BILBAO kids & teens summer surf camps
Special week GIRLS ONLY: 2-9 August 2008 | Ask us for more information !
Quiksilver sponsors this new camp in Bilbao for Teenagers aged 10 to 16.
Full weeks, 7 days, 7 nights, with Instructors 24 hours per day.
The camp includes accomodation, 3 meals a day, and daily surfcourse.
Activities and Extras include a Quiksiver welcome kit, Kayac, mountain bikes, barbecues, yoga clases for relaxation, watching surf videos, and theory lessons on surf’s history, first aid, metereology, biology, and marine geology.
Location:
Bilbao. Basque Country. Spain
Highlights:
2 weeks intensive surfcamp for boys and girls. Ages 10-16.
Level:
From Total begginner to competition level.
Products:
Surfcamps and other.
Open:
Jun/28 - Aug/30 2008
EL SURF HOUSE
Arrivals on Saturday evenings and departure on Saturday evenings. Around 17:00
Maximum 19 kids per week.
Sarting every week from Sat Jun/28 to Sat Aug/30 2008
The instructors are Gorka Yarritu, Aketza, Jonan, Mikel, and Lurta. All with more than 15 years experience in the world of surfing and coaching.
THE SURF
Surf School
Founded in 1988, the school has catered for over 4,000 people over the years. Its founder has spent 10 years in Europe’s Top-10 and today combines the management of the school with being Quiksilver team-manager. All monitors hold an official surf teacher and lifeguard licence. The school is open to all levels of surf, from beginners to advanced. Theoretical and practical classes. Guided surf tours (surfaris) to the best waves in the area for the accomplished surfers who do not need to take lessons.
Surf Spots
Extending between Biarritz and Bilbao, the Basque Country has the best surf coast in Spain and possibly in Europe. One of Europe’s best lefts, Mundaka is a powerful rivermouth break in the picturesque Gernika estuary, a natural area protected by the UNESCO and dominated by the village’s church ! Another world class reef break is Meniakoz, a very big and powerful right. Further good spots in the area include Bakio and Sopelana, both regional classics with left and right beach breaks accessible to all.
ONE WEEK CAMP: 650 EUR per person
Includes:
7 nights accomodation.
24 hour supervision
Full board.
Breakfast in the camp.
Lunch at the Dingo Australian restaurant next to the surfschool.
Dinner at local restaurant close to the camp.
Special rices, meat, fresh fish, etc. Vegetarian food also available.
Airport, train station, or bus station trasnsfers to Bilbao
Transfers to the beach.
Daily surfcourses and games in the beach.
Surf material. Board and wetsuit if needed.
And many more surprises.
THE LOCATION
The camp
A thirty minute metro ride from downtown Bilbao, this Surfcamp enjoys a pleasant setting in the small cliff-edge village of Barrika, on the Bay of Biscay. The Uribe Kosta is a surfers Mecca, with such famous spots as Sopelana, Meniakoz, Bakio and Mundaka. But it is also perfect for those who wish to take up this beautiful sport and whole way of life in direct contact with nature. The Surfhouse is a charming refurbished 16 Century listed Basque farmhouse with a nice and warm atmosphere catering for 26 persons. The reputed Surf School has been functioning since 1988 and caters for all levels of surf, while for the experienced surfer, guided tours are organised to the best waves in the area.
Baserri Surf House
The surfhouse occupies a listed 16th Century “Baserri” Basque farmhouse. The founder and manager of the surfcamp also runs a TV production company with a wide range of projects involving surf. The beaches, the town centre and the metro to Bilbao are all within walking distance from the surfhouse.
Amenities:
26 bunk beds with individual lights and lockers
Showers
Self catering kitchen
Reading room with internet access
Washing machine/dryer
Board storage and garden.
Basque Country
Flanked by the Atlantic and the Pyrenees mountain ranges, the Basque Country occupies the north-west corner of the Iberian Peninsula, stradling the French border. One of the most industrialised region in Spain, its inhabitants have nevertheless managed to preserve through the centuries an age-old autochthonous culture which most valuable jewel is its language, Euskera, a pre-Indo European tongue whose mysterious origin has never been established. Euskadi, meaning Basque Country in the native language, is part of the Green Spain. The landscape is formed by a cliff-lined coast with quaint fishing villages and mountainous hinterland covered by green forests, offering a contrasting image to the dry and desert like central Spain.
Bilbao is the industrial, financial and intellectual capital of the Basque Country. One of Spain’s largest city and the country’s major harbour, Bilbao has recently turned into a popular touristic destination through a complete architectural revival featuring Frank Gehry’s stiking Guggenheim Museum, Norman Foster's impressive subway system and Santiago Calatrava’s spectacular new airport terminal.
Climate
Atlantic, with mild/wet winters and cool summers
THE TRIP
Barrika (Bilbao)
Bilbao Airport (BIO), 20 km.
(Easyjet, Hapag Llyod, Air Berlin, Aerlingus, Iberia, Lufthansa)
Airport transfer: 20 EUR/Pax
Bilbao, 24 km. (Bus-Metro)
Mundaka, 37 km.
Donostia/San Sebastian, 132 km.
Biarritz (France), 156 km.
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