6 Day San Sebastian Surf Camp and Yoga in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
Surf Camp in Spain
You’ll be getting salty and bendy with this surf and yoga package, surfing the Basque country, sleeping in comfy beds in the dorm-style, three-story converted farmhouse, working on your tan and making a load of new best friends. San Sebastian Surf Camp has got hearty, home-cooked meals, an open and unlimited bar, welcoming vibes and awesome parties. This is not your regular surf camp, this is a place that you’ll come for a week and never want to leave. Come surfing in Spain, make the most out of this freakin’ awesome surf camp, and see what all the fuss is about.
Highlights
- Introductory surf school lesson
- Daily surfing with experienced surf guides
- Daily yoga classes with an instructor
- Wetsuit and board hire included
- Local activities, Basque festivities and party nights
- Pick up and drop off from Zarautz San Pelaio Train Station
- Healthy homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner every day
- 5 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Horse riding
- Garden
- Lounge
- Yoga studio
- Board rental
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
What was once an active traditional farmhouse is now transformed into a surfer's haven. The surf house is uniquely situated in one of Europe's most stunning nature reserves - Pagoeta, with panoramic views overlooking the North Atlantic Ocean and Basque countryside. It offers a hub for like-minded travelers from around the world to surf the picture-perfect summer waves of Playa Zarautz.
The Stoke Surf House San Sebastián offers a unique (yet gentle on the wallet) surfing experience in the Basque country. The accommodation is in dorms, ranging from five to 26 people. You will not only surf all day, but you will also eat well, meet new people, explore the local area, and enjoy the house, the location, and the people you are with.
Program
The package includes dorm-style accommodation at the Stoke Surf Camp San Sebastián, intro surf lessons in Zarautz (board and wetsuit included), daily surf guiding, daily yoga classes, and three healthy and hearty meals every day prepared by the in-house chefs. You’ll learn from experienced surf instructors, be driven to the local beach breaks, practice yoga, and party at the house and in San Sebastian, all alongside the awesome Stoke crew and your new friends from all over the world.
On the beach their fun and friendly surf guides are there to make sure whatever your level of surfing you’re having the best session possible and are always improving. When the session is done you have lunch on the beach, play beach games, or just chill out under the sun. Back at the house you do guided yoga outside, practice your surf form on land with new surfskate boards, tell stories around the fire pit, learn Spanish in the local bars or take advantage of the in-house open beer, sangria and sidra bar (for only 15 EUR extra per day).
Your new surf family is made up of open-minded travelers from all over the world, and you’ll love sharing stories and making new best friends. The Stoke Surf Camp San Sebastián caters for everybody, from the ultra chilled to the party animals, die-hard surfers and committed sunbakers alike. They’ve been known to throw some pretty legendary house parties too, powered by long nights of beer, sangria, traditional basque cider and plenty of dancing.
You will be starting your day right with a delicious chef-prepared meal before surf guides take you to Zarautz beach break. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to the most accomplished surf stars. The surf guides are fun, friendly, and happy to help. If you have never surfed before, you will be standing in no time, and for those more experienced, guides will show you where to get the best waves in any conditions that the North Atlantic throws at you. After you have surfed to your heart’s content, there is a relaxed lunch followed by another surf, exploring the Basque country, or maybe the first beer of the day.
There’s a bunch of activities on offer, from horseriding and paragliding, to pintxo tours through the Michelin-starred streets of San Sebastian for the foodies. Whatever happens, with more bars per square meter than anywhere else in the universe, it’s bound to end in a massive party, hopping from one bar to another or dancing until the sun comes up over La Concha beach. Good thing surfing is the perfect hangover cure, so you can cure your spinning heads every morning and do it all again.
Do you need to be a gnarly shredder to come on the trip?
Not at all! You can literally come on the tour if you have never set foot on a surfboard, but you definitely want to be able to swim. They have super rad instructors who will choose the appropriate board and wave for you, start to finish.
Itinerary
This itinerary is meant to be just a guide, not a set in stone, to the minute, school itinerary. This is what your day may look like at the Stoke Surf House– depending on the waves, weather, your wants and needs. There’s always something for you to do, but it’s your holiday so feel free to lay on the beach, have a beer, or go on an adventure with your new surf mates instead.
Morning
Wake up to a homely, cooked breakfast down in the chillout area and exchange stories from last night’s antics. Fuel up, read the surf report and get excited to head out surfing. Jump on the surf bus and enjoy the ride down through the national park to the beach, grab your board and either scout out the best banks on the beach or head into your lesson with one of the surf instructors.
Afternoon
When you’re all surfed out, you’ll either have lunch in the sunshine at the beach together, or head back up to the house for a hot lunch and a cold sangria. If you’re feeling bendy, join a yoga class on the yoga deck; or maybe you want to head out hiking through the Basque hills that the surf house backs onto. You can choose to go into town and explore, join in on a Spanish class, head back down to the beach for another surf, or just relax! In the afternoon you will most likely find yourself hanging out at the house watching the sun go down over a few drinks, sharing stories or becoming lord of the ping pong table.
