Villa Sumaya – Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
February 1, 2025 - February 8, 2025
Our first trip to Guatemala!
I have been wanting to go to Guatemala since 1974 when I first learned about the Mayan culture!
Villa Sumaya has been featured in Yoga Journal, Travel Advisor, and HuffPost and is almost always booked well in advance in the high season. Group leaders return year after year, so finding an opportunity to squeeze into the lineup was a long shot, but I persevered. Through a stroke of good fortune, an unexpected cancellation, and being in the right place at the right time, I was able to snag the best week of the winter – February 1st through 8th, 2025 for another epic The Hard and The Soft Yoga & Meditation Adventure.
Your Home Base
Villa Sumaya is this totally gorgeous natural refuge majestically located on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Santa Cruz la Laguna, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Aldous Huxley once declared Lake Atitlan “the most beautiful lake in the world,” and its setting in the Guatemalan Highlands, offers the perfect combination of natural beauty, mountain landscapes, and traditions of Mayan culture. The word “Atitlan” come from the combination of two nahuati words, “Atil” meaning water, and “Titlan” meaning between, or “between the waters”. It is surrounded by three spectacular volcanoes that harmonize to create a unique setting for some pretty fantastic sunsets and sunrises.
Your Day’s Activities
Each day will begin with practice – personal prayer, meditation, and movement. Our trip to this remote wellness center, located in the heart of the Altiplano, is an opportunity for cultural immersion into the most deeply rooted indigenous Mayan culture. Possible excursions and ceremonies include tours of local villages and marketplaces, a visit to a permaculture farm, a waterfall hike, as well as hiking in the mountains, walking tours, kayaking on the lake, spa treatments, and Mayan fire ceremonies.
In December I will send out a list of excursions and ceremonies with the costs and you will have the opportunity to sign up for various activities. We need to plan these in advance as February is high season and many of the tour guides and curanderas (ceremony leaders) book up early.
Your Nourishment
Homemade buffets are abundant and freshly prepared daily. Each meal is balanced to meet your nutritional needs. Breakfast buffets include a main dish, granola, yogurt, fruit and daily specials. Lunch buffets include a hearty vegetarian main course, organic greens, homemade bread and a local fruit platter. Dinner buffets include soup, vegetarian entrée, seasonal side dishes, organic greens and a scrumptious dessert. Savor fresh breads and house-made tortillas.
LODGING:
Maya Rose rooms have two twins or one queen. All the rooms are charming, spacious and lakefront in the Maya Rose Lodge – just a spectacular location!
The Skyline Bungalow is a 5 minute hike above the courtyard, secluded and private, a perfect place to unwind and destress.
The Lotus and Ginger Suites are spacious, lovely rooms, quiet & private, in the trees, double or triple occupancy only and perfect for two or three friends or a couple.
PRICES PER PERSON:
Maya Rose A (2 twins beds): $2550 per person, single occupancy | $1995 per person, double occupancy
Maya Rose B (2 twin beds or queen bed): $2550 per person, single occupancy | $1995 per person, double occupancy
Maya Rose C (queen bed + patio): $2650 per person, single occupancy | $2095 per person, double occupancy
Skyline Bungalow (queen bed) :$2095 per person, double occupancy only
Lotus Suite (queen bed + twin bed): $2075 per person, double occupancy only
Ginger Suite (queen bed + 2 twin beds): $2175 per person, double occupancy only | $1995 per person, triple occupancy only
Not included in Package pricing: transportation, excursions, activities and spa services, specialty drinks, and phone calls. Staff tips are not included; $8-12 suggested per person per day. Incidental expenses incurred during the retreat will be payable at the end of the retreat.
Cancellation Policy
Non-refundable $500 deposit required to register.
Full payment is required by July 20th, or 3 months prior to the opening date of the retreat. Refunds are available up to July 20th, less the non-refundable deposit of $500.
There are no refunds after July 20th as our lodging, meal, and excursion providers require full payment 3 months prior to reservation dates and offer no refunds after 3 months prior to 1st day of the reservations.
Travel insurance is recommended.