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Rewarding local experiences
Guatemala | Mar 25 - Apr 2, 2023

Josie
Josie L.
New Zealand | Reviewed on Apr 11, 2023

Catherina put together a great trip for us and was very responsive to our feedback and worked super hard to give us a unique trip within budget. JJ our guide was helpful, friendly and able to accomodate small changes in plans along the way. Thanks for hooking us up with Go Wild for the Acentenago trip. They were great and it was awesome to know we were supporting the local Acentenago community

Hotel Review
El Recreo
Lanquin

Great hotel but a little out of Lanquin which meant we didn’t get to see the town itself. Rooms were tidy, but basic

Authenticity & Character
Location
Somewhere more central so that we could look around the town
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Ram Tzul Trekking
Ram Tzul Trekking
Guatemala

This was a good activity to do to break up a long trip. However, the waterfall itself was not that impressive and there were not many orchids. This was an ok thing to do, but would not necessarily recommend

Guides, Drivers and Staff
Friendly and knowledgeable
Transport
Semuc Champey
Semuc Champey
Guatemala

Walk was good and the pools beautiful and lots of fun. The experience of riding in on the back of the truck also added to the experience

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Driving on the back of the truck was fun and made the trip feel more authentic
Acatenango overnight
Acatenango overnight
Guatemala

The hike was hard but the journey was well managed with regular breaks. The base camp site was great and Benjamin made amazing hot chocolate. The small group format was awesome, glad we weren’t with one of the bigger companies

Quality of Experience
Great product and well executed.
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Benjamin was so helpful and provided excellent service. Once he found that we enjoyed running down the loose dirt he found more sections and then ran in front clearing the path when the kids were running down the hill at the end of the hike
Transport
Local specialist: Catherina Tittaferrante
Catherina
Catherina Tittaferrante
Local specialist in Antigua Guatemala | Replied on Apr 12, 2023
My dear Josie, I'm so happy that we were able to print a great experience for your family trip because our goal goes beyond sharing our love for Central American destinations, but to create a real impact in both lives, yours as explorers and in our communities, we believe that when life can be felt, smelled, heard, tasted from other cultures then our human experience allows us to grow and cultivate love for this global community as a whole,so when reading that you liked the fact of... Read more

My dear Josie,

I'm so happy that we were able to print a great experience for your family trip because our goal goes beyond sharing our love for Central American destinations, but to create a real impact in both lives, yours as explorers and in our communities, we believe that when life can be felt, smelled, heard, tasted from other cultures then our human experience allows us to grow and cultivate love for this global community as a whole,so when reading that you liked the fact of supporting local community instead of the big companies I immediately knew... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

Thank you so much again, your trust means everything to us and we would love to explore together in the near future maybe Belize or Colombia ^_^ you tell us.

Keep in mind that your Latin Family will be here from now on and forever, stay safe.

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