Guatemala

Travel Guatemala

If you travel to Guatemala you’ll be visiting the original heartland of the mighty Mayan Empire - which existed in this part of Central America from around 4000 BC right through until the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors in the sixteenth century. Travelling to Guatemala, an absolutely essential place to visit is the incredible Mayan pyramids at Tikal. If you travel to Guatemala it’s a place positively brimming with ancient Mayan history and it’s a fascinating and beautiful country in which to explore.

Guatemala gap year travel offers all kinds of exciting possibilities. For example if lazing on pristine tropical beaches is a priority on your gap year there’s plenty of opportunity to do just that if you choose Guatemala to travel. However there’s also much to explore away from the beaches if you travel to Guatemala.

If you travel to Guatemala with Real Gap you also benefit from four hours a day Spanish tuition. Being able to speak some Spanish if you choose to volunteer in Guatemala makes life far easier.

Guatemala Gap Year

Volunteer in Guatemala

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	Guatemala Community Outreach

Be amazed and humbled at the spirit of Guatemala’s poorest communities. You’ll play a vital role in improving their lives by teaching English and other lessons, or by helping with carpentry workshops or building projects.


	Guatemala Experience

Three weeks of volunteering, exploring and taking language and culture lessons make up the perfect introduction to Guatemala. Highlights could include climbing Guatemala’s highest volcano or giving a family the key to their first concrete home.


	Guatemala Spanish Language School

Pick up the phrases that’ll make travelling round South America more enjoyable or equip you for one of our Spanish speaking programmes. You’ll enjoy individual tuition, excellent facilities and activities such as craft sessions and meringue classes.


	Guatemala Sports Development Project

Get involved with setting up sports in schools from the very beginning. The children often have no more than a field and your tasks might include building facilities, arranging training and organising competitions.


	House Building Volunteer Guatemala

A rewarding programme that will see you help build stronger homes for families having to make do with cardboard and dirt floors. Their smiles when you hand them the keys will be more than enough compensation for your efforts.


	Online TEFL Course 40 Hour

This programme is temporarily unavailable. Please contact us for details. This 40 hour online TEFL course allows you to learn at your own pace, when and where you like, to fit around your life schedule allowing flexibility and plenty of time for you to gain the most out of the course.


	Online TEFL Course 80 Hour

This programme is temporarily unavailable. Please contact us for details. A complete and comprehensive 80 hour online TEFL course that includes everything that the 40 and 60 hour courses include with the addition of 20 hours in 4 specialist teaching certificates and a lifetime access to teaching helpdesk.


	Sea Turtle and Caiman Volunteer Guatemala

Get properly involved in conservation work to protect turtles and caimans. Take part in the nightly beach patrols, help release the hatchlings, work on iguana and caiman breeding projects and much more.


	Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Guatemala

Nurse injured and confiscated wildlife back to health. You might care for monkeys, parrots, ocelots, taras or kinkajous, carry out wildlife surveys or get see the animals released. Take a trip to the Mayan ruins, too.


	Your Complete South America Gap Year

Do what most people only dream of! Learn Spanish, take salsa or cooking classes, visit Machu Picchu, explore the Amazon, marvel at Lake Titicaca and take part in wildlife or community projects.