Village Camps Santa Cruz Portugal (Ages 10-17)
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Village Camps has 48 years of experience offering residential summer camps to juniors in stunning locations around the world. Village Camps offers a popular surf camp that takes advantage of the great Atlantic rollers and the beautiful sandy beaches of Santa Cruz in Portugal. Campers opting for the alternative adventure camp will also enjoy the beaches and surfing – as well as exciting challenges in the hills and forests close by.
Santa Cruz, Portugal covers an extended stretch of sand that is divided up into various beaches named after the various cafés on them: Navio, Mirante, Pisão, Física, Centro, Santa Helena, Formosa and Azul. The purity of both the waters and the sands, along with the surrounding picturesque landscapes, make Santa Cruz a highly popular tourist resort.
Village Camps Santa Cruz
Why choose the Village Camps Santa Cruz summer camp program?
- Village Camps Santa Cruz is located in the quaint little town of Santa Cruz along the Atlantic, which boasts a spectacular coastline and year-round sunshine, making it fantastically suited for a surfing program.
- Village Camps Santa Cruz welcomes campers from around the world to undertake two weeks of fun, surfing and immersing themselves in stunning scenery and adventure.
- The Village Camps Santa Cruz program is conducted in English, offering non-native speakers the opportunity to practice the language.
- Village Camps Santa Cruz offers action-packed, integrated programs for two different camps, Adventure and Surf.
- Village Camps Santa Cruz offers a fully supervised and varied schedule organized for each age-group that allows every camper to choose from a wide selection of activities.
- Village Camps Santa Cruz offers a special Combo Camp program in which juniors can participate in two different camps of Village Camps various locations.
The facilities
VILLAGE CAMPS SANTA CRUZ FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Coastal resort location
- Stunning natural surroundings
- Common rooms
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Games room
- Outdoor games court
- On-site security
MORE ON THE VILLAGE CAMPS SANTA CRUZ SERVICES
Student Welfare
A carefully selected group of dedicated and experienced Village Camps Santa Cruz counsellors supervise activities at all times.
Transfers
Village Camps Santa Cruz offers round trip transfer from Lisbon airport. To organize the transfers, Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to Village Camps Santa Cruz . If children are travelling as unaccompanied minors, Village Camps Santa Cruz staff will receive them from the airline staff, and when the program is over, accompany the participants back to the airport and hand over the children to airline staff.
The courses
CAMP PROGRAMS AND SAMPLE TIMETABLE
Summer Camp Program
Village Camps Santa Cruz offers juniors aged 10 – 17 the opportunity to choose a specialty activity program that is followed in the mornings for 3 hours. For the rest of the day, campers from all programs come together for a variety of general camp activities. Learners of all levels and abilities are welcome for all programs.
Specialty program options include:
• Adventure Camp: This program includes a thrilling range of adventure and camping activities.
• Surf Camp: Surf lessons take place mainly in the mornings, but the schedule may vary at the discretion of the local Surf School who takes into account weather conditions, local tides and general safety matters.
Combo Camp
Village Camps offers campers the opportunity to spend two weeks at one and two weeks at another of their various camp locations around the world. Families must make the travel arrangements for the first and last part of the trip and the Village Camps team will provide the transfer in between. There are no additional fees for the following:
• Transfer from the first camp to the airport
• Return or one-way counsellor-escorted flight
• Night(s) at a hotel, if necessary
• Sightseeing and meals in Geneva, where most campers connect between sessions
• Transfer from airport to second camp
A sample timetable:
CAMP RESIDENCE
Village Camps Santa Cruz offers residential accommodation in a newly constructed residence located only 15 minutes on foot from the main surfing beaches. The fresh and spacious apartments have en-suite facilities for 4 to 6 campers.
Meals
Residential accommodation includes a full board meal plan with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Once a week, a barbecue will be held on the terrace.
Laundry
Bed linens are provided.
Insurance
Insurance covering medical and travel assistance, personal liability and trip cancellation is not included in the price of the program. Marshall Language Services has a policy available through Guard.Me that covers these elements, as well as an additional policy through CareMed that covers cancellation under a wider range of circumstances, including the need to repeat school exams. A summary of these policies may be downloaded below.
Dates and Fees
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