Journey of Smiles Guatemala 2024

Trip Details

• Location: Antigua & Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Dates: February 18-22, 2024
• Registration Cost: $1,200 per traveler, with a $400 single supplement
• Registration Deadline: November 20, 2023

Smile Train in Guatemala 

Smile Train established its first hospital partnership in Guatemala in 2007. Since then, our local medical partners there have provided nearly 4,000 free, high-quality cleft surgeries. We currently partner with six Guatemalan cleft practitioners working at three regional medical centers.

Partner Hospital Visits

Smile Train’s medical partners around the world provide free, safe, and quality cleft care for children in need. During the Journey of Smiles, participants will visit local partner treatment centers, meet with Smile Train partner surgeons, and encounter the lifesaving work they make possible.

Patient Home Visits

When a child receives a cleft surgery, the benefits ripple across their entire community. On this Journey of Smiles, you will have the opportunity to visit the homes of several Smile Train patients and their families, where you will hear, firsthand, the impact Smile Train has had on their lives.

For more information, please contact Ariana Gould, Senior Manager of Community Development at agould@smiletrain.org | 646.854.5598 | smiletrain.org/journeyofsmiles

Journey of Smiles Guatemala – February 18-22, 2024

Antigua and Guatemala City, Guatemala

• Registration: $1,200 per traveler, with a $400 single supplement

Registration Deadline: November 20, 2023

Itinerary

• Sunday, February 18: Arrive in Guatemala City, transfer to Antigua, check-in to Hotel Camino Real, enjoy a group welcome dinner.
• Monday, February 19: Visit to Smile Train partner Tess Unlimited to tour their cleft services, including speech and nutritional support.
• Tuesday, January 20: Morning patient home visit followed by a traditional cooking class.
• Wednesday, January 21: Travel to Guatemala City for our first partner visit followed by an afternoon walking tour of Antigua and a farewell dinner.
• Thursday, January 22: Departures or extensions