|
Short Term Customised Language Programs 1 to 4 weeks and
Long Term Travelling Program 1 to 6 months
1 week: Language and Adventure Plus! Starting first Monday of
the Month in Merida
Language: Five days of 3-hour Spanish Language classes
from your qualified and experienced teacher. These classes fit around
the Adventure activities
Accommodation: In the beautiful and centrally located
Jakera Posada.
Meals: Includes two meals per day
Service: Includes pick up and drop off from Merida Airport
Adventure Activities:
You can choose three of the following half-day or day activities:
· Mountain Biking (Huge down hills!)
· Canyoning (Adrenaline activity in amazing natural location)
· Paraponting/Paragliding
· Horse riding (stunning country side)
You can choose one of the following multi-day activities
Rafting (in season only, minimum numbers apply)
· Mountain Biking (min number two persons)
· Mountain Trek
· Horse riding (min number 2 persons)
· Motocross (In the Andes min number 2 persons)
Price: €440
Includes: Language program; activities as chosen from above; 2 meals per
day, accommodation; pick-ups from airport
2 weeks: Language plus Eco-adventure Starting first Monday of the Month
in Merida
Language: Eight days of 3-hour Spanish Language classes
from your qualified and experienced teacher. These classes fit around
the Eco-Adventure activities
Accommodation: In the beautiful and centrally located
Jakera Lodge.
Meals: Includes two meals per day
Service: Includes pick up and drop off from Merida Airport
Eco-Adventure Activity:
A four-day eco tour of Los Llanos. This is the premier wildlife trip in
Venezuela. An exceptional experience.
You can choose three of the following half-day/day activities:
· Mountain Biking (Huge down hills!)
· Canyoning (Adrenaline activity in amazing natural location)
· Paraponting/paragliding
· Horse riding (stunning country side)
Price: €780 Includes: Language program, activities
as chosen from above, 2 meals per day, accommodation, prick ups from airport
1 week: Adventure! Starting 3rd Monday of every month in Playa
Colorada
Language: Five days of 3-hour Spanish Language classes
from your qualified and experienced teacher. These classes fit around
the Adventure activities
Accommodation: In the beautiful Jakera Lodge right beside
Playa Colorada (the Red beach).
Meals: Includes three meals per day
Service: Includes pick up and drop off from Barcelona
Airport
Adventure Activities:
Included are all of the below activities
· Mountain Bike
· Waterfall Abseil
· Fishing trip
· Kayak
Price: €440 Includes: Language program; activities
as above; 3 meals per day; accommodation, pick ups from Barcelona airport
2 weeks: Adventure! Starting 3rd Monday of every month in Playa
Colorada
Language: Ten days of 3-hour Spanish Language classes
from your qualified and experienced teacher. These classes fit around
the Adventure activities
Accommodation: In the beautiful Jakera Lodge right beside
Playa Colorada (the Red beach).
Meals: Includes three meals per day
Service: Includes pick up and drop off from Barcelona
Airport
Adventure Activities:
Included are all of the below activities
· Mountain Bike
· Waterfall Abseil
· Fishing trip
· 2 Day (over night) Sea Kayak to a Caribbean Island with snorkelling
and camping overnight on the island OR
· 2 Day eco adventure Hike (lots of monkeys and other wildlife!)
Price: €780 Includes: Language program, activities
as above above, 3 meals per day, accommodation, pick ups from Barcelona
airport
4-Week Combination (starting 1st of 3rd Monday of each month)
This is a combination of the 2 weeks in Merida and the 2 in Playa Colorada
Price: €1400 Includes: Language programs, activities
as described above, meals as described above, accommodation, pick/drop
off to Merida/Barcelona airports, bus transfer between Merida and Playa
Colorada
Long Term Travelling Program 1 to 6 months
In 2005 These programs begin on the following dates: January 5, March
21, April 20th, May16th, July 1, July 20th, August 15th, September 19,
October 20th, November 7
| |
Time |
Camp |
Culture |
Activities |
Price ¤ |
|
2
weeks |
Playa
Colorada
Jakera
Lodge. |
Intro
to modern Venezuela with emphasis on etiquette and safety. “Casave”
preparation. |
Intensive Spanish Language. Trips to islands, waterfalls and neighboring
villages. Introduction to local cooking and culture including Salsa
and Merengue dancing. 3-day Kayaking expedition and Dolphin encounter.
Introduction to rock climbing/abseiling |
720 |
| |
4
weeks |
Caripe.
Camping in tents. |
Coffee plantations and local fruit and veg farming culture. |
All
of above plus:
More
Intensive Spanish. Tour to Caripe including Study of Guachero cave
and its inhabitants. Visits to coffee plantations, fruit and veg
farms, and local markets. Mountain trekking and camping. |
1,423 |
| |
5
weeks |
Orinoco Delta Kayaking expedition.
Sleeping in hammocks. |
Ancient Warao culture and language. |
All
of above plus:
10
12 day kayak trip deep into the Orinoco Delta. Visiting remote
Warao families and settlements. Exploring the waterways, jungles
and sabanas, and there amazing abundance of wildlife and flora.
Fishing, gathering and indeed traveling and living as the Waraos
have done for over 20,000 years. Learning how to survive in
the jungle as the Warao do.
|
1,756 |
| |
6
weeks |
Playa Colorada.
Jakera Lodge. |
History and Culture of Venezuela. |
All
of above plus:
More
Intensive Spanish and history and culture classes. Beach volleyball
tournaments with locals. Cooking classes. Snorkeling and free diving.
Visits
to historical sites in Barcelona and Cumana. |
1,989 |
| |
8
weeks |
Gran
Sabana and Roraima.
Camping in tents. |
Ancient Pemon Culture. |
All
of above plus:
Jeep
Safari to the Mystical highlands of Venezuela, visiting various
indigenous settlements, and finally a week hiking to the top
of Roraima.
Spanish classes for first week only. |
2,424 |
| |
12
weeks |
Playa
Colorada. |
Volunteer Work Program. |
All
of above plus:
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. |
3,227 |
| |
20
weeks |
Various |
Work
Experience
Program. |
All
of above plus:
Students can choose two programs for 4 weeks each from the following,
teaching English, National Park Programs, photography, tour guiding,
adventure sports training, journalism, tourism, bar, restaurant
and hotel management, building and construction and many more. You
will live with a host family or in a camp or Possada. |
4,613 |
| |
22
weeks
|
Canaima / Angel Falls |
Pemon
culture and Modern Venezuela |
All
the above plus We spend one week walking to Canaima from la Paragua
stopping at isolated villages along the way and sleeping in the
wilderness. Second week in the Village of Canaima (Spanish
classes), and an optional* day trip to see the world
highest waterfall. Flight back to La Paragua.
|
5,256 |
| |
24 weeks
|
Playa Colorada.
Jakera Lodge. |
|
All
of above plus Time to work on your suntan and polish of your
Spanish skills before going home. Plenty of fun on the beach
and farewell parties. |
5,652 |
Please note: We will make all attempts to
run the activities listed above. However, very occasionally a trip may
not be able to run due to bad weather or other circumstances beyond our
control. In these cases we will make all efforts to replace the activity
with another suitably good one!
Paradise found!!! Join us and experience
the world as you have never seen it before! |