LANGUAGE COURSES: The best way to learn a language is to live, eat and breathe it. Taking a course in a foreign country is fun. It's also exciting to learn in a different environment and to gain knowledge about that country and its people. There is no better way to learn a language than by living and mixing with native-speakers.
Travellers run a wide range of courses for Beginners through to Advanced. Courses vary and may be private 1-to-1 tuition or group classes within a language school or at a University.
CULTURAL COURSES: SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SOMETHING CRAZY!
These are our "Off The Wall" projects - the unusual, the different, the crazy!
- Learn to fly in South Africa,
- Learn to Salsa in South America.
- Learn Photography in Argentina,
- How about Martial Arts in China or Capoeira in Brazil?
- Cooking Courses in Cambodia, or Meditation at a Buddhist Retreat, in Sri Lanka? ... We've got it!
These projects are unusual, exciting, fun and beneficial at the same time! We also have lots of exciting Optional Add-Ons you can do while on your Project, such as Surfing or Paragliding courses - different ways to add an extra dimension and fun to your travelling adventure. The projects below are the ones that don't fall into the normal categories of teaching or work experience or conservation. So if you like the unusual or the quirky, you might find something here to suit you.
Why not take a cultural course to truly absorb the culture of your chosen country. There is a lot out there to learn, and we have the very best teachers and courses to help you!
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Most of our courses are flexible and you can usually choose your own start and finish dates, plus length of course. We have excellent in-country staff to look after you, with 24/7 emergency support and backup. The price includes course fees, accommodation and food, unless otherwise stated.
AUSTRALIA
- Surfing Lessons Down Under: Learn in the land of surfing! If you've wanted to learn to surf or improve your surfing skills, this Optional Add-On is for you. You can take anything from a 1-Day to 3-Day Surf camp tour with professional instructors and all equipment provided.
ARGENTINA
- Salsa Dancing in the Moonlight : Feel the Latin passion - enroll here for Salsa Lessons.
- Tango Lessons: Dramatic rhythm at its fiery best.
- Photography Classes- Learn the techniques and put them into practice in your amazing new latin environment.
- Spanish Courses: ¿Habla Inglés? Learn the fourth most widely spoken language in the world!
- 1-Week Intensive Spanish Course: Prior to starting your main Project
BRAZIL
- 1-Week Intensive Portuguese Course: : Você fala português? 1-Week course prior to starting your main Project
- Portuguese Language Lessons in Rio: : There is no better or easier way to learn a language than to live, eat and breathe it ...
- Surfing Lessons On Rio's glamorous Barra da Tijuca Beach!
- Capoeira - Martial Arts Brazilian style.
- Latin American Dance Lessons: Ballroom Dance, Samba, Forró, Salsa, and Tango Lessons in Rio!
Photography Courses: Take some inspiring photography courses in Rio de Janeiro alongside your main project.
CAMBODIA
- Khmer Cookery Classes: Exotic mouth-watering arrays of dishes are on offer when you enrol on our Khmer cookery classes in Sihanoukville. Learn how to cook traditional Khmer food with an experienced local chef!
- Khmer Cookery Classes before or after your project: 3 Day Course before or after your project, includes 4 nights accommodation
CHINA
- 1-Week Intensive Mandarin Course: Prior to starting your main Project where you'll give intensive concentration on learning the language.
- Mandarin Lessons: Enrich your experience in China with Language lessons concurrent with your main project.
- Tai Chi Lessons: Tai Chi is a popular method for exercise in the East, consisting of movements for mental relaxation.
- Chinese Painting Lessons: Chinese painting is important in their culture. You'll get wrapped up in trying to master this skillful art.
ECUADOR
- Spanish Courses: ¿Habla Inglés? Learn the fourth most widely spoken language in the world. Private lessons.
- 1-Week Intensive Spanish Course, Group Lessons: Prior to starting your main Project in Groups.
- 1-Week Intensive Spanish Course, Private Lessons: Private lessons prior to starting your main Project.
INDIA
- Tamil Language Lessons: Vanakam! An exciting opportunity to learn Tamil the official language of Tamil Nadu with one to one lessons with a private tutor.
- 1-Week Intensive Tamil Language Course : prior to starting your main project, designed to help you kick start your project, give you confidence and help you enhance your Indian experience!
