Spanish Immersion in Medellin, Colombia

Spanish language & sustainability

Connect with one of the planet's most diverse countries, dramatically improving your Spanish language and joining the global movement for a more sustainable world.

Accredited daily classes will enhance your Spanish proficiency skills and enable you to enjoy hands-on and dynamic cultural activities. You will also visit local social and environmental impact projects, inspiring you to take concrete sustainable actions in your own life and beyond.

Program details

Where: Medellín, Los Nevados National Park - Santa Marta, Cartagena (optional)
Focus: Spanish, Colombian culture, sustainable development, environmental conservation, social impact
Date: Summer 2022 (June 27 - July 25) & flexible dates offered
Suggested Ages: 17-24
Number of participants: 6-18
Cost: from 2,499 USD p/p (doesn't include international flights)*
Discount: refer a friend and receive a $300 discount!
Credit: Credit available with our accredited Spanish institution partners
Language: Spanish
Kagumu Support: Local guides and support staff. 24/7 emergency support.
Contact: info@kagumuadventures.com

Program Activities

Your learning: 40 hours of accredited language classes with our partner institute: EAFIT University, Medellin.

Project visits: Reforestation, organic farming, community gardening, urban development, bio-construction, and human rights projects and organizations..

Skills developed: Spanish language communication, cross-cultural communication, presentation skills

Cultural activities: City tours, salsa class, cooking challenge, exotic fruit tasting, soccer match, coffee workshop, graffiti workshop and night bike ride!

Adventure weekends: Raft and zip line in the Andean jungle, trek the UNESCO-listed coffee zone, explore a stunning Spanish colonial town.

Responsible Travel: Travel responsibly, limiting your environmental impacts and increasing your positive social impacts.

Itinerary (4 weeks)

Week 1: Medellín & Rio Claro
AM: Spanish language classes with EAFIT University.
PM: City tour, urban transformation, museum visit, salsa classes and graffiti workshop. Organic farming and responsible production, reforestation of native forests.\
Weekend: Natural nature reserve trip - rafting, zip lining and river swimming.

Week 2: Medellín
AM: Spanish language classes with EAFIT University.
PM: Coffee tasting and workshop, urban nature tour, fruit exhibition and market tour. Human rights and gender equality workshop and community gardening and home composting.
Weekend: Free weekend

Week 3: Medellin & Los Nevados National Park
AM: Spanish language classes with EAFIT University
PM: Colombia's national game - tejo, visit to a transformed community, and evening cycling tour. Award-winning zero-carbon emissions living, social gastronomy and sustainable cooking class.
Weekend: Trip to UNESCO-listed coffee zone. Hiking and artesian handicrafts.

Week 4: Medellín & Guatapé
AM: Spanish language classes with EAFIT University
PM: Canopy experience in Parque Arvi, evening soccer match, salsa and urban dance show. Social impact organizations workshops, helping lives through education.
Weekend: Trip to Guatapé, trip up an otherworldly rock and final group celebration.

Week 5: Santa Marta & Cartagena (optional)
You travel to Colombia’s Caribbean coast to explore the highest coastal mountain range in the world. Engage in reforestation projects, discover world-class cacao and coffee and discover a rarely-visited archaeological site that dates back to 700AD!

End your adventure with a trip to Cartagena, enjoying Caribbean beaches, a unique mud volcano experience and a Afro-Colombian drum workshop.

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Testimonials

"There are no words to describe Colombia. People here are playful, they hug all the time and have a lot of love to give...I think the experiences we lived are important development for our personal selves."

Brisa Yoana Alzaga, 17, Participant, Mexico

“I honestly couldn’t have imagined a better trip to Colombia... dream come true. I appreciate everything they did to make it so amazing and I’m not too sad because we’ll be running this trip every year now.”

Meredith Brady, Spanish Teacher, Pacific Ridge, United States.

"The homestay was an incredible way to legitimately connect with Colombians and discover what the culture is like. I was beyond lucky to be spoiled by an incredibly open, loving, and kind family."

Jake Sagar, 18, Participant, Pacific Ridge, United States.

What's included

40 hours of Spanish language classes with EAFIT University
Shared housing in the vibrant Poblado area of Medellin or homestay if available
Four cultural activities per week
Two sustainable project visits per week
Weekend excursions including meals, activities and transport
Full health insurance
Kagumu support staff (24/7 emergency support)
Carbon offsetting for your flights

Spanish classes in Medellin

Enjoy daily Spanish classes at EAFIT's world-class campus in Medellin. Complete a 4-week course, certified by Cervantes Instituto. This Spanish language course is one of the oldest in the country and is certified by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) in the U.S. Courses run from level A1 to C2 and from semi-intensive (2hr per day) to intensive (4hr per day).

Homestay Experience

Immerse yourself into traditional Colombian life with a truly memorable homestay experience. Interact with your new family on a daily basis, learning how to cook, dance and even play bingo. You will soon realize why Colombians are often spoken about as one of the kindest and happiest people in the world. Check out our video to learn more. Note: due to Covid 19, availability may vary.