SURFLIFE BIAS-MIMIZAN
Since 1991, Surflife has been the ultimate destination for sun, sea, and surf. Our camp, located at Camping Le Tatiou near the tranquil beach of l'Especier, offers endless pristine beaches and excellent waves. It's the perfect spot to relax, surf with friends, or enjoy quality time with family. Surrounded by beautiful forests and ideally situated between the charming surf villages of Mimizan-Plage and Contis-Plage, with delightful shops and cozy eateries, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
In a secluded spot on the campsite at the edge of the forest lies our beautiful surf camp, featuring large tipi tents with bamboo fences and a spacious central area. The camp isn’t just for sleeping; it’s a lively place full of activities. Grab a surf skate and practice your moves, improve your balance on the slackline or Indo boards, or challenge the surf instructor to a game of ping pong. For the little ones, there’s a mud kitchen, a mini slide, and the kids' café. While they play, you can relax in a hammock or join in at our popular surf bar. In the evenings, there are often activities or live music, creating a perfect ending to the day.
Since 1991
More than 30 years of surfing vibes with an enthusiastic crew that lives for the sport!
Hidden gem
Plage de l'Espécier, a beautiful endless beach, not yet discovered by the general public.
For everyone
Whether you come with the whole family, with a group of friends or solo, everyone is more than welcome!
Your Perfect Surf Holiday
In a secluded spot on the campsite at the edge of the forest lies our beautiful surf camp, featuring large tipi tents with bamboo fences and a spacious central area. The camp isn’t just for sleeping; it’s a lively place full of activities. Grab a surf skate and practice your moves, improve your balance on the slackline or Indo boards, or challenge the surf instructor to a game of ping pong. For the little ones, there’s a mud kitchen, a mini slide, and the kids' café. While they play, you can relax in a hammock or join in at our popular surf bar. In the evenings, there are often activities or live music, creating a perfect ending to the day.
Our Tipi Tents provide everything you need for a relaxed holiday: two sleeping areas (a double bed and two mattresses), a fridge, a dish cabinet, and a clothing rack. Outside, you'll find a seating area with a parasol, a drying rack, and a clothesline. Need bed linen? Simply book it as an add-on. For families who prefer not to stay in a tent, a Mobile Home is available next to the campsite. It accommodates four people, features two bedrooms, private bathroom facilities, a washing machine, a kitchen with a living area, and a covered terrace.
At Surflife, everything revolves around a passion for nature and adventure. Not a large, impersonal organization, but a close-knit team that loves sun, sea, and surf just as much as you do. Our founders and crew are on-site every day: surf coaches, chefs, and babysitters ensure your stay is unforgettable. We live for the great outdoors and are excited to share our passion with you!
Our surf lessons are led by our own locals, Thom and Thierry, who teach with love and patience year after year. Whether you’re standing on a board for the first time or have caught some waves already, they’ll ensure you’re always challenged at your level. At the end of the week, show off your skills during the Show-Off, where you can win cool prizes from O'Neill! Ready to shred?
In the heart of our camp, you'll find our bar and kitchen – the place where everyone comes together. Make new friends, catch up, or enjoy a drink after a day of surfing. Our half-board package includes a hearty breakfast and 5 delicious dinners per week. Don’t feel like packing lunch? Order a beach sandwich in the morning, and it will be delivered to the beach along with a drink. Don’t miss our popular pizza night – sign up separately to enjoy the best pizzas in Les Landes!
Camping Le Tatiou offers everything for a relaxing holiday. The sanitary block, located right next to the campsite, is spacious and equipped with large shower cabins, new toilets, and a dishwashing area. For leisure, there are two playgrounds, a pétanque court, a multi-sports field, and a tennis court. The swimming pool provides refreshing relief on warm days. In the surrounding area, you can enjoy mini-golf, paintball, climbing in the adventure park, and beautiful walks through the forests of Les Landes, with lakes and idyllic spots within walking distance!
Friends, Solo, Family
"We had a wonderful week! The children had a great time. Very nice crew. And everything was perfectly arranged. We had no surfing experience, so we learned a lot! (probably see you next year!)"
- Johan
"What a great place to have a holiday. Staff are really friendly and we had a great stay at the camp."
- Quentin
"Had a super nice week. Plenty of entertainment for the children. For us as parents it is a real holiday because there is breakfast and dinner every day. Healthy tasty meals after a day of surfing. Nice staff and the surf teachers are great fun with the kids! Highly recommended for anyone looking for an active holiday!"
