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A Total Immersion in Central America!
Spanish Immersion = Spanish Course + Homestay
- Rates: two costs to take into account: home stay fees + Spanish course fees.
- 3 Locations in Panama: learn why Boquete (mountains), Panama City and Bocas del Toro (beaches) are perfect for Total Spanish Immersions.
- The most effective way to learn Spanish: being immersed in the Spanish language by living with a local host family is the ideal way to practice and improve your Spanish while also having daily Spanish lessons.
- Latin Cultural Immersion: a fantastic opportunity to experience the Latin American culture, customs and way of life. You'll be able to live it first hand!
- Eco-Adventure Tours + Cultural-Social Activities + Volunteering : plenty of outdoor excursions and tours + cultural and social activities after class + the option to volunteer.
- All Spanish Language Programs
- Spanish Immersion Programs
- Active Spanish Learning Vacations
- Surf and Spanish
- Scuba Diving and Spanish
- Yoga and Spanish
- Rock Climbing and Spanish
- Family Spanish Immersion Vacations
- Volunteering and Spanish
- Medical Spanish Immersion Program
- Language Programs for School Groups Abroad
- Spanish Exchange Program for Teens
- Spanish Programs for Kids
- VIP Spanish Language Programs
✈ We need a Safe Landing, or even better: to Stay Grounded!
🌀 In 2022 Habla Ya transitions to 100% Online Spanish Lessons so it's your last chance to learn Spanish in Panama with us: get 25% - 50% OFF when you book by Monday August 1, Afrikan Emancipation Day:
➡ 25% OFF ONSITE GROUP CLASSES and PRIVATE LESSONS...
➡ 40% - 50% OFF ONLINE LESSONS...
👉 CLAIM DISCOUNT HERE! ✅
🦠 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we're currently only offering ✅ Online Spanish Lessons and ✅ Spanish classes in a TRAVELING CLASSROOM instead of at the school, delivering a teacher directly to you in a COVID safe way wherever you are, be it your hotel, home, park, on tour, at the beach or in any other place where social distancing is comfortably and safely possible. CONTACT US TODAY!
🌎 FOR THE LOVE OF OUR BLUE PLANET AND ALL LIVING THINGS:
🙏 PLEASE 🛑 DON'T ✈ FLY TO LEARN SPANISH...
💻 LEARN SPANISH ONLINE!
🚨 On October 7th 2020 we declared a ⌛ CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY because we're facing an 😱 existential threat as Planet Earth is on track for a 🌡4°C increase in average global temperatures by the end of this century, which means 💀 BILLIONS OF HUMANS DYING along the way if we don't CHANGE COURSE NOW!
🌱 LEARN WHY HERE...
🤔 So instead of 🛫 flying to learn Spanish 🛬 — it's not really essential travel, specially in the midst of the ongoing 😷 COVID-19 PANDEMIC — pumping even more C02 into the atmosphere that will end up crashing our common home, impacting countries in the tropics first, 🎧 LEARN SPANISH ONLINE 💻 from the comfort, convenience and safety of your office or home!
📍 If you do find yourself in the vicinity of any of our locations — 🌄 Boquete, ⛱ Bocas del Toro and 🌇 Panama City — we'd love to have your as our student. CONTACT US AND MAKE IT HAPPEN...
Travel to us in eco-friendly ways and get automatic access to a 👯 50% DISCOUNT!!!
🚦 Now... do you want to do something about the Climate and Ecological Crisis?
GO HERE FOR INSPIRATION...
🙏 And finally one last plea to help us ensure a just transition for our staff and Spanish teachers: please don't fly to learn Spanish because you can do it online without destroying our future as there's no Planet B regardless of what Elon Musk wants you to believe; besides dreaming of Mars, he also wants you to buy electrical cars as if that's the solution to this Planetary Crisis... spoiler alert: it's not!
💚 SIGN UP AND REGISTER FOR ONLINE SPANISH LESSONS!
By the beach in Bocas del Toro! In the mountains of Boquete! And in Panama City:
Wondering if a family home stay is for you? Check out our FAQs about host families...
