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Surf Summer Camp in France - Vieux Boucau, HOSSEGOR. France

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NOMAD SURF CAMP – HOSSEGOR

Surf summer camp in France for Teenagers

 

Our surf summer camp in France is in Vieux Boucau, Hossegor. The area is called Landes, a surfers Paradise which includes world-renowned surf spots such as Biarritz and Hossegor. Endless beach of white sand and perfect beach breaks. Most importantly warm water. Ages 13 to 17. Teenagers from USA, Poland, Norway, Italy, UK, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Spain, and other countries. Learn French and English, Surf, and live unforgettable moments this summer, making new friends from other parts of the world. Good food and accommodation. Optional French language lessons with Qualified teachers from best language school in Hossegor. We pick up from Biarritz airport and San Sebastián international airport.

 

Nomad has been organising summer camps for teenagers in Europe since 1995.

 

Come join us at Nomad Surf Camps in Landes, France, for the ultimate teen surf camp experience, make new friends and create memories that will last a lifetime!

 

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THE ACCOMMODATION

 

 Accommodation at our Surf Camp for Kids in France

 

At Nomad Surf Camps, we understand that safety is a top priority, which is why we have highly trained and experienced instructors who are always on hand to make sure that our campers are safe while having fun. Our facilities are also fully equipped with the latest surf equipment and technology, ensuring that our campers have the best possible experience.

 

Our surf camp for kids in France is in a huge campus of 20.000 sq metres, 1.5 kms from the Ocean, only few minutes by bike and this is where the surf lessons take place. The teenagers are supervised by our staff.

 

 

Facilities

Dining area 

Swimming Pool

Beach Volley

Chill Out Room

300 sq metres of Private skatepark

Slacklines

Ping Pong

Giant Trampoline

Table Soccer (fuzzball)

Art Room

Skateboard factory

Skimboard pool

 

 

The Bungalows

Our accommodation consist of cozy bungalows with 6 beds.  We allocate everyone as to match kids of same sex and similar age in same room according to the bookings that week. All our camps are mixed although the bedrooms distribution is by gender and age (13-17 years old).

Linen and bathroom towels included. 

 

Pocket money

We encourage the parents to provide a Debit card in case of emergency and 150 eur per week pocket money for vending machines, supermarket, lunch and dinner on excursion day, ice-creams, souvenirs, drinks or extra activities not included like paintball, etc. They will also need money for the first day as they will only have dinner included and last day when they only have breakfast included.

 

Meals

No one will be left hungry!! 

At our Surf Camp for teens in France, the strong breakfast consists of fruits, orange juice, croissants, toasts, whole grain bread, jams, honey, milk, coffee, chocolate milk, ham, cheese, muesli, and corn flakes.

Lunches: Starter, main course, dessert, water, and juice. Fruit available all day.

Dinners are varied and include all the necessary nutrition for teenagers this age. A starter or soup, main course, and dessert. Juices and water also included. We cater to Celiacs or Vegetarian teens as well. 

50% of the ingredients are Bio and locally sourced.

 

For Parents

 

Supervision

Nomad Surfers organised our first kids summer camp in Europe in 1995. At our surf summer camp in France the boys and girls will be Supervised. We have at least 1 BAFA chaperones for every 12 students. 

THE ACTIVITIES

 

Fun activities and lots of surfing at our surf summer camp in France

 

Not only will you learn how to surf, but you’ll also have the opportunity to explore the stunning coastlines of Europe and enjoy the local culture. Our campers have the chance to participate in various activities such as beach volleyball, yoga, and exploring the local markets and towns.

 

The camps run for 7 days, although most campers stay 2 or 3 weeks.  The day of arrival there is surfing in the evening, The Surf Center is 5 minute walk from the accommodation. 

 

Surfing in Landes

Landes is considered to have the best surf spots in Europe. From Capbreton and Hossegor to Vieux Boucau is a stretch of coast with numerous surf spots with really good beach breaks. WSL has been hosting one of their events for decades. Hossegor area has a huge number of surfers and surfing culture. You will see many surfers riding their bikes with their surf board racks going surfing. But the best thing is that in July the water is warm and you don’t need to wear a wetsuit. So come and join our France Surf summer camp in Les Landes and experience a week with lots of surfing!

