Surf Holidays, Seignosse, South West France

Surf in France from £389 pp/pw SEPTEMBER 2012

Next Surf Holiday to France - September 8th to 23rd (2012)

Late summer sunshine, great food and wine, and miles and miles of surf....

Your holiday includes -

• campsite accommodation close to the waves (spacious tents and comfortable airbeds provided)
• nutritious breakfasts/lunches at the surf camp
  
• 3 healthy home-cooked dinners and/or barbeques (vegetarians/vegans or special dietary requirements catered for)
• 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
• large marquee on our campsite pitch for group meals and socialising
• 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
• access to all the photos and videos taken of your holiday
• airport transfers each way (Biarritz airport)
  

The Surf Camp

Our surf camp is located in Seignosse, half an hour's drive from Biarritz airport, and 15 mins by bike to the busy surfing town of Hossegor. It is just a short walk from the fantastic beach breaks at les Bourdaines, with easy access to the best surf in the area. It's only 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, BBQs and 24-hour security.

On the campsite we provide you with a spacious tent, and comfortable air bed, and we put up a large marquee for our meals and socialising. We have gas cooking facilities, kettle and plenty of kitchen equipment for cooking.

Our surf tour guides are fully qualified Surfing GB surf coaches and SGB members. Daniel, our Senior Surf Tour Guide is a Level 2 Coach and has over 25 years experience surfing all over the world. He has been surf coaching in Newquay for the last 6 years, and running international surf holidays for the last 10 years.

Each day our surf tour guides find the best place to surf, and take you there. It's easy! We can use 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.

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.

See our blog at www.globalsurfadventures.co.uk for surfing stories and photos of our previous France surf camps

The Surf

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.

Arrivals and Departures

FLY TO - BIARRITZ (FR) or BORDEAUX (FR)

Our surf holiday weeks run from weekend to weekend. You can arrive/depart on either Saturday or Sunday, but if you would like to stay for just a few days you can, just ask.

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 FROM LONDON TO BIARRITZ

The nearest airport to the surf camp is Biarritz. 2 airlines fly there directly from the UK -

1. Ryanair departs from Stansted and Dublin
2. 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. 

REGIONAL FLIGHTS TO BORDEAUX

If you are not near London you might wish to fly to Bordeaux from any of these 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: dan@westcoastsurfari.com or call 07967 379939

Travel Information

See our travel information page on our blog website, for details of passport, visa and health insurance requirements for France. 

Prices

Nights	Bring your own surf board	Using our surf boards
7	£389	£419
14	£729	£759

Discounts

Our surf holiday package includes professional surf coaching and surfboard hire, meals and accommodation, transport and guidance. Our groups are a mixture of mostly learners and intermediate surfers, and some independent surfers.

Because we want to make our pricing both fair and flexible, we don't charge everyone the same, instead we offer discounts to help you save money.

We offer 3 ways to save money -

1 - BYOB (Bring your own board) discount - Bring your own surfboard(s) and save money on all our trips, see the France/South Africa holidays pages for details.   

2 - Customer loyalty discount - Save 5% off our prices if you have travelled with us before on any of our international surf tours.

3 - Long stay discount - Stay for 2 weeks and pay less per week! Not many surf holiday companies offer this discount!

Payment methods

We accept payment by;

• bank transfer (bank details on request)
• cheque; payable to 'West Coast Surfari Tours and Holidays'
• cash (in person only, contact Dan on 07967 379939 to arrange)

We also offer gift vouchers for any amount, including your £100 deposit and the full holiday amount. Contact us to order them.

Contact Us

For further surf holiday details and availability, email us dan@westcoastsurfari.com

or call our Surf Tours direct number 07967 379939 and speak to Dan

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