8 Day Beginner's Surf Holiday with Yoga in Caleta de Famara, Lanzarote, Spain
Delightful Yoga and Surfcamp at the natural reserve of Famara, Lanzarote
Come and see the sunsets in the Canary Islands, energize yourself with fun yoga and exciting surfing sessions. Calima Surf offers accommodation in a quiet environment within a protected nature reserve and a hundred meters from the beach. Yoga helps you to maintain strength in the muscles and prepare your body before catching the waves. This perfect combination of yoga and surfing will surely make you feel refreshed!
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Highlights
- 3 yoga sessions
- Use of surf materials
- Pictures of your surf experience
- 5 days surf lessons (4 hours per day)
- Qualified instructors for both surf and yoga
- 7 nights accommodation
- Beach transfers
Skill level
- Beginner
Types
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Kitchen
- Terrace
During the surf camp, you will be staying at Calima Surf House. The surf house is located only 100 meters from the beach in the Natural Reserve of Famara with wonderful views of the island of La Graciosa. Calima Surf has created this surf house to make you feel at home even when you are with your other family, the surfers.
In the house, you will meet surf enthusiasts like yourself from all over the world sharing a 250-square meters house with all services and features you need to relax and enjoy your stay in the Canary Islands. The surf house is fully equipped, comfortable, clean, and safe. It is located in a quiet area and you can choose between private and shared rooms.
Facilities
- Kitchen
- Barbecue
- Terrace
Room amenities
- Towels
- Sheets
- Blankets
Program
There are many surf spots where you must fight hard against the current, your arms must be strong for ducks (duck dive), and your breathing must be good to prepare if you fall off the wave. Keep your body prepared for the high demands of surfing by yoga practice. Yoga serves both the physical and mental aspects and is allied to surf that making most professional surfers include it in their daily workout. In addition, Calima Surf provides flexibility that will improve your balance on the board and reduce the risk of injury.
Yoga and stretching can promote strength in the muscles through the postures or Asanas. It is an ancient discipline that can help surfers to improve their performance, ease anxiety in critical conditions of large and heavy seas, improve breathing through Pranayama or breathing exercises. The courses are taught by a yoga teachers who received Sivananda School in Ranikhet, India, as well as a therapeutic yoga teachers and practitioners of Ashtanga yoga. The classes are tailored to surfing to find the best performance in surf sessions (90 minutes duration).
During the afternoon session (from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.) on Tuesday and Friday, you will do different healthy activities at the gym of Calima Surf or somewhere nearby (a space exclusively for the students). You will do exercises totally oriented to improve your surfing, as well as a photo analysis with correction of errors with the photos of all the group of that week, including yours!
Timetable of surf classes
Surf course for beginners
4 hours of surf course per day
- From 10:00 to 12:00 Theory and practice
- From 12:00 to 12:30 break at the beach to relax
- From 12:30 to 14:30 practice with surf instructor of what has been previously taught
Instructors
Sandra Bosic
Sandra was born in Milan in 1978. After completing her studies in environmental engineering, decided to travel alone, going around the world for a year. In this journey around the world, she developed her knowledge of yoga and Ayurveda massage in India. She certified herself as a yoga teacher and for more than ten years she has not stopped training and sharing her learning with her students. Currently offers yoga and massage classes for students of Calima Surf school in Famara, a magical place in its natural environment.
Location
Lanzarote
Lanzarote, as a natural place, offers unique characteristics of Spain. A part of the great extensions of different lava typologies that you can find in the Timanfaya and Malpaìs de la Corona Natural Parks are fields of wind sands (el jable de Famara) marine, and coast ambients like no other. El Rìo, between La Graciosa and Lanzarote and the southwest beaches. Where a multitude of species and subspecies of flora and fauna co-exist and well adapted to these conditions and therefore really endemic. 17% of plants, 60% of nesting birds, 40% of insect, and 100% of reptiles are endemic to the island.
According to Storm-Rider-Guide 98, Lanzarote is the "European Hawaii", with its mystic and volcanic extensions and its great variety of waves, from the perfect classic waves to the typical isolated beaches with small waves perfect for beginners.
