Surf camp Chile

Surf camp Chile is located in the lovely surf town of Arica on the boarder between Chile an Peru. Arica has been called the city of eternal spring due to its privileged climate with literally no rain and annual temperatures that seldom go below 22 degrees. Many hotels in Arica do actually have a policy that gives a 100% refund if there is no sunshine.

The area around Arica is considered to have some of the most consistent surfing in the world by the World wave guide. Two rounds of the world surfing and bodyboard circuit and one round of the big wave surfing circuit are held here during the winter.

Arica is most famous for it’s first class reef breaks suiting advanced surfers. But the area is also a great year-round surf location for beginners and intermediate surfers. The beach where surf lessons are held is over 8 kilometres long and receives great beginner waves year round. There is also high quality point breaks to be explored that on epic days allow rides of more than 500 metres.

Arica do also offer some interesting cultural experiences, including a Pacific war musueum and the museum of the Chinchorro mummies - said to be the oldest in the world. You might also want to check out the neighbouring Peruvian city of Tacna which offers amazingly cheap food and various options for shopping fanatics.

For world class surfers like Shane Dorian and people of the international Billabong team, Arica is viewed as one of the best surfing destinations in the world, both for beginners and advanced surfers.

The surf school usually holds classes at the lovely beach of Las Machas just in front of the surf camp. Under the supervision of 3 times Chilean champion and ex-coach of the Costa Rican surf team, Cristian Aguirre, the school coaches various local surfers of different levels and trains members of the Chilean national surf team, enabling a complete surfing atmosphere for both beginners and experienced surfers. At the moment, the surf school is considered to be the best school in the country by the Chilean Surfing Federation.

Depending on your level of surfing, the surf instructors will guide you and help you to improve your surfing skills. We guarantee that after one week of surf school the complete beginner will be able to surf and the experienced surfer will have improved greatly.

The following is included for students attending the surf school:

• Pick up/ drop off at Arica or Tacna airport
• Accommodation – standard or upgraded
• Free Internet connection (at the standard accommodation)
• Surf school, five days per week
• All surf equipment needed
• Box lunch, including a sandwich, beverage and energy bar, every surf school day
• Surf school certificate
• One typical Chilean barbecue on the beach per week
• Breakfast

Surfari in Arica is all about riding some of the best waves in the world. Arica, the 365-days-a-year-waves city, guarantees surfaris at spots of epic quality away from the crowds.

Every day you will be accompanied by a professional local surf guide who will show you the best breaks of the region, places that just the locals know, taking you to discover new surf spots where you can enjoy perfect waves surrounded by beautiful untouched nature.

Your surf guide will tell you all about the spots, how to get in and out, the currents, type of wave, etc. You will also receive feedback on how to improve your surfing skills.

There is a big variety of waves to be explored, including reef breaks, point breaks and beach breaks. Major surf spots include El Toro Viejo, El Gringo, La Puntilla and El Tubo.

The following is included in the surfari:

• Pick up/ drop off at Arica or Tacna airport
• Accommodation – standard or upgraded
• Free Internet connection (at the standard accommodation)
• Surfaris with a local guide five days per week (material not included)
• Transportation to the best waves of the day
• Box lunch, including a sandwich, beverage and energy bar, every surfari day
• Surf school certificate
• One typical Chilean barbecue on the beach per week
• Breakfast

The accommodation we offer is a great deal. Depending on your preferences we can offer you two different types of accommodation, standard or upgraded.

Standard accommodation means that you will share a surf house with other surfers. You will get your own bed and a closet for your stuff but you will share a fully equipped kitchen, bathrooms, living room etc. with other surfers. The surf house has an Internet connection and breakfast is served everyday. This is a great opportunity to meet different surfers from all over the world, to share experiences and have a good time.

If you are traveling as a couple or in a group of two people or more, we can also offer you a private apartment in a new built complex with ocean view (upgraded accommodation). This is ideal for those who want to spend a quiet holiday and prefer a private room with your own kitchen and private bathroom.

Both the shared surf house and the independent apartments are less than 300 metres away from the beach, where surf lessons are hold.

Arrival to Arica is possible by both air and bus. The fact that Arica is on the border with Bolivia, Peru and Argentina, makes the surf town receive tourists from a lot of neighbouring destinations.

Arica has an international airport called Chacalluta (airport code : ARI) where LanChile offers daily services with Santiago (the capital of Chile) and La Paz (the capital of Bolivia). Another option is to fly to the border town of Tacna in Peru (airport code : TCQ), which is located just 15 minutes away from Arica.

Arica is also well connected by bus with many destinations in Chile, Peru and Bolivia.

No matter if you arrive in Arica or in Tacna, a member of the staff will meet you at the airport or at the bus station and give you a ride to the surf camp. The transfer at the end of your stay is also included.