After Thought

Hey, you those post that I posted earlier, I know kinda redundant, but anyway if you want to enjoy the same experience I did just look at the information below. 

Day One 

Activity- Chichicastenango Market and Atitlan Lake

Address- Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Phone Number- 339-7044-5290

Day Two 

Activity- Pacaya Volcano & Hot Springs                  

Address- Pacaya Volcano                                          

Phone Number-339-7044-5290                                        

Activity-Shopping at the Oakland Mall

Address-Oakland Mall

Phone Number - N/A

Day Three

Activity- Cultural Antigua Half Day Tour                 

Address- Antigua, Guatemala
Phone Number-1-800-472-9546                     


Activity- Xocomil Water Park     

Address-Retalhuleu, Guatemala

Phone Number-339-7044-5290

Day Four 

Activity- Whitewater rafting in the Rio Coyolate Rive

Address- Rio Coyolate River

Phone Number-(502) 2363-4955 

More Info

Guatemala

Part 1: Trip Budget

Airplane Fare

Houston, IAH (International) to Guatemala City, GUA

Monday, September 30 at 6:30am- 11:35pm

Saturday, October 5 at 6:15am- 4:29pm

 

Passport Fee

Fee- $140(per passport book and card) x 3 (person) = $420

 

Rental Car =$78.00(per day)                Pick-up Date – September 30, 2013 at 12:00 noon

                   +$32.88(tax)                      Drop-off Date – October 4, 2013

                   = $110.88 (total)

 

Taxi Rate

Cost- $25.00                     from Hotel to Airport on the morning of October 5, 2013

October 5, 2013

 

Hotel

Address- 13 Calle 7 65 Zona 9 Guatemala City 01009 Guatemala

Princess Guatemala

September 3, 2013 – October 4,  2013 for 3 nights

Price for 3 nights = $180 ($60 per night)

 

WIND CHIMES INN ANTIGUA

Address - Sir George Walter Highway, Carlisle, St. John's, Antigua

October 2, 2013- October 3, 2013 for 1 night

Price for 1 night = $85.00

 

Average meal

$3-$4 

3 (people) x 3 (meals in a day) x 3 (cost of meals) x 5 (# of days) = $135 – $3(lunch is provided in admission fee for Pacaya Volcano) = $132  

Activities

Historical Sites

Ø  Chichicastenango Market and Atitlan Lake

Inclusions

·         Roundtrip Hotel Transfers from Guatemala City

·         Lunch

·         Transportation

October 1, 2013 at 6:30am – 6:30pm (12 hours)

Entry Fee- $67.00(cost of adult) x 3(people) = $201.00

Ø  Pacaya Volcano & Hot Springs with Lunch One day Tour from Guatemala City

Inclusions  

·         Transportation

Ø  Lunch

October 2, 2013 at 7:00am – 1:00pm (6hours)

Entry Fee - $49.99(cost of an adult x 3(people) = $149.97

Ø  Cultural Antigua Half Day Tour (in Antigua, Guatemala) 

October 3, 2013 at 8:15am – 12:15pm (4 hours)

Inclusions

Ø  Transportation

Entry Fee - $25(cost of an adult) x 3(people) = $75

Staying in Antigua not coming back to Guatemala

Entertainment Sites

Ø  Whitewater rafting in the Rio Coyolate River

October 4, 2013 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm                                          

Entry Fee:  Free

Ø  Shopping at the Oakland Mall

October 2, 2013 at 2:00pm – 10:00pm                                        

Entry Fee: Free

Ø  Xocomil Water Park

October 3, 2013 at 3:00pm – 8:00pm

Entry Fee - $80(per adult) x 3(people) = $240

Total cost of gas- $1.14(cost per gallon) x 3(gallons) = $3.42

 Total Cost

$420.00                (Passport)

$110.88                (Rental Car)

$25.00                  (Taxi)

$180                     (Hotel Princess Guatemala)

$85.00                  (Hotel Winds Antigua)

$132.00                (Average Meals)

$201.00                (Chichicastenango Market)

$149.97                (Pacaya Volcano)

$75.00                 (Antigua Half Day Tour)

$240.00               (Xocomil Water Park)

$3.42                   (Gas Fare)

$1622.27             (total cost of trip)

Food, Food, Food

 They have amazing food, but weird. Everything is so delicious. I love eating so I literally ate everything. Just kidding.

