SURF COURSE DETAILS
Surf&Stay camps are the surf camps with accommodation and they last for 7 days/6nights. Depending on you level, you can choose from beginner and intermediate camps.
BEGINNERS CAMP
Day 1:
Arrival
You will be met at the airport in beautiful Puerto Vallarta by our transportation service (optional) and will be taken to your accommodation in the village of Sayulita. The 45 minute scenic drive to Sayulita will drive through the roadside towns of Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerias. After driving through the beautiful jungle you will emerge at the entrance of our beautiful beachside village of Sayulita. You will spend the afternoon and evening getting acquainted with the cobblestone streets and open-air markets of this throw-back Mexican surfing village.Tonight during your welcome dinner at our water front restaurant you will enjoy a great ocean side meal to get ready for the next day’s adventures.
Day 2:
Welcome to Surf Paradise
After you wake up in your “Surf-Chic” bungalow in paradise to the crisp ocean air and the sound of the waves in your nature friendly environment, we will meet up at our beach location at the first low tide of the day with your small group for our first scheduled surf lesson.Sayulita’s crescent bay and shallow sandy bottom make it ideal for catching your first waves on the long, consistent sand bottom beach break. After introductions and some land lessons in safety, surf etiquette, and basic techniques we’re ready to hit the water and catch our first waves. Wildmex’s expert instructors will teach you basic surf dynamics including wave selection, speed and pop - up technique. . Your surf instructors will be on hand to work with you individually and give great tips to improve your efficiency. By the end of today beginners will have caught their first wave and more advanced riders will have perfected fundamental skills.We will then break for lunch and a much needed rest. You should take this opportunity to hit the fresh fruit stand on the sand bar or grab a seaside burrito, you’ve certainly earned it. Take the rest of the afternoon at your own pace to improve on the skills that you have learned.
Day 3:
Find Your Stroke
Your second day of surfing in Sayulita will build on the fundamentals we have already learned. Today your instructors will take you to the next level by teaching you how to select the best waves, pivot, and optimal paddling techniques to catch waves by yourself. Get ready to move to deeper water and catch breaking waves!The later part of the morning will be an open surf session to catch a few more waves and some “one-on-one” time with your instructors. Now you will have the confidence and skills to move onto the bigger waves and different breaks that lie ahead.
Day 4:
La Lancha Trip
Today we will challenge your comfort zone by having you join our group to La Lancha, one of the most spectacular beaches in the area. Our group leader will guide you to an un-crowded surf spot with a fun beach break and a long point break. The longer waves at La Lancha provide great opportunities to work on riding posture and maybe even a turn or two!
Day 5:
Punta De Burros Surf Trip
After the last couple of days of finding your beat with the ocean, today our experienced staff will guide you to one of the local surf breaks. Punta de Burros is known for its consistent surf with longer rolling point break waves. This trip is ideal to start getting into the dynamics of moving in a real surf break , Punta de Burros has various different breaks for different ability levels, our guides will make sure to match you with the one that is right for you and provide you with the appropriate session for the day.
Day 6:
Surf Trip and Graduation Day!!!
Get all you can out of this last full day of surfing. Depending on the current swell and tide conditions, and our guests' surfing progress, our group leaders will choose one of the neighboring surf breaks for our morning surf trip.After a week of instructed surfing, you should be able to be catching some waves on your own and enjoying what real surfing is like. Instructors will be in the water helping and guiding guests through one more advanced coaching on reading waves, stance, generating speed, bottom turns, riding staying in the pocket, etc...
Day 7:
Departure
If you just haven’t had enough, get your morning surf in before your airport shuttle to Puerto Vallarta Airport comes to take pick you up.
INTERMEDIATE CAMP
Day 1:
Arrival
You will be met at the airport in beautiful Puerto Vallarta by our transportation service (optional) and will be taken to your accommodation in the village of Sayulita. The 45 minute scenic drive to Sayulita will drive through the roadside towns of Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerias. After driving through the beautiful jungle you will emerge at the entrance of our beautiful beach side village of Sayulita. You will spend the afternoon and evening getting acquainted with the cobblestone streets and open-air markets of this throw-back Mexican surfing village.Tonight during your welcome dinner at our water front restaurant you will enjoy a great ocean side meal to get ready for the next day’s adventures.
Day 2:
Setting a strong Base
Upon meeting at our beach location you will be introduced to your guide/instructor for the week. He/She will talk to you about your previous experience and surfing background, from here our staff will get you set up with the right boards for your size, ability level and current ocean conditions.Sayulita´s multiple surf breaks are ideal to have our base building session. Here we can either work on the beach break to check on guests paddling, pining and pop ups, or the point break to work on positioning, wave reading and etiquette.Surfing at Sayulita on day 1 is also really convenient since you will have full access to our 100+ surfboard quiver, meaning you can keep on switching boards through your session until you and your instructor find something that suits you.After checking our guests surfing, our instructors will point out any details and get them ready for the surfing days ahead.Guests are welcome to use the boards throughout the rest of the day and even overnight if desired.
Day 3:
Starting the Surfari
With over 10 surf breaks within a 30 min drive in the area, the wave selection is incredible. Our knowledgeable and experienced staff will take you on one of our AC surf equipped vehicles out to surf breaks adequate for your surfing ability.Our experienced staff knows the area and conditions and will take you to the best place depending on the current swell, tide and wind conditions while doing our best to avoid crowds. Our staff will point our any hazards in the surf break and give you useful hints on the break before you get in the water.During your session you will be able to ride plenty of waves and get advice from our experienced guides/instructors on your wave selection, wave reading, paddling, turning, wave positioning, etc...Depending on the time of year and ocean conditions, our Surf Trips either happen in the morning or the afternoon (or both) , leaving the other half of the day available for guests to practice on their own at Sayulita´s main break (board rental outside trip hours is included in our package).
Day 4 to 6:
The real surfing experience
From day 4 to 6 guests go on 3 of our popular surf trips. These trips to secluded surf breaks in the area are often most of our guests trip highlight. Our surf trips will let you experience real surfing on a beautiful setting.Instruction these last days will be taken to the next level, by teaching guests the dynamics of moving around on a point break. Guests will have a chance to catch clean long waves by themselves and experience long and smooth rides in some of the many areas point breaks. Day 7: Departure If you just haven’t had enough, get your morning surf in before your airport shuttle to Puerto Vallarta Airport comes to take pick you up.
