Guatemala Craft & Culture Tour (November 3rd - 9th, 2027)

7 days of art, ritual, food + community with Jess Bercovici & Josephine Pulitano

7 days, 6 nights

LIMITED TO 14 spaces  

SHARED ROOM — $3,250/person
Ideally booked with a friend or family member; roommate matching available.

PRIVATE ROOM — $4,850/person

$750 deposit

Guatemala: Craft + Culture

Stela Tours was born from a desire to travel differently and to connect communities, create meaningful spaces for women, and experience a place through the people who call it home.

And Guatemala is where much of that story began.

Both Jess Bercovici and Josephine Pulitano lived in Guatemala for many years, and this week is an invitation into the places, relationships and traditions that made the country home to us. Rather than simply showing you Guatemala, we get to introduce you to our Guatemala.

Over seven days, we'll travel between Antigua and Lake Atitlán, two extraordinary places surrounded by volcanoes and deeply rooted in Maya history and culture. We'll cross the lake by boat to visit artisan villages, work alongside local makers, dig through piles of antique textiles, gather around tables at some of our favorite restaurants, practice yoga, swim, shop, wander and leave plenty of room for the unexpected.

Some of the people we'll spend time with have been our friends and collaborators for years. These relationships are what make this trip difficult to replicate and what make it so special to us.

This experience is for the traveler who wants to go beyond simply seeing a place. It's for women who are curious about how things are made, where traditions come from, and the people behind them. Women who value a long lunch, a beautiful object with a story, jumping off a boat into the lake, getting a little lost in a market, and making friendships along the way.

You'll leave with beautiful things and photographs, of course. But our hope is that what stays with you are the people you met, the stories you heard, the things you made with your own hands and the women you shared it all with.

This is not Guatemala from a checklist. It's Guatemala as we know and love it.

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Itinerary subject to change*** 

TRAVEL INSURANCE IS REQUIRED  

There is a non-refundable $750 deposit  to secure your spot. Payment installments are ALWAYS available, please enquire!

Included: 

• Accommodation for 6 nights
  

• Delicious meals throughout the experience (dietary requirements are always available)

• Optional yoga 

• Photography to document the trip

• Digital Travel Guides (Antigua + Lake Atitlan)

• Airport transfers

• Not included:

• Airfare

• Travel Insurance
  

• Alcohol, except where noted
  

There is a non-refundable $750 deposit to sign up to secure your spot. By paying this deposit you are entering into terms of this agreement + will be responsible for signing our contract within 48 hours of receiving it. 

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Josephine Pulitano is a successful entrepreneur, hotelier and healer. After selling her three restaurants in Melbourne, Australia (and having a tendency to be curious by nature and a drive to experience all life has to offer), she moved to Guatemala. She currently lives there full time pursuing a life in the wellness world. For the past 6 years she has dedicated her time to teaching and facilitating yoga and spiritual retreats throughout Guatemala and working as a life + health coach. She specializes in Kundalini yoga, Hatha yoga, breath work, tantric therapies, trans-mediation, trauma release work, Taoist and many other complimentary practices. Her knowledge and style was gathered through trainings in Bali, India, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Thailand, Denmark, Australia and Romania. She gains inspiration on her vast travels through 70 countries, immersing in the local cultures and diving into her passions of food, hospitality, design, art, music, travel and all things ancient wisdom. Josephine recently revamped and opened a new hotel and restaurant in Australia returning to her love of hospitality and experience. 

Jess Bercovici is the founder of Casa de Stela and has owned and operated the business for the last 16 years. She first traveled to Latin America in 2007 as an archaeologist and immediately fell in love with the textiles and ancient crafts in Guatemala. Her introduction to tourism happened by chance in Guatemala in 2015 when her first of two bnb's were opened. It was in this space that she hosted craft courses and weeklong retreats for artists wanting to immerse themselves in stunning Guatemala. In the last 9 years, these programs have grown to include experiences in Mexico City, Oaxaca, New Mexico, Puglia and Mallorca