- Ilona
The special thing about Surflife is that our team comes back every year to work together to put down a great holiday for our guests. Our permanent team consists of owners Tom and Evy with their son Skip (10) and dachshund Cola-Pinto. Other regulars are Wouter, Thom and Thierry, Lisa and Kalusha with their 2 sons River (5), Reef (2) and dog Georgie, you'll find this team on the camp each summer!
For more than 30 years, this camp veteran has been a familiar face at surf camp, still as enthusiastic as in the early years. These days, he shares his passion for camp life with his partner Evy and son Skip. And whenever he gets the chance, he still likes to float in the ocean. Always ready to give you some surfing tips!
If you've been in touch with Surflife, chances are you've already emailed, texted or spoken to her. For 11 years, she has been an indispensable force within SURFLIFE. She carefully arranges bookings and makes sure everything runs smoothly in the summer. Together with her husband Kalusha and their two children, River and Reef, she spends the entire season in Bias, where she not only works but also enjoys surfing, the beach.
Wouter is our surf photographer and a real jack-of-all-trades! Active in the field for more than 12 years, he knows the surf scene like the back of his hand. Besides his talent behind the camera, he doesn't turn his hand to a good meal in the kitchen when needed. Moreover, Wouter is a born manager and a full-time talker-always energetic and full of stories. An indispensable force in our team!
We can imagine you still have questions left about your surfing adventure. Please look into our frequently asked questions or contact us.
We have a cooking team on site that provides an extensive breakfast and dinner almost every day. From the day after arrival until the day of departure, they provide breakfast including coffee, tea and fruit juice. Dinner is provided in Bias-Mimizan on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Absolutely, please indicate this in the booking or send us an email with your wishes or requirements. Do you really need specific ingredients? Then it is advisable to take this with you and hand it over to our chef. Not everything is always available in the local supermarkets.
You can also book meals (breakfast and dinner) on site on your arrival day. This is also possible in consultation for just 1 day.
Of course you can also cook yourself. You don't have to carry your own pots and pans, they are available on site and you can borrow them to prepare your own meal.
But you can also go out for dinner every evening in the many restaurants (ask the crew for tips!)
There is a small camping shop and in the village you will find an E'Leclerc for daily shopping. (within 10 minutes you will also find the big E'Leclerc where they sell absolutely everything!)
Unfortunately you cannot cook in your own tent, but there is a communal area where there are a number of gas burners, pots and pans that you can use.
No. The only way to book your holiday is through our website. Every traveler has a personal account, the details of which are automatically included in the booking. Are you unable to book through the website? Send an email to lisa@surflife.nl or call +31 6 29337977 and we will see together what goes wrong!
Check your junk mail! It often happens that spam filters consider our emails as advertising or spam.
The confirmation emails will be sent to the email address you booked with.
Still not? Then it is best to send an email to info@surflife.eu
We offer fun activities at our destinations. You can book this with the crew on site. The prices and descriptions of the activities on our website are subject to change. Prices may differ locally. Activities may also sometimes deviate from the description. This may be due to a changed local situation. Please note that if there is too little interest in an activity, it will not be organized.
Participation in excursions is on a voluntary basis and always at the risk of the participants.
iDeal is the fastest and easiest payment method. No additional costs will be charged for this.
After confirming your booking, you will receive your confirmation by email. You can then choose to pay via iDeal.
If you pay via iDeal, the payment will be processed directly into our system.
Internet banking
You can transfer your payment to us via internet banking. For this you can use the following information.
IBAN: NL72INGB0006663982
BIC: INGBNL2U
It is important that you state your reservation number in the description.
Due to differences in banks, the payment may not be immediately visible to us. This can sometimes take a number of days. It is important to take this into account.
If you have booked a last minute holiday, we recommend paying via iDeal. Will I receive a proof of payment or a voucher?
No, we do not send anything by post. After your online booking you will receive an email with your confirmation and payment details. We check all bookings six weeks before departure. If we have not yet received your total travel amount, you will receive a reminder email from us. Once we have received everything correctly, you will receive the latest travel information you need before departure a few weeks before departure.
