·         Transportation to and from airport in Santa Elena/Flores (or Belize City - added charge) and your hotel in El Remate, Petén, Guatemala.

·         Host / Translator

·         20 nights accommodation in your choice of hotel or home-stay (or some of each) - Prices vary.

·         Meals (excluding 8 lunches for which the student will be responsible)

·         Knowledgeable, experienced guides for all excursions   

·         Two-day excursions to the Mayan city-sites ofTikal/Uaxactun and Topoxte/Yaxha.

·         Guided day hikes or horseback rides to Biotopo Cerro Cahui, Ixlu Archeological Site, Sac-Petén Archeological Site

·         Sunrise boat tour to the mouth of the Ixlu River to witness the awakening of the birds and crocodiles.

·         Visit to Finca Los Chultunes - a Reforestation Research Farm

·         An afternoon amongst the ruins in the Casa Mobego Botanical and Bird Sanctuary

·         Historical/cultural tour of Flores/Santa Elena

·         Full day excursion to Petencito Zoo and the Actun Kan Caves

·         Tree planting ceremony

·         Evening entertainment by Folkdancers, Marimba players and Storytellers.

·         6 days of volunteer activity in one or more areas of choice (Mayan construction, education/library, health care, sports)

·         Ample opportunities for swimming, kayaking, bicycling, horseback riding, bird-watching, practicing Spanish, hiking, hammock swinging, sunset-watching and star-gazing.

·         Each guest will receive an Ix-canaan t-shirt, a symbolic Ix-canaan woodcarving and a Certificate of Participation.