'Travelling Classroom' Sample Itinerary

 

Weekly Itinerary	Location	Culture	Activities
Week 1-2	Jakera Lodge, Playa Colorada (Base Camp!)	Intro to modern Venezuela with emphasis on etiquette and safety. “Cassava” preparation	Intensive Spanish classes.  Trips to islands, waterfalls and neighbouring villages. Introduction to local cooking and culture including Salsa and Merengue dancing. 3-day Kayaking expedition and Dolphin encounter. Introduction to rock climbing/abseiling.
Week 3	Caripe. Camping in tents	Coffee plantations and local fruit and veg farming culture	Intensive Spanish. Trip to Caripe including Study of Guachero cave and its inhabitants. Visits to coffee plantations, fruit and veg farms, and local markets. Mountain trekking and camping.
Week 4-5	Orinoco Delta Kayaking expedition. Sleeping in hammocks	Ancient Warao Indian culture	10 – 12 day kayak trip deep into the Orinoco Delta. Visiting remote Warao families and settlements. Exploring the waterways, jungles and sabanas, and there amazing abundance of wildlife and flora. Fishing, gathering and indeed traveling and living as the Warao have done for over 20,000 years. Learning how to survive in the jungle as the Warao do.
Week 6	Jakera Lodge, Playa Colorada	History and Culture of Venezuela	Intensive Spanish and history and culture classes. Beach volleyball tournaments with locals. Cooking classes. Snorkeling and visits to the islands. Visits to historical sites in Barcelona and Cumana.
Weeks 7-8	Gran Sabana and Roraima. Camping in tents	Ancient Pemon Indian culture	Jeep Safari to the Mystical highlands of Venezuela, visiting various indigenous settlements, and finally a week hiking to the top of Roraima. Spanish classes for first week only.
Week 9-12	Jakera Lodge, Playa Colorada	Volunteer Work Experience Program	This month we dedicate to working on a community project. Working with local people we try to give something back to our host in this underdeveloped country. Spanish classes in the morning, volunteer project in the afternoon.
Week 13-20	Various Options	Volunteer Work Experience Program	Students can choose two programs for 4 weeks each from the following; teaching English, National Park Programs, photography, tour guiding, adventure sports training, journalism, tourism, bar, restaurant and hotel management, building and construction and many more. You will live with a host family or in a camp/Possada.
Week 21-22	Canaima / Angel Falls	Pemon culture and Modern Venezuela	One week walking to Canaima from la Paragua stopping at isolated villages along the way and sleeping in the wilderness. Second week in the Village of Canaima (Spanish classes), and an optional day trip to see the world highest waterfall. Flight back to La Paragua.
Week 23-24	Jakera Lodge, Playa Colorada		Time to work on your suntan and polish of your Spanish skills before going home. Plenty of fun on the beach and farewell parties.