jueves, 28 de febrero de 2008

Exotic Culture at Hibiscus Contemporary Maya Textile Museum

One thing you should do while in Guatemalan Western Caribbean is visit the Contemporary Maya Textile Museum, localted at Hibiscus Café, Exotic Garden & Museum, at just 20 minutes from Santo Tomas de Castilla port.
Prior loading the transportation to Hibiscus, a pamphlet with instructions and information of the tour will be given to each guest. The trip to the venue takes 30-minute. Ones at Hibiscus, a host welcomes guests and pinpoints the entrance and beginning of the auto-tour. Guest will encounter with the restaurant area, which has all chairs and walls decorated with Maya Guipils (blouse used by Maya women) originals from many areas of Guatemala. The entrance to the museum is located at the back side of the restaurant. More than 50 pieces of contemporary Maya garments are displayed, each with a brief description for guests to read. Some additional literature in English, Spanish and French is available at sight; guests most return them back when finish using it. When finished looking at the museum, the Exotic Garden is the next thing to see. It is located at the back side of the museum. Heliconias and other exotic plants can be appreciated. Most plants have their scientific and common names displayed. Relax in the beautiful trails and enjoy the moment.
All guests most address the host at Hibiscus to reserve seats to go back to the cruise terminal according to the departure schedule. If a guest wishes to go earlier or stay for a longer period of time, then all he needs to do is to reserve with the host the necessary seats in any of the departures in the default itinerary. If a guest misses the departure transportation and no more seats are available in the following departures as per the itinerary, then a private transportation will be arranged at an additional flat rate.
For an additional charge, this tour can be immediately arranged with a bilingual tour guide (Spanish/English). French, German, Italian, Japanese & Russian tour guides are available with 48 hour prior notice.
The prices of this tour is about US$35 per passenger. It will depend how much ammenities you will like to have included in the tour. Price for kids under 12 year old is US$25 per passenger.
You can book this tour through luis@turixactivo.com.
P.S. all mayor credit cards accepted.

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