 

The Surf Lessons

Our surf lessons are for all levels from total beginners. In this region the surf lessons can only be done at low tide so this when our surf lesson will take place each day.  The other activities are focused to enhance your qualities for sport, improve your fitness and above all to have fun and live this Teens Surf Camp in France, the best experience of your life!! If you are an experienced surfer and bring your own surf board you have to take the Elite Surf Training. See conditions underneath.

 

I’m an experienced surfer and bring my own surf board

If you are an advanced surfer you need to do the “High Performance Surf Training”

 

High Performance Surf Training with former Champion of France

You need to be 100% independent in the water, paddle out the back, duck dive, and surf left and rights.

 

Every year the surf level of the kids that come to the Nomad Surf Camps is increasing and we are getting more and more kids from all over the world which are no longer beginners. These are kids who have their own boards, who can paddle out on their own, who can duck dive and start to do some good turns. If you are one of these, and wish to start Shredding, then the best thing you can do is get onboard with the High Performance surf Trainning under the instruction of professional surf coach Ugo Robin.

 

The surf sessions will be in Seignosse, Capbreton, Vieux Boucau and Hossegor.

 

Same as the professional surfers our surf training is majority focused in studying the footage through Video correction. You will be recorded 5 sessions per week during your free surf sessions. Then the coach will carefully analyse your waves and show them to you on his iPad. Together you will work on exercises in and out of the water to improve those bad habits and take your surfing to the next level.

 

Functional Training for surfing: Additional physical exercises to improve your Stamina, Balance, coordination, Timing, Physical condition and obviously your surfing.

 Stretching: Specific and fundamental Stretching exercises to help you perform radical surfing maneuvers and basic and avoid injuries.

 Surf Skate exercises: We will train you to carve rail to rail on our surf-skateboards which are skateboards with a front truck that moves sideways to simulate the turns of a surfboard or snowboard. We have a surf skate ramp at the surf camp.

 

Ugo Robin is from Reunion Island where he started surfing at the age of six on the beaches of the West. Immediately, a real passion was born. He started his first competitions at eight years old. He got first place on his favorite spot of Trois Bassins which marks the beginning of his journey.

In 2011, Ugo became French Cadet Champion and joined the French team from 2012 to 2013. He took part in European Junior pros and then in European and international WQS competitions.

He has always had this taste for competition, the feeling of surpassing himself and being able to face any situation.

 

  • Champion of France 2011
  • French Junior team two years in a row
  • Champion of Reunion all categories
  • Finals on Junior Pros

 

At our France kids surf camp we also offer High Performance Trainning for young Surf Competitors. Things you will train during the week will be strategy, heat simulations, core exercises, Sport psychology, Priorities in a heat, work on your weakness, exercises for Aerials and explosiveness amongst others.

 

French Language Lessons

Our French language courses are optional. We offer qualified teachers from the best Language school in Hossegor. All levels from total beginners to advanced. The classes are 1 hour long. The teenagers taking the Intensive French language lessons will have two classes per day. The objective is that children learn at least a handful of few important phrases of words per day. We are leaving the classroom to experience authentic real life situations. Each student will get a Language School Hossegor Diploma for the period of their study and proof of French level.

All material included.

 

English Language Lessons

We also offer optional English language lessons. Same conditions as the French language courses.

 

DJ party at water park 

This could well be the highlight of the week. Every Thursday we will go by bus to the waterpark in Le Penon from 7 pm to midnight where there will be a party exclusively for teenagers. There will be over 500 teenagers. There are food trucks with many different types of food.

 

Surf Rescue/Lifesaving course

This initiation course consists of teaching the sports techniques needed to rescue a person in distress on our shores.

Skateboard manufacturing

You will learn to fabricate your own real skateboard which you can paint and customise.

Bicycle rental included

You have free bicycles available for the week. This is probably the most pleasant part of the world to ride a bicycle. There are bike paths all along the coast from beach town to beach town.

Skateboards available

Besides the surf skate class to teach you teqnique which will help your surfing, you have the skates available for any other time.

Skimboard

You will learn to skimboard at our own pool track at the campus

Excursion Day

There will be fun group excursions, either by bike or bus

Surf Lessons for all Levels

First Time surfing or only surf a few times a year

INITIATION LEVEL 

✔ Evaluation of each person to know in which level he or she has and which points to work on.

