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Language Immersion School Trips

These school travel programs give language students the chance to use what they learn in class, with lessons and everyday conversation in the country.

Each program is a starting point. We adjust the dates, length and focus to your school’s learning goals. Open any program to see the day-by-day itinerary, or use the filters to narrow the list.

Days follow each sample itinerary and may include travel to or from the destination. Destination nights exclude flights and nights at home. Your proposal confirms the dates and overnight plan.

28 programs found

Students walk a village path in Turrialba alongside local children
Costa Rica · North & Central America

Spanish Language Immersion

Days
7
From
$3,385

USD per student · international airfare extra

Spanish classes in Turrialba, with ziplining and whitewater rafting on the Pacuare.

A group of young people in aprons stand around a very large shallow pan set over a burner, watching the rice cook, in a tiled room.
Spain · Europe

Cultural Exploration

Days
8
From
$2,645

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend eight days exploring Madrid, Toledo, and Sigüenza through cultural exchange and local experiences. The itinerary combines Madrid's museums and neighborhoods with a full day in Toledo and four days in Sigüenza learning with local students, a chef, and a biologist.

Madrid 4 · Sigüenza 37 destination nights

The jagged blue-white front of Perito Moreno Glacier stretching back to snow mountains under low cloud.
Argentina · South America

Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Chile

Days
15
From
$6,535

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend four days in Buenos Aires on memory, identity and a partner-school exchange, then fly to El Calafate for Perito Moreno Glacier and cross into Chile for four days on the W Trek in Torres del Paine.

Buenos Aires 4 · El Calafate 2 · Torres del Paine 1 · Las Torres 1 · Los Cuernos 1 · Paine Grande 2 · Puerto Natales 112 destination nights

Days
6
From
$2,800

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work through Salzburg on the film locations, the fortress and the Salzwelten salt mine, spend a half day alongside a community partner, and take the train to Vienna for Mozarthaus and the Schönbrunn gardens.

Salzburg 55 destination nights

The Fairmont Château Frontenac rises above the snow-dusted rooftops of Old Québec's lower town.
Canada · North & Central America

Québec: French in Everyday Life

Days
6
From
$2,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly into Montréal, practice French in a booked lesson and in the city, then move to Québec City for three nights of history, language and a Québécois cultural meal.

Hotel in Montréal 2 · Hotel in Québec City 3 · Flight home 16 destination nights

A student in a red T-shirt paints large red Chinese characters onto a white wall with a long brush.
Days
8
From
$2,450

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students study Mandarin at Tianjin University for three days and practice it around Tianjin, then move to Beijing for the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.

Beijing 1 · Tianjin 4 · Beijing 27 destination nights

A student plays conga drums alongside Cuban musicians on a colorful shuttered street.
Days
8
From
$3,755

USD per student · international airfare extra

Build Spanish language skills through 20 hours of instruction at the University of Havana and a week of immersion with local host families. Cultural and historical experiences throughout Havana, plus a day trip to Las Terrazas, give students opportunities to use Spanish beyond the classroom.

Havana homestay 77 destination nights

A school group walks together across an open plaza in front of a long two-storey stone palace with arched galleries, palm trees along the frontage and a bright cloudy sky above.
Dominican Republic · North & Central America

Spanish Language Immersion

Days
8
From
$2,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students take formal Spanish classes in the Cordillera Central at Jarabacoa, then move to host families in La Angostura and use the language outside the classroom for two days.

Bohíos de Campo Añil, Jarabacoa 3 · Homestay, La Angostura 2 · Hotel, Santo Domingo 2 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Students sit on the front steps of a house sorting produce into a bucket alongside a local host.
Days
8
From
$3,295

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend the program in mainland Ecuador combining community service with Spanish and cultural immersion. They stay with local families in the Western Andes and explore Cotacachi Cayapas National Park, Cuicocha Lake and Otavalo.