Rafting on the Rio Coyolate

White water rafting was super fun. Even if I did get drenched head to toe. It was refreshing how the water would splash in your face but you were going to fast to care. The ex celebrating excitement of rushing down a river was beyond amazing.

The Cultural side of Antigua

Antigua was amazing. It was bursting with culture. The city had beautiful cobblestone streets and monasteries.  We saw many cathedrals and churches. Even though Antigua was filled with culture it still had the most amazing beaches. The ocean was so refreshing plus the sand was actually white, like pearls.

Splash!!!

Oh my goodness. Xocomil water work was a blast. The slides were so fast I almost wanted to barf, but of course I didn't. The feeling of the sun shining and a dip in the pool was super relaxing. Of course splashing Kristyn  in the face was super funny. She hates it of course. It was a full on water splashing battle. We were acting like little kids.

The Gift of the Sun

 Pacaya Mountain was amazing. I mean sure, I hated the hike. Oh, but the view. It was gorgeous. The slowly dripping lava was blazing. IT was like a gift from the sun. Even though it was tortuous at first in the end it was worth it.

     

Shopping Time

It was fun to see what modern shop they had here in Guatemala. Although it hard to understand some of the words the salesperson were saying. I loved this shop called Nine West  They had this amazing shoes. They were these cute ballet that were $79.00.  They were a total bargain in my opinion 

Atitlan Lake, A paradise

 The view over Atitlan Lake was beautiful. You should have seen it, the water glistening, the air crisp. Beautiful paradise. The water so blue and the grass so green. It was like a perfect world. Lake Atitlan is considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. I totally agree. Also the food here though is so much different from the food in Texas. Still good though. You have to try the Guatemala Icebox Cookies. They are delicious. 

Chichicastenango Market

Hola chicos and chicas, today I went to the Chichicastenango Market. It was muy fun. I saw so many hand- made crafts.Except these weren't kindergarten crafts. They were beautiful professional looking crafts. I saw many beautiful fabrics that I so wanted to buy, but what that would be silly, I don’t even know how to sew!=)

1st Day in Guatemala!!!

Coming to all you chicas and chicos from Guatemala! I've just gotten my luggage from the carousel. Those things are so cool.  I'm tiring to resits the urge to lay on the ground and fall asleep. That flight was exhausting. =(  even so I'm super excited. Adios talk to you tomorrow. 

Room

My room is so neat and nice. Its a lot more than I excepted. Its really comfy. The sunlight spills through the curtains which is really refreshing.

Princess Guatemala

Check out my hotel. It is amazing. Princess Guatemala is so beautiful. The greenery and the white stone makes me feel like I'm in heaven.

Guatemala Here I Come

 This is the flag of Guatemala. I'm so excited. I can't wait to go to Guatemala with my buds Kristyn and Sunny.
 Guatemala on the globe.
  Just for fun.

Info on Guatemala

Hey, guys I'm so e cited from my Guatemala trip tomorrow. So just in case I looked up some info about Guatemala before I left just to be safe, you know. And so I decided to make a blog about my trip to Guatemala to tell you about the amazing experience I hope Guatemala will give me and my two friends, Kristyn and  Audrey. Here is an overview of what Guatemala is.

Capitol: Guatemala City

Other Languages: Amerindian languages (Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)

Odd fact about Guatemala: A person once bought a cup of coffee for $500.50 a pound. The reason is because the entire cup was 100% mocha.

Beliefs in Guatemala: Indigenous Mayan beliefs

The weather: Guatemala is cooler in the winter; rainy during the spring, in the summer is muggy, it rains in all the seasons except winter

Season: During the time I will be in Guatemala it will be the early fall. It will be rainy and the temperature falls sharply during the evening.

Momentary unit: $7.96251 Quetzals

Convert Quetzals to USD:  $7.96251 Quetzals = 1 USD

Main religion: Roman Catholic

Government: Constitutional Democratic Republic

Unique about Guatemala: Guatemala has eight distinct growing regions that each produces an unique characteristics in their coffees.