✔ Introduction to waves without surfboards

✔ Introduction with the surfboard always laying down.

✔ Practice balance and Timing

✔ Paddling

✔ Exercises to get up on the board in and out of the water. 

✔ Stand Up and Balance position.

✔ Exercises of weight change from front leg to back leg

✔ Sitting on the board

✔ Walking on the board

✔ Learn to turn left and learn to turn right.

 

I can paddle on my own and stand up

IMPROVEMENT

✔ Evaluation of each person to know in which level he or she has and which points to work on.

✔ Turning direction while sitting

✔ Explosive paddling

✔ Paddle to the outside

✔ Techniques to pass the waves while paddling out (Eskimo roll, etc)

✔ Catching green waves with the help of the coach pushing

✔ Timing and reading of waves to know in which direction to paddle and when to get up

✔ Surf green waves going left, surf green waves going right. 

✔ Theory (Priority rules, Safety procedures, currents, and tides)

✔ Video analysis.

✔ Exercises on Streetboardz. Skateboards with front trucks that move laterally and specially designed to train rail to rail surfing.

 

Other Fun Stuff

Here is the list of other possible activities. It does not mean you will do all of them. And some will be optional and extra cost that will be paid upon arrival.

Skimboard

 Surf shop outlets.

 Stand Up Paddle

Skate park 

 Party at Water park with DJ from 7 pm to midnight

Functional Training for surfing: Additional physical exercises to improve your Stamina, Balance, coordination, Timing, Physical condition and obviously your surfing.

 Stretching: Specific and fundamental Stretching exercises to help you perform radical surfing maneuvers and basic and avoid injuries.

 Surf Skate: We will train you to carve rail to rail on our surf-skateboards which are skateboards with a front truck that moves sideways to simulate the turns of a surfboard or snowboard. We have a surf skate ramp at the surf camp.

Green space for various games: There is a huge beautiful green space

Beach Volleyball

Soccer on the beach

Dodgeball

Frisbee

 Petanque

 Slack lines

 Ping Pong

 Table soccer (babyfoot)

 Giant Trampolines

 Hamboard

 Stand Up Paddle

 Screen printing to create your own cool tshirts (extra)

Movie nights

 Karaoke

 Creperie, Acai Bowls, Kebabs, etc only short bike ride

Parties: Not everything will be training…! We do barbecues, DJ, and nightly jam sessions. Bring your instruments.

A Typical day at our France Teens Surf Camp

 

TIME ACTIVITY
9am Breakfast
10am to 5pm Beach Time ( Surf lessons, lunch, extra activities)
5pm to 8pm Walk back to the camp, shower, free time or French class
8pm Dinner
9pm to 11pm Evening Activities
12pm Quiet Time

Evening Activities

DAY 1 – Welcome meeting and Video

DAY 2 – Bike excursion to downtown Vieux Boucau

DAY 3 – Video Correction & Pop Corn Night

DAY 4 – DJ Waterpark party

DAY 5 – Surprise

DAY 6 – Skate/bike night

DAY 7 – Farewell Party 

 

 

*Schedule subject to change according to teens’ interests and weather conditions.

 

LOCATION & GETTING HERE

Location

Where exactly is our surf camp for kids in France?

 

Our new location in Vieux Boucau, (Hossegor area). Landes is a surfers paradise. This world-renowned surf spot is known for its long and powerful waves, making it the perfect place for teen surfers to hone their skills. With our new camp location in Les Landes, you’ll have access to some of the best surf spots in Europe and the chance to surf with other teens from around the world.

 

The Junior Surf camp is only 1.5 kms from the beach in Vieux Boucau. For many years Les Landes was home to one of the most prestigious surf contests of the world, the Quicksilver Pro where you can see the best surfers of the world. Les Landes is the most iconic surf destination in Europe with a lot of surf history and culture.

Getting Here

To get to our France kids surf camp you can fly to Biarritz (50 km) or San Sebastián (78 kms)

 

Biarritz Airport Transfers

We pick up at Biarritz airport.

 

Shuttle from Biarritz Airport to Camp at 13.00 pm and 19.00 pm 

Shuttle from Camp to Biarritz at 9.30 am (arrival airport at 10.30 am)

 

Nomad will have a staff member at Biarritz Airport from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm to accompany kids that are arriving or departing. There is a nice cafeteria to hang out with electricity to charge your phones.