Hotel, Quito 1 · Homestay, cloud forest 4 · Hot springs lodge, western Andes 1 · Hotel, Otavalo 17 destination nights

Rows of golden croissants and pastries fill the woven baskets of a bakery display window, each labeled with a small price tag.
Days
7
From
$3,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Spend seven days exploring Paris through its art, food, history, and everyday culture. The itinerary combines landmarks such as the Louvre and Versailles with hands-on experiences including watercolor painting and sustainable cooking.

Paris 6 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,845

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students travel from Frankfurt and the Paulskirche to Cologne Cathedral, cruise the Rhine, then continue by rail to Berlin for the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, and Potsdamer Platz. The route links the first elected German national assembly at the Paulskirche with the Bundestag at the Reichstag, where students visit the chamber and glass dome.

Frankfurt 1 · Cologne 1 · Berlin 2 · Frankfurt 15 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,515

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students use Freiburg as a base to study shared streets in the old city, housing and transport in Vauban, a Black Forest bioenergy village, and forest and water. Each session asks students to examine how a system works and who it serves, from street design to energy ownership and the limits of field measurements.

Freiburg 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,330

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights across two hotel bases. Students compare Gibraltar and southern Spain through landscape, history, language, and everyday cultural life, with three nights on the Rock and three in Málaga.

Hotel in Gibraltar 3 · Hotel in Málaga 36 destination nights

Women in embroidered blouses talking on a wooden lake dock beside moored passenger launches, with a volcanic ridge across the water.
Guatemala · North & Central America

Maya Highlands: Antigua, Lake Atitlán, and Pacaya

Days
8
From
$3,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore colonial Antigua and the Kaqchikel capital of Iximché before continuing to Lake Atitlán for two half days of agroecological work and a morning with a Tz'utujil weaving collective. The eight-day program concludes with a trek across the volcanic landscapes of Pacaya.

Antigua 2 · Panajachel 3 · Antigua 27 destination nights

Women in woven skirts and embroidered blouses sitting and standing under an open shelter, winding thread and working cloth.
Guatemala · North & Central America

The Living Maya: Patzún, Pop'Abaj, and Lake Atitlán

Days
7
From
$3,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend four days in Patzún and neighboring Pop'Abaj, exploring the local market, grinding maize in a community kitchen, and working on a project defined by the community. They then continue to Lake Atitlán for ceramics in San Antonio Palopó, visits to lakeside villages, and time with a women's cooperative kitchen.

Patzún lodging 4 · Lake Atitlán 26 destination nights

Several pairs of hands sorting red and green coffee cherries spread on a tarpaulin, with a woven basket in the foreground.
Guatemala · North & Central America

Magma and Resilience: Antigua and Pacaya

Days
6
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students stay in Antigua throughout the program, visiting a coffee cooperative on the volcanic slopes, planting trees at a macadamia farm, and practicing Spanish while exploring prices at a local market. They also trek across Pacaya's basalt flows with a guide to study the volcano's geology and surrounding landscape.

Antigua 55 destination nights

Days
21
From
$6,595

USD per student · international airfare extra

A long-form study route across Tokyo, Nagano, Kanazawa, Kyoto and Nara.

Days
7
From
$2,730

USD per student · international airfare extra

This seven-day program uses Malta as the setting for communication, journalism, and English-language study, combining teaching sessions with field assignments in Valletta, Mdina, Rabat, and Birgu. Students apply their classroom work as they observe, interview, research, and report on Maltese places and culture, building toward an assessed final product.

Sliema 6 · None; the group departs 06 destination nights

The stepped face and central stairway of a large stone pyramid, with visitors climbing it in a line.
Mexico · North & Central America

Makers of Mexico

Days
7
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Makers of Mexico takes students from Mexico City and Teotihuacan to Cuetzalan, where they spend four nights learning alongside Nahua and Otomi communities. Students explore traditional crafts and production through hands-on activities while connecting social studies, Spanish, and service learning to daily community life.

Mexico City 2 · Cuetzalan 4 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,690

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students develop their French through four mornings of private instruction in Nice, then apply their language skills in markets, museums, cooking activities, and everyday interactions. Two excursions to Monaco add opportunities to explore Condamine, Monaco-Ville, and the Oceanographic Museum while practicing French in real-world settings.