You can use the following information if you want to transfer a payment to us:
ING Bank in Amsterdam
IBAN: NL72INGB0006663982
BIC: INGBNL2A
It is important that you state your reservation number when making the transfer
As soon as you have received confirmation from us, you must make a down payment of 30% of the total travel sum within 8 days. The remaining travel sum must then be received by us no later than 6 weeks before departure. You will not receive a new invoice for this.
If you book a holiday within 6 weeks before departure, it is necessary that you transfer the entire payment to us immediately.
After booking, the main booker will receive the invoice by email. Payment terms are stated on this invoice.
This is no problem. You can transfer the entire payment to us via IDEAL or bank transfer. It is important that you state your booking number when making the payment
For most changes you can send an email up to 1 week before departure. You will receive an adjusted invoice by email within a few hours as confirmation.
Please note that you may be charged a fee for the change. For more information about this, the main booker can send an email. Of course, the main booker can also contact us by telephone on 085-0031234
It is often possible to book one or more people. If your accommodation is suitable for 1 or more additional persons, we will calculate the travel price for you. The person who is booked additionally will receive the new travel price. Those already booked will keep the old travel price. This will not change.
If you want to book an additional person, the main booker can send an email. Of course, the main booker can also contact us by telephone on 085-0031234.
You can decide this on site, but we cannot guarantee anything.
There is a good chance that the camp will be full for the following week, if you book in advance you will not run any risk!
If you cancel your holiday, we will charge the cancellation costs according to our terms and conditions. A cancellation is therefore not free of charge. The main booker is the only one who can report a cancellation.
Cancel the entire booking outside 7 days before departure:
Please inform us of your cancellation by email, preferably with a reason. You will receive the cancellation invoice by email within a few days after the cancellation. If you have already paid but you still receive money back from us, please mention your account number in the cancellation email and we will ensure that it is refunded as quickly as possible.
Cancel the entire booking within 7 days before departure:
If you are leaving within 7 days, you can cancel the booking by e-mail, but also call us on 085-0031234!
It happens that the entire booking does not have to be canceled, but only for 1 or more people. The other people will then go on holiday. You can then make a partial cancellation by sending us an email with the information. Your cancellation will be processed as soon as possible. Only the main booker can communicate the cancellation.
The canceled person pays the cancellation costs according to our terms and conditions.
If people are canceled and the entire travel sum has already been paid, the excess amount paid will be transferred to the main booker. The main booker can then transfer the money to the canceled persons. SURFLIFE.EU is not responsible or liable for the settlement of costs between participants.
We charge costs according to our conditions:
If an agreement is canceled, the traveler is liable to pay the following cancellation costs in addition to any reservation costs owed:
In addition to canceling, you also have the following options:
Letting someone else go instead of you:
The main booker can let someone else go in your place. Up to 1 week before departure, the main booker can change the name by email without extra costs.
Within 1 week before departure, it is only possible to report changes by telephone.
Rebooking the holiday:
The main booker can rebook the holiday up to 6 weeks before departure. We do not charge any additional change costs for this. Please note that if the travel price is higher, it will be charged to you.
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to rebook the holiday within 6 weeks before departure.
If you want to rebook your holiday, you can send us an email. Of course you can also contact us by phone on 085-0031234.
You can enter the tent from 2:00 PM, if you arrive earlier you can leave your belongings with us and take a look around the campsite or the beach.
We kindly ask all our guests to leave the accommodation on Saturday morning at 11.30 am.
Our own crew is present at all destinations. They are ready for you during your holiday. They welcome you upon arrival at your destination, visit the accommodations and organize fun activities.
During the welcome meeting on Saturday you will receive more information from the crew about the activities offered and all kinds of useful facts and tips about your destination.
If you have any questions or comments during your holiday, you can always speak to the crew about them. In addition, they are available 24 hours a day for emergencies.
The beach is a 10-15 minute drive from the campsite.
WiFi is available throughout the campsite for a fee (via credit card). Don't forget that roaming costs will also expire from 2017, so you will no longer pay extra costs to surf on 4G abroad!
The beach is a 10-15 minute drive from the campsite.
WIFI is available throughout the campsite for a fee (via credit card). Don't forget that roaming costs will also expire from 2017, so you will no longer pay extra costs to surf on 4G abroad!
No, unfortunately this is not possible! However, there are plenty of ATMs in the village, within a 5-minute walk.
You can reserve additional options such as food and surfing lessons directly when booking. So you don't have to take cash with you for this. Only the deposit for the tent (€ 100 per tent) will be requested at check-in on Saturday.
