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Set right on the beach, Pato offers inexpensive and quality board rental, and beginner surf
instruction. Pay for a lesson and get free board rental for five days! Also on offer: stand-up
paddle-board rental and lessons; kayak rental and tours; and snorkel gear. Plus, massage
on the beach and occasional beach yoga. What else do you want?
C&C Surf School
SURFING
( 5006-0369;
www.cncsurfsamara.webs.com
;
board rentals per day US$16, lessons semiprivate/
private US$30/40; 8am-8pm)
A great choice, offering private and semi-private lessons. The school donates 10% from
every surf lesson to a local children's school and a turtle conservation project. C&C also
organizes surf tours up and down the peninsula.
Wing Nuts
CANOPY TOUR
( 2656-0153;
www.wingnutscanopy.com
; adult/child US$60/40; tours 8am, 9am, noon & 1pm)
One entrepreneurial family found a way to preserve their beautiful, wild patch of dry trop-
ical forest: by setting up a small-scale canopy tour. Family-owned and professionally run,
this 10-platform operation is unique for its personal approach, as groups max out at 10
people. The price includes transportation from your hotel in Sámara.
Flying Crocodile
SCENIC FLIGHTS
( 2656-8048;
www.flying-crocodile.com
; flights 20/30/60min US$110/150/230, lessons per hour
US$230)
About 6km north of Sámara in Playa Buenavista, the Flying Crocodile offers ultralight
flights and lessons.
Courses
Centro de Idiomas Intercultura
LANGUAGE COURSE
( 2656-0127, 2260-8480;
www.samaralanguageschool.com
; courses per week with/without
homestay US$483/315)
