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Learn Spanish in La
Ceiba, Copan, Utila or Roatan islands (Bay Islands) Honduras
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Private tuition
20
lessons per week, Maya culture and beach
(4 weeks):
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The school of La Ceïba is very close
to the town centre. It is air-conditioned.
The school of Copan is in rural zone, and the temperature is
moderated there. At walking distance, ruins, temples, museums.
The school on the Utila island is in the center of all the
transportation possibilities to join the continent (airport, port).
On 2 floors of a wooden house, it is air-conditioned.
The school in Roatan Bay Island is in West End. The school is located just in
front of the beach in a very quiet area very close to the
restaurants and dive shops zone, near from the world’s second
largest reef.
Tuition Programs
- 1 lesson: 50 minutes
- Minimum age: 16
- Schedule from 08:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- All levels available
- Test and certificate of linguistic training
- School material.
- La Ceïba and Copan,
free access to Internet.
- In La Ceïba,
airport transfer at arrival.
- MAYA culture and beach, 4 weeks.
Divides up in the following way:
- La Ceïba 2 weeks
(family)
- Copan 1 week (family)
- Utila or Roatan islands, 1
week (hotel)
Bus transport is included in/out between La Ceïba and Copan and boat
(one way)
between La Ceïba and Utila or Roatan islands. In La Ceiba, 2 excursions included in
the program.
- Courses according to your personal needs
- For the same price, you can move on and
change campus every week, and it from 2 weeks stay.
- Evening or welcome dinner, and party at the end
of stay offered by the school.
- Once a week, the classes take place in an
"ecological" environment such as beach, waterfalls, river.....
Numerous spot available free
activities or sometimes paying at very low prices.
Utila or Roatan islands, rafting, sea kayak, cruise on islands,
scuba
diving, .......
In Copan, every week, horseback riding with the professors in the
surrounding mountains
In La Ceïba, 1 day excursion included on Tuesdays in places of interest like the National park of Pico Bonito.......Barbecue
also available.
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Starting Dates
Each Monday of the year.
School closing dates
The school will be closed for Easter
(1 week) and September 15. The hours missing during a local day-off will be
recovered.
Available
options
- Recommended airport La Ceiba or San Pedro Sula
(4 hours ride from La Ceiba).
Information on arrival in San Pedro Sula international airport and
transfer to La Ceiba.
There are 2 planes every day leaving San Pedro Sula at 1H30 PM or
4H45 PM for
la Ceiba. 20 minutes flight. One way approximately 65$US.
For those arriving before 5H00 PM in San Pedro Sula, the bus
transfer to La Ceiba will cost around 25$US, approximately 4 hours ride.
- Our prices are available from January
1st to December 31st,
2009.These prices never include the
plane ticket.
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Accommodation:
Family
(La Ceïba et Copan) and hotel (La Ceiba, Utila or Roatan islands).
Apartments and Guest house also available in La Ceïba
Small apartments also available in Utila Island.
- Arrival on Sunday
- Departure on Saturday
- Families are within walking distance
from the schools. Room in single occupation, 3 meals
per day. Laundry non included.
PLACEMENT FEE (once): 150$US.
Not applicable for family accommodation as well as the Maya culture and
beach program.
- Apartments in La Ceiba, from 2 weeks
booking. From 450$US to 900$US per month, depending on location, comfort.
Air conditioning, laundry, TV, full equipped and furnished, internet
access.
Option A:
These
apartments are available for one person and are located 12 blocks to the
school in the area called El Sauce and include internet access, TV with
cable, refrigerator, and microwave. A/C, laundry service. These
apartments rent for $245. (USD) weekly and $750.(USD) monthly.
Option B: These
apartments are available for 2 person, are located is located in the area
called El Naranjal, 5 blocks to the school, and include internet access,
TV with cable, refrigerator, stove, and microwave. A/C, laundry service.
These apartments rent for $350.(USD) weekly and $900.(USD) monthly.
Option C: These
apartments are available for 2 person are located is located in a
residential called El Sauce, 7 blocks to the school, and included, cable
TV, refrigerator, stove, and microwave. A/C, Internet access. These apartments
rent for $200 weekly and $450 monthly.
- Hotel in La Ceiba,
from 245$US to 385$US per week, private bath, air conditioning, pool and
internet access for
the most expensive ones.
