Marbella • All-inclusive
Small-group kayak and surfski camps for individual paddlers. Training, coaching, accommodation, food, boats and transport are all part of the week.
The Marbella camps are deliberately kept small. Each camp has only 4–8 paddlers. That allows the training to remain personal and gives every athlete genuine individual attention throughout the week.
This is not a camp where one coach gives a programme to a large group and everyone disappears to train. Joakim is actively involved — coaching, filming, analysing technique and working directly with the athletes.
All-inclusive
Everything below is part of the Marbella camp price. Read the detail if you want it — or simply know that nothing on this list is something you have to arrange yourself.
Arranged for your entire camp stay.
You stay in a comfortable house in the hills above Lake Istán, with shared living areas, outdoor space and, depending on the property, a pool. Rooms are arranged around the group and the priority is simple: sleep well, recover well, train well.
Suitable K1 and/or surfski equipment, subject to requirements and availability.
Tell us your height, weight, experience and preferred boat type. A boat is set aside for you from a broad selection — from stable trainers to high-performance race boats — and confirmed before you travel.
Meals throughout the training camp.
All three meals are part of the camp, timed around the training day. Some dinners are at the house, others at a selected local restaurant. Dietary requirements can usually be accommodated when we know about them in advance.
Food and snacks around the training day.
Fruit, snacks and refuelling between sessions are always available, so recovery between two training sessions a day is never left to chance.
Transport from and back to the selected airport.
You are collected on arrival and taken back at the end of the week. No rental car, no taxi negotiation, no working out how to reach the lake with luggage and paddles.
Travel between accommodation, training, restaurants and activities.
All movement during the week is covered: house to lake, lake to house, and out to the ocean, restaurants or optional activities.
Active coaching throughout the week.
Joakim is on the water and on the bank all week — not handing out a programme and disappearing. Sessions are steered as the week develops and as the group settles.
Personal attention and direct feedback.
With only 4–8 paddlers, every athlete gets genuine one-to-one time: direct feedback during sessions and dedicated conversations about your training and your goals.
Technical work adapted to the individual paddler.
Technique work is built around your specific weaknesses — paddle path, catch, exit, rotation, posture and timing — including hands-on ergometer work where it speeds up understanding.
Selected sessions filmed, reviewed and discussed.
Selected sessions are filmed from the bank or from a boat, then reviewed together the same day or in the evening, so you can see what you feel and take the footage home with you.
K1 and surfski opportunities, with ocean sessions when conditions allow.
Flatwater K1 training on Lake Istán, plus surfski on the lake or the Mediterranean when conditions allow. You can stay entirely on K1 or use the week to try something new.
Optional activities and restaurant visits around the week.
Marbella, the Old Town, the beach, mountain villages or simply the pool. Nothing outside training is mandatory — it is there if you want it.
No accommodation to book.
No boat rental to organise.
No daily food planning.
No transport to solve.
There will be organised training opportunities throughout the week, but the camp is not a military schedule. Some athletes want maximum training; others want more recovery or extra technique work.
Combine serious paddling with the beach, Marbella or simply relaxing by the pool. All of that is completely fine.
It’s your training week.
Before the camp, we want to understand what matters most to you. The week can then be adapted around the athletes attending rather than forcing everyone into exactly the same programme.
An example of the rhythm — not a strict timetable.
Morning
Breakfast together, then travel to the lake. The first session might focus on technique, endurance, intervals, race-specific work or easier paddling. Athletes can split into groups while Joakim moves between them, films and coaches individually.
Midday
Return for lunch and recovery. Relax, spend time by the pool, visit Marbella, go to the beach or simply prepare for the next session.
Afternoon
A second training opportunity could be easy paddling, another quality session, technique coaching, filming, video analysis, surfski or ocean paddling.
Evening
Dinner together, with selected evenings for video analysis, individual coaching discussions, a restaurant visit or simply relaxing.
No two days need to look exactly the same.
Personal coaching
The goal is for every paddler to leave understanding more about their own paddling than when they arrived.
You do not need to be an elite athlete. Groups can be divided depending on speed, experience and goals. The important thing is that you want to paddle, train and improve.
The camp adapts to the paddler — not the paddler to the camp.
Individual technique
Technique is where real speed is made. Through the week Joakim works with each paddler individually — filming on the water and breaking the stroke down on the kayak ergometer, where the path, catch and exit can be isolated without distraction.
Using a simple pole on the ergometer, the paddle path, rotation and posture can be coached by hand — a direct, tactile way to rebuild movement and build understanding that transfers straight back to the boat.
It is genuinely one-to-one and adapted to your level and your specific weaknesses, whether you are a recreational paddler or an international athlete.
Small corrections. A better stroke.
Two environments
One of the unique parts of Marbella is the possibility of combining flatwater kayaking with surfski. You can primarily train K1 and still try something different later in the week.
Surfski is optional. For paddlers without ocean experience, double surfskis can offer a controlled introduction.
K1 in the morning. Ocean surfski in the afternoon.
Southern Spain
Marbella and Lake Istán combine a beautiful flatwater training environment with a Mediterranean climate, nearby ocean access and space for recovery. It is a strong setup for focused winter training without losing variety.
Accommodation is arranged as part of the All-Inclusive camp. Depending on the camp, the group can stay across one or more nearby houses. The priority is a comfortable environment for training and recovery.
Fuel the training
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are included. Athletes should not spend the week shopping, cooking and organising meals. Depending on the day, dinner may be at the accommodation or a selected restaurant.
Optional opportunities may include Marbella, the Old Town, beaches, restaurants, mountain villages, pool time and short excursions. Nothing outside training is mandatory. If you would rather recover or fit in more paddling, that is completely fine.
You do not need to travel with your own boat. Marbella has a wide selection of K1 kayaks and surfskis for all levels — from stable options for beginners to high-performance boats for elite paddlers.
A broad range. The right fit. No need to bring your own.
Tell us your experience, preferred boat type and size. The exact boat is confirmed before the camp, subject to availability.
Every camp is adapted to the athletes attending, combining structured training, individual technical work, recovery and optional experiences around Marbella.
The final weekly programme will appear here without locking the camp into a fabricated timetable.
All-inclusive Marbella
€215–230 per person / day
Everything included.Exact pricing depends on camp dates and room arrangement.
Accommodation · Boat · Meals & snacks · Airport transfer · Local transportation · Coaching · Technique analysis · Training · Selected activities
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Each Marbella camp takes 4–8 paddlers. Places are shown as they are confirmed.
Marbella
Marbella camps welcome 4–8 paddlers. Send a request to discuss dates and availability.
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The All-Inclusive Camp is the main Marbella experience, but it does not have to suit everyone. If your dates, budget, duration or requirements are different, get in touch.