Impactful Language Learning

Enhance your students' Spanish language skills, discovering a vibrant new culture and developing a greater understanding of pressing global issues. Our multi-destination trip takes students around some of Colombia's most spectacular spots, immersing them in the language and developing their communication abilities through specially-designed activities based around community service and environmental conservation. 

Location: Medellin, Guatapé, Cartagena (flexible itineraries available)
Duration: 4 days +
Number of participants: 6+
Cost: From $399 p/p*
Language: Spanish 
Courses: Spanish, Latin American studies, Hispanic studies etc
Credit: Credit available with our accredited Spanish institution partners.*
SDGs covered:

Flexible bookings

Book now, pay later. Due to changing circumstances we make it easy for you to reserve your educational trip without paying a deposit upfront! This means:

• Free date changes and cancellations up to 60 days before departure on faculty-led educational trips.​ 
• Covid protection: If your trip is cancelled due to Covid choose from free date changes, account credit, or a full immediate refund.​
• No upfront deposit: Make your booking now with the deposit only required 90 days before the trip.

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Testimonials

​​"I love that this program is in Medellin because not a lot of people realize that it is growing and it is becoming a sustainable city. The Colombian people are very nice and always willing to take care of you."

Camila, Italy, Boston School, Panama

"The students were so happy to practice their Spanish,
and the fact that they felt so connected to their
guides made the immersion more effective. A+
guides!"
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Meredith Brady, Spanish Teacher, Pacific Ridge, United States.

"During our experiences in Medellin our Boston School had an incredible experience of being engaged with some of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The motivation during the trip was incredible."

Julio Morales, Boston School, Panama

Available activities

• Museum visits - Fernando Botero, Memory Museum, Modern Art Museum
• Coffee farm visit and tasting session
• Traditional Colombian cooking class
• Market challenge and exotic fruit tasting workshop
• Live Soccer match experience
• Dance classes and shows - salsa, champeta, tango, merengue
• Enjoy the national sport of tejo - an explosive experience!
• Floral wreath making with Medellin's flowermakers
• Afro-Colombian drum workshop
• Mud volcano experience

Available sustainable project visits

• Reforesting native forest around Medellin
• Community gardening in urban areas
• Urban planning workshop
• Creating impactful murals, promoting Human Rights and Gender Equality
• ​Sustainable farming and agroforestry
• Social drum workshop
• Canoe tour around mangroves
• Cooking classes with an expert.
• Capoeira in the community
• ​Organic farming and production
• Climate activism workshop
  

Example itinerary

Day 1: Arrivals & introduction to the program (Medellin)
​Private airport bus transfer. Hotel check in and welcome dinner at the country's favorite social impact restaurant. 

Day 2: Award-winning urban development (Medellin)
City transformation tour in a vibrant community, traveling along the city's famed transformative metro and cable car system. Evening salsa show and urban dance class.

Day 3: Circular economy experience (Medellin)
Visit to an organic farm in El Carmen de Viboral. Tour around the town. Cooking challenge using products from the farm. Evening playing the explosive national sport - tejo.

Day 4: Urban gardening & mural workshop (Medellin)
Cross cultural communication challenges while participating in urban gardening and mural workshops. Visit to the memory museum and night electric bike ride around the city.

Day 5: Sustainable coffee farming (Medellin)
Visit a socially and environmentally responsible coffee company, learning the process from bean to cup. Free evening for the group.

Day 6: Day trip to Guatapé (El Peñol)
Day trip to Guatapé - a town that wows visitors with its quaint streets, decorated with colorful and beautiful artwork before students ascend an otherworldly rock with barely believable views. Student interview challenge. Final meal in Medellin.
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Day 7: Flight to Caribbean coast & city tour (Cartagena)
Early flight to Cartagena. Walking tour of the historical old town - a UNESCO Heritage Site. Afternoon visit to el Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas. Evening champeta and Caribbean dance show.

Day 8: Afro-Colombian drum workshop (Cartagena)
Trip la Boquilla for the Afro-Colombian drum workshop and dance class. Free time on the beach, Canoe trip in the mangroves, visiting a conservation project.

Day 9: Mud volcano experience (Cartagena)
Visit to a mud volcano, enjoying its cleansing properties. Final dinner in Cartagena's old town.

Day 10: Departures (Cartagena)
Private transfer to Cartagena's international airport. 

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What is included

• Free professor place for every 10 students that sign up
• ​All meals (we chose varied dishes to give a real taste of the Colombia)
• Accommodation (rooms are shared but privates are available on request and at an extra cost) Alternatively, students can stay with experienced homestays.
• Transport - private buses and domestic flights.
• All scheduled excursions, activities, visits
• Local guides and translators
• Safety documents - risk assessment, safety protocols, liability cover
• Health Insurance
• One Kagumu guide for every 8 students

Homestay Option

Keen for the full immersion experience? Choosing a homestay will allow students to interact with their new family on a daily basis, learning how to cook, dance and even play bingo. They 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.

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Like the look of this trip? Would you like to tailor the itinerary to your students' study focus? Get in touch with Kagumu's planning team today. 

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