Our Galapagos Islands Spanish school is the leading school on the islands with a long and sustained history of excellence. As with the rest of our schools, students have a fully organized and flexible program that allows for a smooth transition from either Quito or Otavalo to continue studying on the famous Enchanted Islands.
Location
The school is centrally located within Puerto Ayora, the main town of Santa Cruz Island. All of the local restaurants, Internet cafes, bars and main harbor are a stones throw away.
Puerto Ayora is a small fishing village, yet very lively due to it being the starting point for most Galapagos tours. It has a relaxed atmosphere and a beautiful bay where you will see the tour boats anchored, rocking in the swell of the turquoise waters (map of Ecuador).
To arrive on the Island of Santa Cruz, it is a 1-hour flight from Quito to the Island of Baltra and then an approximately 60 minute journey to Puerto Ayora in bus with one channel crossing. The Galapagos are 1 hour behind Quito time.
Accommodation is available either through a family home stay or in comfortable local hotels, which we can help you organize.
Free Time
Each day after classes we will introduce you to a new part of Santa Cruz Island whether it is swimming or sunbathng at one of the numerous beaches, visiting caves or the Darwin Center, hiking up a volcano, biking, learning salsa, exploring the art galleries, or simply just relaxing and chatting over cocktails or coffee at one of the many street cafes.
If you want to make some extra excursions over your stay on the Galapagos, we will help you organize these trips through reputable agencies. From Puerto Ayora you have several day trip options to the nearer islands and during the weekends it is possible to stay overnight on some of the inhabited distant Islands.
Each island has its own unique character. Beaches vary in color from white, through red to black, and as Darwin noted, you will see the subtle differences between the abundant and friendly wildlife of this fascinating archipelago wherever you go.
Click here to view course options for the Galapagos Islands School.
Student COMMENTS
Estimado Eugenio,
Finalmente volví a Inglaterra. Le agradezco por haber organizado mis viajes y mis estudios con mucha paciencia. Las 6 semanas en Ecuador
fueron unas de las más interesantes de mi vida.
I can whole heartedly recommend your language school Instituto Superior de Español. The concept of learning Spanish while travelling
is superb and your organizational talent in working out individual itineraries is admirable! For some spoilt visitors from rich countries
it might be hard to fit in with an Ecuadorian family, but it gives a unique opportunity to learn more about the country than the superficial impressions usually granted to tourists.
Many thanks to you, your team and the host families for the courtesy, patience and good humor which made my trip so enjoyable!
I can also recommend the very friendly and comfortable jungle lodge and rafting or kayaking excursions who's safety standards were better
than some European organizations I have encountered.
Monika Lloyd-Burton
Poole England
monikarcadia[at]ntlworld.com
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