Tenerife Surf and Yoga Camp: Waves, Yoga and Island Life in La Mareta

A typical day starts with breakfast — healthy, organic ingredients, included in the Surf & Yoga package — before the surf groups head out. Lesson times depend on the tide and the swell, so some days you're in the water in the morning and some in the afternoon. Five days of surf course are included per week, with equipment provided, and instructors work with all levels from first-timers to people who have done several courses already.

Yoga happens on the camp's roof terrace. The Surf & Yoga package includes three 60-minute sessions with a qualified teacher, which is a sensible amount after a morning of paddling. The camp also runs kite courses, and the surrounding coastline — Playa de la Tejita, the largest sandy beach on the island, and Playa de Montaña Roja y Playa del Médano — is set up for windsurfing and kitesurfing when the trade winds arrive.

What separates this from a big surf hotel is the scale and the setting. It sits in La Mareta, a small coastal village, not a resort strip, and the rooms are described as lovingly designed and charming, with plenty of common areas. Different room categories mean a solo traveller in a dorm and a family in their own room are both catered for, and the camp runs dedicated Family Weeks when more families are on site.

The camp also runs an Ocean & Glow Week, a seven-day retreat for women limited to eight guests. It combines surfing with yoga, Pilates, Face Yoga, beauty rituals, wellness workshops, a full-body massage and spa time, plus shared dinners and island excursions. That week is the most structured thing on the calendar; the standard Surf & Yoga weeks are looser, with free time built around the surf sessions.

Tenerife itself is the other half of the trip. The island runs from sea level to 3,717 metres at Teide, which is why you can surf in the morning and need a jacket at altitude the same afternoon. The south coast gets summer weather year-round, with over 300 sunny days a year and 23–27°C even in winter.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation in single, double, family or dorm rooms - Daily breakfast with healthy and organic ingredients - 5-day surf course for all levels - Surf equipment - Three 60-minute yoga sessions with a qualified teacher - Access to the camp's common areas and roof terrace

What's not included

- Flights to and from Tenerife - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Lunches and dinners (except shared dinners during the Ocean & Glow Week) - Kite courses - Excursions and island tours - Massages, spa treatments and wellness workshops (Ocean & Glow Week only) - Personal expenses