Between the bay of Taghazout and Tamraght there are around thirty camps along fifteen kilometres. The sales pages look the same: a terrace, a sunset, boards lined up. The difference between two camps is on none of those photographs.
The one criterion that really sorts: where they take you
A camp does not sell a bed, it sells access to waves. So the question is: which break, for which level, in which conditions?
A camp that takes everybody to the same place every day has a problem. The breaks around Taghazout are not aimed at the same people:
| Spot | Level | Bottom | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Point | advanced to expert | point | mid |
| Boilers | intermediate to advanced | reef | mid |
| Banana Beach | beginner to intermediate | sand | low |
| La Baie (Imsouane) | beginner to advanced | point | any |
A good camp reads the swell in the morning and splits its groups. A bad camp has a minibus and a timetable.
Ask where they went over the last seven days. A camp that can answer tells you everything about how it works.
What the price means, and what it does not
The entry rates observed run from 38 to 45 € a night across the documented camps. Over a week, the gap between the cheapest and the dearest is less than a baggage supplement. That is not where the quality of your week is decided.
What the price covers varies far more than the price itself: number of coached sessions, equipment included or not, transfers, meals. Compare whole weeks, never nights.
The questions that sort in three minutes
- How many students per instructor? Six is a reasonable ceiling. Ten is a queue.
- Is equipment included, and which? A softboard to start, a proper board once you progress. A camp with one type of board does not follow a progression.
- Are there free sessions? A fully coached week suits a beginner and frustrates everybody else.
- What happens when it is too big? The right answer is a named fallback break.
What means nothing
Yoga, the pool and the view predict nothing about the surfing. They are real comforts, and they belong after the four questions above, not before.
Frequently asked
How far ahead should I book?
For December and January, well ahead: those are the full months. For October and March, April or May, a few weeks is enough.
Camp in Taghazout or Tamraght?
Taghazout has the village life and the shops. Tamraght is quieter and puts beginners on the beach. Five minutes separate them.
Can a camp take different levels in one group?
It can, and it is almost always at the expense of one of them. If two of you are travelling with levels far apart, check there are two groups.
The documented camps are listed from the Taghazout guide.
