Playa del Carmen

A tourist corridor of white-sand, beaches, scenic ruins and fun-filled cenotes.

Discover a breath-taking, turquoise ocean, explore mysterious Mayan temples and meet lots of welcoming people. Playa del Carmen is a small town located less than an hour south from Cancún airport, in the state of Quintana Roo. Learn Spanish and discover our unique cultural heritage then spend time chilling on our white sand beaches.

Need a break from your routine?
Come and explore the Playa del Carmen and become fluent in Spanish

Location
State of Quintana Roo
Mexico

Area
50,212 km²

Playa del Carmen is well known for its sandy beaches and laid back vibes.

+2,500

cenotes (fresh water sink wholes) in the state

archaeological sites with public access

of the most amazing underwater museums of art in the world

7,000

tourists visit Chichen Itza daily

Intensive Spanish Course for Adults

Intensive course start dates for beginners – 2023

Students who already have some knowledge of Spanish may start an intensive course any Monday throughout the year (except public holidays).

For students with no previous knowledge of Spanish, we offer the following start dates.

January 09, 23	April 03,17	July 10, 24	October 02, 16, 30
February 07, 20	May 02, 15, 29	August 07, 21	November 13, 27
March 06, 21	June 12, 26	September 04, 18	December 11, 26

1-4 weeks

$240/week

5-12 weeks

$220 /week

13-23 weeks

$205/week

24 weeks

(or more)

$195/week

42 weeks

(academic year)

$165/week

All prices are in US$

The week starting of April 11th is three days long and therefore has a special price of $145 USD.

Our courses include:
– Registration
– 6 + hours/week of Spanish immersion with our social programme
(entrance fees and transport not included)

– Level interview before starting the course.

– City tour on the first day.

– Certificate at the end of the course. Closing ceremony.

Not included:
– Course book, approx. $50

Holidays 2023

IH Riviera Maya will be closed on the following public holidays in 2022:

January 1: New Year’s Day	April 6: Easter Thursday	September 16: Independence Day	November 20: Revolution Day
February 7: Constitution	April 7: Good Friday		December 25: Christmas Day
March 21: Anniversary of Benito Juarez’s birth.

Please note that classes missed on the public holidays listed above cannot be made up at other times.

Combine your course with:

Mexican Cooking

Learn how to make the food we all know and love, in the true Mexican way. Enjoy your meal!

Duration
Any number of weeks

Levels
Alls

Schedule
Five Afternoon per week
5 hours / week

Supplement
$ 170

Latin dance

Dive

Playa del Carmen is famous for its diving. Don’t miss out on swimming with the most incredible marine life on the planet.

Working with a specialized diving school, we offer two courses:

A. Scuba Diving for Beginners: a 3-day course leading to the PADI Open Water certificate for dives up to 18 meters.

B. Advanced Diving Course: a 3-day course leading to the PADI certificate for dives up to 30 meters.

Duration
3 days on any
Number of weeks

Calendar
All dives and other activities are
programmed not to collide with
Spanish lessons taken in the mornings

Supplement
Beginner $ 645 USD
Advanced $ 530 USD
(Diving equipment and diving manual included)

Discover México

Business Spanish

Medical Spanish

Private tuition

Spanish for families

Online spanish courses

To get ready coming to México or continue your studies after returning home, we recommend one of our online courses. Each Net Languages course consists of around 120 hours of interactive study materials and can also include individual written and spoken tutorials with a qualified language instructor.

Courses fee

Tutored

Complete course(120 hrs): $462
Half course(60 hrs): $242

Untutored

Complete course(120 hrs): $115.50
Half course(60 hrs): $60.5

Combine your intensive course with: 1

Mexican Cooking

Learn to make the food we all know and love, the true Mexican way. Enjoy your meal!

Duration
Any number
of weeks

Levels
All

Schedule
Two afternoons per week
(usually Tues & Thurs – 3hrs/week)

Course fee
Per $70 USD
(all ingredients included)

Scuba diving

Playa del Carmen is famous for its Scuba Diving. Don´t miss out on swimming with some of the most amazing marine life on the planet.

