Surfing Holidays to France and South Africa
France Surf Holiday – September 2012
Late summer sunshine, great food and wine, and miles and miles of surf….
our FRANCE SURF holiday PACKAGE includes -
- campsite accommodation close to the waves (spacious tents and comfortable airbeds provided)
- nutritious breakfasts/lunches at our surf camp
- 3 healthy home-cooked dinners and/or barbeques (vegetarians/vegans or special dietary requirements catered for)
- large marquee on our campsite pitch for group meals and socialising
- professional surf coaching and advice to help you learn and improve your surf skills at no extra charge
- fully accompanied surfing holidays with our UK-based & Surfing GB qualified surf coaches and tour guides
- daily transport to the beach, supermarket and shops in our surf tour minibus
- trips out to other quality surf breaks nearby
- use of our range of beginner and improver surf boards
- camp bicycle available
- use of our laptop for emails etc.
- access to all the photos and videos taken of your holiday
- airport transfers each way (Biarritz airport)
OUR Surf Camp
Our France surf camp is located in Seignosse, half an hour’s drive from Biarritz airport, and 15 mins by bike to Hossegor, the busy surfing town. It is minutes from the sea, with easy access to the best surf in the area, and a short drive to many other great surf spots along this beautiful coast. The campsite is set amongst tall pine trees, with a mixture of sun and shade. It has excellent facilities such as a swimming pool with decked sunbathing area, a launderette, WiFi access, and 24-hour security.
At our surf camp we provide you with a spacious tent, comfortable air bed, and we have a large marquee with dining and cooking facilities.
Our surf tour guides are fully qualified Surfing GB surf coaches and Surfing GB members. Dan, our Senior Surf Tour Guide is a SGB Level 2 Coach and has over 20 years experience surfing all over the world. He has been surf coaching in Newquay for the last 6 years. He is also a member of Sports Coach UK.
Each day our surf tour guides find the best place to surf, and take you there. It’s easy! We teach you in a variety of ways – using video-analysis for surf coaching, as well as one-to-one coaching in the surf and on the beach. Surf coaching is optional so if you come with the group you can free-surf with us, and enjoy the relaxed, friendly and sociable surf camp atmosphere.
Surfing
The surf in this region of France is world-class. The ASP World Tour brings the world’s top surfers to compete on these beach breaks every year. Seignosse is situated on the Cote d’Argent, the longest uninterrupted stretch of sandy beach in Europe. Swell from the Atlantic Sea is focussed onto the Nearby Hossegor coastal area by the Gouf, a deep water canyon, making for bigger, more consistent surf. This doesn’t mean it’s big all the time. There are usually nice clean smaller waves suitable for learning and improving your surfing, that’s why we travel to France at this time of year.
There are miles and miles of top quality beach breaks to suit all abilities along this coast. September is a great time to surf this region, the summer crowds have gone home and we usually get some nice warm late-summer sunshine, good wind conditions for clean surf, and quality swell. Water temperatures are around 20-22C, and daytime temperatures have been as high as 28C.
Activities
There is plenty to do in the local area if you are having a rest day from surfing. As well as plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants, there is a cinema and a large bowling alley in Hossegor. Also some great ice cream parlours! There is a bike hire shop near the campsite. It’s a great area for touring around by bike, as there are plenty of scenic cycle paths into Hossegor town and all around the coast and pine forests. There are weekly local markets, including one every Thursday near the campsite. There and loads more activities you can do such as horse riding, white water rafting, golf, available.
The picturesque city of Biarritz is only half an hour by car, and we usually visit it in the minibus on a surf rest day or take a trip there to surf the famous Cotes des Basques beach break. It has a great town beach, and lots of restaurants, cafes and shops to explore.
Check out the photos of the France surf holiday.
Getting there
FLY TO – BIARRITZ (FR) or BORDEAUX (FR)
Our surf holidays usually run from weekend to weekend, but if you want to stay just a few days or a weekend, we can quote you a price. Please contact us for a quote.
On week-long holidays you can arrive/depart on either Saturday or Sunday. We inlcude transfers to and from the airport in the price of your holiday, but flights are not included. They are usually around £50 return.
DIRECT FLIGHTS TO BIARRITZ FROM LONDON
The nearest airport to the surf camp is Biarritz. 2 airlines fly there directly from the UK -
- Ryanair departs from Stansted and Dublin
- easyJet departs from London Gatwick
Air France also flies to Biarritz with a stopover at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and easyJet fly from Bristol via Dublin.
DIRECT REGIONAL FLIGHTS TO BORDEUAX
If you are not near London you might wish to fly to Bordeaux from any of the following airports: Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Southampton, Bristol. From Bordeaux you then get the train to Biarritz for about £20 return. We usually pick up from Biarritz Airport, but we can pick up from Biarritz train station or another nearby location, just let us know when booking your holiday.
We can help you search for the best way to get to our surf camp, and for a cheap flight. We use www.skyscanner.net to find cheap flights as you can search the whole month at a time. Please contact us to discuss your flight, and see if we can help. Email: surfadventures@live.co.uk or call 07967 379939
FRANCE SURFING HOLIDAY – Prices
Nights Bring your own board Using our boards
7 £389 £419
14 £729 £759
discounts
See our disounts page for full details.
Arrivals and departures
Please note – Arrival/Departure Sat-Sat or Sun-Sun. Surf camp open 8th to 23rd September 2012
Full travel information can be found here.
Book your holiday
To book a place on this holiday please contact us to ensure availability, and complete a Global Surf Adventures Holiday Booking form We also require £100 deposit per person. See the Book Your Holiday page for full details.
