Green Iguana Surf Camp

Why should you learn to surf with Green Iguana Surf Camp in Costa Rica? It's simple!

Green Iguana Surf Camp is Costa Rica's longest running and highest quality surf camp, and we have the beginner surf instruction program plus the great Costa Rican adventures you're searching for!
While we cater to all levels from beginner to expert, we have been Costa Rica's specialists in teaching beginning surfers since 1998, and we have always provided top-notch surfing vacations! Our advanced to expert surf program is the best to be found in this country. If you like the idea of surfing absolutely perfect, uncrowded left and right pointbreaks, with your waves recorded and edited on video and photo, we have the surf packages for you!
Playa Dominical itself is a peaceful and rustic Costa Rican beach town, and both great beginner surf at it's many nearby beaches, and has high quality, super consistent surf for more experienced surfers on the main beach. Dominical is a beautiful, laid-back place, and is uniquely positioned on the map, offering good year-round surf. We chose to build Green Iguana Surf Camp here in Playa Dominical because of it's amazing surf quality and consistency, and the many different local surf breaks that are appropriate for all levels. No matter your own level, you are bound to find the kind of waves you seek here, and learn quickly! Green Iguana Surf Camp is wounded warrior, family, and alternative lifestyle friendly. Always remember - surfing is much more a mental game than a physical one, is extremely rewarding, and if you have a strong enough heart to take it on, you'll find that your body doesn't matter near as much as the desire to find that perfect mix of peace and fun. Surfing is truly one of the finest activities you'll ever experience!
Everyone loves surfing once they try it - little kids, older men and women, and all ages in between. Everyone loves to surf!

Green Iguana and surfing in general does promote great health and overall mental wellness. Green Iguana Surf Camp is open to alternative lifestyles, and we are proud to welcome all walks of life! We believe in spreading friendship, happiness, and equal treatment and acceptance for everyone in the surfing community, not division, and we also believe in teaching that competitiveness is not really why people surf - simply put, it is not at all about who gets the best wave, or who's the most skilled or "cool" person out there... the one having the best time in the water is always the best surfer out there!

Green Iguana Surf Camp has had fourteen great years of experience teaching our guests not only how to succeed in their surf lessons and ride waves, but how to truly enjoy the whole Costa Rica surfing experience. Our highly qualified instructors are not just good surfers, but real, professional teachers, and always show you a great time surfing here in Costa Rica, making sure you make real progress and leaving you with the desire to live, eat, and breathe surf! Our crew makes sure you have a blast learning surfing's basic and intermediate steps, and giving you all the knowledge you need to advance! You simply cannot find a better surf school, or a better place to learn. For the advanced set, we are simply your best choice for trips to the world class pointbreaks south of here, as we know the area quite well, and provide you with high quality photos of your waves!

No matter the size of the waves, there is always a spot that is good for beginners and intermediates around Dominical, due to the large variety of surf spots in the area, and for more experienced surfers, Dominical itself is a great beach break wave, with lots of great tubes, and is absolutely Costa Rica's most consistent surf spot. There is also a local left hand point break nearby that holds from head-high to triple-overhead waves that we take you to sometimes on larger swells. Your waves, whether you're a beginner or an expert, are photographed and edited, in HD format, and a flash drive of your surfing vacation is included as well. Check out our photos page at http://www.greeniguanasurfcamp.com/Galleries/index.php to see an example of GISC surf photography, and please feel free to contact us at http://www.greeniguanasurfcamp.com/Costa_Rica_contact.htm if you're interested in private Playa Dominical, Pavones, and secret spot surf photography.

Green Iguana has extensive experience in providing excellent Costa Rica surfing vacations, as our long time in business has afforded us the opportunity to observe thousands of visitors from around the world. We've learned quite well what it takes to make a great Costa Rica surfing vacation, and how to give our guests the Costa Rican surfing experience they seek!

Our beginner's Iguana surfing vacation package includes several different lodging options to choose from, ranging from beachfront backpacker's fare, to a very nice beautiful beachfront hotel, as well as a very nice, peaceful riverside lodging location with a large, beautiful pool. We are also going to be opening up a mid-range option as well, close to the beach, so stay tuned! All of these locations have great service, and all except our most basic have nice, blue pools to relax in after the day's surfing and tours are done.

Regardless of whether you're a beginner, expert, or in between, and just want to experience a super fun surfing vacation, every day of your stay with Green Iguana Surf Camp is filled with pure tropical fun!

Please enter our site, and let us explain exactly what you can expect from a 7, 10, or 14 day Costa Rican surf vacation with Green Iguana Surf Camp Costa Rica!!!

GISC's Iguana Package includes the following:

-Beachfront lodging at Hotel Roca Verde, beautiful riverfront lodging at Villas Rio Mar, beachside lodging at peaceful Sundancer, and beachfront lodging at Hotel El Coco.
-Enrollment in Green Iguana's surf school, and unlimited surfboard and SUP use.
-Daily guided transportation to local beaches and surf spots, and transportation to and from San Jose / airport.
-Activities and tours, including:

• Daily after surf trips to the beautiful Poza Azul and Cascada Verde Waterfalls,
• A mangrove estuary SUP excursion and a coastal exploration SUP tour,
• A jungle canopy zip-line adventure,
• A guided tour to Reptilandia reptile park,
• And a fun, relaxing "lazy river" guided tubing tour down the Rio Baru.

-A cell phone to borrow while you're here to keep in touch with your instructors
-A flash drive full of high quality photos of your surf lessons
-Most importantly, an unforgettable, worry-free vacation that will leave you with wonderful memories, and a deep desire to keep surfing!