- Guest house in La Ceiba:
Students
will choose
to stay in the GUEST HOUSE while attending the School. The guest
house is run for people friendliness; the house is cleanliness and
willingness to help our Spanish students. You will be able to practice
your Spanish Language as much as you like, while experiencing with the
people in the guest house lifestyle. Guest House begins on a Sunday and
will end on a Saturday of your final week of Spanish classes. If
needed, someone will pick you up at Goloson International Airport
in La Ceiba and take you directly to the Guest House. Someone from the
Guest House will go with you to the school on the first day of
Spanish classes to show you the way. While you
are staying in the Guest House you will have your own private room,
breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the laundry service is included.
Option A: PRICE $100(USD) PER WEEK. (7 days a week) private room,
private bathroom, fans.
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Option B: PRICE $85(USD) PER WEEK. (7 days a week) Private room,
Shared bathroom, fans.
PRICE INCLUDES:
MEALS:
The guest house will serve you 3 meals daily,
(7 days a week) breakfast, lunch and dinner. Please indicate
on the registration form if you prefer only vegetarian dishes and if you
cannot eat certain foods. Honduras has an abundance of fresh fruits and
vegetables that you will enjoy with every one in the Guest House.
LAUNDRY:
The owner of the guest house will provide laundry service and will change
your bedclothes weekly.
HOUSE KEY:
A front door key will be provided for you if you are over 18 so you will
be free to come and go. However, if you are going to be late or go away
for the weekend please let your hosts know so they will not worry.
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION:
Someone from GUEST HOUSE will pick you up at the airport and take you to
your new home. You will also be provided transportation to the airport
when you leave. Please keep us informed of any changes in your travel
plans.
INTERNET ACCESS:
In the Guest
House there is internet access for free, wireless is available also.
THE GUEST HOUSE:
The School is only a 15 minute walk to the GUEST
HOUSE. The beach is a 10 minute walk distance from the school. The owner and
people in the guest house enjoy hosting foreign Spanish and volunteer
students for the experience of sharing their homes and culture and
learning of the culture of the students as well. As long as the owner and
people in the Guest House are looking forward to hosting a Spanish and
Volunteer student and the student and volunteer are also friendly and
considerate, your stay will be very pleasant and educational.
GUEST HOUSE CHANGES:
Living in the Guest House can be very rewarding and pleasant. Your host
is carefully chosen to provide a friendly and productive stay. However,
things change such as students and volunteers illnesses, problems at
work that could affect the Guest House experience. Should you have any
problems with the Guest House Service, please inform the school
immediately so we can make the necessary changes.
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Small apartment in
Utila island:
Available for the
price of (US$
315 per
week / 7 days a week) :
Facilities:
All rooms are air-conditioned and have ceiling fans, private bathroom
with hot water shower, cable TV, refrigerator, coffee maker, microwave,
and kitchenette with sink, crockery, and cutlery. No meal.
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In hotel in Utila or Roatan Islands
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located in front of the beach in a very quiet area very close to the
restaurants, dive shops zone, from the world’s second largest reef.
No meal. Single or
double* occupancy bedroom ( * for 2 people travelling together). Private
bathroom, FAN.
The air conditioning
option in hotels is expensive in Honduras. Around 15$US per day.
- Additional day in the family 15$US
(La Ceiba or Copan)
- Additional day in the Guest house
in La Ceiba: 20$US.
- Additional day in hotel (Utila or
Roatan
islands); 35$US.
- Weekly supplement for
air conditioning: 50$US in family in La Ceiba or
Copan.
Our greeting families are recruited with great care. The criteria
of selection are very rigorous and each family must satisfy a
precise schedule of conditions: excellent morality, desire to
communicate with their host, satisfactory social standing. We should specify that the families will only speak with you the
language of the country where you will be. It is the principle of
the immersion courses!
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How to
get to Utila.
1.
First you should enter Honduras to the airport in San Pedro Sula or
in La Ceiba if you can.
2. You
can get Utila by Bus then by Ferry or Flight.
If
arrival in San Padro Sula airport, travel
by bus from the airport to San Pedro Sula city, then San
Pedro Sula to La Ceiba also by bus. From La Ceiba to Utila Bay
Island by Ferry. After arriving to the bus station in La Ceiba or at
the airport, a
School representative meets the student and give the transportation
service from the bus station or the airport to the dock in order to get the ferry.
