Costa Rica & Travel Tips
Is June a Good Time to Visit Costa Rica?
June is one of the best-kept secrets in Costa Rica travel. While most people assume it’s “rainy season,” June is actually the start of…
Read article →
From Our Luxury Surf Camp in Costa Rica
Stories, surf tips, and travel inspiration from Dominical
Friends of Kalon
Learning to Surf at 40, 50, or 60+: Why It’s Never Too Late
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…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
How a Restless Traveler Built the Surf Retreat He Could Never Find
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…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
Why Kalon is a Dream Destination for Digital Nomads Who Surf
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…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
What You Actually Take Home From a Luxury Surf Retreat in Costa Rica
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…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
Why High-Performers Are Trading the Boardroom for “Board Analysis”
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.…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
Is Kalon Surf Right for You? What to Expect (And Who It’s For)
We get a lot of inquiries from people who want to know what a week at Kalon actually looks like before they commit. That’s…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
Solo Travel, Elevated: Why Going to a Surf Retreat Alone Could Be the Best Gift You Give Yourself
More than 60% of our guests come to Kalon Surf alone. That surprises people when they hear it. A luxury all-inclusive surf resort where…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
Luxury Meets Adventure: Why Travelers Are Choosing Costa Rica
Costa Rica has a way of surprising people. You come expecting beautiful beaches — and you get that. But you also get jungle-covered mountains…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
Surfing & Mindfulness: Why the Ocean Is the Best Reset for Busy People
Our guests run companies, lead teams, and live by their calendars. They arrive at Kalon exhausted, phones glued to their hands, running through tomorrow’s…
Read article →
Boards & Tech
The Beginner’s Guide to Surfing in Costa Rica
Surfing looks relaxed from the beach. Someone glides across a wave, steps off, paddles back out. It seems effortless. It’s not. Surfing is an…
Read article →
Experience Costa Rica
How to Prepare Your Body for a Surf Trip
We get this question a lot: “What should I do to prepare for my week at Kalon?” People assume the answer is strength training…
Read article →