of building, give the new house to the family and head back to your host homes.
06:00 PM - Dinner with your host family.
07:00 PM - Tonight we will be going to Café Sky.
09:00 PM - Head back to your host family.
Day 8:
07:00 AM - Breakfast with your host family.
08:00 AM - Depart to the Lake Atitlan in Panajachel.
12:00 PM - Arrive in Panajachel and check in to the hotel Posada San Simón.
01:00 PM - We will have lunch at Posada de Don Rodrigo, then tour the area around one of the most beautiful lakes in the world.
06:00 PM - Dinner at Sunset Café.
08:00 PM - Head back to the hotel and sleep well.
Day 9:
08:00 AM - Breakfast at a restaurant close to the hotel.
09:00 AM - Shopping in Panajachel, time to get souvenirs to take home.
01:00 PM - Lunch in a nearby restaurant.
02:00 PM - Head back to Antigua Guatemala.
05:00 PM - Arrive in Antigua Guatemala, get to your host family and take some time to relax a little bit.
07:00 PM - Come to ImagininGUATEmala Office for a Closing Ceremony and dinner.*
Day 10:
04:00 AM - Pick up to the airport
07:05 AM - Flight leaves from Guatemala.
* The Closing ceremony brings your week to a powerful ending. Eat a traditional meal and relive our time together with a wonderful slide show. You’ll take home a special gift to remember your wonderful work and experience in Guatemala.