Language Tours
LANGUAGE TOURS with the Groups Company appeal to those who have perhaps completed a language course and may be interested in travelling with other members of their class in order to practice, hone and develop their emerging language skills. So much better, after talking in their chosen language for one hour a week, to spend a week or so using the language they have learned.
The group may want to fully lose themselves in the language, finally speaking constantly in their new tongue. Or they may prefer a lighter touch, with morning and afternoon sessions of just an hour or two where their linguistic skills are part of the day only, with other activities built into the itinerary.
You and your group choose which style of language tour you require.
We operate Language Tours to the following destinations:-
Bolivia, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Peru Portugal, & Spain
A typical day...
After a leisurely breakfast we might set off on our day’s drive, or, if we are staying at one place for the entire holiday, set of on a morning excursion to a local point of interest.(This excursion you might have chosen in consultation with us at the planning stage of the holiday or we may simply decide what is of interest on the day).
Lunch will be a leisurely affair with plenty of time to talk.
The afternoon may see us taking a further excursion, driving on to our next night stop, or just relaxing before the evening and a pleasant dinner.
The key point for every day: does the group use the opportunity to test their language skills intermittently throughout the day, as they feel inclined; is only the local language to be used (this is a better approach if all the group are well-versed in the language) or is there one or two hours a day when the local language is spoken amongst the group? Whatever decision is made there will be time all day, every day, to talk to the local people and improve your confidence daily. Language lessons with your teacher may be built into the day if you wish. The choice is yours.
The itineraries below are intended only to give an indication of what might be possible in a particular country, following an itinerary catering for a particular special interest.
No details of meals or accommodation are included in the itineraries as it would be your decision, at the planning stage, as to what is included. You would decide whether your tour included all meals, just Bed and Breakfast, or Bed and Breakfast plus some lunches or dinners at certain points on the itinerary. Similarly you would decide what standard of accommodation you wanted to use.
The itineraries detailed are deliberately short ones. It is intended to give a flavour, an outline, of an itinerary. If you have more time, then extra time can be built into each stop on the itinerary, and additional places of interest and overnight stops can be added. Lengthening the itinerary, to 10 days or two weeks, for example, and adding further night-stops will enrich your journey; shown below is just a brief skeletal itinerary as a basis for discussion and more detailed planning.
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Spain - 4 days - 1. Fly Malaga; transfer to village accommodation. 2. Full day on foot or by 4WD visiting mountain villages in the Sierra Tejada. 3. Visit Nerja Caves and time at the beach. 4. At leisure in the village until transfer to Malaga for flight to UK.
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Cuba - 8 days - 1. Fly Havana. 2. Havana sightseeing on foot 3. Morning sightseeing, including markets, cigar factory, mueum de la revolucion. 4. Morning sightseeing at Plaza de armas, Museo delas ciudad. 5. Drive to Trinidad; visit to old centre. 6. In Trinidad; visit old town and beach. 7. Drive to Havana for flight to UK. 8.Arrive UK
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France - 4 days - 1. Eurostar (or flight) to Paris; transfer to hotel; 2. Sightseeing at Sainte Chapelle; Notre Dame and Isle St Louis; 3. Visit to Picasso Museum and the Marais quarter. 4. Sightseeing at Rodin Museum and Orangerie; then depart for UK.
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Italy - 5 days - 1. Fly to Venice; watertaxi transfer to hotel. 2. Visit to Scuola Grande di San Rocco; return to Venice. 3. Visit to Doge's Palace and cathedral; tour of Rialto market. 4. Full day visit by water taxi to Burano, Murano and Torcello. 5. Visit to church of the Miracles; water taxi transfer to airport; flight to UK.
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Spain - 8 days - 1. Fly to Malaga. 2. Spanish lesson; explore Malaga. 3. Spanish lesson; visit to Antiquera; return to Malaga. 4. Spanish lesson; drive to Frigiliana. 5. Spanish lesson; afternoon visit to surrounding villages. 6. Full day visit to Granada; return to Frigiliana. 7. Spanish lesson; afternoon at the beach. 8. Drive to Malaga for flight to UK.
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Cuba - 9 days - 1. Fly Havana. 2. Spanish lesson; afternoon tour of Havana. 3. Spanish lesson; drive to Trinidad. 3. Spanish lesson; city tour then visit Ancon beach. 4. Spanish lesson; visit to the mountains. 5. Spanish lesson, drive to Havana. 6. Spanish lesson; drive to Vinales. 7. Spanish lesson; return to Havana. 8. In Havana; departure for UK. 9. Arrive UK.
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Portugal - 4 days - 1. Fly to Lisbon; transfer to Estoril. 2. Morning Portugese lessons or one-to-one conversation; afternoon visit to Lisbon and tour. 3. Morning Portugese lesson or one-to-one conversation; afternoon visit to Sintra. 4. Morning lPortugese lesson; afternoon transfer to Lisbon for flight to UK.
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Mexico - 9 days - 1. Fly Mexico City. 2. Drive to Cuenavaca; visit city. Language lesson. 3. Language lesson; excursion to Taxco. 4. Language lesson; drive to Puebla. 5. Puebla city tour; visit Cacaxtla and drive back to Mexico city. 6. Language lesson; visit handicraft market. 7. Language lesson then visit Xochimilco and Coyoacan. 8. Language lesson then visit pyramids of Teotihuacan. Depart for flight to UK. 9. Arrive UK.
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