OUR RETREAT PACKAGE INCLUDES
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Round trip transportation: 2x per day from SJO or Quepos Domestic Airport
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Accommodation: 7 nights, private or shared rooms
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Meals (see the dates for all inclusive or half board)
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Surf lessons: 5 sessions, 2 to 1 student-instructor ratio
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Board rental included during your stay
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Therapeutic massage
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2 Yoga classes (focus for surf stretches and recovering)
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Adventure tour to Nauyaca Waterfalls
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Photo/Video: 2 sessions, with technical analysis of your surfing.
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Souvenir
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Costa Rican host to answer your questions or help you arrange any requests.
UPCOMING RETREAT AVAILABILITY
2025 | Hosted by | Single occupancy | Double occupancy |
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February 22nd - March 1st - 2025 | Debbie Zec - Surf Muse | SOLD OUT | SOLD OUT |
March 21st - 28th - 2025 | Debbie Zec x Wave Alchemy | Spots available | Spots available |
July - Dates coming up | Debbie Zec - Surf Muse | Spots available | Spots available |
November 15th-22nd | Debbie Zec - Surf Muse | Spots available | Spots available |
OPEN FOR COLLABS | YOU! reach out if you like to host a retreat with us! | Call us +1 310 579 2802
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WHAT TO EXPECT
ACCOMMODATION
Relax in nature, in the comfort of your beautiful bungalow, where you will have the opportunity to spot monkeys, iguanas, toucans, hummingbirds and scarlet macaws right outside on your terrace!
There are 2 options for accommodation: shared and private. And there are also 2 different types of packages depending on dates.
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Our all inclusive surf packages are hosted at beautiful Casa Kia Ora, a classy jungle villa in which we stay in retreat style.
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Our half board packages are hosted at Villas Riomar, which is an amazing boutique hotel just a few minutes walk from town.
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TRANSPORT
We offer private pick-up and drop-off for the group in minivans.
Our transportation partners will be serving two pick-up times from SJO Airport on arrival day at 10.00am and 3.00pm. On departure day at 7.00am and at 11.00am. Times can vary depending on the group necessities.
The ride from the airport to Dominical is about 3 to 3.5 hrs by car.
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If you are an adventurous type and would like to save time and add some extra excitement to the trip, we suggest checking out Costa Rica Green Air in case you'd like to go for the Domestic flight option (flight cost not included in the package). This flight takes 25 min from SJO to Quepos, Quepos is 30 minutes away from Dominical by car.
SURF COACHING
The retreat contains 5 surf lessons of about 2.5 hours each. Our semi private lessons will guarantee a maximised amount of waves, attention, feedback and loads of fun in a safe and friendly environment.
You will be coached by professional instructors (female and male), who are passionate, respectful and dedicated about teaching and helping you to achieve your personal surf goals.
Our student to instructor ratio is 2 on 1. You will be paired with another student that matches your level. So beginners, intermediate and advanced students are welcome to join the same week but we may be surfing at different times or even different locations depending on your level.
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We will make sure to get you out of your comfort zone in a safe and professional atmosphere. There will be no pressure from our side for you to catch up with more advanced students or for our advanced students to be slowed down because of the newbies.
We have enough instructors to ensure we accommodate your level and match the waves for your knowledge. This means that if the group needs to split up in different locations we will do that in order to find the best waves to match your skills and to make sure we bring progress on each session.
SURF EQUIPMENT
We have a big array of surfboards that range from from 5.6 ft to 11ft.
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Board rental is included for the whole week.
Most ladies feel absolutely surfed out after the lessons but if you like to stay for a longer free surf session it's definitely possible.
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MEALS
ALL INCLUSIVE RETREATS
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All Breakfasts
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All Lunches
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All Dinners
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Surf Snacks
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HALF BOARD RETREATS
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All Breakfasts
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5 Dinners
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Surf Snacks
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Alcohol beverages are not included in our packages.
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TOURS & ACTIVITIES
There’s so much to do in Dominical and we are very excited to show you around! ​
In your package we have included a tour to the famous Nauyaca waterfalls, one of our favorites in the area!
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There will be 2 yoga classes included.
There is also 60 min full-body massage included at Alegria Spa. Just what your body needs after a few days of surfing!
Besides these planned activities, there’s a list of possibilities that you can try during your free time, like paragliding, SUP in the mangroves, bird watching, Rafting, Villas Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary and much more.
PHOTO & VIDEO
There will be 2 sessions, in which we will review your technique and offer comprehensive feedback in order for you to improve surfing in a speedy manner.
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The sessions will be reviewed in small groups based on surfing level.
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You will have access to your media via wetransfer or a dropbox link. Feel free to bring a flash drive if you like a digital portable version.
EXTRA INFORMATION
Think about the arrival day as a travel/rest day or non activity day. We will all have a nice dinner together on day 1 and review the itinerary for the week. Basically the camp will start the day after you arrive.
The local currency in Costa Rica is colones, but dollars are widely accepted. Dominical beach only has one ATM machine. Most businesses nowadays take cards, except for the small local vendors.
We recommend that you travel with an insurance that covers any type of eventualities, like surfing related accidents or unexpected travel issues.
Temperature is about 80F (27C) on most days. Travel light and make sure you pack your sunglasses, and long sleeve rash guards and surf/yoga leggings. If you forget something or would like to get new souvenirs we have an assortment of accessories at our shop.
Have any special requests?
Would you like to come on different days or have a longer stay? Feel free to reach out to us.