15 Day Yoga and Surf Camp in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Facilities

Join daily surf lessons in the morning and in the afternoon, with professional instructors and good equipment, from beginners to intermediate and advanced. All classes are two hours, it includes theory, warm-up, and practice in the water.

Experiencia Surf Camp guarantees good surf equipment and experienced surf instructors for all students. The surf class lasts for two hours, warm-up (five to ten minutes), surfing and warm-down (five to ten minutes).

Boards, lycras, and instructors are included. Usually, one instructor teaches no more than two students in one lesson. The morning class is from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and the afternoon class is from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Usually, it takes about five classes to obtain the necessary level to go on your own, so it is strongly recommended that for the first several classes, you go in the water with the instructor.

There will be six classes of yoga during these two weeks. Yoga classes usually take place every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday from 6 to 7 or 7:30 p.m. The yoga style is Hatha yoga, intended more for beginners and aiming to relax after an intense exploration or surf day.

This yoga and surf camp will be held at Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Additional activities

• Aztec dance
• Cook Mexican food
• Language exchange
• Learn to dance salsa
• Local arts
• Mexican fiestas
• Presentations about pre-hispanic cultures
• Volleyball

Athletic Activities

• Capoeira
• Horse riding
• Kayaking
• Scuba diving
• Sports Fishing
• Surf
• Yoga

Cultural program and tours

In addition to Spanish courses, the school organizes cultural and athletic activities for the students. The weekly program provides a great opportunity to learn more about Mexican culture and, above all, take a little break from studying.

Educational workshops

These workshops are designed to help students understand how to help and care for the planet and its people. Your help is directed to programs for children without parents or with mental or physical disabilities, indigenous communities, or ecological projects.

Come learn and experience

You can tour marine turtle hatcheries, observe migrating birds, visit mangrove swamps and coffee plantations, all in an atmosphere of security, comfort, and tranquility.

One-day excursions

Every Saturday, the school organizes an excursion of five to seven hours duration to places within one to two hours of driving distance. These trips might include archaeological sites, the beaches of Huatulco, Mazunte, or Xipolite, the National Park of the Lagoons of Chacahua, the coastal village and mangrove swamp of La Ventanilla, observing wildlife, visiting coffee plantations, or indigenous communities.

One-day Expeditions

Expeditions differ from excursions in that their main purpose is to share ideas and work together to conserve wildlife. This might include night trips to a beach to prevent the stealing of tortoise eggs, cleaning beaches, rivers, or mangrove swamps; providing environmental education for people with limited resources, or collecting and managing materials dangerous to the environment.

Weekend excursions

Some weekends, the school organizes excursions of three days and two nights to places, such as Oaxaca City, Acapulco, Playa Ventura, Mexico City, San José del Pacífico, Salina Cruz, or San Cristobal de las Casas.

• 14 nights accommodation
• 10 surf lessons
• 6 yoga classes
• 1 photo session
• Good-quality surfing equipment provided
• Transfer to and from Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM)

• Airfare

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 17% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.