25 Jan 2025 13 Weeks All Levels Split Payment Options Trips from £7195

Overview

An action-packed surf adventure.

This 13 week surf road trip combines the best of a comfortable South African city life with an authentic African experience, along with world-class waves and impeccable surf coaching. Whether you're total beginner or well on the road to being a pro surfer, this will be the trip of your dreams, full of heart warming and heart racing experiences from Cape Town to Tofo.

Expect an action packed surf trip mixed in with moments of pure relaxation on pristine beaches.The coastline is packed with uncrowded world-class waves, thanks to incredible swells coming out of the Atlantic Ocean and cyclone swells heading down into Mozambique. With our nine carefully selected locations, each with their own unique character, you're in for an enriching surfing adventure.

The combination of having both top surf instructors and your Trip Leaders who are also accomplished surf coaches, means you'll take your surfing beyond what you imagined possible in three months. Travelling with a group of like-minded multinational people will also give you the friendly competition of surfing with others and the opportunity to make real life-long friends.

Your Trip Leaders are with you to ensure your comfort and safety, and make this more than an ordinary surf trip. They are your knowledgable tour guides, surf coaches, drivers, mentors, and of course, your friends. With our extensive experience of running these trips, we know that local knowledge plays a key role in the way you discover the surfing gems of South Africa and Mozambique.

What to Expect

Take your surfing to the next level. Whether you're at the beginning of your surfing journey or already have some surfing experience, this 13 week surf road trip offers it all. There is no such thing as not being good enough or too good at surfing to join this surf adventure course.

Master the basics

  • Paddling / wave catching
  • Negotiating the lineup to get to the back
  • The “Pop Up”
  • Speed control & trimming
  • Basic turning
  • Surf etiquette

Rapid Progression

  • Linking turns and generating speed
  • Developing style and flow
  • Introduction to different types of breaks
  • Introduction to more advanced surfing
  • Video and photo analysis

Ocean Awareness

  • Swell prediction course
  • Beach and ocean safety
  • Surf fitness

What's Included

  • Welcome braai
  • Accommodation
  • Surfboard (see FAQs for more info)
  • Transport
  • Coaching from top surf coaches
  • Surf theory and analaysis sessions
  • Small student to instructor ratios
  • Getting coached on world-class consistent waves
  • Leaving dinner
  • Return airport transfers
  • Full UK support pre-departure

Also included

  • Table Mountain
  • Boulders Beach Penguin Colony visit
  • Wine Tasting
  • World’s highest bungee jump
  • A tour of a surfboard factory
  • Safari game drive

 

 

What's Included


  • Breakfast

  • Surf Camp Accommodation

  • Trip Leaders For Duration

  • Video Surf Analysis

  • All Surf Lessons

  • Surf Guiding To The Best Beaches

  • All Surf Transport

  • Surf Hire

  • Welcome Meal

  • Involvement In Community Projects

  • Photos Of Your Surfing

  • Additional Excursions And Activities

  • Shared Accommodation

  • Free WiFi

Trip Timeline

Here you'll find a day by day breakdown of your course.

  • Cape Town

    Spend two weeks settling in and mastering the basics of surfing, or improving your technique, with an set schedule of surf lessons and theory classes on one of South Africa’s most use-friendly waves.

  • Plettenberg Bay & Cape St Francis

    Enjoy the Garden Route and its empty beaches at their very best.

  • Jeffreys Bay

    Surf world-class waves! Jeffreys Bay is all about beach living.

  • Cintsa

    Experience the wild coast and lose yourself in Cintsa bay.

  • Coffee Bay

    Discover the joys of rural Africa.

  • Durban

    Enjoy the buzz of South Africa’s ‘Surf City’!

  • Ballito

    Reflect back on your amazing experiences in South Africa and get ready to adventure on to Mozambique!

  • Head to Mozambique!

    After a long first day of driving, enjoy an evening stop-over to relax before setting off again the following day!

  • Tofo

    Relax in a hammock or go fishing in between long surfs in tropical water. Everything now works on 'African time'.

  • Pomene

    Probably the most beautiful place you'll ever go, with perfect sunsets and long running rights.

Course Video

What past riders say


FAQs

Got a question about this course? Here's the best place to start. If you don't find your answer here, you can request a callback or get in touch using our contact page.

Minimum a few days and maximum two weeks, long enough to start to feel at home, but short enough that you'll wish for a few more days at each stop! 

Situated just north of South Africa, Mozambique feels like a totally different world to South Africa. It is much more 'African' if you will, more remote, yet still comfortable enough. It's a surf trip where 4*4's are a necessity! It is also tropical, with coconut trees everywhere and lukewarm water - a mini paradise. 

Book your outbound flight to Cape Town International Airport on the start date of the course and your return flight from Durban Airport on the end date of the course (also known as King Shaka International Airport).

If you have a surfboard you like to ride we reccommend you bring it with you! 

However, from January 2025 onwards a surfboard will be included on the trip if needed - typically a minimal style.

We do also encourage purchasing a board. Surfboards are much cheaper in South Africa, so worth buying out there with the team. If you don't want the board at the end of the trip, you can probably sell it for around the same price you bought it as it's worth more at home - however, most people get quite attached :)

Lifestyle Surf Shop near us in Cape Town has a great selection, please budget £200-£300 if you wish to buy a board. Also, by this point your coaches have seen you surf and can help with the choosing process, to ensure you're on the best board for you.

Wetsuits are included in Cape Town but you will need your own beyond this so we reccommend bringing your own (3:2mil will be best). Wetsuits are often cheaper outside of SA (so the opposite to boards). Having your own is far nicer than using a rental as well.

The South Africa Rand (ZAR), which is a relatively stable but weak currency means that drinks and eating out will be cheap for most people.

As with anywhere in the world, and worse than some, South Africa has its fair share of crime. That's why you have your Trip Leaders with you, as they know the ins and outs of all the areas we visit to ensure your safety. 

This of course varies from trip to trip, with the maximum being 20. Saying that we generally have around 10 - 15 people including two Trip Leaders, which means you can really get to know each other and don't crowd out the surf spots at the same time!

This also varies from trip to trip, as we have a few people who are on their gap years, as well as various people in their twenties, thirties and beyond who are looking to improve their surfing and travel around South Africa.

For most countries South African immigration will issue you with a holiday visa on arrival. This visa is free of charge and valid for 90 days. If you will be staying longer than 90 days you will need to apply for your visa extension early on in your trip. The 90 day holiday visas are only issued on the grounds that you have proof of return/onward travel out of South Africa. Please do double check with your embassy before departing for South Africa and check out the latest Foreign Travel Advice by going to www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.

Before you leave for South Africa please go and see your local GP, to get the appropriate vaccinations. It is important to do this in good time and we would suggest sorting this at least four weeks before you leave. For more information, please check out the following websites Fit for Travel – www.fitfortravel.nhs.co.uk and The World Health Organisation – www.who.int. If travelling to Mozambique you will need malaria medication.

Most foreign citizens require a 30 day visa for entry to Mozambique. These are now purchased at the border crossing and your Trip Leader will be there to guide you through the process.

For the latest travel advice from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office including security and local laws, plus passport and visa information, check http://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.

Unfortunately not, you don't get a new 90-day visa from travelling into neighbouring countries as too many people were doing this just for the extention. However, you will get a short 1 - 7 day visa unitil your flight leaves.

Yes you can! Just contact us for a quote on a private twin, double or double en-suite. 

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