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Avilés · Language · 8–17 yrs
Typically open in July — 2027 dates coming soon
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Ages14–17 yrs
FocusSpanish
LevelAll levels
Language lessonsSpanish
Lenguaventura Camps Tarifa, Spain runs this residential language camp in Tarifa, Spain. The camp welcomes children aged 14–17, with sports, adventure, and water activities on the programme. Typically open July — new dates coming soon. Sessions last 1–4 weeks. Activities run in Spanish.
Residential Spanish camp in Tarifa, Spain
Lenguaventura Camps offer a carefully designed summer experience in Tarifa, southern Spain, for teenagers aged 14–17. Created specifically for this age group, the camp combines language learning, watersports, and outdoor activities within a safe and supportive environment. What sets Lenguaventura apart is its focus on simplicity, authenticity, and outdoor living. Daily life is centered around nature, the sea, and shared real-life experiences. The atmosphere is calm and well structured, following a clear rhythm that gives teenagers enough space to enjoy activities and free time naturally. A key distinction of the camp is the freedom of choice built into each day. Teenagers select both their morning activities and their afternoon watersport sessions, allowing them to shape their own experience while remaining within a clear and supervised framework. Watersport programs are adapted to all levels, from complete beginners to advanced participants, ensuring progression, safety, and appropriate challenge. Alongside active programs, equal importance is given to unstructured time. Each day includes generous moments to rest, reflect, and simply enjoy being at camp - whether strolling through Tarifa's cobblestone streets, discovering small local shops, or sharing a pause together between activities. This unhurried downtime is an essential part of the experience and contributes to the camp’s overall quality and wellbeing. Language learning at Lenguaventura takes place beyond the classroom. English and Spanish are practiced naturally through daily interactions, shared activities, excursions, and group life. This real-life immersion helps students communicate with ease and use language confidently in meaningful, everyday situations. Lenguaventura Camps welcome teenagers from all over the world, creating an international and bilingual atmosphere where diversity is valued and friendships develop naturally. As a result, teenagers feel comfortable being themselves while learning to live, communicate, and collaborate with others in an international setting. Through its calm location, experienced team, and thoughtful structure, Lenguaventura Camps offer a summer experience that develops practical language skills and allows teenagers to discover or deepen their engagement with watersports through regular, well-supported practice. This is combined with a strong sense of ease, giving parents confidence that safety, wellbeing, and guidance remain central at all times.
What's Included
Accommodation in shared rooms at the school residence in the centre of Tarifa, with linens provided
Full board — three meals and a snack each day, plus a packed lunch of healthy food on full-day excursions unless a lunch stop is included in the trip
12 hours per week of the chosen morning program (Spanish or English course, Active Start or Creative Sparks), with a written evaluation report for stays of two weeks or longer
12 hours per week of the booked water sport activity (kitesurf, windsurf or wingfoil)
All water sport equipment, including kite, board, helmet, harness, wetsuit and life jacket
Counselor and tutor assistance throughout the stay
Night monitor on duty
Cultural, recreational and sports activities
Full-day excursions with private transportation for all activities, admissions included
Laundry collected twice a week
WiFi at the residence
Airport and train station transfers on the scheduled Sunday arrival and departure days from and to Málaga Airport, Málaga train station or Gibraltar Airport, within the stated time window
Indemnity and accident insurance
Not provided
Flight ticket · Towels for the shower and the beach (each camper brings their own) · Transfers outside the included Sunday time window, on other dates, or from other airports
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Special focus
Spanish · Languages
The week at Tarifa follows a rhythm that teenagers settle into within a day or two. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are split in two: mornings are for the programme each camper chooses when booking, either Spanish or English classes from beginner to advanced, the sport-and-wellbeing Active Start block, or the Creative Sparks arts and innovation workshops, twelve hours a week in total. Afternoons belong to the sea, with three-hour kitesurf, windsurf or wingfoil sessions at the beach, also twelve hours a week, in small groups formed by ability rather than age. Wednesdays and Saturdays replace that pattern with full-day excursions, and Sundays are deliberately slower, with group sports, workshops and beach time. Free time between roughly 7 and 9 in the evening leads into dinner and organised evening activities and soirées, all inside a 1:10 supervision ratio with a night monitor on duty. What gives the camp its character is this combination of genuine sporting progression on one of Europe's best wind spots with a small, family-run international group where Spanish and English are simply the languages everyone shares.
Levels welcomeA1 — BeginnerA2 — ElementaryB1 — IntermediateB2 — Upper intermediateC1 — AdvancedC2 — Proficient
Other included activities
Videos
Excursions & trips
Included in the programme
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Full-day trip to Cádiz
Full-day trip to Gibraltar
Beach and nature day in Bolonia
Paddleboarding and kayaking outing
Adventure park day with climbing and zip-lining
Full-day trip to Cádiz
Full-day trip to Gibraltar
Beach and nature day in Bolonia
Reviews
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Family from Spain, girl 16 years old
Muchísimas gracias por todo. Nuestra hija se lo ha pasado fenomenal. Todo muy bien organizado y se ha divertido mucho. Muchas gracias. De verdad!
Feb 2026
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Family from USA, boy 16 years old
Our son loved his time at the program! He is sharing so many stories. He may come back next year.
Feb 2026
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Family from UK, girl 16 years old
I just wanted to email to say thank you from our daughter for a great week. She thoroughly enjoyed her time on the camp, and especially loved learning kite surf! She has returned with a much better grasp of conversational Spanish too. The camp leaders were fantastic at making sure that she could rest when needed; and this was much appreciated as it meant that she could manage the entire week and make the most of all the activities on offer. Thank you for looking after her so well and I will definitely be recommending the camp to others.
