Location:
Bundoran - Donegal - Ireland

Highlights:
A 3 in 1 Surfcamp : Learn surfing, horse riding and english !

Level:
Total beginners to Intermediates

Products:
Surf , Horse riding and Language school

Open:
Halloween + Easter + Jun/15 - Sep/15

CAMP

Accomodation :
Located on the fringe of Bundoran, Ireland’s Surf Capital, we are three minutes walking from the clubs, restaurants, pubs, and visitor attractions.
For the surfers the waves are just outside our front door and for the equestrian enthusiast our stables are just on the outskirts of town providing instruction, cross country, beach hacks and trail rides for the rider.
Established in 1985 our home from home youth hostel offers:
• All rooms ensuite with television
• Coffee shop and restaurant
• Leo's famous homemade bread included in breakfast
• Free Internet Access & Wifi
• Drying and storage room for boards and wetsuits
• Unlimited Tea and Coffee
• Towels and linen included
• Friendly travelled staff


The Surf School:
Bundoran Surf School is approved by the Irish Surfing Association.  We offer quality coaching with experienced, qualified, local surfers.  All lessons are fully insured.  Our aim is to ensure your surfing skills progress in a fun and safe environment. We believe we can help you achieve your surfing goals by keeping groups small and providing personal attention to each student.  We have a range of different boards for you try, so you can progress your skills. 


The Riding school :
Our BHS and AIRE approved facilities include:

- A 10 km beach and 1000 sq acres of rolling sand dunes on our doorstep
- Indoor and outdoor arenas
- Cross country course
- Horses to suit everyone’s needs
- Friendly and professional staff

The Language School:
Recognized by the Department of Education and Science for the teaching of English as a Foreign Language. We are also a member of MEI/RELSA and ACELS. Our 17 years of experience working with various clients from a diverse range of cultures and nationalities ensures that we provide a world class service

THE SURF

Your afternoon is filled with surfing lessons for all levels of surfers from the first time beginner to intermediate and advanced levels. All instructors are fully qualified, experienced surfers, whose aim is to ensure your surfing skills, progress in a fun and safe environment.

Bundoran is situated on the south shore of Donegal Bay. The town is widely regarded as the surf capital of Ireland. It has become famous all over the world for the quality of its waves, and has hosted a number of international surfing competitions. The town offers many quality reef breaks for more experienced surfers, as well as a number of good beach breaks that are ideally suited to novice and intermediate surfers.  The area around Bundoran has many natural and built features to keep you occupied during flat spells. 
 


SURF BREAKS

Bundoran offers a wide range of reef and beach options for all levels of surfers.  For experienced surfers there are numerous reefs in the area that work on different stages of the tide.  The surrounding area is great for exploration, ideally with a car.  Most breaks in the immediate area of Bundoran  are accessible by foot or bicycle. 


Tullan Strand
Tullan strand is one of the best beaches in Ireland for surfing, as it catches a lot of swell.  Even if there are no waves at other breaks, Tullan can still be two foot and clean. Even a whales fart produces waves at tullan. The beach is two miles long with banks all along the beach, the most
popular of which is beside the cliffs. At low tide the peaks nearest the cliff jack up into wedges that can produce fast hollow waves. The peaks get mellower the furthur down the beach you go. At high tide the peaks at the far end of the beach are best.  
Offshore in east and south east winds.

 

The Peak
One of the most consistent and best quality reef breaks in Ireland, the Peak is best surfed at low tide.  This A-frame wave produces a long walling left with barrell sections, and a shorter right that can be quite hollow.  Experienced surfers only.  Can get crowded.   Offshore in SE winds. When the swell is big the left can close out however the right can handle nearly any swell.

 

Inside left
Just to the north of the peak is the inside left. On good days its offers a long left with barrel sections. Can be fickle but when its on its definitely on.

 

3D
A rock ledge that can produce sketchy barrels with a high tide. The movement of the sand bar seems to have effected 3D in recent years however its still possible with a high tide to get barreled. Probably best for body boarders.

