Beading Class and Tour at Non-Profit Vocational Training Center: A Cultural Sharing Experience
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Santa Cruz la Laguna
Immerse yourself in Mayan culture with a beading class and tour at a non-profit vocational training center. Learn to make beaded friendship bracelets and support economic empowerment programs.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Los Elementos Adventure Center - Our Adventure Center team will coordinate the class.
- Santa Cruz La Laguna - This is one of the smaller villages around Lake Atitlan and is unique for its remote location. Barely touched by the outside world, you will have the opportunity to learn more about this village.
What's Included
- Beading class with materials provided for jewelry creation.
- Village exploration with a guided walking tour.
- Gourmet experience with a 3-course lunch.
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from Santa Cruz
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
A true cultural sharing experience by making beaded friendship bracelet jewelry with a local Mayan woman. Perfect for individual travelers, volunteer groups, and families. Learn about the Mayan culture, and get a glimpse into their daily life.
Beading class is around 2 hours, lunch is 1 hour or less, the village tour is around 2 hours.
Income from classes and tours supports our non-profit economic empowerment and social enterprise programs at CECAP vocational center
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Manos Cruceñas Artisan Store
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Elise_m
Jan 17, 2023
A cultural experience I will cherish forever - What a fantastic experience! The team understood my tight schedule and was happy to work around it. The center's visit was brief but beautiful and full of information about the place and its goals for the community, I could sense the passion and drive of everyone in the place, which made my whole experience so much better.
Rosa was lovely and patient with me while we made the bracelet, the workshop was clean and beautiful with an amazing view of the lake and town. The restaurant looked amazing and I wish I had planned a time to have dinner after my beading class.
The walk to the center is breathtaking, note that the hill is pretty steep, but there are a lot of taxis at the bottom to bring you up if needed, for around 10 Quetzals. Santa Cruz is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing your culture and your mission with me!
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