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- Tips and Advice to Prepare for your Spanish Immersion Program
- How to Become Fluent in Spanish with a 3 Month Immersion Program
- 5 Tips to Continue Improving your Spanish when you Get Home
- Language Learning Tips | Spanish Study Advice & Strategies
- On The Future of Language - And on Why Choosing Spanish is a Smart Bet
Rates for a Total Spanish Immersion Program
Number of Weeks | |||||||||||
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Type of Course | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Each Extra Week |
Group 4 | $600 | $1070 | $1550 | $2025 | $2500 | $2925 | $3320 | $3725 | $4080 | $4425 | $395 |
Group 4 PLUS 1 | $700 | $1270 | $1850 | $2400 | $2920 | $3500 | $4000 | $4470 | $4920 | $5370 | $495 |
Group 4 PLUS 2 | $800 | $1470 | $2150 | $2770 | $3450 | $4025 | $4550 | $5150 | $5680 | $6170 | $575 |
Private 20 | $720 | $1330 | $1920 | $2500 | $3080 | $3650 | $4180 | $4670 | $5150 | $5670 | $525 |
Private 25 | $810 | $1500 | $2180 | $2830 | $3450 | $4050 | $4620 | $5170 | $5700 | $6310 | $595 |
Private 30 | $900 | $1670 | $2420 | $3150 | $3800 | $4400 | $5050 | $5670 | $6340 | $7000 | $675 |
Please note: prices are in US Dollars and include Spanish Course and home stay with 2 meals per day. For home stays in Bocas del Toro please add a supplement of $25 USD per person per week and of $50 USD for Panama City.
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There are two costs to consider for your Total Spanish Immersion Program:

- The cost of your Spanish course
- The cost to live with a local host family
You can join our Total Spanish Immersion Program through our:
- Group 4 Course (20 hours of lessons per week with a maximum of six students per class)
- Private Lessons (20, 25 or 30 hours of lessons per week)
- Group 4 PLUS, a combination of both private and group lessons (20 hours of Group Lessons + 5 or 10 hours of extra Private Lessons each week)
- DELE Exam Preparation Course (get your command of the Spanish language certified)
- Specialized Spanish Courses: sometimes a student may require something particularly specific and needs to focus on a topic of a very specialized nature. It could be Medical Spanish, Legal Spanish, Business Spanish, Spanish for Teachers, or simply vocabulary or a Spanish language skill related to a specific field.
- Other Personalized Spanish Solutions: Intensive Spanish Course, Spanish for couples or friends traveling together, etc.
Most students tend to sign up for Group Lessons, some register for Private Lessons, and those looking for a really intense Spanish Immersion Course sign up for both group and private lessons.
In the following table you'll find TOTAL COSTS for a Spanish Immersion Program considering different types of Spanish Courses with Accommodation included at a Local Host Family with 2 meals per day (for other accommodation options please click here).
Rates - Total Spanish Immersion ProgramNumber of Weeks | |||||||||||
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Type of Course | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Each Extra Week |
Group 4 | $600 | $1070 | $1550 | $2025 | $2500 | $2925 | $3320 | $3725 | $4080 | $4425 | $395 |
Group 4 PLUS 1 | $700 | $1270 | $1850 | $2400 | $2920 | $3500 | $4000 | $4470 | $4920 | $5370 | $495 |
Group 4 PLUS 2 | $800 | $1470 | $2150 | $2770 | $3450 | $4025 | $4550 | $5150 | $5680 | $6170 | $575 |
Private 20 | $720 | $1330 | $1920 | $2500 | $3080 | $3650 | $4180 | $4670 | $5150 | $5670 | $525 |
Private 25 | $810 | $1500 | $2180 | $2830 | $3450 | $4050 | $4620 | $5170 | $5700 | $6310 | $595 |
Private 30 | $900 | $1670 | $2420 | $3150 | $3800 | $4400 | $5050 | $5670 | $6340 | $7000 | $675 |
Please note: prices are in US Dollars and include Spanish Course and home stay with 2 meals per day. For home stays in Bocas del Toro please add a supplement of $25 USD per person per week and of $50 USD for Panama City.

When considering for how many of hours to sign up for, take into account that each of our first three levels (A1, A2, B1) can be completed in an average of 60 hours each, our fourth and fifth levels (B2, C1) in 100 hours each, and our sixth level (C2) in an average of 400 hours more (to be just like a native).
When you join a Total Spanish Immersion Program you usually complete each level 10% to 25% faster. We will always make a professional suggestion based on your Spanish level, on how far you want to advance and on how fast you want to get there. To see what you'll be able to do upon completing each level you can visit our level system section and if you know some Spanish, please remember to complete our Placement Test.
If you would like to view a breakdown of the cost for a Total Spanish Immersion Program you can visit our Spanish Courses section and checkout the prices of our Group 4 Course or Private Spanish Lessons, and then you can visit our Home Stay info page. In this way you'll know the cost of each item on their own (Spanish course and accommodation separately).