Thanks to La Herradura’s location within the protection of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and its favourable climate, our language centre is able to offer our students a wide range of activities. Diving in this area is considered to be amongst the best in the world. By choosing one of the six diving centres within the environs of the village, you may discover the rich marine life and sea flora below the clear water of La Herradura bay.

Sport Activities

• Diving Courses and exploration of the sea bottom.
• Sailing, Wind Surfing, Canoeing and Kayaking.
• Horse riding – through the picturesque Andalusian hillside.
• Hiking and mountain biking – experience the many cascading water falls and crystal clear deep water pools.
• Skiing in the Sierra Nevada – only an hour away.
• Yoga and Tai-Chi.
• Dancing (Salsa, Rumba, Merengue and Flamenco).
• Tennis and Paragliding.
• Spa & therapeutic massage

Excursions

• Trips into the countryside in 4 x 4 vehicles.
• Trips to surrounding villages including the famous white villages of the Alpujarras.
• Cultural trips to historic cities including Granada and Cordoba.
• Boat trips and Jet Ski hire.
• Trips to theme parks.

All of the these activities and trips are optional and are not included in the course syllabus. Don’t forget to ask about any that interest you at the time of application.

Our school offers weekend and after school activities at extra cost and most of these are offered depending on the season. Contact us to learn more about what can be done, when, and at what cost.

For any special need or requirement our staff will be glad to help you or advise in any way they can.
Most of the activities are offered on an introductory level and they can be mixed such as in “Green days” (river descent & canyoning, rock climbing, Rope sliding) or “Blue days” (sailing, kayaking, windsurfing).
For those interested we can also arrange afternoon training in your favourite sport: Scuba diving*, sailing, weekend in a local Moorish Spa etc…

* Our customers can take scuba diving lessons or have daily-guided boat dives and enjoy one of the most beautiful and well-preserved sections of the Mediterranean coast. La Herradura is proud to be the future home of the first underwater diving park and whether you just want an introduction to diving or you are already experienced, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Scuba Diving

We dive all year round and enjoy over 320 days of sunshine a year - our clients visit from far & wide, attracted by the consistently excellent and varied marine life.

The area is so important that it has now been designated as a National Marine Park to safeguard the underwater world.

Certified divers can go boat diving every day - there is always a site to visit whatever the weather!
Due to a recent change in the law, we are now able to take 14 year olds and above for Courses and from 12 years old upwards for Discover Scuba Diving. For further information see Padi website
Minimum insurance requirements for Spain are civil liability. This can be arranged through the shop. However most holiday insurances cover diving so check your policy
Diving here is an all-year-round activity, because of the exceptional climatic conditions on the Costa Tropical.

 

Special combined course for Scuba divers: If you are interested in working in recreational diving, one of your main objective is a second language as well as a DIVEMASTER* certification. Our center will offer you the necessary lessons to reach a good level of spanish and will top it with special diving related course prior to you starting a PADI divemaster course which is the first step in working in Scuba Diving related activities. This course is your first step towards becoming a professional. You will learn to supervise dive activities and help to train students.This course includes theory classes and practice dives with real pupils, and allows you to help out with dive activities and to supervise training activities. Part of the course is offrered in our school while other parts of it in the training facilities of our recognized partners: *Many other courses are available from Open water, Nitrox Diver, Technical diving and all the way up to Instructor. Contact us for further information.

 

NEW:

International Guitar Making Courses with Stephen Hill ~ Luthier.

The course has a maximum of 3 students taught by experienced teacher and professional maker: Stephen Hill .

Stephen has been making fine classical and flamenco guitars since 1986 and is a well known maker in the guitar world and has since 1994 successfully taught numerous students from the UK, Spain and other nationalities for many years in his previous workshop in Lewes, England

Contact us for pricing and booking and visit Stephen´s website for more information.

Master Luthier of Classical and Flamenco guitars in the Spanish Tradition