Nice hotel, France 66 destination nights

Auckland's harbour with the Sky Tower above the city skyline and a red-sailed yacht on green water.
New Zealand · South Pacific

North Island Culture and Service

Days
7
From
$2,590

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students are welcomed onto a marae at Welcome Bay, work on heritage-area restoration for two days, then travel through Te Puke to Whakatāne for a second marae stay, Mataatua Wharenui, and a hāngī.

Auckland 1 · Papamoa Beach lodging 1 · Welcome Bay marae 2 · Whakatāne marae 1 · Rotorua lodging 1 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,645

USD per student · international airfare extra

French-language learning anchors a Dakar-based itinerary focused on Senegalese history, art, and daily life. Students combine structured French instruction with museums, cultural experiences, Gorée Island, and an excursion to Bandia.

Days
15
From
$5,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

The 15-day itinerary explores the history and culture of Andalusia through Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Ronda, Tarifa, and Cádiz. Students visit historic cities, cultural landmarks, and the southern coast while tracing the Roman, Moorish, and Christian influences that shaped the region.

Seville 3 · Granada 3 · Málaga 3 · Tarifa 1 · Cádiz 2 · Seville 113 destination nights

Days
9
From
$4,555

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students experience Switzerland’s alpine environment through scenic rail journeys, mountain excursions, and exploration of car-free communities. The itinerary combines cultural activities with opportunities to study mountain geography, environmental changes at different elevations, and daily life in the Swiss Alps.

Lausanne 2 · Zermatt 2 · Interlaken 2 · Zurich 17 destination nights

Sunbeams break through cloud over a long lake far below a wooded ridge, with a hotel and a rack railway line on the slope in the foreground.
Days
10
From
$5,060

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students cross the Alps and examine European history through historic sites, museums, architecture, and works of art. The itinerary combines mountain travel with cultural activities focused on ancient Roman history, medieval cities, Renaissance art, and Italian culture.

Lucerne region 2 · Venice area 2 · Florence area 2 · Rome 28 destination nights

Days
9
From
$4,555

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students travel through the Alps while visiting historic sites, museums, cultural landmarks, and major European cities. The itinerary combines alpine geography with activities focused on European history, art, architecture, and German-language culture.

Lucerne 2 · Innsbruck 1 · Munich 2 · Vienna 27 destination nights

A row of large concrete fingers rising from a sandy beach beside the ocean.
Uruguay · South America

Montevideo and the Uruguayan Coast

Days
8
From
$3,295

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Montevideo working through Ciudad Vieja, a market, and a paid candombe workshop in Barrio Sur, three nights in Punta del Este running a coastal access field study at Playa Mansa and Playa Brava and visiting Arboretum Lussich and Casapueblo, then a final night back in Montevideo to defend their visitor-management proposal.

Montevideo 3 · Punta del Este 3 · Montevideo 17 destination nights

A quiet, tree-lined city street with autumn leaves scattered across the pavement.
Days
8
From
$3,580

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Montevideo learning Candombe from a local practitioner in Barrio Sur, one night in Colonia del Sacramento, then cross the Río de la Plata by ferry for three nights in Buenos Aires, Argentina, closing with a private recital.

Montevideo 3 · Colonia del Sacramento 1 · Buenos Aires 37 destination nights

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Displayed prices are starting estimates in USD per student, excluding international airfare. Your proposal confirms the final price for your dates, group size, itinerary and lodging.

Included in Program Tuition

  • Accommodation, with one bed per student
  • Meals and drinking water
  • Airport transfers, in-country transport and scheduled activities
  • Guides, entrance fees and required community donations; no tipping

Plan for separately

International airfare, travel and medical insurance, personal spending, passport or visa fees, and vaccinations.

Complimentary teacher tuition

One teacher receives complimentary Program Tuition for every eight paying students. Teacher airfare and insurance are extra.

Every school group has at least two trained Program Leaders and a written Program Risk Management Plan. Safety and supervision details.

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Patrick Ziemnik of Rustic Pathways.
Patrick Ziemnik
School travel team · With Rustic Pathways since 2012
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