Textile & Jewelry Tour
Guatemala
March 5 to 13, 2010
9 days / 8 nights $795* 

This 9-day tour begins in the colonial city La Antigua, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The tour continues to the market town, Chichicastenango. Later, we will spend three days touring the villages surrounding Lake Atitlan in the Western Highlands. Through out the tour, we will visit women's cooperatives, where the historic craft traditions of beading, weaving and ornate embroidery have been revived as new revenue sources for families and communities. Many of our experiences will not be on traditional tour paths. We will travel by foot, pick-up, tuk-tuk, boat and bus, learning about Mayan village culture and traditional arts.

Price Includes:
    - All lodging (based on double occupancy;
        single surcharge of $250 if cannot pair you up)
    - Shuttle and Boat Transfers
        (to/fro Guatemala airport and within country)
    - 2 Breakfasts
    - 2 Lunches
    - 3 Dinners
    - Daily Wine / Cheese Happy Hours
    - Entrance Fees for the activities listed above

Activities Include:
Casa de Artes Textile Lecture & Gallery, Zamora Culture Program, Zamora Weaving Lesson, Pasqual Abaj and/or Cemetery tour, Cojolya Textile Museum, Santiago Church, Santiago Women’s Co-op jewelry-making demonstration, and San Juan La Laguna natural dye demonstrations
    - Local Guide services
    - Optional Activities – Visit to Santa Catarina, Guided Hikes,
        Kayak Rentals, Azoteca Coffee Plantation / Indigo Museum Tour,         Massages…
    - Opportunities for Wholesale Price purchasing 
        from textile and jewelry retailers
    - Baggage, Hotel & Guide Tips

To Reserve your space:
Mail a Deposit check for $150 made payable to “Chris Dickey” at: 2 Chamomile, Irvine, CA 92604
Rest of payment in full will need to also arrive to Chris no later than Tuesday January 5, 2010
Signed Liability Release will need to accompany your final payment.
Cancellation Policy -  prior to January 5, your $150 Deposit will be contributed to our “Philanthropic Funds,” No refunds after Tuesday January 5, 2010…but you may re-sell your space, consulting our “waiting list,”…with approval from your roommate.

*Includes $150 Philanthropic Contribution
Participants are responsible for arranging their own air transportation.

Sponsors:
Christine Dickey (949-651-9642);     
Sandi Escalle (949-387-7163) &
Barbara White (714-536-2508)

Contact us for more tour details.