Stories, surf tips, and travel inspiration from Dominical
Our oldest first-time surfer was 82. He’d never touched a board. He came to Kalon Surf, spent a week with our coaches, and did…
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You’ve probably had this experience: you take a long weekend somewhere nice, you start to unwind by Saturday evening, and then it’s Sunday and…
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By Kjeld Schigt, Founder of Kalon Surf Starting around 2004, my brother and I made a deal: every year, we’d go somewhere together to…
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It is always difficult to figure out what kind of board you should buy. We always advise our guests on which board should be…
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Costa Rica sits below the hurricane belt and has almost never taken a direct hit in recorded history. Here is the geography behind why…
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The word “exclusive” gets used loosely in travel. Usually it just means expensive. At Kalon, it means something more specific: never more than 20…
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Most of our guests arrive with full inboxes, busy calendars, and a week’s worth of “just in case” anxiety about being unreachable. By Wednesday…
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We see it every week. Someone arrives at Kalon who has wanted to try surfing for years. They’re excited — genuinely excited — and…
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If you read enough Kalon Surf reviews on TripAdvisor or Google, you’ll notice something unusual. Guests don’t just say it was relaxing. They say…
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When people think of wellness retreats, they picture yoga mats, meditation cushions, and green smoothies. But what if the most transformative wellness experience doesn’t…
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We’ve all seen the “executive burnout” trope: a stressed-out leader trades their suit for a surfboard and suddenly finds clarity on a beach somewhere.…
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One of the things guests tell us they didn’t expect is the food. They expect the surfing to be great — that’s why they…
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