Volunteer

Join Xela AID for Adventure and Service! Work inside a Mayan community sharing your talents to meet local critical needs. Hike in colonial Antigua, the highlands, and enchanting Lake Atitlan. Hike to a sacred lake included, along with zip line or volcano climb. Other options include excursions, shopping in the local markets, indulging in Guatemalan chocolate from a local factory and lounging in a fire-heated hot tub. Accommodations: Antigua (Aurora Hotel), Xela (Modelo), Atitlan (Casa del Mundo) Trip Leaders: Andrew Dorantes/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Ohana Dorantes/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cost: $1598

Join Xela AID and Rotary on a Volunteer Service Trip! Come as a Rotarian or a private citizen to collaborate to complete clean water projects among other custom projects that will take advantage of your unique talents. We’ll all enjoy networking with Rotarians while volunteering and exploring the bounty of Guatemala’s most beautiful places. This luxury experience includes a private bus with en-suite bathroom and WIFI, luxury hotels, cultural excursions and more. Accommodations: Antigua (Palacio de Doña Leonor), Xela (Five-Star Accommodation), Atitlan (Casa del Mundo) Trip Leaders: Cliff Hague/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Shelby Churchill/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Cost: $2864

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. Note that 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: $2800