- Yoga and Meditation Courses: Add to your travel adventure by including this opportunity to learn or improve your Yoga skills.
- Cookery Courses: Learn to cook a mouth-watering arrays of dishes with your own private chef!
KENYA
- 1-Week Intensive Swahili Language Course: A one week intensive Swahili Course will kick start your project and help you to enhance your Africa experience!
- Scuba Diving Courses: Learn to dive at an award-winning 5-Star PADI Dive Centre in Kenya! Certificated courses are available for every level of scuba diver, whether you're a curious beginner or an advanced diver looking to expand your skills.
MALAYSIA
- Padi Open Water Diving Courses: Take a Beginners or an Advanced PADI Open Water Course in the stunning Tunku Abdul Rahman Park.
- Climb Mount Kinabalu In Borneo: Trek for about 5-6 hours for 2 days and will experience sunrise from the summit of Mount Kinabalu.
- Selingan Islands Turtle Park: The only breeding ground for Green turtles in South East Asia.
- Tours and Activities: Rafting on the Padas River, Scuba Diving (Beginners) Cultural Village Experience in a Longhouse Community.
- Orang Utans, Turtles and Proboscis Monkeys: Visit Selingan Turtle Islands Park, Labuk Bay Probsoscis Monkey Sanctuary and Sepilok Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre.
SOUTH AFRICA
- 3-Day Garden Route Adventure: This great new addition to the tours is a great opportunity for those who don’t have the time fort a full week tour of the Garden Route
- 5-Day Whale And Wildlife Safari: The 5 Day safari from the Cape to Port Elizabeth / Addo Elephant Park Safari (1 Way) is a fantastic, affordable way to experience the thrill of game driving on a National Game Park while touring the coastal regions of both the Western and Eastern Cape.
- 7-Day Adventure Wildlife Safari: On this tour nothing is left out! We explore the Whale Route, Route 62, the Karoo and Garden Route all the way to Jeffrey’s Bay, Mandela Bay and Port Elizabeth.
- 1-Week Wildlife Rehabilitation: Spend a fantastic week working hands-on with abused, abandoned and orphaned animals - a time you will never, ever forget!
- 1-Week Zulu Culture Tour: From Bush to Forest to Beach, with picnics, boat trips, cultural sites, open game drives, outside braais and snorkelling.
- Photography Courses: Cape Town is known to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world - definitely an excellent location to learn photography and then go out and snap away to your heart's content!!
- 1-Week On The Whales, Sharks And Dolphins Project: Expand your existing Travellers Programme and your exploration of South Africa by spending a week on our Whale, Shark & Dolphin Project.
- 7-Day Surfing Course in Cape Town: Learn to surf in Cape Town with top instructors, on great waves in exquisite waters on the Cape Peninsula.
- 7-Day Surfing Course in Durban: This is an exciting and fun project where you'll learn one-on-one with top instructors, on great waves in the warm Indian Ocean of Durban.
- 10-Day Paragliding Course: In the Drakensberg Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal
SRI LANKA
- Meditation Courses at a Buddhist Retreat: Have a truly remarkable experience enjoying or discovering meditation, Meditation is highly regarded as a way to heal and replenish the soul.
- 1-Week at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage: Spend a week working with these gentle giants. The daily highlight is the walk from the Orphanage down to the river to bathe the elephants.
PRICES: Prices vary from project to project and start from £545 for 2 weeks. Most of our placements are flexible and you can usually choose your own start and finish dates. Included is full support from the moment of booking and throughout your placement to your return home. There are support staff 24/7 in all our destinations worldwide and a 24 hour emergency international telephone line direct to the Head Office. All meals are provided, unless otherwise stated. Accommodation is provided (whether a rented house, a hotel/hostel, homestay, apartment or flat). You’ll be met at the nearest airport on your arrival by our in-country manager who will take you to your accommodation and give you a full induction into the area. He/she will also be on call 24/7 and you’ll see them frequently. Pre-departure you’ll receive comprehensive information about every aspect of your placement and necessary preparations, ranging from what to pack, to visa information, to what to do on your weekend travel in the country. Your safety, well being and happiness throughout your placement are our primary concerns and we will keep in touch with you throughout.
CONTACT
t: +44 (0) 1903 502595
e: info@travellersworldwide.com
w: www.travellersworldwide.com
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