Group Orientation: Date to be arranged

Trip Leaders: Mel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Leslie Dinkel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Share your talents to help empower women, children and families in the Mayan village of San Martín Chiquito, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. This cultural immersion service adventure will introduce participants to the tremendous beauty, bounty and poverty that exist side-by-side in this country which, going south from Mexico, is the gateway to Central America. Meet and work side by side with the Mayan people as they share their rich culture and strive to overcome the great hardships inherent to many developing nations. Your participation will provide support for critical programs that improve health, promote and deliver education, and create job opportunities. Together, these opportunities empower Mayan communities to thrive, and make it possible for them to build meaningful live at home with their families.

Included: All lodging, transportation, many materials for service projects, in-country experts, many meals and entrance to many attractions. Airfare is not included.

Trip Cost (Double/Triple Occupancy): $1,953

9-Night, 10-Day Custom Trip

Trip Leaders – Ashlee Palka (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Molly Corbin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with Andrew Dorantes (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) accompanying • Includes all accommodations, transportation, many meals and activities as listed. Air transportation is not included (see suggested flights below)

Group Orientation by ZOOM: Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 9AM-Noon

Signup Deadline: May 1, 2022

Join us on this adventure in service across three locations, including: Quetzaltenango and the village of San Martín Chiquito in the lush Guatemalan highlands, and breathtaking Lake Atitlán. We will match your talents and interests to meet critical needs in this Mayan village where Mám is the native language. Click “Details” to learn more!

Trip Cost (Double/Triple Occupancy): $2045

Art Ambassador and Local Hope present this high-comfort, exciting retreat for artists, photographers and people who appreciate art. Join us for a deeply enriching experience and visual feast! Enjoy spectacular settings while learning about Incan culture and history, including colorful textiles and ceremonial costumes. Your journey will be rife with beautiful and varied landscapes and architecture on this highly recommended adventure where you will be able to “take thousands of pictures for painting reference for years to come,” notes Master PleinAir Artist Kevin Macpherson. Your expert guides will take you through the stunning landscapes of the Cusco-Machu Picchu region of Peru, and you will enjoy mentoring and numerous critique sessions. Participants can paint the stunning vistas and the colorfully-dressed people of the region. Grow your expertise while you mentor budding young Peruvian artists. Note that all model fees are included. Air flights are not included. Please note that our schedule in-country may be adjusted to maximize the experience for painters and photographers depending on weather, light and other conditions.

10-day, 9-night Machu Picchu Adventure - $3923*

Trip Leaders – Kevin Macpherson and Lori Putnam, with Mel and Leslie Dinkel

*Prices are for double or triple occupancy. We will be staying in lovely accommodations in Cusco and Aquas Calientes. A single supplement of applies for all hotels and is space-limited, available first-come, first served.

Theme: “EXPLORE ICELAND: Full-Ring Private, Custom Tour”

Trip Leaders: Mel Dinkel / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Leslie Baer Dinkel / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Days: 9 Days, 8 Nights

Trip Cost (Double/Triple Occupancy): $3111 (Air not included)

Single Supplement: $465

Orientation Date: To be Announced

Flight Information: (See our recommendations at the bottom of this description)

Join us for this exceptional tour which has been tailor-made for Local Hope guests! This adventure includes private transportation, guides to extraordinaty locations, all breakfasts and five dinners, as well as entrance to museums other attractions that are normally add-ons. To appeal to all tastes, we have also included options you may add to further customize your experience! Wish to arrive early or extend your stay? We can provide you with additional excursions to choose from near Reykjavik and our team on the ground can arrange for them as well as for your accommodations.

Theme: “Art Ambassador for a Colorful World Art Mentoring, Photography and Art Projects with Mayan Children”

Trip Leaders: Kevin Macpherson / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Lori Putnam / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with Mel Dinkel / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Leslie Baer Dinkel / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. providing logistical support:

Nights: 10

Trip Cost (Double/Triple Occupancy): $3389

Orientation Date: By ZOOM, September 3, 2022 • 9 AM-Noon Pacific Time

Flight Information: (See our recommendations at the bottom of this description)

To maximize your painting experience, Kevin and Lori have scouted all destinations for best painting locations. Both will offer happy hour critiques and helpful advice for furthering your career as a painter. During our formal orientation by phone, all aspects of group travel will be discussed and painting supplies will be suggested. Meals are hosted where noted.

Trip Leaders:
District 5320 Past District Governor, Kevin Padilla, Placentia Rotary • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Lorraine Padilla, Placentia Rotary • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Top-Rated Accommodations in 3 Locations:
• Quetzaltenango, Latam
• Atitlan - Casa del Mundo
• Antigua - La Aurora

Registration Deadline and Orientation: January 1, 2023 (Orientation to be Determined)

Come as a Rotarian or a private citizen to collaborate on Rotary and community development projects that will take advantage of your interests and unique talents! We’ll enjoy fellowship with one another while volunteering and exploring the bounty of Guatemala’s most beautiful places. We will travel in comfort on this service trip which includes luxury accommodations, transportation, entry to attractions, tours and many meals across four distinct locations, as well as a deeply enriching service experience working side by side with the Maya of “El Area Mám”— a culture-rich, resource-poor enclave in the Guatemalan highlands. Airfare is not included. Cost $2880 (double occupancy)

Trip Leader:  Colleen Biggs, Founder and CEO, Leap for Ladies

Logistics: Leslie Baer Dinkel and Mel Dinkel, Local Hope Guatemala

Featuring: High-Quality, Authentic Accommodations: San Martín Chiquito, Atitlán, Antigua

Details: 11 days/10 nights

Orientation (required):

• By Zoom, January 14, 2023 • 9-11 AM
  

Note: Our orientation will make sure that you experience the full value of this trip, and that you are well-prepared for our adventure!

Leap for Ladies is proud to offer this exceptional opportunity to “Learn, Serve and Lead!” in the extraordinary setting of a Mayan village AND the most beautiful places in Guatemala. This custom service trip will match your interests and talents to meet the needs of indigenous women living in extreme poverty. They will welcome you with open arms! Like a time traveler you will go behind the scenes to listen and learn about the centuries-old Mám-Mayan culture, including their sometimes-magical understanding of the world. We will serve together alongside the women of the community, powerful in their own way while still working to overcome the shackles of poverty and the scars of colonialism and a brutal civil war. Incorporating your new understanding of the plight of women of the developing world, those who wish to be a “Global Speaker and Presenter” may design and lead a workshop to empower your brave sisters of this community. Over the course of this journey, you’ll enjoy fellowship with other powerful women while volunteering and exploring the beauty of the colonial city of Antigua, the village of San Martín Chiquito, and the magnificence of Lake Atitlán. We’ll enjoy lovely, comfortable accommodations in the authentic spirit of Guatemala.

Included: All accommodations, entrance fees and many meals, as well as a deeply enriching service experience working side by side with the Maya of “El Area Mám”— a culture-rich, resource-poor enclave in the Guatemalan highlands. Air travel is not included.

Cost: $3866 double occupancy*