Tour of the Northeast of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

Escuela Ratz' Um K'iche Convento:

entire class standing at the greenhouse table

Dear friends and family,

Sowing Opportunities is offering this exciting, brand new opportunity in the region!

Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, the Guatemalan Caribbean, and Tikal

A trip you will never forget

September 22-28 

Space for 9 participants

Cost: $1,800 based on single occupancy, including a $425 tax donation to Sowing Opportunities to be part of our mission. Includes an in-country flight, but excludes international airfare.

Sowing Opportunities is offering a pioneering opportunity to travel to the region that we serve, in Northeast Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. With the knowledge of our project manager, Ricardo, and the expertise of our hired tourism agency, Jaguar Travels in Antigua, Guatemala, we will bring you an unparalleled experience that is both eye-opening and enjoyable.

This seven-day trip begins with an in-country flight from Guatemala City to the beautiful island town of Flores in the Department (province) of Petén, where we will stop for lunch. We then  drive to Río Dulce in the Department of Izabal, Guatemala’s prime coastal Caribbean region, where we’ll stay in a hotel on beautiful Lago Izabal.  

Río Dulce, on Lake Izabal

Over the next two days, we will visit five schools that we work with in the adjacent Department of Alta Verapaz. The thriving greenhouses they have built with our support will be at their highest production, just prior to harvest. We will have an opportunity to meet the students and their teachers to hear about their experiences.

Ricardo with students at Escuela San Benito Calle II

We’ll then spend two days visiting important cultural and historical sites: the Castle of San Felipe, an important colonial fortress of the 17th century (in Izabal) and the Mayan ruins in Tikal (in Petén). 

Fern and Ricardo at the Castillo de San Felipe

Fern and her family at the Mayan ruins of Tikal

Where we’ll stay in Petén: at Hotel La Casona del Lago, on Lake Petén Itzá

Your fee includes customized round-trip airport-to-hotel transportation, as well as a flight from Guatemala City to Petén and ground transport to and from the Guatemalan Caribbean (8 hours each way) and to Alta Verapaz, a 3-hour trip each way.  We will stop for lunch in local high-quality restaurants and use accommodations.  

Learn more in the attached brochure. Because space is limited, please reply by August 25, 2026 to: info@sowingops.org for further information and to book your registration!

With best regards,

Fern and Ricardo,

Sowing Opportunities