Outdoor Ecuador

About this camp

A surf school in Olón, the quieter beach immediately north of Montañita, offering something Montañita mostly does not: a calm, wide, forgiving bay a short walk from a town that goes to bed. The school publishes the number that matters most for a beginner — a maximum of four students to one instructor — and teaches children from age five, with a stated curriculum running from paddling through duck-diving to standing. Lodging is arranged either as a homestay with breakfast and dinner or at a beach house without meals, so the shape of the week is genuinely different depending on which you take. It also pairs surf with Spanish tuition on longer stays, which is a common combination on this coast. Ecuador's season runs roughly Dec–Apr. Honest caveats, and they are the reason this entry sits third in its own block. **No prices are published anywhere on the school's own site** — the figures circulating for its eight-day and three-week camps come from a third-party booking platform, and are not recorded here as the operator's own. Its own 'learn more' link hands off to that same aggregator rather than to a booking page of its own. The most recent dated artefact found on the site is from November 2024: inside this project's twenty-four-month evidence bar, but ageing, with nothing newer. Accommodation is named in its navigation but not described. Treated as a small operator with a thin, slightly stale presence, and flagged for early re-checking rather than a full-length clock.

What's included

• Coaching
• Board rental
• Airport transfer
• Transfers to breaks
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Yoga
• Video analysis
• Surf theory sessions
• Photography
• Spot guiding
• Social events
• Wi-Fi
• Pool
• Spa
• Mountain biking
• Coworking
• Wellness programming
• Family friendly
• Boat trips
• On-site restaurant

Nearby surf spots