The Tour

During this trip you will learn Spanish, experience the local indigenous culture and see Guatemala’s fascinating nature.

You will visit a project where turtles are protected, you’ll learn the first steps of Salsa, and will get a shot of adrenaline during the climb to the summit of the volcano Pacaya, river rafting and descending on a Zipline at the canopy of the jungle. More relaxing social activities are added too; you’ll for instance go to a live band and see a movie in a hip lounge café in Antigua. The week in Monterrico will be ended by a camp-fire at the beach. This is just a part of the activities and don’t forget that you will be able to have a simple conversation in Spanish after this 4 week program!

This trip visits the following places:

Antigua: a picturesque small town, once the capital of Guatemala, with loads of relics of the colonial period.

Panajachel: an Indian village at the fascinating lake ‘Atítlan’ surrounded by three volcanoes.

Cobán: a less known village in the countryside and river rafting on the ‘Rio Cahabon’ near Lanquin.

Monterrico: very laidback fishermen village at the Pacific coast.

Note: This tour is also available for one, two or three weeks, always arriving during the weekend to start classes on Monday. Starting point depends on where the tour is at that moment

Full Itinerary

Antigua

Arrival on Saturday or Sunday

Spanish classes: 20 hours of private classes: 4 hours of Spanish tuition on every weekday in the morning.

Accommodation: With local family in a basic, private room including 3 meals per day except on Sunday.

Activities:

• Sunday: A city tour with our local representative, visiting points of interest in this colonial city
• Monday afternoon: Salsa dance classes 1 hour
• Tuesday afternoon: Visit of the ‘Popanoe museum’ and Salsa dance classes 1 hour
• Wednesday afternoon: Salsa dance classes 1 hour
• Wednesday evening: Movie in lounge café
• Thursday afternoon: Salsa dance classes 1 hour
• Friday afternoon: Climbing the Pacaya volcano
• Friday evening: visit a live band
• Transfer to Panajachel: Saturday 13.00 hours

Panajachel

Spanish classes: 20 hours of private classes: 4 hours of Spanish tuition on every weekday in the morning.

Accommodation: With local family in a basic, private room including 3 meals per day except on Sunday.

Activities:

• Saturday: Arrival in Panajachel around 15.30, transportation to family
• Sunday morning: 8 am departure to Chichicastenango, guided tour of the market
• Monday afternoon: boot trip on the lake of ‘Atítlan’ and guided tour to Santiago de Atítlan
• Tuesday afternoon: No activity scheduled. Time to rest…
• Wednesday afternoon: Guided tour to cave ‘La cueva Maya de San Jorge de la Laguna’
• Thursday afternoon: No activity scheduled. Time to rest…
• Friday afternoon: Excursion to the natural reserve and descend per zip line

Transfer to Cobán: Saturday 09.30 hours. Transfer via Antigua, with lunch time in Antigua (lunch at own costs).

Cobán

Spanish classes: 16 hours of private classes: 4 hours of Spanish tuition from Monday till Thursday in the morning.

Accommodation: Saturday through Thursday in Coban: 5 nights of accommodation with local family in a basic, private room including 3 meals per day.

Thursday through Sunday in Lanquin: 3 nights hotel accommodation in shared room, no meals included except the Mexican party on Saturday evening.

Activities:

• Saturday: Arrival in Cobán, transportation to family
• Sunday: The school organizes a visit to a local coffee plantation
• Monday afternoon: No activity scheduled. Time to rest…
• Tuesday afternoon: Visit an orchid farm with school staff
• Wednesday afternoon: No activity scheduled. Time to rest…
• Thursday afternoon: Transfer to Lanquín on a local ‘chicken bus’
• Friday: Rafting on the river ‘Cahabon’. In case of low water: ‘hotdogging’ on the river
• Saturday: Visit ‘Semuc Champey’ natural pools and waterfalls
• Saturday evening: Mexican party at the hotel (meal inclusive, drinks at own cost)
• Sunday: Local transport: ‘chicken bus’ to Cobán. From Cobán to Antigua with minibus. Arrival to Antigua in the early afternoon. One night at hotel in Antigua.
• Monday: Departure to Monterrico, arrival in de morning

Transfers:

• Transfer to Lanquin: On Thursday after classes.
• Transfer to Antigua: On Sunday
• Transfer to Monterrico: On Monday morning before classes.

Monterrico

Spanish classes: 20 hours of private classes: 4 hours of Spanish tuition on every weekday in the morning (Monday and Wednesday in the afternoon).

Accommodation: In hotel: shared room (no meals included)

Activities:

• Tuesday afternoon: No activity scheduled. Time to rest…
• Wednesday morning: Early rise for a boat trip to the mangroves, where you will see crocodiles and many different species of birds.
• Thursday afternoon: Visit turtle project
• Friday evening: Campfire at the beach

Tour Price Includes:

• 76 hours of private Spanish tuition (4 hours a day)
• Accommodation (19 nights at a guest family: basic, private room. 9 nights hotel: shared room)
• Meals when staying at a guest family (except on Sundays)
• All transport as far as the last place of classes
• All activities and excursions mentioned
• Transfer from the airport of Guatemala City to the accommodation in Antigua
• In Antigua stationed representative, who will give support in case of an emergency (not arrived luggage, lost passport just to name a few cases in which help is very useful)

Not included:

These are pictures from this tour.

Pricing For This Tour

4 weeks: US$ 1395.00 per person / € 1049.00 per person

Per week:

Antigua US$ 499.00 / € 319.00 per person

Panajachel US$ 549.00 / € 369.00 per person

Cobán US$ 549.00 / € 384.00 per person

Monterrico US$ 449.00 / € 269.00 per person

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