Surf and Spanish Programs
Costa Rica is world famous for its incredible surf and has become a premier surfing destination. Costa Rica is also one of the most popular destinations in Latin America to learn Spanish. ISLS was the first Spanish Institute to combine these two popular activities. Students attend Spanish lessons in the morning and then are free to surf in the afternoons and weekends.
We currently have two distinct destinations for those wanting to learn Spanish and surf; Playa Dominical and Playa Tamarindo. These locations are very different and offer students two distinct options when it comes to Surf and Spanish. When considering a Surf and Spanish Program and destination it is important to take into consideration what level of surfer you are. Spanish classes at both our beach Spanish Institutes in Dominical and Tamarindo will give students a great language experience and will accommodate any level of Spanish. Beginner and low intermediate surfers should consider our Playa Tamarindo program. Those that are more experienced and want big waves and big challenges should look at Playa Dominical. This does not mean that advanced surfers will not be happy in Tamarindo or that beginners cannot learn in Dominical, it is just that they are different beaches.
Playa Dominical Surf Program
Our Spanish Immersion Center in Playa Dominical is located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica in a tropical rain forest. The town is very small, only 600 permanent residents. It is surrounded by forest and is more off the beaten path. The beach in Dominical is right in front of the town and is the most consistently big wave beach in Costa Rica. Year round this beach break is overhead and higher and there is a river mouth that gives both lefts and rights. There are a number of smaller breaks at beaches both north and south of the town. Some of these beaches are: Dominicalito, Hermosa, Matapalo, Uvita and Ventanas. For more information about the surf in Playa Dominical take a look at our Dominical Surf page.
The Surf Program can be added to any of the existing Spanish Immersion programs offered at the ISLS Playa Dominical Immersion Center. The price of the program is $165/week and consists of board rental and two, two hour surf lessons. This is a great program for surfers of all ability levels. Our instructors are all certified lifeguards and work with the local association to keep the beach at Dominical one of the safest in Costa Rica. For more advanced surfers who do not need lessons, we also have weekly board rentals. The price of the board rental depends on the type and quality of the board. For more information, please Contact Us.
Playa Tamarindo Surf Program
The ISLS Spanish Immersion Center in Playa Tamarindo is located on Costa Rica’s “Gold Coast.” The Northwest Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is a tropical dry forest. This means that it gets much less rain year round that most other parts of the country. This is one of the reasons it is one of the most popular destinations for visitors. Playa Tamarindo is a long white sand beach which is great for both swimming and surfing. Tamarindo beach, along with Playa Grande, make up the Tamarindo Bay, which in total is more than 3 miles of beaches. The whole Guanacaste area is filled with great surfing beaches besides Tamarindo and Grande. There is the famous Witches Rock, Langosta, Avillanas and Negra, to name a few.
The Surf Program can be added to any existing Spanish Immersion Program offered at ISLS’s Playa Tamarindo Spanish Immersion Center. There is a minimum two week commitment to the Surf Program in Tamarindo. During the two weeks of the program there are 6 hours of surf instruction, board rentals for the entire time and video analysis of your lessons with the surf instructor. During the second week you will have your surf lessons at another beach to give you some variety. The price for the two week program is $350. For those wanting a longer program we have two options: additional weeks of board rental for $120/week or additional weeks of board rental plus surf excursions to other beaches for $175/week. For more information about these options, please Contact Us.
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