This package is $85 (US$) per person (one way) or $160 (USD) round
trip.
We make
the reservations and prepaid the tickets for the flight (s) from San
Pedro Sula to Utila (one way or round trip). This package is
available for the price of $150 (US$) one way or $285(USD) round
trip. A school representative meets the student in Utila airport and
then is escorted to the hotel assigned.
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The student should arrive to San Pedro Sula
airport before 1:00PM. The next flight from San Pedro Sula
to Utila departs at 2:30PM.
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If for any reason someone arrives too late,
he/she should spend a night in an hostel in San Pedro Sula.
We recommend the hostel called Tamarindo Hostel
www.tamarindohostel.com .
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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
After classes and on weekends we offer a wide
selection of activities, conducted in Spanish (the majority involve
no extra charge). Students should check the notice boards in
reception daily for times, sign-up sheets and specific information.
We encourage all students to participate in as many activities as
possible, as you will find they greatly enhance your understanding
of, and connection to, the culture.
IN LA
CEIBA:
HONDURAN AND LATIN DANCE CLASSES
From Monday through Thursday you have the opportunity
to participate in classes where you will learn salsa, merengue, and
PUNTA the most popular dances in Honduras. This is a popular dance
from the Garifuna people in Honduras; this enables you to go out to
discos and dances with confidence and interacts on a fun social
level with Honduran People. (For $5 per person).
HONDURAN COOKING CLASS
Once a week we teach students how to make typical
HONDURAS dishes, a nice skill to take home and share with friends
and family; you will learn to make TORTILLAS and BALEADAS, CASABE
and much more! ($50 during 3 days).
HONDURAN / LATIN-AMERICAN LECTURES
We hold periodic talks and informal gatherings which
cover a diverse range of subjects and inform students about topics
such as the ecology and environment of HONDURAS, Latin-American
literature, politics, women's studies and other socially and
culturally related themes.
FILM NIGHT
Once a week we show a film in Spanish, an
entertaining and practical way to practice the language.
INTERCAMBIOS
During these cultural exchanges Spanish students meet
with HONDURAN English students at the school to practice
conversation skills (in both languages) in a relaxed atmosphere, and
to make new friends from the local community.
EXCURSIONS
Every day the student receive a plan with activities after classes
and also, on weekends we host excursions to many different parts of
the country: Possibilities range from relaxing on a white sand
beach, to studying the complex ecosystems of the National Park Pico
Bonito( $35 per person ), Cacao Lagoon ($25 per person ), Genetic
Bank of Plants ($6 per person ), Rafting Cangrejal River ($35 per
person ), Canopy Cangrejal River ($35 per person , included
overnight for free in the Jungle River loges Lodge), Maria River
($12 per person ), Cuero y Salado wildlife refuge ($50 per person)
to watching the Natural rain forest during the week we take students
to theaters, museums, nearby beach ($6 per person )- Fly and insect
Museum ($5 per person ), horseback riding , Canopy, transportation
in Roma next to the national Park Pico Bonito ($65 per person ),
Trip to Cayos Cochinos, snorkel, and snack included for $70 per
person, excursion for 1 day/ $125 per person for 2 days, spend a
night in a dormitory in the Kay called Cayo Largo in Cayos Cochinos.
PAINTED a GIFT:
Once a
week the students going to the school art for learn how paint a
souvenir (from
$10 per person).Cities information
La Ceiba
 is the third largest city in Honduras, and is probably the country's most vibrant. A relatively young city, it got its name from a huge Ceiba tree that was next to the beach and provided shade to the workers at the dock and locals during the afternoon. It is the capital of the department of Atlantida, one of the 18 departments of Honduras. La Ceiba has long been the operation hub of the Standard Fruit Company, producers of bananas, pineapples, grapefruits and many other agricultural goods that Honduras exports. Although La Ceiba is not their port for major shipping activities, it is their administrative hub. The main port for their exports is Puerto Castilla, opposite of Trujillo in the beautiful Bay of Trujillo, 100 miles east of La Ceiba. La Ceiba is a lot more that a port city with lots of hospitality and charm.
