Au Pair Weekend in Texas

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2025 Upcoming Courses

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September 18 - 21

Registration Cost: $1179

Worth: 60 or 72 hours (Equivalent to 6 credits)

Discover & Connect in the U.S.

Registration closes September 3 but may sell out sooner!

San Antonio, one of Texas' oldest chartered settlements, is full of history and diversity. Students in our program will begin the weekend by stepping back in time at the Alamo, an 18th-century Franciscan mission that was the location of an important battle site for Texans fighting for independence from Mexico in 1836.

Students will explore the city's modern side with a stroll down the famous River Walk and an evening in San Antonio. Beginning Friday, they will have the unique opportunity to be immersed in Texas’s famous “cowboy culture” as guests of the Mayan Dude Ranch in Bandera, the “Cowboy Capital of the World!” The Mayan is one of the finest dude ranches in Texas Hill Country. Take a step with us onto the Texas Frontier for an experience you’ll never forget!

The course spends one day in San Antonio, and two and a half days at the Mayan Dude Ranch in Bandera.

Housing & Transportation

Check-in is at the Historic Hotel Gibbs on Alamo Plaza. Transportation between Hotel Gibbs and the Mayan Dude Ranch is provided by Au Pair Weekend and is included in the course price.

Three nights of housing are included in this course. Thursday night housing will be provided at one of two San Antonio Hotels (either Hotel Gibbs or Best Western Premier). Friday and Saturday night housing will be provided at the Mayan Dude Ranch in Bandera, Texas. All standard housing includes two students per room with a shared bathroom.

If a student would like to upgrade to a private room or would like to add an extra night of housing on either Wednesday night before the course begins or Sunday night after the course ends, these options will be available during registration.

For students who drive a car to the course, overnight parking in downtown San Antonio costs about $45. There are no parking fees at the Mayan Dude Ranch.