Itinerary

Morning:

We have an all local team of chefs and boy can they cook! All your food is included in the price of the course to make it completely hassle free. Breakfast is served at our beach front café over looking the waves – an absolutely perfect way to start a days surfing.

Depending on the waves...

Lunch is usually served at the beach as sandwiches, rice, salad, BBQ etc.

In the afternoon

Dinners are served on our beautiful roof top terrace overlooking Taghazout at sunset. Big hearty meals for surfers is on the menu with a mix of traditional berber cuisine such as couscous and Tajines on some nights, and big BBQ’s of fish, kebabs and homemade burgers on other nights.

A typical itinerary might be as follows:

• 8:00-9:00: Breakfast in our beach front cafe. Consisting of Croissants, coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, bread, spreads, eggs, yoghurt, fruit juice
• 9:00 - leave for the surf
• 9:30 - 11:30 - surf lessons.
• 12:00 - lunch. consisting of sandwiches, fruit, snacks, drinks
• 13:00 - 17:00. More surfing! Also in the afternoons there will be the community projects and french lessons.
• 17:00 - 19:30. Chill time. Explore the town, chill with the other surf campers, get a sunset surf in, do some yoga etc
• 19:30: Dinner and party!

Weekends

See Morocco:
We go on a few over night trips to Marrakech, Essaouira, Immsoune and Tifnit so that you get so see some more of this amazing country. Morocco is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world and it would be a shame if you didn’t get to see as much as possible of it!

The Instruction

The instructor course is heavily focused on safety in the water. Safety is of paramount importance when teaching someone to learn to surf and the ASI's safety in the water is internationally known as one of the best! During the course you will learn how to spot rips and currents,discuss the nature of dynamic risk assessments and learn beach lifeguard techniques.

Reasonable levels of fitness are required. We ask that you can swim 25 metres before you start the course, but over the 12 weeks your fitness will improve naturally so don't worry if you're a bit out of shape!

When can I join?

We have 2 programs running throughout the year. One starting 8th September 2012 and another one starting 12th January 2013

Other Extra Curricular Activities During the Course

Learn French:

Each week our French teacher visits the camp for an extensive (but not too demanding!) French lesson tailored to your standard. This happens in our beautiful berber tent at the surf camp overlooking the ocean which certainly beats any classroom you might have experienced before!

Teach English:

‘Aftas Association’ was co-founded by our partner in Morocco a few years back to help out the local schools with books and classroom equipment. During your 12 weeks in Taghazout you’ll work with ‘Aftas’ to teach English at the ‘Taghazout Ecole Superiere’ to children of the age ranges 11-16. To start with you’ll be one of the teaching assistants until you have the confidence to take your own class. Each week you’ll spend the afternoon at the school helping the local children study towards their baccalaureate in English!

Live with a local berber family:

The Berbers are the indigenous people of North Africa. A very friendly group, always willing to accommodate and welcome you into their homes, you’ll spend a weekend in the hills with one of the families that we have grown very fond of and close to over the years. See how a traditional household is run, cook traditional berber food, help out on the farm and experience the simple life for just a weekend (longer if you’d like of course!)

Living at a surf camp:

The surf camp is one of the nicest and most sociable surf camps in the whole European and North African area. The camp itself is situated just 2 metres from the water’s edge (in big swell and high tides you have to time your exit so you don’t get wet!) and we have a beautiful roof terrace that over looks the whole of Taghazout!

Helping with finding work:

With our large network of contacts in the surf school industry, we can offer assistance in finding a job in all sorts of locations around the world! Previous guests of the programme have found work in Morocco, UK, Norway, Portugal, Costa Rica and most recently the Dominican Republic!

See Morocco:

We go on a few over night trips to Marrakesh, Essaouira, Immsoune and Tifnit so that you get so see some more of this amazing country. Morocco is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world and it would be a shame if you didn’t get to see as much as possible of it!

Extra Activities

Extra activities in the area:
During those rare occasions when Poseidon and Neptune don’t smile upon us and the waves cease to exist we are not left twiddling our thumbs and practicing our Eskimo rolls. We can take you off to Immouzer or as the locals call it - Paradise Valley. There is only one road in the village. The friendly inhabitants and the simple houses make it clear you are well off the beaten track. Chill out in tranquility and seclusion of the waterfalls. Take a plunge in the rock pools, or trek through the forests – something of a rarity in Morocco.
If you need a break from the physical demands of the surf, relax and treat yourself to a four handed massage at the local hammam! Want to get a few gifts for back home? We’ll take you to the Agadir Souks or if you want to see the local countryside a little more jump on a camel. Why not go for a horse ride along the beach at full gallop! We organise quad biking excursions through the dunes of the Massa game park for the petrolheads out there as well. When you arrive at the surf camp, just ask the manager for information on all of these options and we will set you on your way for your action packed surf holiday.
How about a yoga session after a long day's surf? Our professional instructors takes sessions at the luxury apartment complex overlooking Killer Point. The gardens have views that overlook both Anchor Point and Killer Point and the sunset sessions provide the perfect way to stretch down those aching muscles. All payments for Yoga lessons are made locally to your yoga instructor for the day. Normally the lessons start at roughly £12 in the local currency and to book in just ask the surf camp manager, it could not be easier!