Fiesta - Day of the Dead - 2024
Tuesday October 29, to Tuesday November 5, 2024
Celebrate life with a traditional Day of the Dead Fiesta!
Tuesday October 29, to Tuesday November 5, 2024
A proven success. A star program!
If you want to grasp Spanish in a short time, this is the ideal choice. At the end of the course, you will not only be able to comprehend and speak Spanish in your daily life but you will also get to know the Spanish culture better through extra activities. ASLI Spanish Language Institute celebrates the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos), with an all-inclusive package from October 28 – November 3, 2023. Come and experience this enchanting time and place in Mexico. The country’s extraordinary Day of the Dead has been recognized by UNESCO since 1995 as part of the world’s intangible heritage. Come celebrate with us this fall in Cuernavaca/Ocotepec.
- Single room and exclusive bathroom!
- Private transportation from the airport (both ways).
- 15 hours of formal conversational Spanish immersion for all levels. Personalized attention.
- 10 hours of informal conversation with teacher during all the field trips.
- Spanish classes, textbook
- Homestay accommodation
- 21 meals
- Transportation to and from school; outings (see below).
- Outings: Downtown walking tour; Tepoztlán; Presentation of Day of the Dead activities in Ocotepec; family altars in Ocotepec; Cementary celebration, Jardín Borda exhibitions of the famous Catrinas; Cortés Palace and Diego Rivera mural; Casa Spenser, The cathedral, Prehispanic food and art, Malinalco; Robert Brady Museum
- Teotihuacan, Casa Azul, Bazar Sábado, Grutas de Cacahuamilpa.
- Does not include: Laundry; personal expenses
Day 1, Tuesday, 29
- Bienvenido/a a Celebrar nuestra Fiesta “Day of the Dead”
- ASLI will pick you up at the airport included.
- Upon arrival at the Mexico City airport, (Benito Juárez) go through customs and proceed to the arrivals hall where you will meet your driver; transfer via private coach to Cuernavaca for one and 1/2 hours. Drop-off at homestays, Dinner with homestays, Practice your conversation.
Day 2, Wednesday, 30
- 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with your Mexican Family
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00pm -Spanish Class
- 12:30am – 4:00 pm Walking Tour.
Walking Tour:
- La Catedral “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”
- Museo el Arte Indígeno /Arte Sacro
- La Casona Spencer
- Lunch
- Visit Jardín Borda (viaje artesanías de todo México)
- Visit Museo Robert Brady
- “Palacio de Cortés” – Murales de Diego Rivera
- 7:00 p.m. – Dinner with your Mexican Family
Day 3, Thursday, 31
- 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with your Mexican Family
- 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Spanish Class
- 11:00: Spanish on the Road
- Pyramids of Teotihuacan and Guadalupe Shrine Tour
First, we will explore the very famous archeological site of Teotihuacán including the Temple of Quetzalpapalotl, the Avenue of the dead, and of course, the pyramid of the Sun and the Moon. Then we will continue with the Guadalupe Shrine, lofted in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the spot where it is said to have appeared to an indigenous Mexican. Here you will be able to see the most important religious site in Mexico as you tour the impressive atrium and interior of the new basilica.
OR
Arts of Mexico—Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo’s world
We will visit a number of places on the southern end of Mexico City: the Bazar Sábado, the art fair in Plaza San Jacinto in San Angel; Diego and Frida’s home and studio, also in San Angel; the Frida Kahlo Museum located in the Casa Azul (Blue House) in Coyoacán; and the magnificent Dolores Olmedo Museum in Xochimilco, which houses the largest collection of the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the world. The home and gardens are magnificent, the art is incredible
Day 4 Friday November 1
- 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with your Mexican Family
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Spanish Class
- 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 Tamales, Day of the Dead Presentation (altar).
- 2:00 Main meal with your Mexican family
- 5:00 Day of the Dead activities in Ocotepec, a nearby village, accompanied by the school and your Mexican family. The family altars are unforgettable.
Day 5 Saturday November 2
- 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with your Mexican Family
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. -Spanish Class
- 12:00 p.m. – Cementerio y Tepoztlán One of the main attractions of this mountain village is the marketplace. One section is situated on the main plaza with traditional foods, and the other has a unique outdoor market with regional handicrafts. Tepoztlán is also known as a mystical center, and its surrounding mountains are full of magnetic qualities. Climb the Tepozteco, if you choose to visit the mountain top temple. Your family will pack your lunch.
- 7:00 Dinner with your Mexican family
Day 6, Sunday November 3
- 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast with your Mexican Family
- 11:00 a.m. – Full Day Excursión
Taxco is a silver mining colonial town, Narrow cobble-stoned streets wind through the city. We’ll visit an old silver mine to hear a brief explanation. We will also hear a description of the various kinds of jewelry available in Taxco’s many silver shops. Time to wonder the streets of this lovely colonial city before regrouping for a visit to the historic church of Santa Prisca, located on the zocalo.
Jardines de México. If you love visiting botanical gardens. It´s called Jardines de México because it is a group of themed gardens. This place is based on style like Italian, Japanese, cactus and orchids.
OR:
Las Grutas de Cacahuamilpa
Cacahuamilpa is one of the largest cave systems in the world. It is a “live” cave system, meaning that groundwater still filters down into it, and that the formations there are still growing. Inside the cavern system are ninety large “salons” separated by large natural rock walls and connected to one another via a central gallery. However, only about twenty of these are fully explored and open to the public. Most of these salons are located under the Cerro de la Corona, a limestone mountain ridge. Most have names which reflect the major formations found in them such as the Goat Salon, the Throne Salon and the Cathedral Salon. One of the drier salons has been dubbed the “Auditorium”. It has a large flat floor and has been outfitted with seats. It is rented out for events and has been the site for a number of concerts.
Day 7, Monday November 4
- 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with your Mexican Family
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00pm -Spanish Class
- 12:00 -MAQUILLAJE (face paint)
- 1:30 pm- Cooking class a typical Day of the Dead gourmet dish
where you will eat what you have prepare.
Day 8 Tuesday November 5
Return to Mexico City from Cuernavaca. Private driver will take you directly to the airport (included).
¡Hasta la Vista!