Our comfortable Medium tipi tent (5/6 m diameter) is equipped with a double bed and 2/3 thick inflatable mattresses for the kids. The tent is further equipped with, among other things, a mini refrigerator, camping cupboard, lighting, dustpan, cool box with plates, cups and cutlery. In addition, each tent has its own chairs, shade cloth or parasol and carpet.
NB! Bring your own linen (duvets 240*220 and 150*200 & mattress 140*200 and 80*200) and towels!
No, we have already set up the tents for you. Everyone stays in tepee tents, unfortunately there is no extra space for your own tents! You can rent an extra 2-person bungalow tent from us, which will be ready for you upon arrival (including mats and duvets!) And believe us, our tents are really chill and that saves you a lot of hassle and stress when setting up!
Yes, there is a swimming pool. Men are required to wear tight swimming trunks. Unfortunately, loose swimming trunks, board shorts or underpants are not allowed.
The minimum age is 6 years, a swim certificate is required.
The class schedule is made on Saturdays, if possible you can indicate a preference to take the classes as a family or parents and kids separately.
No, you can choose your surf package yourself when booking. You pay the standard price for the accommodation. The lessons (and equipment rental) are therefore optional and not mandatory.
The lesson package consists of an extensive theory lesson on Sunday morning, prior to which we will also provide a material/safety explanation. Depending on your choice, you will then receive 2 x 1.5 hours or 4 x 1.5 hours lessons, and on Friday we conclude with a contest with a chance to win goodies from O'Neill and Surflife.nl that you can take home. The lessons are given in small groups, alternating practice and theory. Our certified surf instructors teach you everything about surfing itself, of course, but also about safety, the ocean, equipment, etc.
The surfing lesson lasts a total of 1.5 hours, including a warm-up and repetition of theory.
Our surf equipment tent opens every morning after breakfast around 10:30 am and closes in the evening around 7 pm. If you want to surf before or after, that is also possible, but you must make arrangements with our team on site.
Morning and evening supervised sessions will be provided. Since the waves are usually best in the morning, our crew always gets up early, usually at first light. So you can always join crew members for a morning session!
Do you have your own wetsuit? Then you can definitely take this with you. We have plenty of wetsuits in all sizes and suits for kids with long sleeves for extra protection.
Certainly not! Our goal is to introduce people to surfing! It is estimated that half of the people who travel have never seen a surfboard up close... That is why we teach at our camps at different levels: beginner to advanced. Boards, wetsuits and lycras are provided!
All our destinations are suitable for surfers of all levels. So whether you're a total beginner or you've been in the water for 10 years, it's all good. You can choose from different sizes of boards or bring your own board. For advanced surfers we have special level 2 coaches who are happy to help you!
At our surf camp you can participate in the activities organized by Surflife without obligation. For some activities we ask for a small contribution, which you can pay in cash at the end of the week.
Camping Le Tatiou
1791 Rte de Lespecier
40170 Bias-Mimizan
France
If you want to send a card or write a letter to friends or family at our camp, please include the guest's full name and week number, which will make it easier for us to deliver the letter to the right person. Don't forget to include your own details on the back of the letter.
You can enter the tent from 1:00 PM, if you arrive earlier you can leave your belongings with us and take a look around the campsite or the beach.
There is free parking at the campsite, but make sure you remove your valuables from the car!
I'm going on holiday, should I take out travel insurance or not? Is such insurance really necessary?
If you want to know whether travel insurance is useful for you, do the travel insurance check.
Use our questionnaire to determine whether or not you need travel insurance and read the questions below:
If you have ever answered 'No' to one of the above questions, it is wise to take out travel insurance.
Travel insurance is an insurance policy that offers a number of guarantees against unforeseen circumstances and problems during your trip or holiday. Travel insurance generally provides coverage for a number of important components:
There are a number of reasons why it is wise to take out short-term travel insurance. The most important ones are a carefree holiday, assistance in the event of unexpected events and the prevention of high costs.
A number of practical examples:
For costs and conditions check here!
For costs and conditions check here!
Travel insurance can be purchased up to 1 day before departure.
Cancellation insurance can only be added up to 7 days after the booking date.
You can arrange this yourself directly via this link!
E-mail: info@surflife.eu
Call us between 10am - 8pm:
+31 (0) 85 003 1234
WhatsApp:
+31 (0) 6 2933 7977
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