Elite Muay Thai & Boxing Fight Camp on La Palma Island, Canaries

La Palma is one of the few Canary Islands that never went the mass-tourism route. The whole island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — laurel forests, banana and avocado plantations, volcanic trails and some of the clearest night skies in the world for stargazing. That setting is a big part of why the camp works: the morning runs and hikes happen on genuinely wild terrain, and your rest day is spent in the national park or at the island's natural ocean pools rather than at a resort.

The training itself is authentic Thai-level Muay Thai, not a watered-down fitness class. You get private 1-on-1 Muay Thai coaching and a daily personal strength and conditioning session on top of the evening group training. Because the group is a mix of the local fight team and people who've flown in from Germany, Switzerland, the UK, the Netherlands and beyond, you spar and drill with a wide range of levels and styles.

What separates this camp from a standard group bootcamp is how much is tailored. Before you arrive there's a nutrition consultation covering preferences, dietary needs and your goal — whether that's performance, strength or weight loss — and the kitchen cooks to that plan all week. Technical corrections are individual, training load is dialled to your current ability, and arrival, departure and your first and last sessions are all coordinated around your own flight times.

The coaching is the real draw. Mr. Kru is a master coach with 40 years in Muay Thai, ring and cage experience across Muay Thai, boxing, K-1 and MMA, and a track record of taking fighters from La Palma to top international promotions; he's also a certified weight-cutting specialist and professional cutman. Joa is a world champion in martial arts and a personal trainer who runs the women's side of the programme. Between them you're learning technique you can keep using long after the week ends.

Meals are fresh and cooked daily from local, mostly in-season produce — the island grows its own bananas, avocados, mangoes, oranges and passion fruit. Fruit and snacks are available all day, which matters when you're training twice. The town has a supermarket, a local market and a pharmacy within walking distance, so anything you need beyond the plan is a short walk away.

What's included

- Airport pickup and drop-off - 6 nights private accommodation - 3 daily meals, freshly prepared - Fruit and snacks available all day - Personalized training plan - Private 1-on-1 Muay Thai coaching - Daily personal strength & conditioning sessions - Evening Muay Thai group sessions - Access to the CrossFit zone and full gym - Personalized nutrition guidance and pre-arrival consultation - Individual training and beach stretch on Saturday - Guided nature hikes and runs - Weekend / day-off excursions and activities - Professional event photos - Transportation during the retreat - WiFi - Pre and post-retreat support from the team

What's not included

- Flight costs - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Additional treatments - Additional activities not included in the itinerary