What to learn in Mexico
7 things worth learning in Mexico, spread across 6 cities: speak, make, move, taste and wild. Costs run from $350 to $3,400 for the typical stay, though most start nearer $500. The cheapest way in is spanish survival week in Oaxaca, from $350. Most of it is best from November to April. 1 of the 7 end in a named certification rather than just experience.
- Options
- 7
- From
- $350
- Typical length
- 7 days
- Certified
- 1 of 7
6 cities
median $500
1–45 day range
end with a named qualification
All 7 in Mexico
Language
Spanish survival week
Oaxaca
5–21 days · $350 – $750
Best Year-round
Craft & Artisan
Silversmithing
Taxco
3–21 days · $400 – $900
Best Oct-May
Water & Sailing
Surfing
Sayulita
3–14 days · $450 – $950
Best Nov-Apr
Culinary
Mole and Oaxacan cooking
Oaxaca
1–21 days · $500 – $1,200
Best Oct-Apr
Farm, Food & Drink
Mezcal production
Santiago Matatlan
2–21 days · $600 – $1,400
Best Oct-May
Nature & Wildlife
Marine naturalist: whale sharks and sea lions
La Paz
3–10 days · $900 – $1,800
Best Oct-Apr
Water & Sailing
Cenote cave diving
Tulum
7–45 days · $1,800 – $3,400
Best Nov-Apr
Within reach of Mexico
Closest by distance, not by border. If you are already flying this far, these are near enough to stack onto the same trip.
Nature & Wildlife
Marine conservation diving
Caye Caulker, Belize
14–90 days · $2,200 – $4,000
Best Feb-May
Water & Sailing
PADI Open Water certification
Utila, Honduras
3–7 days · $300 – $480
Best Mar-Sep
Craft & Artisan
Backstrap weaving and natural dyeing
San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala
2–30 days · $300 – $800
Best Nov-Apr
Elsewhere in North America
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