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Located on the Atlantic Coast, this Surf Camp in Morocco is the perfect place to hone your surfing skills, or start from scratch! With a reliable swell all year round and glorious weather to boot, a week here will leave you both invigorated and relaxed.
The Atlantic Coast of Morocco is the perfect year round surfing destination. With great weather all year round and a reliable swell, it offers an ideal combination of great waves and a fantastic climate. The small fishing village of Sidi Kaouki offers a great year round break with options for beginners and experienced riders alike. In winter there is a good beach break (2-5metres) whilst in summer the surf is smaller but still surfable (1-3m)
The classes are run by Azhar and his team. Azhar has over 7 years experience of teaching surfing and is a qualified instructor. Each learner will discuss their individual objectives from the week, so you will have your own personal plan. The teaching does not focus purely on the practical. Lessons include learning and understanding the ocean - getting to grips with tides, winds and currents and how to choose the right wave to ride. Once the basics have been discussed, you will move on to the practical side. Novices will be taught the basics, how to paddle and mount the board. You will then move on to fundamental surfing actions, controlling the board and how to read the waves.
You will have a lesson each day lasting 2-3 hours, but there will also be free time to practice, chill out on the beach or explore some of the local sites. If you prefer to focus your time on learning, then two lessons a day can be arranged.
This surf camp in Morocco is suitable for surfers of all abilities and ages. You will have a surf lesson each day, but there will also be time for you to explore locally, or practice your technique. Children are also welcome, as long as they can swim.
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I'd be lying if I said our holiday started of in the smoothest of ways (with a phone call telling us that high winds and stormy seas looked set to spoil our week at the surf camp) but it was with this news that the proffesionalism and customer service skills of Tourdust really shone through! Within the hour the guys at TD had arranged to put us up in the most beautiful of Riads (Rhiad Dar Thania) in the busy city of Marrakesh. This Riad proved to be the perfect oasis to escape from the excitment of the city at the end of the day. I'm pleased to say that we did make it to coast eventually where we spent 3 incredible days learning to surf with 'Blue Morroco' a surf school expertly ran by Azhar and Alice in the tiny town of Sidi Kaouki. Azhar's passion for the sport and the ocean is evident in his teaching style and I can honestly say that he and his wife Alice made us feel more like friends rather than guests in their beatiful Berber beach front home. I for one will certainly return to Morroco and Sidi Kaouki in particular in the future and will have no hesitation in using Tourdust to do so. If anyone would like to see photos of our trip please find these in the album named Morroco 2012 on my facebook page at the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150606289819288.413565.818599287&type=1
As a final note I would suggest to anyone who plans to go to Morroco that mastering a few basic phrases in french or Arabic would improve their experience. These are by no means essential as nearly everyone in the tourist industry speaks English but I found my basic knowledge of Arabic and my girlfriends ability to speak french certainly came in handy on the odd occasion!
Rob Davis
reviewing One Week Surf Camp in Morocco
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