19-23 Mar 2027
Holi Surf Camp
5 days / 4 nights · max 14 people · from ₹20,000 plus GST.
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Three ways to sleep.
One price per room, per person, for the whole 5 days / 4 nights. A 50% deposit confirms your slot; the balance is paid on arrival.
Private Room (solo)
Per person
₹35,000
50% deposit: ₹17,500
Shared Private Room
Per person
₹25,000
50% deposit: ₹12,500
Dorm Bed
Per person
₹20,000
50% deposit: ₹10,000
Refer a friend and you both get 10% off. It is the only discount on a camp. Prices exclude GST, which is added at the applicable rate.
Late March at Edava
Hot afternoons, early mornings, fewer people.
By late March the peak crowds have gone and the days are getting properly hot. On the India Meteorological Department's long-term averages for Thiruvananthapuram, March highs sit around 33°C, nights stay at 24 or 25°C, and late-afternoon humidity is up from February's low 60s. Mornings are damper still: the same averages put the 8:30am reading at about 78 to 81% from December to May. Rain is still light, under 50 mm for the month.
The sea is usually still in good shape for learning, but the wind is turning. Surf-Forecast's long-term record has March clean 32% of the time and blown out 37%, and onshore wind (36%) edges past offshore (33%) for the first time since October. Kerala Tourism says early mornings are usually best, when the wind is lighter, which makes the 7am start on each surf day count.
The water is warmer than on any other camp, averaging 29.5°C, and the pool is part of the week: Day 3's paddling practice falls on Sunday 21 March at 5pm.
Holi is a busy long weekend for domestic travel. After these dates the surf season has one month left: Kerala Tourism puts its end at April.
Our advice for March is to surf early, rest through the afternoon heat and come back out for the sunset. Pack the lightest clothes you own, a hat, extra sunscreen and electrolytes, and drink more water than you think you need. The afternoon heat is serious.
A fifth night after the closing barbecue, on Tuesday 23 March, is added at the room rate, which holds steady at the house from January to the end of April.
What you get. What you don't.
Included
- Four two-hour surf sessions, one every morning from Day 2 (7 to 9am)
- Breakfast every day
- Dinner every night, from the welcome dinner to the closing barbecue
- Ice bath (3x)
- Yoga (3x)
- Video analysis with one-to-one feedback (2x)
- Classroom surf theory
- Paddling practice in the pool (once it opens in November)
- Opening circle to meet the group
- Surf transport to the beach
Not included
- Lunch
- Flights & transfer to Varkala
- Airport pick up / drop off
- Scooters to explore
- A fifth night after the camp (added at the room rate)
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Drinks and snacks outside camp meals
- Laundry
We're happy to help organise any of the above, just ask.
The week
Four mornings in the water.
The camp covers four nights. Plenty of people stay on after the closing barbecue: a fifth night can be added at the room rate for those dates.
Day 1
Arrival & welcome
Check in from 5:30pm, an opening circle to meet the group at 6:30, and the welcome dinner at 7:30.
Day 2
Introduction
Two-hour surf at 7am. Ice bath at 11am. Classroom theory at 3:30pm, then yoga at 5pm to stretch for the days ahead. Dinner together.
Day 3
Good habits
Surf at 7am. Ice bath at 11am. Paddling practice in the pool at 5pm (from November). Dinner.
Day 4
Consistency
Surf at 7am. Ice bath at 11am. Video analysis and one-to-one feedback at 3:30pm, then yoga at 5pm. Dinner.
Day 5
Last waves
A last surf at 7am. Video feedback at 3pm, a final yoga session at 5pm, and the closing barbecue.
Booking
Four steps. No card needed.
- 01Fill in the form. Name, email, camp and room preference.
- 02We send you the GPay/UPI details on WhatsApp. Pay the 50% deposit and send the screenshot with your full name and camp date.
- 03We confirm your slot and email the full details, schedule and what to bring.
- 04The remaining 50% is paid on arrival.
A camp needs 5 sign-ups to run and caps at 14. If we can't run it, your deposit comes straight back.
Holi Surf Camp
19-23 Mar 2027
Prices exclude GST, which is added at the applicable rate.
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Last of six
A Holi surf camp in Varkala, last on the list.
Holi Surf Camp runs from Friday 19 to Tuesday 23 March 2027. It is the latest of the six dates, so if the rest of the list has slipped past you, this is where it ends.
The name does not come with a festival programme. The week is the same as the other dates, surf every morning, three ice baths, yoga and a closing barbecue, and we would rather say so than promise you colour.
Every surf morning
Surf first, breakfast after.
On every surf morning the order holds: two hours in the water from 7am, then breakfast at the house.
Three late mornings bring an ice bath and three evenings bring yoga, so the week has a rhythm without feeling like a timetable.
Numbers
Holi needs five people to run.
Fourteen is the most a camp takes.
If the Holi surf camp in Varkala does not reach five, the week is cancelled and deposits go straight back.
It is ₹20,000 for a dorm bed, ₹25,000 for a shared private room and ₹35,000 for the private room to yourself, which makes March the joint cheapest camp of the season alongside October.
