Excursions

After a day of studying spanish language, Cuernavaca offers many options for relaxation including golf, tennis, bowling, jogging, walking, swimming, and much more. Enjoy our charming historic downtown or sit in one of the friendly sidewalk cafes or bars where you can enjoy a drink and practice your Spanish language with the locals.

The Spanish Language School at Kukulcan includes as part of its academic Spanish programs weekly half-day excursions to places of interest in Cuernavaca, such as the Palacio de Cortes, the Borda Gardens, the Cathedral, the Robert Brady museum, or the Muros museum. Transportation and museum entrance fees are covered in the program costs.

You may want to explore some of the smaller towns around Cuernavaca on your own, or ask us to organize trips for you to visit the extraordinary colonial churches, ex-haciendas, swimming areas, archeological sites, spas, and artisan craft fairs in the state of Morelos, where we are located.

Weekend excursions to places in central Mexico can be organized for an additional fee or you can do it on your own. Our students have enjoyed exploring the beauty of Mexico by visiting Mexico City, Acapulco, Taxco, San Miguel de Allende, Querétaro, Puebla, Cholula, the ruins at Teotihuacán, and the floating gardens of Xochimilco. Costs for weekend excursions will vary depending on the destination and any need for overnight accommodations in hotels.

Travel study programs are available and can be worked out with your university for additional credits. These inclued weekend excursions to important museums, archeological sites, and colonial cities to complement the cultural classes you receive at Kukulcan. The costs of these programs vary depending on the destination, number of participants in the group, and length of stay.

IN AND AROUND CUERNAVACA

Cuernavaca, the "City of Eternal Spring", is the perfect setting for you to learn Spanish abroad. It is a medium sized city of over half a million people, located 64 miles south of Mexico City. Cuernavaca, capital of the state of Morelos, has long been a popular weekend destination because of its wonderful climate (75F average temperature year round), lush gardens, and beautiful flowers. Cuernavaca´s great historical and cultural heritage enables learning to come alive for students. Hernán Cortés, the conqueror of México, built his palace here, where visitors today can see some of Diego Rivera´s most important mural paintings. The Emperor Maximilian had a private retreat in Cuernavaca, which today is an ethno-botanical garden specializing in traditional herbal medicine. The late, great Mexican star, Cantinflas, also had his home in Cuernavaca, and today his former home is one of the city´s finest restaurants. American visitors and residents of Cuernavaca have included Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, the art collector Robert Brady, and diplomat Dwight Morrow. The historical downtown area, walled villas, and beautiful old haciendas around Cuernavaca are home to many museums, spas, world class restaurants, hotels, boutiques, and water parks.

Cuernavaca offers a wide variety of restaurants with regional and international cuisine, hotels for every budget, excellent shopping, golf, water sports, affordable transportation around town, and an active night life. Learning Spanish abroad in Cuernavaca is an experience you don´t want to miss!

WEEKEND EXCURSIONS

Weekend excursions to places in central Mexico can be organized for an additional fee or you can do it on your own. Below you will find a list of suggestions including travel time and transportation options on how to get there. Our students have enjoyed exploring the beauty of Mexico by visiting Puebla, Cholula, Acapulco, Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Oaxaca, Veracruz, San Miguel de Allende, and Querétaro. Costs for weekend excursions vary depending on the destination and overnight accommodations in hotels.

Learn Spanish, live Mexico… experience Kukulcan!

The Spanish Language School in Cuernavaca, Mexico

IN AND AROUND CUERNAVACA

WEEKEND EXCURSIONS