Costa Rica Surf Camp & Spanish Immersion in Playa Jacó

A typical weekday here starts with a meet-up in the lounge before class. Everyone loads boards onto the surf trailer, piles into a van and drives to the beach. Instructors pick the spot based on that day's conditions. Class is two hours. If you're on a combo, the surf schedule is built so you have at least ten minutes between surf and your next class. Depending on the combo you choose, you could be in class up to seven hours a day.

The single-class programme is two hours a day, Monday to Friday, aimed at beginners and intermediates. Double Surf doubles that to four hours a day for people who want to spend most of their week in the water. Surf Intensive is also four hours a day, but you travel to whichever break has the best swell that day and surf with one-on-one coaching from the head surf instructor. It's restricted to advanced surfers.

Combos add a second discipline. Surf + Spanish runs five hours a day. Surf + Yoga runs 3.25 hours a day. Surf + Photo and Surf + Video each run four hours a day. There are also three-class combos: Surf + Spanish + Yoga, Surf + Photo + Yoga, and Surf + Video + Yoga, all running between 5.25 and 6.25 hours a day. Every combo is priced by room type and by how many weeks you book.

Midweek there's a video analysis session in the lounge. Instructors go through footage of your surfing and coach you on what to fix. On top of the water sessions, the programme includes land-based balance training. The instructors have completed international surf instructor and ocean lifesaver training.

Weekends are free. Guests use them to explore the area, travel independently, watch a local surf competition, go ziplining, or sit by the pool. Bookings run from one week up to twelve weeks, which is unusual for a surf camp and lets you build a longer trip around the same base.

Accommodation is on site and comes in four types: shared, standard private, private, and deluxe private, plus a homestay option. You can also book classes only and arrange your own lodging. Prices are quoted per week and drop per week the longer you stay.

What's included

- Daily surf classes Monday to Friday (2 to 4 hours per day depending on programme) - Use of surf gear and boards during class n- Transport to the beach in the school's surf vans with boards loaded on the surf trailer - Midweek video analysis session - Land-based balance training - Accommodation in your chosen room type (unless booking classes only) - Second and third programme classes if you book a combo

What's not included

- Flights to and from Costa Rica - Airport transfers - Meals - Travel insurance - Surf gear of your own beyond class use - Weekend activities (ziplining, local surf competitions, independent travel)