Do you want to learn Spanish and get to know Guatemala in a trip of only one month? Then the Traveling Classroom is a must. Besides the daily Spanish classes during four weeks in four different places we have organized a large number of excursions which will attract even the most active traveler.

Transportation between places is by collective mini busses which are normally only used by tourists. Therefore the transport will be quick and safe. In three places you will stay at a guest family where you will receive three meals per day (except on Sundays) and you will have your own room. On Sunday you can eat in a nice local restaurant. There are also 9 nights in a hotel included: at the Pacific coast in Monterrico and in a very nice jungle lodge at the river bank of the ‘Rio Cahabón’ where you will river raft. On the days with hotel stay meals are not included except at the Mexican party at the end of the weekend in the jungle. During this trip you learn Spanish, will experience the local Indian culture and you will see the fascinating nature of Guatemala.

The 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.

Coban / Lanquin  and Semuc Champey A less known village in the countryside and river rafting on the ‘Rio Cahabón’ near Lanquin.

Monterrico A very laidback fishermen village at the Pacific coast

 

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 go for instance 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.

 

The journey

The trip follows, in this order, these places: Antigua, Panajachel, Cobán / Lanquín and Monterrico. The tour has a 4 week cycle; you can arrive every Saturday and start your trip in the place where the tour is at that moment. Although arriving in Guatemala in the weekend the tour starts in Antigua is the easiest and cheapest (you also can arrive on Sunday); in that case there won’t be need of an extra night in Antigua after arriving and a transfer the next day to the place where the tour is that week. Click to see where the tour is at the moment you would like to join here. Antigua is close to the airport of Guatemala City and the transfer from the airport to Antigua is inclusive. Do you want to start in another place then Antigua then there will be a surcharge of $30 for the extra hotel night in Antigua and the extra transfer to the place where the tour is held that week.

There is no transfer included from the last place of your classes because you might want to stay there a few more days or have planned to travel on your own after the tour. In case you do want a transfer to Antigua because you fly out of Guatemala City a (few) day(s) later we can arrange a transfer to Antigua and 1 or more nights in a hotel and a transfer to the airport with collective minibus ($7) or private shuttle ($30).

                                                          

 

The Spanish classes

You will receive private Spanish tuition of 4 hours a day, in total 76 hours. In Cobán you will have only 4 days of classes of 4 hours because we took an extra day for the most spectacular part of the trip: river rafting on the river Cahabón in the jungle of Guatemala. At every school you’ll have another teacher but your level of Spanish will be passed on to the teacher at the next school. This way continuity of your classes will be secured.

 

Itinerary

Antigua
Arrival
Spanish classes	20 hours of private classes
Accommodation	guest family (private room and 3 meals per day except on Sunday
Sunday	A city tour visiting points of interest in this colonial city
Monday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Monday afternoon	Salsa dance classes 1 hour
Tuesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Tuesday afternoon	Visit museum
Wednesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Wednesday afternoon	Salsa dance classes 1 hour, evening movie in lounge café
Thursday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Thursday afternoon	Salsa dance classes 1 hour
Friday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Friday afternoon	climbing the Pacaya volcano, in the evening  visit a live band
Saturday13.00 hours	transfer to Panajachel
Panajachel
Spanish classes	20 hours of private classes
Accommodation	guest family (private room and 3 meals per day except on Sunday).
Saturday afternoon	arrival in Panajachel around 15.30, transportation to family.
Sunday 08.00	departure to Chichicastandango; tour of the market
Monday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Monday afternoon	boat trip on the lake of ‘Atítlan’ and tour to Santiago de Atítlan
Tuesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Tuesday afternoon	free
Wednesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Wednesday afternoon	visit ‘La cueva Maya de San Jorge de la Laguna’
Thursday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Thursday afternoon	free
Friday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Friday afternoon	excursion to La Reserva Natural and descend per Zipline
Saturday	10.00 transfer to Cobán via Antigua. In Antigua meet our representative, who arranges transport to Coban.
Cobán
Spanish classes	16 hours private classes from Monday till Thursday
Accommodation	guest family (private room and 3 meals per day except on Sunday). Total 5 nights of guest family stay in Cobán).
Sunday	school organizes visit to a local coffee plantation
Monday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Monday afternoon	free
Tuesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Tuesday afternoon	visit orchid farm with school staff
Wednesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Wednesday Afternoon	free
Thursday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Thursday afternoon	to Lanquín with local bus
Lanquín
Accommodation	3 nights hotel accommodation in shared room, no meals inclusive except the Mexican buffet on Saturday evening.
Friday	rafting on the river ‘El Cahabón’’, in case of low water hot-dogging’ on the river
Saturday	Visit ‘Semuc Champey’
Saturday evening	Mexican meal in the hotel (meal inclusive, drinks at own cost)
Sunday	Transfer by minibus to Antigua arrival at the beginning of the afternoon, afternoon free, 1 night hotel accommodation (shared room)
Monday	Departure to Monterrico, arrival in the morning
Monterrico
Spanish classes	20 hours private classes
Accommodation	in hotel
Monday afternoon	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Tuesday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Tuesday afternoon	free
Wednesday morning	early rise for boat trip to mangrove where you will see crocodiles and many different birds.
Wednesday Afternoon	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Thursday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Thursday afternoon	visit turtle project
Friday morning	4 classes of 1 hour Spanish tuition
Friday evening	campfire at the beach
Saturday	16.00 transfer to Antigua for students who have started their trip in another place than Antigua. People who end their tour in Monterrico can travel back to Antigua at an additional cost.

 

Price

The price of this 28 day tour is $1359

The Traveling Classroom Tour includes:

-          76 hours of private Spanish tuition

-          Accommodation (nineteen nights at a guest family: private room and nine nights hotel accommodation: 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

Meals while traveling or during the hotel stay, bottled drinking water, souvenirs, perhaps now and then a coffee, juice or drink in a café or bar and emails to friends and family.

Transport from the last place of classes to the place where the student wants to go.

(From Antigua a transfer with a collective minibus to the airport will cost $7. We also can book a private shuttle for you to the airport $30).

 

Contact Information

For more information please contact us at:

Email: info@trans-land.com

Phone: (502) 7832 0124 (Office)
           (502) 5330-0774 (Danielle)
         

Address:
La Antigua Guatemala
Calle Coyolar #11
Between Calle de los Pasos and 2nd Av. South Final
 

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