 

Which airlines fly to Biarritz (BIQ) airport?

 

Air France (AF)

Easyjet (U2)

Edelweiss (WK)

Lufthansa (LH)

Luxair (LG)

Ryanair (FR)

SAS Scandinavian Air (SK)

Swiss (LX)

 

 

 

Kids travelling alone with Air France

Children traveling alone can opt for the Kids Solo service, for a fee, or travel without a chaperone if:

  • they are 12 years of age or over, and traveling within Metropolitan and Overseas France, Papeete included.
  • they are over 15 years of age and traveling on an international flight.

https://wwws.airfrance.com.au/information/passagers/enfants-voyageant-seuls#tab-conditions-et-tarifs

 

San Sebastian Airport Transfers

We also do San Sebastián airport transfers but the time of the pick up there will depend on other kids that arrive to Biarritz. So it should be understood that you might need to wait  at the airport. Alternatively you can get taxi from San Sebastián airport to Biarritz airport where our staff will be all day.

 

 

Important

 

It is very important that your child has a his phone to communicate through Whatsapp with the person picking up at the airport (contact on booking confirmation).

 

Your child will often be one of many children arriving at the airport to be escorted to camp. Whilst our representatives will always try to arrange for onward transport to camp with the minimum of delay, it should be understood that your child may be required to wait at the airport before he/she commences the onward journey, due to flight delays affecting other children and/or difficult traffic conditions.

We help kids check-in on the departure day.

PRICES & PACKAGES

Dates

Kids Surf Camp 1 1 – 8 July 7 Nights
Kids Surf Camp 2 8 – 15 July 7 Nights
Kids Surf Camp 2 15 – 22 July 7 Nights
Kids Surf Camp 4 22 – 29 July 7 Nights
Kids Surf Camp 5 29 July – 5 August 7 Nights
Kids Surf Camp 6 5 – 12 August 7 Nights

Prices

1 week

From 1295 EUR

2 weeks

From 2590 EUR

3 weeks

From 3800 EUR

4 weeks

From 4995 EUR

*The average stay is 2 weeks

*100 eur Supplement on certain camp dates

Book early !!! Limited availability !!!

 

Packages include

✔ Accommodation 

✔ Full Board: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Snack, Dinner. 

✔ 5 days surf lessons 

✔ All surf equipment included

✔ One-on-one surf video Correction

✔ Strength & condition and functional Trainning specialised for surfing.

✔ Bicycle rental

✔ Introduction Surf Rescue

✔ Skateboard manufacturing

✔ Free use of Surf Skates

✔ Stand Up paddle

✔ Group excursion 

✔ Other activities such as ball games, pool party, beach party,  movie night, video correction night, sunset walks, Skate night, pizza night, etc

✔ Goody Bag

 

 

French Language Classes

1 hour per day 5 days of French Language classes 270 EUR.

Intensive 2 hours per day 5 days of French Language classes 470 EUR.

 

 

English Language Classes

1 hour per day 5 days of English Language classes 270 EUR.

Intensive 2 hours per day 5 days of English Language classes 470 EUR.

 

 

Elite Surf Trainning 

200 EUR per week

For experienced surfers

 

Extras

✔ Special Diet restriction: 70 EUR per person per camp

Biarritz Airport Transfers: Transfers from/to Biarritz Airport: 100 EUR per person per way. 

San Sebastián Airport Transfers: Transfers from/to San Sebastián Airport: 150 EUR per person per way. 

 

 

Check-in Time

Our Surf camp for children in France starts in the afternoon. Check-in after 4 PM  although you can arrive earlier if necessary due to flights.

 

 

Check-out Time

On check out day, the departures in the mornings after breakfast, although we can drop off at a later time if necessary.

 

 

Important Information

Arrival day includes dinner only, in case of earlier arrival, please bring extra pocket money for meals.

Departure day includes breakfast only, in case of late departure, please bring extra pocket money for meals.

 

Travel Insurance is Recommended

If you are not a European Resident it is compulsory to have travel insurance to attend the surf camp.

You may use any travel insurance you want. Here is a few insurances:

World Nomads

Safety Wing

 

 

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