Learn Spanish and Adventure Travel "Travelling Classroom" - 24 WeeksOur award winning travelling classroom program is a unique blend of learning Spanish and travelling adventure. Based in a beautiful country of huge diversity with golden palm fringed beaches, exotic jungles, spectacular and mysterious mountains, ancient indigenous cultures and the beat of exotic Latino! Based at our Caribbean Lodge on one of Venezuela's best beaches, Playa Colorada (the coloured beach!), in Mochima National Park, you take adventure travel expeditions while learning Spanish.
There are approximately 100 hours (8 week program), 150 hours (12 week program) and 180 hours (24 week program) of Spanish classes. The program includes jeep safaris to the amazing Gran Sabana, walk to the top of Roraima (The Lost World), and leisurely sea kayaking amongst pristine Caribbean islands and the exotic Orinoco Delta Jungle, and remote untouched areas.
We will introduce you to the culture of the Warao and Pemon indigenous Indians, and you will live in lush primary jungle and savannah terrain. Your Spanish classes won't be in stuffy classrooms but in the open air of the real South America!
You don't have to be super fit - just have a sense of adventure and want to experience life! All trips, accommodation, breakfast and dinner (plus lunches when travelling)*, pickup from Barcelona airport and transfer to Caribbean Lodge upon arrival, and more are included in the program price. See detailed Timeline below:
* Students have use of kitchen facilities at Playa to prepare own lunches and snacks...
Mochima - Weeks 1-2 You'll spend your first two weeks based around Playa Colorada, getting accustomed to the pace of life and the traditional culture. Intensive Spanish class should establish the basics quickly. We'll introduce you to Kayaking then take you for a 3 day expedition to the offshore islands where you'll encounter dolphins, snorkel on spectacular reefs, enjoy beach games like volleyball and try fishing to catch dinner. There are great hikes to the top of the islands for spectacular views of the park and the chance to try sport-climbing or rappelling. On the islands you'll learn how to make a shelter, a fire, find food and water and learn a few simple knots as well. During this time you'll have an introduction to local cooking, visit neighboring villages and waterfalls and try your hand at Salsa and Merengue dancing. Caripe - Week 3 Just a few hours drive away is the 'Eden of the East', the lush and mountainous Caripe region famous for its coffee plantations and farming culture. Exploration of the Guacharo cave and it's inhabitants. Visits to coffee plantations, fruit and vegetable farms and local markets. Mountain trekking, horse riding and camping. Ongoing Spanish classes. Orinoco Delta Kayaking expedition - Weeks 4-5 Your kayaking in the Mochima will have prepared you for one of the real highlights of your trip. Travelling and living as the Waraos have done for over 20,000 years, exploring the waterways, jungles and sabanas and being amongst an amazing abundance of wildlife and flora. Ancient Warao culture and language. Artesania, including Moriche weaving and wood sculpture. Visiting Warao families and settlements. Ongoing Spanish class. Savannah horse riding. You'll stay in a Warao home, construct your own bush camp and even stay at a luxurious lodge. Sleeping is in hammocks. Playa Colorada - Week 6 Return to Jakera Lodge for an introduction to the history and culture of Venezuela and some beach time. Intensive Spanish / history / culture classes. Beach volley ball and football tournaments with locals. Cooking classes. Snorkelling and freediving. Visits to historical sites in Barcelona and Cumana. Gran Sabana, the Lost World and Roraima - Week 7 Jeep Safari to the mystical and ancient highlands of Venezuela, visiting various indigenous Pemon settlements, spectacular waterfalls and the climax a week round-trip hiking to the top of Roraima. Ongoing Spanish classes. Camping in tents. Playa Colorada - Weeks 9-12 - Volunteer work program This month we dedicate to working on a community project. Working with local people we try to give something back to our host in this under-developed country. Spanish classes in the morning, volunteer project in the afternoon. Work Experience - Weeks 13-20 You can choose two different programs for 4 weeks from all sorts of incentives including, teaching English, National Park experience, photography, tour guiding, adventure sports training, journalism, tourism, barwork, restaurant and hotel management, building and construction, gourmet-cooking, amongst many other options. You will live with a host family or in a camp or posada. Canaima and Angel Falls - Weeks 21-22 We spend one week hiking into Canaima from La Paragua stopping in isolated Pemon settlements along the way and sleeping in the wilderness. The second week you'll live in the Pemon village of Canaima, exploring the area and studying Spanish. There's an optional day trip to see the world highest water fall Angel Falls. Flight back to La Paragua. Playa Colorada - Jakera Lodge - Weeks 23-24 Plenty of chill time, fun on the beach and farewell parties, time to work on your suntan and polish of your Spanish skills before going home. Tents and hammocks. Price: USD $8,200 / EURO 5,300 Email waz@jakera.com for more info and application details. |
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