Day 1: Arugam Bay Beach – Basic Sunset Yoga Class
Your check in time is at 12 p.m. at the hotel. Once you’ve checked in, you will have a basic sunset yoga class in the evening (for almost one and a half hours) and it will be start at around 5:30 p.m. The class will end at around 7 p.m. and you will be back at the hotel at around 7:30 p.m.
Day 2: Arugam Bay Beach – Peanut Farm – Yoga – 2 Basic Surf Lessons
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
You will have buffet for lunch. In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the afternoon. On this day, two surf lessons are included. You can go watch the evening sunset locations on the beach and do yoga with a yoga teacher till the sun goes down. In the evening, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 3: Whiskey Point / Peanut farm – Yoga – 2 Basic Surf Lessons – Kudumbigala Monastery – Lahugala National Park Elephant Safari
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
You will have buffet for lunch. In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. You will start climbing to visit Kudumbigala Monastery and Lahugala National Park Elephant Safari at around 3 p.m. You can watch the evening sunset from the top of the rock. In the evening, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 4: Elephant Rock / Baby Point – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons – Cookery Class
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, there will be a Sri Lankan cookery class at around 11 a.m. and it will be complimentary lunch for you (Sri Lankan style buffet lunch). In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. In the evening, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 5: Arugam Bay Baby Point – Peanut Farm – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
You will have your buffet lunch. After lunch, you will move to Peanut Farm for your next surf lesson or professional surf guiding in the tour and surfing with at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
In the evening, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food at a campfire at the Peanut Farm beach and for the rest of the night, you can enjoy and return to the hotel and rest in the room.
Day 6: Crocodile Rock / Whiskey Point – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons – Cookery Class – Okanda Ancient Hindu Temple
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have 2 surfing lessons (one in the morning) or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, there will be a Sri Lankan cookery class at around 12 p.m. and it will be complimentary lunch for you (Sri Lankan style buffet lunch). In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. In the evening at around 4 p.m., you will be heading to visit Ancient Okanda Hindu temple and the excursion will take 3 hours. Once you return to the hotel, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 7: Arugam Bay Beach – Elephant Rock / Peanut Farm – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
You will have buffet for lunch. In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the afternoon. On this day, two surf lessons are included. You can go watch the evening sunset locations on the beach and do yoga with a yoga teacher till the sun goes down. In the evening, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 8: Arugam Bay Beach – Baby Point – 2 Surf Lessons – Sunset Yoga
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have 2 surfing lessons (one in the morning) or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, in the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. You will be heading to visit your sunset yoga class which will start at 5:30 p.m. Once you return to the hotel, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 9: Arugam Bay Beach – Baby Point – 2 Surf Lessons – Sunset Yoga
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have 2 surfing lessons (one in the morning) or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, in the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. You will be heading to visit your sunset yoga class which will start at 5:30 p.m. Once you return to the hotel, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 10: Baby Point / Okanda Point – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have 2 surfing lessons (one in the morning) or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, there will be lunch for you (Sri Lankan style buffet lunch). In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. In the evening at around 3 p.m., you will be heading to visit Ancient Okanda Surf Point and you will surf for 4 hours. Once you return to the hotel, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 11: Whiskey Point – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons – Boat Safari
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have 2 surfing lessons (one in the morning) or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, in the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing with the surf teacher in the evening. In the evening at around 4 p.m., you will be heading to visit the lagoon safari by boat. This excursion will take 3 hours. Once you return to the hotel, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 12: Arugam Bay Beach – Baby Point – 1 Surf Lesson – Sunset Yoga
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). You will have 1 surfing lesson (in the morning) or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost four hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After the morning surf lesson, in the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling, or you are free to practice surfing. You will have a sunset yoga class at 5:30 p.m. Once you return to the hotel, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 13: Arugam Bay Baby Point – Peanut Farm – Yoga – 2 Surf Lessons
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson in the morning at Baby Point or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
You will have your buffet lunch. After lunch, you will move to Peanut Farm for your next surf lesson or professional surf guiding in the tour and surfing with at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
In the evening, you will enjoy barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food at a camp fire at the Peanut Farm beach and for the rest of the night, you can enjoy and return to the hotel and rest in the room.