The city itself is pretty easy to get around in. There are two parallel main avenues that run perpendicular to the coast line: The Avenida San Isidro and the 14 de Julio. Most streets are numbered, with first street being the one running adjacent to the coast. The zona viva, where most of the restaurants and night life is to be found is on this street.
The central park is a pleasant shaded area with many of the hotels and restaurants nearby, and is only a few blocks from 1a Calle on the beach.
La Ceiba is famous for its Carnival week, which takes place during the Month of May to celebrate the patron saint, San Isidro. Although the word carnival should not be interpreted in the same sense as the Carnivals in New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro, but more as a large party, this is without doubt the largest and most important celebration held regularly in Central America. During the week of Carnival, different sectors of town organize night long parties with live bands, plenty of food and drinks is available and there is a very festive atmosphere. The Hotel Colonial hosts a party for its clients and special guests at their roof terrace every year on the 24th of May. Hotel guests are all considered special guests on this occasion.
http://hondurastips.honduras.com/english/laceiba.htm
Utila island
 The smallest of the three major Bay Islands, Utila lies closest to the Honduran Mainland and is by far the flattest of the islands. Utila is located approximately 18 miles from the coast and can be easily reached from La Ceiba either by sea or air. The Tropical Ferry operates Monday through Friday, leaving from La Ceiba's municipal dock located east of La Ceiba. The trip takes only one hour on this fast motor vessel. Arrival in Utila is at the municipal dock, conveniently located in the central area of east harbor. Air service is available daily via Sosa Airlines. Sunday schedules are limited, so it is best to plan on arriving and departing during the week. There are some charter air services available from both La Ceiba and Roatan that can help you get in or out of Utila. The main town in Utila is known as East Harbour or simply Utila, and is located on the eastern side of the Island, between the Upper Lagoon and the Lower Lagoon. The Upper Lagoons entrance is between the airport and town, precisely where the only bridge in the road between the airport and town is located. Thus, some of the rooms and dive shops are actually located right on the lagoon, such as Sharkeys Reef and Crosscreek Hotel.
 The main road is paved until the end of town, however, a dirt road continues and will take you as far as Blue Bayoul, that is very popular with many backpackers and offers one of the few beaches in Utila. The Blue Bayou is located at the entrance to the Lower Lagoon. On the other side of the Lagoon you will find one of the most exclusive resorts in Utila: The Laguna Beach Resort. It is located on a narrow strip of land, with the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Lower Lagoon on the other. Shore diving from both resorts is outstanding, as the reef is only a few feet from the beach. You require a motor launch to reach this resort.
http://hondurastips.honduras.com/english/utila.htm
Copan
ruins
 This magnificent park, located in the Copan Valley, has been a major source of information regarding the ancient Maya civilization. Copan has always been referred to as the most artistically advanced and elaborate of all the Maya cities. Copan was declared a heritage of humanity site in 1980 by UNESCO, and continuous study of the city by archaeologists for over a century make it the most studied city of the Maya.
Although the park itself is enclosed, the legacy of the Maya can be found throughout the valley. The principal attractions are the main park, "Las Sepulturas",Los Sapos", the stelae surrounding the valley and the two museums: the Museum or Archaeology, located in the town and the Museum of Maya Sculpture, located within the Visitors Center area of the Park.
http://hondurastips.honduras.com/english/copan.htm
Roatan island
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Roatan Island Honduras is an
unspoiled adventure traveler's vacation paradise in the
Caribbean. Roatan has blue skies, sun drenched clear
turquoise water, and year round temperatures in the high 70s
and low 80s. Imagine stepping back in time to the 1950s.
Roatan Island lies 30 miles off the coast of Honduras and is
33 miles long and 4 miles wide. You won't find four star
high-rise hotels, golf courses, shopping malls, or fancy
stores. Roatan Island offers first class scuba diving,
scuba certification and outstanding snorkeling. Roatan
water activities include deep sea fishing, fly-fishing on
the flats and mangroves, swimming with the dolphins, and
ocean kayaking. Land activities include riding horses,
exploring lush tropical scenery, shopping for island crafts,
eating at some of the best restaurants in Honduras,
and viewing the butterfly and
floral gardens. The island has full service resorts and
small, personal low-key resorts or you can rent a private
home. Below you will find many useful
links for more Roatan
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http://hondurastips.honduras.com/english/roatan.htm
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