The main difference between this camp and the school's standard adult camp is water time: the normal camp runs two hours of classes a day, the intensive one runs four. On top of that, the intensive camp includes free use of surf equipment for the whole of your stay, not just during lessons. If you have surfed a little and want to move forward quickly, this is the version the school itself recommends.

A typical day starts with a surf lesson, breaks for food, then a second lesson in the afternoon — two sessions of two hours each, four hours in total. Between and after lessons you can take a board and wetsuit out on your own. The school separates classes by age and by level, so you are grouped with people surfing at roughly the same stage as you.

Accommodation is in the camping area the school reserves for itself at the first campsite closest to the beach, about 15 minutes' walk from the school and Somo beach, with forest alongside. Tents are set up before you arrive. The campsite has a pool, tennis court, bar-restaurant-cafeteria, supermarket, showers, toilets, washers and dryers and a playground.

The school has run camps on Somo beach since 1991 and teaches with instructors holding qualifications approved by the European and Spanish surfing federations, including rescue and lifeguard specialists. It is a Quiksilver and Roxy official school and is titled by the European Surfing Federation, the International Surfing Association, the Spanish Surfing Federation and the Cantabrian Surfing Federation, among others.

Somo sits within the first surfing reserve in Spain, a stretch of coast recognised for the quality of its waves and the nature around it. The camp runs from 5 June to 13 September. You can also build your own version — the school offers a custom option where you pick the accommodation, the number of nights and the lessons you want, with check-in and check-out on whatever dates suit you.

What's included

- Accommodation in a private tent in the school's reserved camping area - Intensive surf course, 4 hours per day (8 hours on the 2-night package, 20 hours on the 5-night package, 28 hours on the 7-night package) - All surf material included during classes - Free surf equipment rental for use throughout the day, for the entire stay - Access to the campsite facilities: swimming pool, tennis court, bar-restaurant-cafeteria, supermarket, showers, toilets, washers and dryers, playground - Night watchman on site

What's not included

- Sleeping bag and mat or inflatable mattress - Breakfast (optional buffet, €9 per day) - Travel to Somo - Travel insurance - SUP class or tour (€35) - Skate or surfskate classes (€25) - Personal expenses