Lanzarote and other Canary islands constitute a crucial cross between Europe, Africa, and America. They are located 1000 kilometers away from peninsular Spain and 100 kilometers away from African coasts. North of Lanzarote has situated a hundred small island called archipelago Chinijo (small).
Lanzarote is by far the northernmost island of the Canaries. This means it is the most exposed to north, northeast, and northwest swells, which are the most common swells in the Canary Islands. Therefore, this island gets the best and most frequent waves. There are more than 30 high-quality surfing spots on Lanzarote. Some of them are:
- San Juan: A tube leftwards bowling wave with the south-facing wind, at high tide the right can also be ridden, the leftwards wave has two peaks that in good conditions are just one wave, when there is west swell, only the second peak can be ridden, if the swell is north with a little bit of breeze from the south, you’re guaranteed an incredible surfing experience.
- El Muelle: Incredible left-facing wave with 2 barreling sections, watch your head on the second section, more than a few have taken the risk at the end and messed it up. The right can also be ridden, it’s great for maneuvers as it’s much less barreling than the left.
- El Codito: Found on the west end of the beach, often breaks well leftwards and at 50 meters, you can have a good time riding it rightwards.
Famara Beach
Famara Beach is one of the most famous spot for surfing in Lanzarote. In Famara Beach, you will see dozens of different types of waves. It very much depends on the state of the sandbanks on the seabed and with every strong swell the low points tend to change. As well as El Codito, you can find el Molino, Los Bungalos, el Bunquer, el Palo, the kiters zone and el Papelillo. If you come to Famara beach, you come to a surfing paradise and tranquility.
Located in the center of the Natural Reserve of Archipelago Chinijo, this is a unique place with a special charm that you cannot miss. The beach has a length of approximately six miles of sand with different types of surf spots perfect for all surf levels and the waves are guaranteed because of the constants swells between north and west, sheltered by a cliff of 600 meters high and extraordinary views. Famara Beach has been recognized numerous times as one of the best beaches in Spain and its protected status make it remains virtually untouched.
Things to do (optional)
- Canoeing
- Diving
- Golf
- Kayaking
- Kitesurfing
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Swimming
What's included
- 4 hours surf course per day
- 3 yoga sessions
- Maximum 8 students per instructor on the beach
- 2 weekly sessions of free photos (Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00)
- Drysurf functional training, Gyroboards, all aimed at making rapid progress in your surfing (Tuesdays and Fridays from 17:30 to 19:00)
- All the necessary material (wetsuit, board, lycra, leash) during the class
- All material for free to surf on your own, from the third day of the course! If you're one of those looking for more, from the third day until the last day of your surf course (not your check-out day), you can continue using all the surf equipment such as the soft-board, wetsuit, lycra, and leash after your lessons! This material must be left in the surf school before 19:30
- Accommodation within the nature reserve just 100 meters from the beach of Famara
- Bed linen and shower towels
- Daily cleaning in common areas of the surf house and bedding (sheets, blankets and bath towels)
- Wi-Fi in common areas of the house
- Transportation from the sports centre in Famara to where SURF SCHOOL FAMARA SLU do the surf classes
- Monitor with surf instructor qualifications (Canarian Federation & B.S.A.) and aquatic lifeguard
- Surf Course certificate (5 or more days of course)
- Liability insurance
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Lanzarote Airport
19 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Lanzarote Airport (ACE).
Arrival by bus
- Monday to Friday: When you arrived at the airport, take the airport line 22 to reach the central bus station and once there the line number 20 to reach Caleta Famara.
- Weekends: During the weekends, the route is a little longer. When you arrived at the airport, take the number 23 line at the airport to the central bus station. Once there take the No. 3 line to Costa Teguise Costa Teguise and from No. 3 line to Caleta Famara.
Arrival by taxi
Should you wish to use a taxi from the airport, the transport by taxi from the airport to Caleta Famara will cost approximately 40 EUR.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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