This package is offers a week-long stay in a hotel with an atmosphere 100% ecological in a protected area on the bank of the river, one which will increase and ease direct contact with its abundant natural resources, as well the opportunity to use these natural resources to aid in the teaching and learning of the language. One can take part in hikes on the different trail of the protected area.

You will have the opportunity to use this as your base for visiting other places nearby, of which include, Livingston (Garifuna culture), Castillo San Felipe (colonial fort), the island of the birds, el golfete, which leads to the Atlantic Ocean. Boats will be provided from one location to another.

Start of the trip, Monday from Antigua Guatemala, returns Friday in the afternoon. 5 hours daily of Spanish instruction is included, Monday-Friday.

Izabal in its surroundings has pretty beaches and exotic places that offer the visitor an ideal paradise to spend an unforgettable vacation. It's the perfect place to fish, scuba dive, water ski and practice all types of other water sports. Also available are archeological centers and places to be in close contact with its beautiful nature. Río Dulce, which begins in lago Izabal, is the port of entry to the Caribbean Sea.

The río Dulce is considered to Guatemala's longest river, approximately 30 miles in length. Following its path the river gets skinnier and passes through the cities of Fronteras and el Relleno, and further on it crosses through a spectacular ravine with steep banks covered in thick vegetation and other jungle fauna.

Its climate is warm and the following activities can be done: birdwatching, visit los maglares and el biotopo Chocón Machacas (manatee reserve), swim in hot waters, or go on a canopy tour in the haciendas of Tijax or Planeta Río.

Is the best tourist destination that combines Caribbean beaches with crystal clear water, palm trees, abundant vegetation and white sand, jungle, the splendid Río Dulce canyon with its lagoons and adjacent tributaries; rich wildlife replete with a wide variety of marine and other tropical birds. There are a good selection of hotels and restaurants with all services for any types of needs. Discos, tour operators, and water transport companies are some of the things that Livingston has to offer.

One of the most interesting characteristics of Livingston is the that in this remote corner of Guatemala, 3 different ethnicities live harmoniously: the Garifunas who arrived in 1892 coming from island of Roatan, Honduras, the Hindus arrived from Belize after coming there from India, and lastly the Q'eqchi, who were descendents of the Maya. The Ladinos fit into to social groups with different origins and culture.