Live Spanish with the 50+ Program in Sámara, Costa Rica
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Live Spanish with the 50+ Program in Sámara, Costa Rica

Discover Costa Rica's Pacific coast through language and culture. Our 50+ Program offers small-group Spanish classes, guided local experiences, and a setting unlike any other destination in the program.

Choose Your Program

Select the duration that works best for you. Both programs include morning classes, all cultural activities and course materials.

50+ Premium Activities in Sámara

Six guided experiences that bring you closer to Costa Rica's culture, natural environment and Pacific coast life. Each activity is designed for 50+ students and offers a social setting to practise your Spanish beyond the classroom.

Only for Expanish students
Welcome Lunch and Neighbourhood Tour

A traditional Costa Rican lunch at a local restaurant followed by a guided tour of the neighbourhood where Expanish is located.

Colorful local market in Costa Rica with fresh fruits and vegetables displayed in crates.
Traditional Cooking Workshop

Prepare traditional Costa Rican dishes in a hands-on workshop and discover the ingredients and food traditions of the Nicoya Peninsula.

Adult language students enjoying a group cooking workshop
Coffee Plantation Tour

Visit a working plantation in the Hojancha region and follow the process from plant to cup, ending with a tasting and pairing session.

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Latin Dance Class

Experience Costa Rica's popular dance culture in an all-levels class focused on the styles enjoyed across the country.

Expanish students in dance class practice.
Nicoya City Tour

Explore Nicoya, one of Costa Rica's oldest cities, and discover its colonial architecture, indigenous heritage and Blue Zone designation.

Expanish adult language students enjoying a group walking tour during a cultural activity
Dolphin Watching and Snorkelling

Your graduation activity. A guided boat tour from Sámara beach to spot dolphins and explore the underwater ecosystems of the Nicoya Peninsula.

Dolphins swimming near boats on a bright blue ocean in Costa Rica.

Housing in Sámara

We offer a range of accommodation options to suit different needs. Whichever you choose, you will be well located and supported throughout your stay in Sámara.

Iona Studio Apartments

Garden, hammock, and a fresh IONA coffee waiting every morning.

Residence Features

Private Studio (1–3 students, individual beds)

Private bathroom

Private fully-equipped kitchen (fridge, microwave, gas stove, utensils), daily IONA Coffee included

Right next to school

You live with other Expanish students on property (1–3 per studio)

For students 18+ (minors with accompanying adult)

Private walled garden, hammock, outdoor shower, access to on-site coffee ranch and tidal river

Villas Verdes Studio Apartments

Your own jungle hideaway with a pool, a porch, and the beach five minutes away.

Residence Features

Private Studio (1–2 students sharing a queen size bed)

Private bathroom

Swimming poolPrivate fully-equipped kitchen (fridge, microwave, stove, utensils)

Right next to school

You live with Expanish students on property (1–2 per studio)

For students 18+ (minors with accompanying adult)

Swimming pool, private porch with dining table & rocker chairs, outdoor shower, private garden with hammock

Homestay

Live with a Tico family and dive into real Costa Rican daily life.

Residence Features

Single Room or Double Room

Shared bathroom (used by the family and/or other students)

Half board (breakfast + dinner) every day

In and around Sámara, reasonable distance from school

You live with local Costa Rican family (couple, single host, or household, with or without children; possibly other students)

Add to Your Journey

Complete your experience with optional extras that bring you closer to the destination and make every part of your journey feel effortless.

Saturday Day Trip to Guaitil

Join our excursion to Guaitil, a village in Guanacaste renowned for its traditional Chorotega pottery and indigenous heritage. Available in 2-week programs only.

Transfer Services

Enjoy airport pick-up and drop-off for a smooth arrival and departure.

Why Expanish?

Accredited Excellence

We are accredited by the Instituto Cervantes and certified by the IALC, reflecting more than 18 years of academic excellence and high quality student services.

A Fully Immersive Experience

Studying with us means more than Spanish lessons. In a small town like Sámara, the language you learn in class is the one you use the same afternoon at the market, the café or the beach.

Live Like a Local

Through small-group classes and exclusive cultural activities, you will build confidence in real conversations and experience Costa Rica the way people who live here do.