Special Culture Immersion Program in Mexico
Mexico is Culture!
Mexican Christmas Immersion Program
Discover how Christmas and New Year’s are celebrated in Mexico and experience learning Spanish within this warm and colorful atmosphere.
You will enjoy our cultural activities such as salsa lessons, cinema or conferences.
Various guided visits are organized within the historical town center.
Our program offer 4 one-day excursions to epic Mayan archaeological sites and beautiful natural reserves.
Christmas Course Calendar
Spanish Immersion Program: Details and Costs
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Spanish classes: 15 hours of group instruction |
2 weeks program |
| Activities: Salsa, conferences, films, documentaries... | All ages |
| 4 Guided visits to museums | All levels |
| 4 one-day Excurions | $ 720 US per person |
| 2 guided tours to Mayan villages |
5% discount to couples or partners 10 % discount to groups of 3/4 friends |
| Family stay with 3 daily meals (optional) |
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| Christmas meal |
> On-line Booking < |
Spanish Immersion Program without accommodation
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Same as first program but without the family stay |
$ 540 US |
Spanish Immersion Program without excursion
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Same as first program but without excursion |
$ 450 US |
Spanish Immersion Program with classes and activities only
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Same as first program but without excursions/family stay |
$ 190 US |
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Spanish Classes Instruction
- Classes: 15 hours of group class
- Schedule: 9:00 - 12:00 or 12:00 - 15:00
- Levels: all levels
- Ages:children (+6), teenagers and adults
- Material: included
- Max. 6 students per group
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Excursions
Chiapas is one of the regions with the most biodiversity in the world and its cultural heritage is impressive.
4 one-day excursions are planned:
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Day one:
- Sumidero canyon: Boat trip
- Chiapa de Corzo: Ancient town
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Day two:
- Agua Azul waterfalls: Walk and swim
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Day three:
- Palenque Archaeological site: Ruins and jungle
- Misol ha waterfall: Walk and swim
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Day four:
- Chiflon waterfall: Walk
- Montebello lakes: Walk
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Accommodation
Enjoy the home-stay with a Mexican family
You will immerse yourself in the convivial atmosphere of a Mexican family who are keen to share traditions and swap cultures.
Our family stay includes 3 daily meals Monday through Saturday.
If you would prefer you own accommodation, check out our spacious apartments opportunities here.
Visits to Indigenous Villages
We will spend one day to visit two close Mayan villages, Chamula and Zinacantan.
Thoses two villages still keep strong traditions and character. The church of Chamula is an amazing mixture of Catholicism and pagan tradition that you will be observing during the ceremonies.
Zinacantan is well known for its fields of flowers and for weaving colorful clothes.
You will pass by the bustling market where young and old sell fruits vegetables and crafts.
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Guided visits and Activities
Activities: from Monday to Friday at 8pm
You are welcome to join our activities such as Salsa lessons as well as films, documentaries, conferences and board games.
Guided visits:
- Ambar museum: You will learn about the peculiarity of the ambar of chiapas as well as see unique pieces with incrusted insects. Tips about how to recognize real ambar will be given.
- Coffee museum: This short visit will guide you through the steps of how coffee is processed, from the land to your cup.
- Traditional costumes museum: This unique museum has rare costumes from indigenous villages. Each costume has a meaning and is characteristic to a village. The museum founder, our guide, spent his life healing people for free as well as building schools and water reservoirs in various communities..
- Mayan medicine center & museum: This center still cures people using ancient Mayan medicine, mostly using plants. Birth are still given in a traditional way.
- Na Bolom museum: This ethnographic collection reflects artifacts and gifts collected from trips the museum founders(Frans & Gertrude Duby Blom) made to the Lacandón jungle.
Booking
You may fill out the on-line registration form.
If you need more detailed information concerning our Spanish courses, just email us.