Our Yoga and Surf retreats are held in the sleepy beach town of Santa Teresa where jungle hillsides meet an endless white sand paradise beach.

You will be surfing every day with our friendly and experienced Surf Sistas coaches who will help you to get the most out of your surf time whatever your ability level. Daily Yoga sessions with Nicole Lohse will help you prepare for and then stretch out after surfing and our boutique surf hotel accommodation is the perfect place to relax by the pool and soak up some Costa Rican sun.

Our Surf Sistas camp is located a few minutes walk from the waters edge at the stunning Playa Santa Teresa. Whether we surf at our local break or make a short drive north or south, we will always find the best waves of the day for you and your ability level.

With a maximum of 10 girls on the retreat and our ratio of one instructor to 4 girls or less, you can be sure of plenty of one to one tuition with your coaches.

Beginner surfers will learn the basics of surfing, how to position yourself on the board, catch waves and pop up, and importantly how to stay safe in the water. By the end of the week we will be concentrating on your paddling, how to catch green waves, and turning.

Improvers will benefit from our 'White to Green' coaching, helping you to really take your surfing to the next level where you are gaining confidence in paddling out the back, consistently riding green waves, turning and trimming along the wave, turtle rolling or duck diving. We will use video analysis where appropriate to help you to identify the key areas you need to work on.

Experienced surfers will benefit from an introduction to the breaks in the Santa Teresa area and coaching using video analysis to work on specific aspects of your surfing.

You will have the option to do 2 water sessions each day unless you would like to take some time off to relax in a hammock, explore or try out some different activities. Bring your own surfboard or use one of ours for the week. If you know what kind of board you want to ride then let us know in advance and we will make sure we have the the right board for you when you arrive.

Both beginner and improver Yogis will practice asanas to enhance your surfing, improve your balance and flexibility and stretch out tight muscles. Our Yoga classes are held in our private yoga space, with the ocean and wildlife as our soundtrack.

Our accommodation is just a few minutes walk from the beach and an oasis of calm away from Santa Teresa's main thoroughfare.

Rooms are ensuite twin shares (come with a friend or let us match you up with another Sista for the week). Single occupancy double rooms are also available for a single supplement.

Healthy and delicious breakfasts are included alongside a welcome night evening meal and our final night fiesta with a sunset trip to a stunning infinity pool.

For lunch drop into any one of Santa Teresa's cafes or the local soda for a typical Costa Rican lunch dish, a casado. We will happily recommend our favourite eateries and hang outs that we know you will love.

Each evening our Surf Sistas crew will book a table at a local restaurant for our group to eat out together, and we can recommend the best places to go and experience Santa Teresa's night life, from beach parties under the stars to beach bar reggae nights!

18-25 January 2014
1-8 February 2014
15-21 March 2014
12-19 April 2014

PRICES

  • £749 (approx US$ 1140) per person (shared twin room).
  • £899 (approx US$ 1366) per person (single occupancy double room).

Use www.xe.com for a current conversion into your own currency.

WHATS INCLUDED:

Your holiday includes:

  • 7 nights hotel accommodation in a boutique surf hotel with pool
  • Breakfast every day
  • Arrival evening meal
  • Finale evening meal and sunset trip to Infinity Pool
  • Daily Yoga sessions with Surf Sistas Yogi Nicole Lohse (morning class and optional sunset class)
  • Daily surf tuition with our Surf Sistas coaches
  • 7 days surfboard rental
  • Support to organise your travel transfers to/from airport
  • Surf Sistas hosts on hand to help you make the most of your stay in Costa Rica
  • Photo disc of your surfing
  • Amazing Surf Sistas gift bag

Optional Extras include the following and more:

  • Stand Up Paddle Surfing tour
  • Quad biking tour
  • Canopy tour
  • Aerial Silk class
  • Bicycle rental
  • Spa treatments and massage
  • Fishing trip
  • Tortuga Island tour with snorkelling.

HOW TO BOOK

Send an email to info@bigfriday.com or call +44(0)7779099770 to check availability, ask us any questions or book your space.

Pay a 50% deposit to book your space and the remainder 6 weeks prior to departure. You can pay by paypal using a paypal account, debit or credit card, or via bank transfer (national or international).

Please see here for our terms and conditions

TRAVEL INFO

If you fly into San Jose Airport, you can:

  • Take a local tourist bus from the airport or central San Jose direct to Santa Teresa. One of the Surf Sistas crew will come to collect you from the bus. Cost approx 12$ each way.
  • Take a tourist shuttle minibus from your accommodation or the airport direct to Santa Teresa, they will drop you with us at the hotel. Cost approx 50$ each way.
  • Fly to Tambor airport with www.natureair.com or www.flysansa.com then take a taxi from Tambor airport to Santa Teresa. Flight cost from approx 54$ each way and Taxi cost from approx 40$ each way.

We can also advise on travel from other locations, please just ask us when you book and we will be happy to help. We can book the shuttle on your behalf and also a taxi collect from Tambor Airport. We can also organise a private taxi transfer from San Jose on request.

If you need to organise an overnight stay close to the airport we can recommend places to stay in Alajuela (the town that San Jose Airport is situated in) and in San Jose itself.