Tripadvisor Reviews

Great experience I loved the experience with Jané and her team, it is so wonderful to be able to support a female owned and operated business. The instructors are very supportive and teach you from the very basics so that you have a good foundation. Be warned that none of the instructors are particularly fluent in English but they get their point across. Watching the videos after class is a great way to see how you can improve. I wish I could have stayed longer to take more classes!

Amazing surf experience It’s amazing to see and experience how passionate meninas do mar are about surfing. it makes surfing a lot easier. we did progress day bay day thanks to the perfect teaching skills of all the teachers. we had loads of fun and it really felt like a family - we met amazing people we will never forget!

we highly recommend meninas do mar to everyone, no matter which level you are. it makes your life a lot better - happy surfing!

The best teachers!! I had tried surfing before with little success, so I had given up for a while. Someone encouraged me to try again with Jane and her team at Meninas do mar. It was amazing! I was getting up on my first day and quickly became a surf addict. She and Zuceto are really professional teachers. They make sure they take you to the right beach with good conditions and ensure that everyone feels comfortable. The video session that they provide after is really helpful to start to make improvements. She also provides you with a rash guard, so you don't need to bring your own. I thought I was going to do the 3 day package and now I am on day 10!!! It's a great way to meet other people in town. She even made a big group dinner for us one night. Thank you Meninas do mar!! I will be back.

Excellent and professional teachers, lots of amazing fun Meninas do Mar is an excellent surf school that will help anyone advance to their next level, get confidence and enjoy the beauty of surfing.

I stayed at Itacare for 2 months with a target to learn how to surf, starting from zero. I had the luck to spend most of this time with Meninas do Mar. My evolution and progress passed my expectations, thanks to Jane’s and Juqueto’s teaching. They were spending time with me before the class on the beach, doing exercises that would make my body movements come more naturally on the waves. They were staying in the water throughout all the period of each class always supporting, correcting, motivating and pushing me to go to the next level. At the end of the day we would review the video of the lesson indicating all the things that needed improvement and the progress that had been made. During that time I got the necessary push from Juqueto to advance to a level in which I had the confidence to enjoy stronger waves and start seeking for more adrenaline.

The passion of Jane and Juqueto in teaching surfing is clear and for that reason they keep small group numbers. I could feel their true joy and excitement as I was improving during the period I was there.

Also, for me something very important was that with Meninas do Mar the time with them did not stop after the surf lesson. Many times I was invited at their home together with their friends and other students for dinner, the delicious Fish Moceca cooked by Juqueto. I went to Itacare alone and after few weeks I knew half of the people at the village, the best places to eat, organic markets, local producers and many other thing (when it comes to food Jane can give you the best tips).

Because of Meninas do Mar not only I made my dream of being able to surf true (at the age of 42), I enjoyed all the beauties of Itacare, I met very interesting people and I made good friends.

One of the best expirience i ever made A really good surfscool with friendly and competent surfteachers. I did surfing about 8 years ago in Uruguay but this wasn't that much fun so i never tried again until i was in Itacare. We made really perfect expiriences with everything and everywhere in this surfscool. Good teaching, friendly treatment, good equipment. The teacher take care of everyone and have very good humanskills so they feel and see what the different clients need, to make the best possibel progress. This is a surfscool i can warmly recomend to everyone!

Best Surfing Experience, with great Company!! My boyfriend and me were looking for a place to start surfing. Meninas do mar was recommended to us from a swiss friend! It was the best decision, we took a five day surfing course. They really taught us from the very pick, and gave us the perfect tools for starting surfing - it really worked well! They were so friendy and fun to be around with and it almost felt as visiting some old friend! Just fantastic and we hope to be back soon!