Category: Camps

Surfing in Ikaria

is the best you can find in Greece. Messakti beach is the one of the greatest spots in the country for beginners and medium level surfers. Ikaria Surf School is well equipped with everything you need so that you’ll will be riding your first wave in no time!

Yoga and Mobility

As you may know surfing and yoga are two thing very well combined. There will be an everyday program, for every level, created by our experienced yoga instructor Yiannis Spyroudis.

In our camp we will be using one key element of this system/practice, the somatic/body exercise (asana) toa) to combine it with our surfing lessons, aiming to both strengthen and flex our muscles and create a unique experience in and out of the water.

Our daily routine/program will include:

• a morning session: time to warm up while strengthening our core, hands and legs and getting us ready for our surf lessons. Body postures and sequences aiming to strengthen your core and increase your balance/stability, in combination with breathing exercises  will energise us and prepare us for a safe ride. 

• an afternoon session: offer yourself a chance to relax /release the tension with a carefully designed program focusing on stretching and flexing your muscles/body after a long day surfing.

• Open jam sessions: in our chill time or when the waves are small grab the opportunity to play and work on anything you want including handstands, arm balances and acrobatics!

All sessions designed by our experienced yoga instructor Yiannis Spyroudis are open to all levels, without previous experienced required.

ACCOMMODATION

We’ll be staying in the cosy beachside village of Gialiskari, within walking distance of the surf spot. A small village, that has everything you’ll need, such us a mini market, several restaurants including traditional greek tavernas (yes there will be gyros and souvlaki) and a couple of small bars to grab a refreshing mojito or ouzo.

Having Fun

Ikaria – “The island where people forget to die”, is not only home to some great beaches, but more importantly to a wholesome and balanced lifestyle, that keeps everyone forever young. Surprisingly this involves a lot of ‘Good Living’, including dancing at “panigiria” (traditional fiestas) and drinking local wine, said to have therapeutic properties second only to the natural hot spring found in several places on the island. So let us take you on a rejuvenating adventure on this natural utopia, and we promise you’ll never want to leave!

How to get to IKARIA, Greece