Evening
If you’re the sensible type, you can get in a good night’s sleep and be up bright and early for sunrise yoga and breathtaking views over the valley. If some more drinks, music and exploring sound more like you, then either join a pintxos tour in Zarautz or San Sebastian, a trip to a traditional Basque cider house or maybe even one of the many festivals that may be on during your stay.
Retreat location
Five minutes drive from the beachfront campsite, the huge converted farmhouse where they sleep in real beds and use real bathrooms, not campsite facilities, is located in the village of Aia, in the hills behind San Sebastian. There are views across the valley, spanning across farms and forests, all the way down to the ocean. From the backyard of the house, just past the skateboard ramp, paths wind their way up the mountain and through the Pagoeta Nature Reserve. From the front, their vans take you on a short drive to Zarautz surf beach every day and in the evenings, you can head into Aia or Zarautz for the campsite parties.
San Sebastian is one of those places that has been touched by magic. That is why the Stoke Surf House’s doors are open to surfers (or non-surfers) of all levels and travelers from far and wide, to share this stunning place with the world. Cheap accommodation in San Sebastian is hard to come by, but this little slice of paradise, tucked away in the Basque hills, is perfectly suited for travelers on all kinds of budgets, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Zarautz, the best place to surf in San Sebastian
Whilst surfing Zurriola in San Sebastian can be a super fun time, the real magic happens just along the coast in Zarautz – less people, and vastly superior waves, for beginners and shredders alike.
Summertime in Zarautz offers surfers clean, fun waves in the 1-3ft range. Zarautz is an easy going beach break in summer with plenty of opportunities for new surfers to find their grip on the slow rolling waves. There’s always a few banks scattered along the 2.5km stretch, offering intermediate and highly experienced surfers fun running lefts and rights with some nice sections to perform maneuvers. Winds are generally light, offshore in the mornings and from the NW during the day, allowing a nice organized lineup. During the summer there will be a few bigger swells that come through producing nice rippable walls on the mid to high tide.
Unique features
Activities
- Hiking
- Surfing
General
- Garden
- Yoga studio
Services
- Board rental
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
Food
You will be provided with healthy homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. All dietary requirements catered for on request!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Extra surf lessons for all levels - 25 EUR per lesson
- Surfskates rental
What's included
- Introductory surf lesson
- Daily surfing with experienced surf guides
- Daily yoga class with a qualified instructor
- Daily wetsuit and board hire
- Local activities, Basque festivities and party nights
- Access to all the awesome equipment including yoga mats, skimboards, slackline and beach games
- Free Wi-Fi on site
- Welcome drinks
- 5 nights dorm accommodation in the Stoke surf house, located in the Pagoeta Nature Reserve (bedding included)
- Healthy homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner every day
- Daily pickups to and from Zarautz
- Pick ups from and drop offs at the Zarautz San Pelaio Train Station
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Extra surf school lessons for all levels (25 EUR per lesson)
- Surfskates rental
- Unlimited booze, open bar of beer, sangria, cider, tea, and coffee (15 EUR per night)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Bilbao Airport
75 km away from your destination
Airport transfer
Transfer not provided
San Sebastián Airport
16 km away from your destination
Airport transfer
Transfer not provided
Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
40 km away from your destination
Airport transfer
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at San Sebastián Airport (EAS), Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ), or Bilbao Airport (BIO).
The best way to get to camp from San Sebastian airport is to take bus E21 or E23 bus from the airport to San Sebastian which run about every 30 minutes. Get off at the Amara bus stop. From here cross the road and jump on the Euskotren. Head to San Pelaio train station and make sure you let San Sebastian Surf Camp know when to come and collect you from Zarautz!
From Biarritz International Airport, take a French SNCF train to Hendaye, change to the nearby Euskotren station (located just outside the SNCF station) and take a Euskotren to San Pelaio, Zarautz, for your pickup. Each train ride is between 30-40 minutes, with the total train trip costing less than 10 EUR.
From Bilbao Airport, buses leave hourly to Zarautz (San Pelaio bus station). Or you can catch the Euskotren to San Pelaio Station in Zarautz and jump on your pre-arranged pick up from there!
Arrival by bus
If you arrive by bus in San Sebastian, simply walk across the road from the bus station to the Euskotren and jump on a train in the direction of Bilbao to San Pelaio Train station in Zarautz for your pre-arranged pickup.
Arrival by train
The train station in the center of San Sebastián, the “Estación del Norte”, offers connections to numerous Spanish cities including Madrid and Barcelona, and to international destinations such as Paris and Lisbon. if you arrive by Renfe Train, jump on the Euskotren to San Pelaio Station for the pre-arranged pickup from there.
Euskotren is a train with connections to Bilbao and cities along the Basque Coast, such as Zarautz. This service also links to Hendaye (France) and the SNCF, French rail service, with Lasarte passing through Donostia. You can catch this train to San Pelaio, Zarautz from Bilbao.
San Sebastian Surf Camp provide transfers from San Pelaio train station in Zarautz at 9:00am, 1:00 pm and 7:00pm. Meet them at your allocated time, at the roundabout next to San Pelaio train station, Zarautz.
It’s important to let them know which one you’d like to jump on ahead of time! Make sure to book your transfer with them prior to your arrival. If you are unable to make the last 7pm transfer, or would like a pick up outside of the given pick up times, please arrange the schedule with them.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 15% 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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