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8 Day Surf Holiday in Vielle-Saint-Girons
Saint Girons Surf House, 194 Plage Nord, 40560 Vielle-Saint-Girons, France
Surf Holiday in France
All difficulty levels
Instruction in English
Maximum 8 participants
Breakfast included
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An unique Surf House on the dune, just 2 minutes by foot from the beach, dedicated to adults. You will learn or improve surfing in an uncrowded surf spot in the South West of France, in Les Landes. A lot of pleasure and sensation are waiting for you. You will live an unforgettable experience, surf and relax! Whether you are alone, as a couple, as a family, or as a group, the Saint Girons Surf House welcomes you in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere! The Saint Girons Surf House offers an authentic and relaxing experience between forest and sea for those who want to dive into nature and enjoy surfing and its incomparable lifestyle.
Meet the instructors
Bernardo
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Highlights
- 5 days of 2-hour surf lessons
- Free use of surf equipment
- Surfing theory about the environment
- 1 surf video analysis
- Surf shots
- 7 nights accommodation
- 7 breakfasts, 1 BBQ evening and 1 welcoming aperitive
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
5 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: French, Portuguese, Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 8 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
16:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
Facilities
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Terrace
An awesome beach house on 1st floor on the dune, divided into two identical houses, just 5 minutes walking from the surf spot. Each side, with a superficial of 100 m2, fits 8 people. There are 3 rooms with 2 shared bathrooms with showers and 2 cabinets. There is a fully equipped kitchen with a shared fridge/freezer, dishwasher, oven, micro-onde, coffee maker, toaster, etc. A big living room with a large TV, as well as a nice covered terrace to chill with a dining area, deckchairs, and barbecue.
There is a garage with a large storage and washing machine.
A lot of space to chill and relax!
Program
Surf lessons, guiding, and equipment are all available on-site. The surf lessons are based in Saint Giron's plage, a few minutes walk from the Surf House. You will surf every day with Bernardo in a group of a maximum of eight people.
Everything morning you will enjoy a typical French breakfast with bread, butter, jam, honey, eggs, ham...
During your stay, you will have a video surf analysis.
After the surf course, you can enjoy your free time – either on the beach, in the station, in the forest, or in the house!
Instructors
Bernardo Cornelio Moita
Surfer for decades, Bernardo is a certified life saver and qualified instructor with tons of experience and knows the spot eyes closed. Orginally from Brazil, he spent 3 years in Ocean Beach, California, surfing and living his dream he met his French girl Marie, a local from St Girons, who also surfs, and they both moved together ,South West France where they raise their child, Léo.
Location
A few minutes walking away from the Saint Girons Surf House, nice bars, restaurants, and snacks are there for you.
Saint Girons Plage is a small town but there’s everything you need for your vacation. Restaurants with seafood options, snack with fast-food, ice cream place, bars open until 2am, market, surf shops, clothing, bakery and coffee, bike rentals...
Perfectly located between ocean and forest, the department of Landes is the ideal destination for your holiday. 20 km away, you can visit the courant d’Huchet, a natural reserve also called the "Little Amazon" for the richness of its fauna and flora. You can also discover Hossegor, the European surf capital or Biarritz in the Basque Country. Spain is also a very good plan: you can do a one-day trip to San Sebastian to enjoy the wide variety of “pintxos" in the tapas bars.
Food
Breakfast is waiting for you every morning in the common kitchen: tea, coffee, chocolate, cereals; milk, eggs, cheese, bread, jam, and seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables from a local market gardener. Most of the time, they try to make their purchases following fair trade.
Few minutes walking from the Surf House, you will find:
SPAR supermarket with bakery.
- Restaurants: Cocotte à la plage, Le Bowl, Point Break.
- Snacks: Le petit creux, Le Palais Gourmand.
- Bars such as the Bar L’Ocean with sea view, Tuco Plage.
- Surf shop: Praia Surf shop, Rambutan shop.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Fruitarian
- Lactose Free
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- 5 days of 2-hour surf lessons
- Free use of surf equipment during your free time
- Surfing theory about environment: pushs and trajectories, ocean and current, dunes
- 1 surf video analysis
- Surf shots
- One welcoming aperitive (sunset view) (on for arrivals on saturday)
- 7 nights accommodation
- 7 breakfast included
- One barbecue evening (on for departures on saturday)
What's not included
- Extra surf lessons
- Yoga lessons
- Bike rental
- Tranfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BOD
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
109 km
Transfer not provided
BIQ
Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
55 km
Transfer not provided
Driving directions
- A63 in the direction of Bordeaux
- N10 from Bordeaux in the direction of Bayonne
- Take the exit 12 Castets/ Vielle-Saint-Girons
- From the D947 change to D42 direction Linxe/ Vielle-Saint-Girons/ Saint-Girons Plage
Arrival by airplane
You can book your flights to Bordeaux Airport (149 km) or Bayonne Airport (85 km).
Arrival by train
Train station SNCF Dax is 40 km away from the venue (Transfer from and to DAX train station: 30 EUR/person/way; ask for availability)
Arrival by bus
You can also take the train station Dax RDTL bus line 44 (high season)
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 15 days before arrival.
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