What the program includes:
  • 40 hours of private Spanish lessons (one teacher per student);
  • Volunteer work in community organizations such as schools, hospitals, youth shelters, orphanages, etc.;
  • Participating in a reconstruction and renovation project in an underprivileged village;
  • Accommodation with a host family in a Guatemalan village;
  • Three meals a day, seven days a week;
  • All transportation within the country (for activities organized within the program);
  • Cultural activities: Salsa and merengue classes; guided tour of the town of Antigua; bike excursions; visiting a Mayan women's cooperative; visiting museums on Guatemalan culture; visiting a macadamia nut plantation; climbing a volcano; participating in an evening with traditional food; and many others;
  • The services of a Canadian guide for the entire duration of the program;
  • Supervision from our Guatemalan partner for the length of the stay;
  • Pre-departure orientation session offered by HorizonCosmopolite;
  • Unlimited support from the HorizonCosmopolite team. Before, during and after the trip.

Winter 2010-2011
Dates: End of December to mid-January (exactly dates to be confirmed)
Length: 3 weeks
Cost: $1765 tax included / person
$1865 tax included / person (if you register after October 15, 2010)

Summer 2011
Dates #1: June 2011(exactly dates to be confirmed)
Dates #2: July 2011 (exactly dates to be confirmed)
Length: 4 weeks
Cost: $1975 tax included / person
$2075 tax included / person (if you register after March 25th, 2011)

Autumn 2011
Dates : Mid-September to mid-October (exactly dates to be confirmed)
Length: 4 weeks
Cost: $1975 tax included / person
$2075 tax included / person (if you register after March 25th, 2011)

What's Not Included :
Plane ticket (around $900 to $1200)
Insurance (medical $45, complete $113)
Passport ($87)
Vaccinations ($100 to $300)
Departure tax (Guatemala $3 USD)
Personal expenses / souvenirs
Weekend trips

Registration procedure:
Participation fees for one of the Discovery Programs can be paid in two separate installments:
1st payment: $500 CAD + tax, before the registration deadline
2nd payment: Remaining balance (depending on the destination), 45 days prior to departure


Notice: HorizonCosmopolite may cancel a program if there are less than 7 people registered in one group. In such a case, all previously submitted payments will be refunded.
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For more information on the program in Guatemala contact Marie-Pierre Fortin by phone 514-935-8436 or by e-mail mariepierre@horizoncosmopolite.com


Voyages Escapade is the official partner of HorizonCosmopolite and holder of the license of Quebec #701070