Volunteer

Join Xela AID for Service AND Adventure! Work inside a Mayan community sharing your talents to meet local critical needs. Hike in colonial Antigua, the highlands, and enchanting Lake Atitlan, including a sojourn to a s sacred lake where Mayan ceremonies are still performed! Zip line through the jungle canopy or climb towering Volcan San Pedro with its 360 degrees views of Atitlan and the lush tropical landscape. You will be invited to indulge in Guatemalan chocolate from a local factory, learn to dance salsa, lounge in a fire-heated hot tub. A profoundly enriching service experience, this is the perfect trip for first-time Xela AID volunteers and all who enjoy our classic, four-destination experience focused on the beauty and culture Guatemala has to offer.• This tax-deductible service adventure during which you will share your talents to help empower women, children and families includes lodging, transportation, entrance to attractions and many meals in Guatemala. It provides support for critical programs that improve health, promote and deliver education, and create job opportunities that empower Mayan communities to thrive. Please note that airfare is not included. Accommodations: Antigua (Aurora Hotel), Xela (Hotel Bonifaz), Atitlan (Casa del Mundo) Trip Leaders: Andrew Dorantes/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Grace Dorantes/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cost: $1892

Service in Luxury, with Grandeur of Tikal Option - Spans five stunning locations. Work inside a Mayan community sharing your talents to meet local needs. Visit colonial Antigua, explore Quetzaltenango and undertake service work in the Mayan community of San Martín Chiquito. Enjoy adventures or relax at enchanting Lake Atitlan, then we'll fly to Flores on our way to Tikal National Park to explore this magnificent ancient Mayan city! In our travels, you'll learn the history of chocolate and get to indulge, experience ancient back-strap weaving, shop in the local markets if you like and so much more! • This tax-deductible luxury service adventure during which you will share your talents to help empower women, children and families includes lodging, transportation, entrance to attractions and many meals in Guatemala. It provides support for critical programs that improve health, promote and deliver education, and create job opportunities that empower Mayan communities to thrive. Please note that airfare is not included. Trip Leaders: Kevin Sanders/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Georgia Fea/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with Leslie Baer Dinkel/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Mel Dinkel/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cost: $2759 ($2259 w/Tikal opt-out)

Join Xela AID and Art Ambassadors on an Art and Service Trip! Art Ambassador and Xela AID present this exciting retreat for artists, photographers and people who appreciate art! Join us for a deeply enriching cultural experience where you’ll meet local people clad in the colorful attire of the Maya! 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,” notesMaster PleinAir Artist Kevin Macpherson. Your expert guides will take you through Guatemala’s most beautiful places, and you will enjoy mentoring and critique sessions with Kevin. Participants can paint the stunning vistas and people of the colonial city of Antigua, the highlands Quiché-Maya city of Quetzaltenango (Xela), the rural Mám-Maya village of San Martín Chiquito, and breathtaking Lake Atitlan. Grow your expertise while you mentor budding young Mayan artists. All model fees are included. Accommodations: Antigua (Aurora Hotel), Xela (Bonifaz), Atitlan (Casa del Mundo) Trip Leaders: Kevin Macpherson/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Joel Heger/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Jack Vogler/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cost: $3212

Join Xela AID on this Discovery Service Trip! Are you curious about the natural world? Do you love volunteering? Combine both of these passions on a trip where we will tap into your specific skills and talents to help families in need. As a bonus, you will mingle or join in with faculty and students from prestigious William Jewell College as they complete science-related projects with Guatemalan students! During down time, volunteers will visit a world-famous accommodation in Lake Atitlan and have the opportunity to zip-line, hike a volcano and kayak. Accommodations: Antigua (Aurora Hotel), Xela (Hotel Bonifaz), Atitlan (Casa del Mundo), Guatemala City (Holiday Inn)-Trip Leaders: Patrick Bunton/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Blane Baker/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. $1769

Trip Leaders:

Rotarian Orin Abrams, Anaheim Hills Rotary • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
District 5320 Foundation Governor, Kevin Padilla, Placentia Rotary • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Top-Rated Accommodations in 4 Locations:
• Guatemala City, Radisson Hotel
• Quetzaltenango, Pensión Bonifaz
• Atitlan - Casa del Mundo
• Antigua - La Aurora 

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