 

Main Beach Sand bar
The Sandbar can produce high quality lefts and short rights at low tide. The sand bar is rarely crowded and is a good spot for intermediate riders. It is best on a low tide and can really catch south west swell.

 

Bundoran Main Beach
The main beach can produce good waves on a high tide. The shore break produces fast short rides in the shore break but can also produce longer rides when it breaks out back. It can handle the wind and is always worth a look at high tide.

 

Boat Quay
The Boat Quay can produce long fast lefts in big swells. Can be sketchy when the tide is low but is often empty.  Needs big swell.  Best at mid to high.

 

The Drowes River Mouth
On biggers swells mellow rights peel off at the mouth of the Drowes River. A good intermediate wave.  Located between Bundoran and Tullaghan.

 

Mullaghmore Beach
Only really has waves on huge swells however is protected from West and south west winds. The further down the beach you go the bigger the swell but the more wind affected it becomes.   To reach Mullaghmore head to Sligo and turn to the right a half mile after the Duff River bridge. 

 

Streedagh Strand, Grange, Co. Sligo
Streedagh is a north facing beach located midway between Bundoran and Sligo (turn off at Grange village).  Best surfed on a mid to high tide it is somewhat sheltered from west winds, and is clean in a southwest wind.  Picks up plenty of west and north swell.  Can  be quite punchy on a big swell.  Good for intermediate level surfers.  Plenty of empty peaks all along the beach, and bigger further down the beach.

 

Rossnowlagh Beach
Home to the annual Intercounties contest Rossnowlagh is best surfed on a mid to high tide, and has plenty of space all along the beach to accommodate any number of surfers.  The waves here tend to be more mellow than Bundoran, so it is a good option if Tullan is big.  Good conditions for learning.  Rossnowlagh also picks up south swell.  Offshore in east and south east winds.  Located five miles from Ballyshannon.

THE PACKAGES

- Package “English and Surf”:

Our all inclusive packages includes :
- 24 hours supervision
- Accommodation
- Three meals a day + Snack
- 15 hours of English per week,
- 5 afternoons of surfing
- Surf material
- Laundry facilities
- Collection and transfer from local airport and train station(Sligo)

Prices per person:
- 7 days : 700 euros
- 14 days : 1400 euros
- 21 days : 1950 euros


- Package “English and Riding”:

Our all inclusive packages include:
- 24 hours supervision
- Accommodation
- Three meals a day
- 15 hours of English per week,
- 5 afternoons of riding
- Laundry facilities
- Collection and transfer from local airport and train station(Sligo)

Prices per person:
- 7 days : 700 euros
- 14 days : 1400 euros
- 21 days : 1950 euros



A day in the Camp....
8h00 - 8h30 : Breakfast
9h15 - 12h30 : English lesson
12h45 : Lunch
13h45 - 17h00 : Surf or Horse riding
17h15 : Snack
19h00 : Dinner
20h00 : Evening activity
22h30 : Bed Time

KITESURF

Bundoran :

Considered by many as the Surf Capital of Ireland is situated on the South shore of Donegal Bay. It has become famous the world over for the excellence of it’s waves and many International Surfing Competitions have been held here. The area around the town has many natural and built features, which provides numerous activities for the visitor.

THE TRIP

The camp is based in the town of Bundoran, County Donegal on Irelands scenic North Western seaboard.

Donegal Airport - Located at Carrickfinn, Kincasslagh, on the top North-western corner of Ireland. Donegal Airport is approximately 15 mins from Dungloe and Gweedore, 45 mins from Letterkenny.
Car Hire available at airport.
T: +353 (0) 74 954 8284
F: +353 (0) 74 954 8483
E: donegalairport@eircom.net
www.donegalairport.ie

Buses run regularly across the country, Sligo Airport is just 30 miles away, Derry Airport 70 miles and Donegal Airport (Carrickfin) 60 miles.

Dublin is a 3 hours drive and Belfast is a 2 hour drive. if you wish to plan a route

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