Looking for where to learn Spanish in Latin America? As of late, Panama is one of the hottest travel destinations!

• According to the Forbes Travel Guide your next trip should be to Panama
• Featured in January 2013's Edition of Condé Nast Traveler
• #1 in The New York Times list of 45 Places to Go
• Included in Fodor's Guidebooks' list of 21 places to Go

So to help you experience Panama's top natural attractions, during each weekend of 2013's high season (January - August), we'll be exploring different parts of our country (click here to check out our calendar of weekend trips).

Get to know our culture, learn our language, meet our people, discover our beaches and explore our mountains: EXPERIENCE PANAMA AT ITS BEST with Habla Ya, Central America's most and best reviewed Spanish program!

With Spanish schools in Bocas del Toro (by the beach) and in Boquete (in the mountains), Habla Ya offers you the opportunity to fully immerse yourself into the Spanish language and experience Panama's most exciting eco-adventure destinations.

As an Habla Ya student you will have access to a plethora of tours and excursions at discounted rates (from surfing and rafting to hiking and ziplining), as well as an active program of social-cultural activities (dinners, movies, parties, dance lessons, etc.).

And after an intense week of Spanish learning, socializing and outdoor exploration, we'll make sure that during the weekend you really get to discover Panama at its VERY BEST!

We will be offering weekend trips to different parts of Panama:

• trips departing from Boquete
• trips departing from Bocas del Toro

Trips departing from Boquete, Panama

• January

  • Saturday 19th: Whitewater River Rafting, $85 non students, $80 for HY students. Sunday 20th: Quetzals Trail Hike, $65 non students, $50 for HY students. On the evening of Saturday January 21st we will stay in Boquete celebrating the last weekend of the 2013 Boquete Flower and Coffee Festival, one of Panama's most important and largest fairs.
  • Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th: Volcán Barú Camping Trip, $175 non students, $125 for HY students

• February

  • Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd: Volcán Barú Camping Trip, $175 non students, $125 for HY students
  • Saturday 9th - Tuesday 12th: Chiriqui Gulf Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students
  • Sunday 17th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $75 for HY students
  • Saturday 23rd - Tuesday 24th: Volcán Barú Camping Trip, $175 non students, $125 for HY students

• March

  • Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd: Chiriqui Gulf Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students
  • Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th: Quetzals Trail Camping Trip, $125 non students, $100 for HY students
  • Sunday 17th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $75 for HY students
  • Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th: Volcán Barú Camping Trip, $175 non students, $125 for HY students
  • Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st: Chiriqui Gulf Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students

• April

  • Saturday 6th: Zipline Canopy Tour, $65 non students, $60 for HY students. Sunday 7th: Whitewater River Rafting, $85 non students, $80 for HY students.
  • Sunday 14th: Volcán Barú Full Day Hike, $75 non students, $65 for HY students
  • Sunday 21st: Cerro Punta Panoramic Tour, $95 non students, $75 for HY students.
  • Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th: Quetzals Trail Camping Trip, $125 non students, $100 for HY students

• May

  • Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th: Chiriqui Gulf Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students
  • Sunday 12th: Chorcha Monkey Reserve Full Day Trip, $75 non students, $65 for HY students
  • Sunday 19th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $75 for HY students
  • Sunday 26th: Volcán Barú Full Day Hike, $75 non students, $65 for HY students

• June

  • Sunday 2nd: Quetzals Trail Full Day Hike, $65 non students, $50 for HY students
  • Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th: Chiriqui Gulf Day Trip, $90 non students, $75 for HY students
  • Saturday 15th: Zipline Canopy Tour, $65 non students, $60 for HY students. Sunday 16th: Whitewater River Rafting, $85 non students, $80 for HY students.
  • Sunday 23rd: Cerro Punta Panoramic Tour, $95 non students, $75 for HY students.
  • Sunday 30th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $75 for HY students

