Authentic local experience with a community of women

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Authentic local experience with a community of women

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US$76.43 per guest

Adult x2

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Solola

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 15 guests

Language

English, Spanish

Other

Family-friendly, Pet-friendly, Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore the Mayan Kaqchiquel culture intimately, meet local women, and embrace diversity. Discover regenerative tourism that enriches Santa Cruz, while directly supporting the community.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

During our visit, you will have the opportunity to get to know the Mayan Kaqchiquel culture in an authentic way and the day-to-day life of local women who seek to make their routines their job. They will share their passions and concerns with you and we hope that you can too, to learn and enjoy diversity. Our experience is special because we are based on a regenerative tourism model, which can preserve culture and provide new ways of working for the future of women in Santa Cruz, having a 100% impact on the local economy.

What You Get

Material for the craft workshop

Bottled water

Lunch

Private transportation

Good To Know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Santa Cruz La Laguna

The women of the local team welcome us at the main pier and we walk around Santa Cruz, from the shore to the community, to learn about the customs, lifestyle and routines of the local people. We will know the main road from the pier to the local house where the workshop will be held. Depending on the house we will know one area or another. It is possible to go up in a tuktuk if the traveler prefers.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Santa Cruz La Laguna

The main venue will be a local house, depending on the shifts of the women on the team. The following activities will take place there: TRADITIONAL CUISINE: We cook together tourists and women in a wood-fired kitchen in a home, to learn how to cook typical recipes, such as tamale, tamalitos, tortillas or puliki. Then we enjoyed eating what we made together. CRAFT WORKSHOPS: Introduction to fabric making and/or handmade jewelry. We learn to lay the initial thread for sewing, create our first piece of jewelry and dress in traditional Santa Cruz dress. TEMAZCAL EXPERIENCE: We disconnect and live the local experience of temazcal use, a low adobe house where steam baths are taken.

4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

PQRV+8C2, Santa Cruz la Laguna Sololá Department, Guatemala, GT

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Wait for the women leaders at the main dock of Santa Cruz la Laguna, in front of the boats, at the main dock.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.6

based on 38 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

The women from the workshops are the best part of the Lake

August 13, 2026

Meeting the women of the community is, in itself, a compelling reason to visit Lake Atitlán. The closeness and authenticity of these experiences make them truly special: you can learn a few words i...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Women of the moon

August 13, 2026

An incredible experience to be able to be part of the experience and live with the women. Grateful to be able to live in Santa Cruz, be part of their routines, and be able to share the whole experi...read more

(TripAdvisor)

An essential experience if you visit Lake Atitlán

August 13, 2026

I have participated in the workshops and it has been an unforgettable experience. The kindness of the women, their patience with all of us and opening the doors of their home to us, along with the ...read more

(TripAdvisor)

A close and enriching experience

August 12, 2026

The workshops with Ik Ixok have been the best part of the trip. Kind and approachable, they have opened the doors of their homes to teach us everything about their rich culture. It has been a pleas...read more

(TripAdvisor)

How lucky to have met the women of Ik Ixok!

August 12, 2026

I did the full workshop with the women of Ik Ixok in Santa Cruz la Laguna, a 100% local experience and a project led 100% by them, without depending on any NGO. Without a doubt, they are entreprene...read more