Feb 2026
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Family from Italy, boy 14 years old
This camp was one of the most unforgettable holiday my son has ever done! The location is wonderful. Tarifa is a nice village perfect for windsports lovers, not too big so that they can go around by themselves and fell free and independent. The team of Lenguaventura is a great team, available, kind and ready to enjoy. Our son really appreciated the relationships established with all of them as well as with the instructors of the windsurf school. Moreover I was very happy because he was surrounded by boys and girls from all over the world and when he was back home he was speaking so many languages and happy for all the friends he had known. I recommend the camp with Lenguaventura because it is a great experience that enriched the children, made them independent and responsible in an atmosphere of great fun, sport and culture.
Feb 2026
Safety & Supervision
First-aid trained staff
For minor health issues or injuries, first aid kits are available on site, and a trained group leader is always present to provide initial assistance. A public health center is located close to the accommodation for emergency situations, and larger hospitals are within approximately 20 km driving distance. In addition, Lenguaventura maintains contact with a private doctor who can provide prompt medical assistance if required. Further details regarding medical treatment and insurance coverage are available on our website under “General Conditions,” paragraph eight.
Meals
lunch
Lunch is taken at midday between the morning program and the afternoon at the beach; on excursion days it becomes a packed lunch or a planned lunch stop.
dinner
Dinner is served after the free-time period and leads into the organised evening activities.
snacks
A daily snack is part of the full-board arrangement.
Campers are on full board, with three meals and a snack every day served in the residence's own dining room, where a professional kitchen team prepares the food fresh on site. On full-day excursion days the kitchen packs a healthy lunch to take along, unless the outing already includes a lunch stop. Special dietary needs can be accommodated when the camp is told in advance.
Screen time policy
Lenguaventura follows a balanced mobile phone policy. The camp is not anti-phone, but encourages a pro-life, pro-presence approach, promoting real social interaction and engagement in camp life. Participants are allowed to keep their mobile phones during certain hours of the day; however, phones are placed in a secure “black box” during meals, language lessons, water sports activities, and evening activities. During free time, students are encouraged to limit phone use and to engage in shared activities, such as playing sports, games, reading, or spending time in group conversations, to encourage meaningful peer engagement and contribute to a positive and happy camp environment focused on new friendships and togetherness.
Accommodation & campus
Where your child sleeps
Per bedroom
3 campers
Bedrooms
Shared bedrooms
Bathrooms
Bathrooms shared between rooms
Lenguaventura Camps are hosted in a residential school located in the center of Tarifa, within walking distance of the beach and the historic old town. The accommodation is used exclusively by Lenguaventura campers and staff, providing a secure and supervised environment. The campus is closed during nighttime hours, ensuring a safe and contained setting in the heart of the town. Accommodation is organized with separate floors for girls and boys. Rooms are shared by 2 to a maximum of 3 students, with sanitary facilities available on each floor. The residence follows a standard youth hostel–style layout, well suited for summer camps, with all essential amenities available on site.
Campus facilities
Dining Room
Classrooms
Soccer Court
Laundry
Games Room
Basketball Court
Theater
Location & getting there
Escuela Hogar, Residencia Guzman El Bueno, Padre Font s/n, 11380 Tarifa
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Getting your child there
Airport
IncludedMálaga
Pickup service · Lenguaventura organizes airport and train station transfers from and to Málaga Airport and Málaga train station. Transfers are included in the program fee for arrivals and departures on Sundays between 10 am and 6 pm.Transfers from and to Gibraltar Airport are free of charge on Sundays, regardless of arrival or departure time.Additional Transfer FeesArrivals or departures at Málaga Airport or Málaga train station on Sundays before 10 am or after 6 pm, as well as transfers on days other than Sunday, can be arranged for an additional fee of €190 per transfer. The same fee applies to transfers from or to Jerez de la Frontera Airport and Seville Airport.Transfers from and to Gibraltar Airport on days other than Sunday are available for an additional fee of €60 per transfer.
By car
Escuela Hogar, Residencia Guzman El Bueno, Padre Font s/n, 11380 Tarifa
Families driving their child to camp deliver them to the school residence in the heart of Tarifa, at Escuela Hogar, Residencia Guzmán El Bueno, Calle Padre Font s/n, 11380 Tarifa, a short walk from the historic centre and the beaches. Arrivals and departures follow the camp's Sunday changeover, and the on-site office is staffed to welcome you, hand over information and take passports, money or other valuables into secure storage.
Airport
IncludedGibraltar
Pickup service · Gibraltar is the closest airport to Tarifa and often the simplest route. Staff meet participants at the airport, and transfers from and to Gibraltar on Sundays are free of charge whatever time the flight lands or leaves. On days other than Sunday a Gibraltar transfer can be arranged for an additional €60 per transfer, so flight details should be shared with the office in advance for confirmation.
Train station
IncludedMálaga train station
Pickup service · Teens travelling by train are met by camp staff at Málaga train station and driven to the residence in Tarifa. As at the airport, transfers arriving or departing between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm on the scheduled Sundays are included in the program fee, while other times or other days are possible for an additional €190 per transfer. Train times need to be confirmed with the office after registration.
Airport
€190 · optionalJerez de la Frontera
Pickup service · Jerez de la Frontera is an alternative arrival airport that the camp can cover on request. A private transfer to or from the residence in Tarifa is arranged for an additional €190 per transfer, and it must be booked with the office in advance so a driver can be scheduled to meet your child on arrival.
Airport
€190 · optionalSeville
Pickup service · Seville can also be used as an arrival airport when flight options suit families better. The camp arranges a private transfer to and from Tarifa for an additional €190 per transfer, booked ahead with the office so that a driver meets your child at the terminal and brings them straight to the residence.
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Since 2003
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