• July

  • Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th: Chiriqui Gulf Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students
  • Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th: Chorcha Monkey Reserve Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students
  • Sunday 21st: Quetzals Trail Full Day Hike, $65 non students, $50 for HY students
  • Sunday 28th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $75 for HY students

• August

  • Sunday 4th: Volcán Barú Full Day Hike, $75 non students, $65 for HY students
  • Saturday 10th: Zipline Canopy Tour, $65 non students, $60 for HY students. Sunday 11th: Whitewater River Rafting, $85 non students, $80 for HY students.
  • Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th: Chiriqui Gulf Camping Trip, $175 non students, $150 for HY students
  • Sunday 25th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $75 for HY students

Trips departing from Bocas del Toro, Panama

• January

  • Sunday 20th: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
  • Sunday 27th: Zipline Canopy Tour in Bastimentos and Day out at Red Frog Beach, $65 non students, $60 for HY students (includes roundtrip boat to Bastimentos and Red Frog Marina pass)

• February

  • Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $150 non students, $125 for HY students
  • Saturday 9th - Tuesday 12th: during this long weekend the mother of all parties in Panama takes place: Carnivals, so we'll party hard Bocas style all weekend long! On Sunday the 10th, we'll have a Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
  • Sunday 17th: Day out at Boca del Drago and Starfish Beach, $5 per person
  • Sunday 24th: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students

• March

  • Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $150 non students, $125 for HY students
  • Sunday 10th: Zipline Canopy Tour in Bastimentos and Day out at Red Frog Beach, $65 non students, $60 for HY students (includes roundtrip boat to Bastimentos and Red Frog Marina pass)
  • Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
  • Sunday 17th: Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
  • Sunday 31st: Salt Creek Indigenous Village Visit & Playa Larga Hike, $45 non students, $40 for HY students

• April

  • Sunday 7th: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
  • Sunday 14th: Boat Tour to Boca del Drago, Starfish Beach and Bird Island, $25 non students, $20 for HY students
  • Sunday 21st: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
  • Sunday 28th: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students

• May

  • Sunday 5th: Zipline Canopy Tour in Bastimentos and Day out at Red Frog Beach, $65 non students, $60 for HY students (includes roundtrip boat to Bastimentos and Red Frog Marina pass)
  • Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $150 non students, $125 for HY students
  • Sunday 19th: Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
  • Sunday 26th: Boat Tour to Boca del Drago, Starfish Beach and Bird Island, $25 non students, $20 for HY students

• June

  • Sunday 2nd: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
  • Sunday 9th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
  • Sunday 16th: Zipline Canopy Tour in Bastimentos and Day out at Red Frog Beach, $65 non students, $60 for HY students (includes roundtrip boat to Bastimentos and Red Frog Marina pass)
  • Sunday 23rd: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
  • Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $150 non students, $125 for HY students

• July

  • Sunday 7th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
  • Sunday 14th: Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
  • Sunday 21st: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
  • Saturday 27nd - Sunday 28th: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $150 non students, $125 for HY students

• August

  • Sunday 4th: Boat Tour to Boca del Drago, Starfish Beach and Bird Island
  • Sunday 11th: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
  • Sunday 18th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
  • Sunday 25th: Zipline Canopy Tour in Bastimentos and Day out at Red Frog Beach, $65 non students, $60 for HY students (includes roundtrip boat to Bastimentos and Red Frog Marina pass)

Specific itineraries and details about what is included in each trip will be published during the following weeks.

We've made sure to include mountains, rivers, beach, culture and ecotourism... something for everybody to enjoy. So if you want to learn Spanish and discover Panama, what are you waiting for? Sign Up & Register TODAY!

You can find more information about our lodging options and Spanish courses by exploring our website.

So what do you think? Are you ready for an intense vacation of Spanish learning and Panama exploration? Feel free to leave a comment!

Habla Ya Spanish students at Isla Gamez, Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, Panama

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