Costa Rica Surf & Yoga Retreats

2014 DATES:    18-25 January (FULL)
1-8 February (FULL)
15-22 March
12-19 April

LOCATION:        Santa Teresa, Costa Rica 

Our Yoga and Surf retreats are held in the sleepy beach town of Santa Teresa, at the Southern most tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, where jungle hillsides meet an endless white sand paradise beach. 

We use the word retreat lightly as this is a fun packed week full of new experiences, learning, exploring, relaxing and making new connections..  we want you to end your journey with us with sand between your toes, salt in your hair, a big smile on your face and feeling empowered with your surfing. 

You will be surfing each 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 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 that gorgeous Costa Rican sun. 

SURFING
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. 

YOGA

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, and occasionally at the beach.

ACCOMMODATION | EATING & DRINKING

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

relax by the hotel pool after your surf lesson

Rooms are ensuite twin shares with AC (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.   

tranquil hotel rooms and yoga space

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! 

Making music at the beach, sunsets in infinity pools, cocktails in the pool with your fellow Surf Sistas, an incredible choice of international cuisine  ..  relax and enjoy yourself on a Surf Sistas retreat

PRICES AND WHATS INCLUDED: 

• £749 (approx US$ 1200) per person (shared twin room).
• £899 (approx US$ 1450) per person (single occupancy double room).

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

Your holiday includes:

• 7 nights hotel accommodation in a boutique surf hotel with pool 
• Breakfast every day 
• Arrival evening meal  
• Finale evening meal
• Sunset trip to a gorgeous Infinity Pool
• Daily Yoga sessions with our Surf Sistas Yogi (morning & evening classes) 
• 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
• Zipline Canopy tour
• Aerial Silk class
• Raw food workshop 
• Bicycle rental 
• Spa treatments and massage
• Fishing trip
• Tortuga Island tour with snorkelling. 

Ziplining through the jungle, hiking to waterfalls with new friends, quad biking to remote beaches .. these are just a few of the amazing activities available to you on a Surf Sistas retreat in Costa Rica

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 8 weeks prior to departure.   You can pay by paypal using a paypal account, debit or credit card, or via bank transfer.

Please see here for our terms and conditions


TRAVEL INFO:
If you fly into San Jose Airport (SJO), 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 14$ 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 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$ and Taxi cost from approx 50$.  

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 if you take the domestic flight.  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.


TESTIMONIALS:

"I joined Surf Sistas in Costa Rica and had an amazing time! It was the perfect mixture of activity and relaxation all while set in beautiful Costa Rica. The surf instruction I received from Sam was the best I have ever had (have had lessons before this trip) and yoga with Nicole was wonderful as well, her vast knowledge of the human body and how to care for the aches that come from surfing was perfect! 

The town of Santa Teresa is a small little town filled with other friendly surfers who have traveled there for its perfect waves. The endless amount of food options was great after a long day of surfing. The sunsets in Santa Teresa are the best I have seen yet! 

I had sooo much fun during my week in Costa Rica. I met a great group of girls, stayed in a very nice and relaxing lodge, ate delicious food, zip lined through the rain forest, learned to surf, and more. Since Surf Sistas I have bought a board and have been surfing as much as I can, they got me hooked, and I plan on joining them on many other surf trips in the future! :-)"    Madeleine, California (Feb 2013)

rush hour in Santa Teresa