Day 14: Arugam Bay Beach – Baby Point – Yoga – 1 Surf Lesson
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods (changing daily). After the breakfast, your morning yoga class will start at 7:30 a.m. You will have a surfing lesson or professional surf guiding at Excellent Surf School on the beach for almost two hours. You can collect your basic surfboard and start your practice with the surf teacher.
After this day’s morning surf, all the lessons are finished and hopefully, you will catch your own waves at your own surf spot. Check out is by 11 a.m. Grab some photos in Excellent Surf School to show off to your friends. Make sure you’ve got everyone on Facebook and say goodbye to your surf camp family. They miss you already.
Surfing course
Beginners surfing lessons
- Preparations on the beach including safety introduction
- Surfing supported by an instructor
- Time for break/s if needed
- Short wrap-up
Level 1 surfing lesson
Level 1 surfing lesson is designed for the complete beginner and for those who have tried surfing a few times but have not been able to catch a wave by themselves. You will learn surfing with the right techniques accompanied with friendly and experienced surfing instructors of The Surfer Arugam Bay. One instructor will guide a maximum of 2 persons. For first-timers, this shorter beginner’s class is recommended, as surfing is a physically demanding sport and can be quite tiring!
Level 2 surfing lesson
Level 2 surfing lesson is designed for the surfers who can catch a wave in the white water but want to continue to progress their surfing and learn safety tips, tricks, how to go to the lineup, how to catch a green wave properly, and turn so they can improve from a beginner surfing level to an intermediate one.
Intermediate surf lessons
An innovative and unique coaching system for intermediate and advanced surf lessons is thought of as one of the best island-wide. Booking with Sri Lankan Tour Hub is a process where they get to know who you are, where you are in your surfing, and what you want from the course. That attention to your needs and the ability to really expand your surfing is what makes them so special. They have coached right up to top international competitors and have over 10 years of surf coaching experience at the intermediate and advanced levels of surfing.
Developing your surfing technique
Board selection and design service is unlike any other surf camp or school. Imagine having just the right board being chosen by your own coach? A board that will really help you have more fun and advance in your surfing.
If you are just moving onto unbroken waves and your first good turns, or if you’re more advanced and you’re already trying to perfect maneuvers, then their coaching will be perfect for you.
They explain techniques clearly and always give you the correct and positive feedback that’s needed. They know they can make a huge difference to your surfing and women’s intermediate and advanced surfing is progressing all the time and their coaching and coaches reflect that too.
What you’ll learn.
You will cover at this level:
- Perfecting take off / pop up
- Acceleration techniques
- Core balance in maneuvers
- Top to bottom turns
- Paddle out techniques duck dive
- Paddling technique
- Cutbacks, off the lips, floaters
- Wave formation
- The history of surfing
- Surfboard design
- The rules of surfing
- Tides and how they work
- Fitness for surfing
- Types of surf spots
- Surf prediction
Advanced surf lessons
The advanced surf lessons are focused on helping surfers to have more fun by gaining more control and better flow and consistency to your riding in more challenging waves.
What will you learn in advanced surf lessons?
- This course will help you improve your bottom turn and to learn top turns or cutbacks, how to duck dive, and how to take control of your speed. Progress from passively gliding down the wave to actively surfing it.
- Learn how to generate speed, choose the right maneuvers to stay in the power pocket of the wave, and how to improve your paddling technique so you use less energy.
- The instructors can also help with advanced takeoff techniques to minimize wipeouts, and help you acquire better wave-reading to avoid close-outs and get a better position in the line-up.
How do advanced surf lessons work?
- The instructors will do a short assessment that will help to determine your surfing level, so they can tailor the right training programs with specific exercises for you.
- Depending on your abilities and goals, they will help you focus on the right exercises and on choosing the right equipment. They’ll ensure you don’t limit your development through poor equipment choices, such as having too small a board or the wrong fin set-up, etc.
- All surf instructors are skilled and professional, certified by the International Surfing Association (ISA).
- Sri Lankan Tour Hub keeps the groups small, always working to a maximum of eight students per instructor, in keeping with the recommendation of the ISA.
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