Transfer service from Alicante airport, bus station or train station from 8:00 to 22:00 is included in the Water Sport Camp Price. A representative of Zador Spanish school will pick participants up at Alicante airport and bring them directly to the host family accommodation. Since Alicante airport is small, you will quickly see a person from ZadorSpain with your name that will be waiting for you when you exit the terminal.

From 22:00 to 8:00 or from other airports like Murcia or Valencia there is an extra cost.

If you want to come with your children or organise the trip own your own, the easiest way is to arrive to Alicante airport (El Altet). It is located only a short distance from the city centre and it takes about 20 min. by car. There are international and domestic flights that connect Alicante to the main European and Spanish cities like .Madrid or Barcelona. There are buses every 40 minutes (from 7:00am to 11:00pm) from Alicante airport to the center of Alicante (Bus stop at the exit of the terminal; the bus goes till the Plaza del Mar – last stop).

If you arrive to Madrid or Barcelona another option is to take a train. You can check times, frequency and prices on www.renfe.es

In any case, please feel free to contact us.

For Spain, we can say that Alicante is a medium size city. It has around 320.000 inhabitants.

Alicante in Costa Blanca area enjoys over 2,800 hours of sunshine throughout the year, with an average annual temperature of about 19.3ºC, giving its microclimate ideal characteristics for living in Alicante and Costa Blanca region all year round.

The numerous clear, sunny days make the province of Alicante an excellent place for leisure and sailing or windsurfing holidays, because it is possible to enjoy the fresh air every day of the year.

The Alicante Weather is well known for a very mild climate amongst the cities at the Costa Blanca. Covered in the north by small hills and further north by rather high mountains (about 1600 m high), the area keeps the Alicante weather in a kind of microclimate. This limits the rain days per year to just about 20 per year. The average temperature even in winter time does not fall below 16° C.

Average Temperatures for Alicante			Average Temperature (sea water)
January	11ºC	51ºF	13º
February	12ºC	53ºF	12,6º
March	14ºC	57ºF	13,8º
April	16ºC	60ºF	14,5º
May	20ºC	68ºF	16,9º
June	23ºC	73ºF	20,8º
July	26ºC	78ºF	23,6º
August	27ºC	80ºF	24,6º
September	24ºC	75ºF	25,5º
October	21ºC	70ºF	18,6º
November	15ºC	59ºF	14,8º
December	12ºC	53ºF	14,4º

 

Water Sports Summer Camps are designed for teenagers from 14 to 17 years old (there is a special Water Sports camp for children from 8 to 13 years old) and parents are not encouraged to participate at these Summer camps. ZadorSpain also offers Spanish holiday language courses for adults, with special Sailing or Windsurfing Programs for them.

For parents who want to visit Alicante while their children are in the tennis summer camp, we can suggest different hotels and activities or we can arrange necessary lodging and activities for them to enjoy their stay. Please feel free to enquire for further information.

As in all cities, Alicante offers different possibility for visitors’ comfort: from hotels to rural houses, apartments… Alicante has a hotel trade of over 6,000 rooms located in the proximities of the city’s most interesting places and near the majority of the beaches. Moreover, in the last years, Alicante has emphasised higher quality tourism, and several superior quality establishments have opened in different areas of the city. In addition, there are small boarding houses and guesthouses, mainly located in the old town and in the centre of Alicante. There are many tourist apartments in San Juan beach and its neighbouring areas.

▪ Accommodation per category (approximate prices per double room): o
5 stars: between 200 and 300 euros o
4 stars: between 100 and 200 euros o
3 stars: between 70 and 130 euros o
2 stars or less: less than 60 euros.

Here you have a list of Hotels in Alicante.

Of course. There are many websites with information about Alicante, surrounding area, festivities and events in the city... Here you have some.

▪ Alicante Tourist Information:
http://www.alicanteturismo.com/index.asp?ididioma=2&idioma=en
▪ Valencia region
— Costa Blanca region
http://www.costablanca.org/home.aspx
▪ Spain Tourist Information:
www.spain.info
▪ Of course, you can visit ZadorSpain main Website, where you have information about our Spanish language schools, Spanish programs, information on Alicante and much more.:
www.zadorspain.com

There are some questions on the enrolment form about the Spanish language knowledge. With the answers we can get an idea about the Spanish language level.

The first day of the Water Sports Camps, participants have —on Monday afternoon— a written test and an interview. With this information we can place them in the apropriate Spanish group according to their Spanish language level.

If participant is beginner, he/she will have Spanish lessons the first day at 16:00.

There is a maximum of seven students per classroom.

Our Spanish lessons in mini groups will:
—allow you to get the most from our personalized teaching,
—facilitate active and dynamic participation in the lessons,
—maximize the use of classroom interaction techniques, thus facilitating your ability to speak Spanish fluently.

No, but do not worry if you are a beginner: it is a question of few days. It is a language immersion program and therefore you will surrounded by Spanish language everywhere.

Many of our students have no previous knowledge of Spanish. Our teachers have the training and the experience to teach beginners and the total immersion language system allows you to learn very quickly. We have a Spanish/English translator as part of our staff, who will be glad to help you communicate if you have any questions for the administration.

It is a good idea if you have your own pocket dictionary, some pencils, some pens and a note book.

The first day you will receive a file with the language teaching material or a book.

You are going to have a General Spanish course and depending on your levels you will learn vocabulary about different topics. Of course, you are going to learn many words about water sports, sailing and windsurfing, but for sure ate the Sea School and with your sailing or windsurfing instructors you will learn a lot of specific words about water sports activities..

Yes. You will recieve a Certificate of Attendence, with the number of Spanish langtuage lessons that you have attended and your Spanish level.

At the Spanish language school you have computers with Internet Access. If you bring your own computer, the school have WIFI access.

Yes. You can continue learning Spanish in our language school. If you want to practice other sports, in ZADOR Alicante there are different Sports Camps:Tennis Camp for Juniors.

 

Yes, all the tiket entrance or price for the activities are included in the Water Sports Camps Prices. However, if students want to drink or to eat something in the Sea School Cafe, in shops or..., students have to pay for them.

Yes, all the transports to go from the family to the Water Sports School and for the off-campus activities programmed are included in the Summer Camp price. In some cases transports are public and in other private transport.

Yes, there is always at least one group leader every ten students in the activities programmed.

Yes. Depending ont he excursion, for example in the excursion to Valencia, students receive a package lunch.