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Looking for the ideal place to study Spanish and experience Latin America's culture and natural beauty? Or are you thinking about traveling around Central America and checking out each country while learning the Spanish language? Look no further: start your journey in exotic PANAMA!
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, host to Central America's most and best reviewed Spanish programs! Get the best of both worlds: quality language instruction accredited by the Instituto Cervantes and a team that will go the extra mile to ensure that you have time of your life outside of the classroom!
To make sure you get to discover Panama's top natural attractions, during each weekend of 2014's high season (January - August), we'll be organizing trips to different parts of our country (click here to check out our calendar of weekend trips).
Imagine what it's like to learn Spanish & travel Panama...
in Bocas del Toro, by the beach:
Official Video of Habla Ya Spanish School in Bocas del Toro, Panama from Habla Ya Spanish Schools on Vimeo.
And in the mountains of Boquete:
Official Video of Habla Ya Spanish School in Boquete, Panama from Habla Ya Spanish Schools on Vimeo.
And the action doesn't only take place during the weekends: from Mondays to Fridays, every Habla Ya student has 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.).
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 really have a blast at Panama's most exciting eco-adventure destinations.
After an EXCITING week of Spanish learning, socializing and outdoor exploration, we'll make sure that during the weekend you get to discover Panama at its VERY BEST!
We will be offering weekend trips to different parts of Panama:
Trips departing from Boquete, Panama
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January
- Saturday 4th: Zipline Canopy Tour, $65 per person. Sunday 5th: Day Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students.
- Sunday 12th: Quetzals Trail Hike, $125 non students, $40 for HY students. On the evening of Saturday January 11th we will stay in Boquete celebrating the first weekend of the 2014 Boquete Flower and Coffee Festival, one of Panama's most important and largest fairs.
- Saturday 18th: Whitewater River Rafting, $95 non students, $85 for HY students. On the evening of Saturday January 18th we will stay in Boquete celebrating the last weekend of the 2014 Boquete Flower and Coffee Festival.
- Sunday 26th: Volcán Barú Hiking Trip, $95 non students, $65 for HY students
February
- Sunday 2nd: Day Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 9th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 16th: Cerro Punta Panoramic Tour, $95 non students, $50 for HY students.
- Sunday 23rd: Volcán Barú HikingTrip, $95 non students, $65 for HY students
March
- Saturday 1st - Tuesday 4th: Carnival Trip to the Azuero Peninsula, $350 non students, $295 for HY students
- Sunday 9th: Full Day Trip to the Cangilones de Gualaca & Caldera Hot Springs, $55 non students, $30 for HY students
- Sunday 16th: Day Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 23rd: Quetzals Trail Hike, $125 non students, $40 for HY students.
- Sunday 30th: Volcán Barú Hiking Trip, $95 non students, $65 for HY students
April
- Sunday 6th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 13th: Horseback Riding & Caldera Hot Springs, $55 non students, $40 for HY students
- Sunday 20th: Day Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 27th: Quetzals Trail Hike, $125 non students, $40 for HY students.
May
- Sunday 4th: Cerro Punta Panoramic Tour, $95 non students, $50 for HY students.
- Sunday 11th: Volcán Barú Hiking Trip, $95 non students, $65 for HY students
- Saturday 17th: Zipline Canopy Tour, $65 per person. Sunday 18th: Whitewater River Rafting, $95 non students, $85 for HY students.
- Sunday 25th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
June
- Sunday 1st: Full Day Trip to the Cangilones de Gualaca & Caldera Hot Springs, $55 non students, $30 for HY students
- Sunday 8th: Day Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 15th: Volcán Barú Hiking Trip, $95 non students, $65 for HY students
- Saturday 21st: Zipline Canopy Tour, $65 per person. Sunday 22nd: Whitewater River Rafting, $95 non students, $85 for HY students.
- Sunday 29th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
July
- Sunday 6th: Quetzals Trail Full Day Hike, $125 non students, $40 for HY students
- Sunday 13th: Whale Watching Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 20th: Horseback Riding & Caldera Hot Springs, $55 non students, $40 for HY students
- Sunday 27th: Volcán Barú Full Day Hike, $95 non students, $65 for HY students
August
- Sunday 3rd: Whale Watching Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 10th: Soloy Indigenous Community Full Day Trip, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 17th: Full Day Trip to the Cangilones de Gualaca & Caldera Hot Springs, $55 non students, $30 for HY students
- Sunday 24th: Whale Watching Trip to the Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, $95 non students, $50 for HY students
Trips departing from Bocas del Toro, Panama
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January
- Sunday 5th: Full Day Sailing Tour, $45 non students, $40 for HY students.
- Sunday 12th: Day out at Boca del Drago and Starfish Beach, $5 per person
- Sunday 19th: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 26th: 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)
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February
- Sunday 2nd: Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
- Sunday 9th: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
- Sunday 16th: Full Day Sailing Tour, $45 non students, $40 for HY students.
- Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $195 non students, $175 for HY students
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March
- Saturday 1st - Tuesday 4th: during this long weekend the mother of all parties in Panama takes place: Carnivals, so we'll party hard Bocas style all weekend long!
- Sunday 9th: 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 16th: Salt Creek Indigenous Village Visit & Playa Larga Hike, $45 non students, $40 for HY students
- Sunday 23rd: Day out at Boca del Drago and Starfish Beach, $5 per person
- Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $195 non students, $175 for HY students
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April
- Sunday 6th: Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
- Sunday 13th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
- Sunday 20th: Boat Tour to Boca del Drago, Starfish Beach and Bird Island, $25 non students, $20 for HY students
- Sunday 27th: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
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May
- Sunday 4th: 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 11th: Salt Creek Indigenous Village Visit & Playa Larga Hike, $45 non students, $40 for HY students
- Sunday 18th: Day out at Boca del Drago and Starfish Beach, $5 per person
- Sunday 25th: Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
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June
- Sunday 1st: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
- Sunday 8th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
- Sunday 15th: 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 22nd: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 29th: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $195 non students, $175 for HY students
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July
- Sunday 6th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
- Sunday 13th: <Day Out at Bluff Beach, $10 non students, $5 for HY students
- Sunday 20th: Full Day Coral Surfing Tour to the Zapatillas Cays, $55 non students, $50 for HY students
- Sunday 27th: San San Pond Sak Wetlands Weekend Trip, $195 non students, $175 for HY students
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August
- Sunday 3rd: Boat Tour to Boca del Drago, Starfish Beach and Bird Island
- Sunday 10th: Hike to Wizard Beach & Visit to Up in the Hill Eco-Farm, $15 non students, $10 for HY students
- Sunday 17th: Full Day Sailing Tour around the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, $45 for non students, $40 for students.
- Sunday 24th: 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)
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!
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Habla Ya Spanish students at Isla Gamez, Chiriqui Gulf National Marine Park, Panama
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