Cuzco Spanish Language Study

This itinerary is the starting point for your tour, but it’s not set in stone. If there are days you would like to change, or specific places you’d like to go, we can work with you to create a personalized program that fits the needs of you and your students.

Day 1: Lima

Depart the USA. Arrive in Lima on Friday night and transfer to your hotel for the overnight.

Your language school offers the unique opportunity to study Spanish while immersed in Peruvian culture.

All meals are included during the Homestay/Language portion of this trip. There may be a walk of up to 25 minutes to some of the host families in Cuzco, so ACIS recommends that students share taxis for travel to and from school. You have the option to stay at the school residence in double rooms at no additional cost, instead of with a family.

All standard programs include four hours of private instruction per day. Students will have shared rooms with families and shared rooms if they stay at the school residence. All meals will be provided at the school on a school stay or with your host family on a family stay. There is no ACIS Tour Manager included for this program.

Day 2: Cuzco

After a flight to Cuzco, the gateway to Machu Picchu, you'll have a Cuzco City Tour in the afternoon. With stone streets and foundations built by the Incas more than five centuries ago, Cuzco is a vibrant and historical town. Visit Qorikancha, or (Temple of the Sun), the ruins of an Inca temple that now form the foundation of a church and convent, the Basilica Catedral, and Sacsayhuamán, the mysterious walled complex of the Incas said to represent the head of a puma when viewed from above. Continue to the Adoratorio de Quengo, the Fortaleza de Pucapucara and the Templo al Agua de Tambomachay. Your overnight hotel is in Cuzco.

Day 3: Cuzco Homestay

Take the Backpacker train today to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. The detail used in the construction of the ruins is remarkable. See for yourself with a guided tour of the Citadel, the Royal Quarters, the Main Plaza, the Temple of Three Windows, the Circular Tower and the Sacred Sun Dial and Burial Grounds. After the tour, enjoy an afternoon of exploration and discovery on your own before taking the train back to Cuzco to meet your homestay host families.

Day 4: Cuzco Homestay

In the morning attend your private Spanish class at the language school. The afternoon includes a walking tour conducted by the school. Spend the night with host families.

Day 5: Cuzco Homestay

In the morning attend your private Spanish class at the language school. In the afternoon enjoy a cultural class at Amauta such as cooking, dancing, music or a lecture on Peruvian culture and history. Spend the night with host families.

Day 6: Cuzco Homestay

In the morning attend your private Spanish class at the language school. Strap on your dancing shoes this afternoon for salsa classes. Spend the night with host families.

Day 7: Cuzco Homestay

In the morning attend your private Spanish class at the language school. Enjoy a second afternoon cultural class. Spend the night with host families.

Day 8: Cuzco Homestay

In the morning attend your private Spanish class at the language school. In the afternoon experience a cultural activity at Amauta. Spend the night with host families.

Day 9: Overnight Flight

Transfer to Cuzco airport for morning flight to Lima. You will be met at the airport and taken on a guided city tour of Lima with a special dinner included. Transfer back to Lima airport for your flight to the USA.

Day 10: United States

Arrive in the USA.