Working with a specialist diving school, we offer two courses:

A. Diving for Beginners: a 3 day course leading to the PADI Open Water certificate for dives of up 18 18 meters.

B. Advanced Diving Course: a 3 day course that leads to the PADI certificate for dives of up to 30 meters.

Duration
3 days over any
number of weeks

Schedule
All dives and other activities are
programmed so as not to clash with
the Spanish lessons taken in the mornings

Supplement
Beginner $645 USD
Advanced $530 USD
(Scuba equipment and diving manual included)

Latin dancing

Discover Mexico

Business Spanish

Medical Spanish

DELE exam preparation

Get all the practice you need to take the highly prestigious and internationally recognised DELE exam, organised by the Instituto Cervantes.

Note: Students can take a DELE preparation course at any time of they year but the DELE exams themselves are only available on certain dates. Please note that IH Riviera Maya is a DELE exam centre, which means that students can take the exam in our school.
Please contact us for more details

Supplement

For one-to-one clases
2 hours/day (10 hrs/ week):
$300 USD/week
For two students with the
same level who want to
study together
2 hours/day (10 hrs/ week):
$175 USD/week/person

Niveles:

MCER	Niveles IH	DELE
A1	A 1.1 / A 1.2	Diploma A1
A2	A 2.1 / A 2.2	Diploma A2
B1	B 1.1 / B 1.2	Diploma B1
B2	B 2.1 / B 2.2	Diploma B2
C1	C 1.1 / C 1.2	Diploma C1

1 2 3

Our School

General Information

Our beautiful school building is located just one and a half blocks away from the beach and half a block away from Playa del Carmen’s famous 5^th avenue. The school has 10 spacious classrooms, all with air conditioning to ensure that you are comfortable and can concentrate on your classes.

We also have a beautiful garden where you can have lunch or relax while you check your email. Wifi is, of course, included. If you need to print your flight tickets, feel free to use our computer area. Our staff are friendly and always happy to help.

International House Playa del Carmen
Calle 14 Norte #171, entre Av.5 y 10, Col. Centro
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo C.P. 77710, México
https://alegrespanishschools.com

Accommodation

Our beautiful residence is located in the center of Playa del Carmen, in a very quiet street, beside the town’s main church and just two blocks away (or a 5-minute walk) from the school.

All 22 bedrooms have twin beds and each bedroom has its own private bathroom. Bedrooms also have a desk, a TV, ceiling fans and air-conditioning, as well as a small fridge.

You can choose bed and breakfast or half board (which includes an evening meal). Note that all meals are served in the residence itself. If you prefer, you can have the “no meals” option, in which case you can use the fully-equipped kitchen in the residence to prepare your own meals.

We also have onsite apartments available for individuals or families.

Additionally, we have Mexican families that love to meet students from all over the world! Make new friends and maximize your opportunities to practice the Spanish you have learnt in class by chatting with your host family. We are sure this experience will be amazing!

Accommodation Prices

Price per night (in US$)

Student residence	p/person		p/person
A. Single room, no meals	$216	D. Shared room, no meals	$156
B. Single room, with breakfast	$252	E. Shared room, with breakfast	$192
C. Single room, with half-board	$294	F. Shared room, with half-board	$234
For students staying for 4 weeks or more in the student residence
A. Single room, no meals	$198	D. Shared room, no meals	$138
B. Single room, with breakfast	$234	E. Shared room, with breakfast	$174
C. Single room, with half-board	$276	F. Shared room, with half-board	$216
Host family
G. Single room in host family with bed & breakfast (Type A)			$268
H. Single room in host family with half-board (Type A)			$298
On-Site Apartments
I. Single room in shared apartment	$258	J. Exclusive use of 1-bedroom furnished apartment	$420
K. Double room in shared apartment	$180	L. Exclusive use of 2/3 bedroom furnished apartment	$540

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