BIG SUR ADVENTURES
Read moreFancy a ride along the Pacific? Hop on an electric bike (US$40-65 for half a day, US$60-100 for a day or US$79 for a 3.5-hour guided tour) and ride the famous 17 Mile Drive, which runs along a series of beautiful beaches punctuated by rugged reefs, towering cypress trees, golf courses and designer homes. The store also offers guided tours of Big Sur (US$250) or tours of Carmel City, with its crazy millionaires' homes, in a former military truck (US$69).
CLUB ED
Read moreWe are here at a very reputable surf club in Santa Cruz, which offers both private and group lessons, and for all levels. So even if you're a beginner or an amateur, but you dream of surfing the big Californian wave, the very experienced team of Club Ed will know how to make you feel confident. And help you progress. Club Ed also offers surf camps (local and international, from Mexico to Indonesia) and standup paddle lessons. Voted the best surf school in Santa Cruz
SEA SURF FUN
Read moreLearn to surf on the Pacific Coast of California? The dream! Fabien, a Parisian expatriate, created in 2011 the first French surf school in California! The lessons are given in the language of Molière or Shakespeare, it's your choice! In addition to group or individual surfing lessons, you can participate in the Girls Sessions. This original and exclusively feminine concept starts with 1h30 of surfing lessons and ends with 40 minutes of yoga in the dry on the sand and facing the sea. For the dates, consult the website.
RICHARD SCHMIDT SURF SCHOOL
Read moreThis surf school exists since... 1978 ! It is the original of Santa Cruz, and it will bring you all its skills so that you too, become a real Californian surfer. All year long, she offers surfing and stand-up paddle-boarding lessons, but also marine tours in the open ocean. The school also organizes excursions to the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. For all ages and all physical and cognitive levels.