Surfing in South Africa

Trip Highlights

Nature's tools of creation, the wind, sun, ice and rain, have worked a special magic. There are extremes of deserts, savannah, snow-covered mountains, grasslands, high forests and tropical mangrove swamps. Within these climatic zones. It is the variety of South Africa's fascinating and diverse peoples that is its greatest asset. South Africa is often called the cradle of civilisation, for this is where archaeologists discovered 2,5 million-year-old fossils of our earliest ancestors, as well as 100, 000-year-old remains of modern man. South Africans come from many cultural traditions, they belong to one nation, a dynamic blend of age-old customs and modern ways, building a new South African society to create a better life for all. South Africa is surrounded by the ocean on three sides to the west, south and east and has a long coastline of about 3 000 km. This coastline is swept by two major ocean currents the warm south-flowing Mozambique-Agulhas Current and the cold Benguela. The former skirts the east and south coasts as far as Cape Agulhas, while the Benguela Current flows northwards along the west coast as far as southern Angola. South Africa is famous for its sunshine. Generally speaking, April and May are the most pleasant months. The rainy season over the summer-rainfall region has then ended, while it has not yet really started in the winter-rainfall area. The hot summer weather has abated, and the winds are lighter than during the rest of the year We focus on surfing during this package and end with a trip up the north coast to Umfolzi Game reserve in search of something wild! We cater for beginner surfers all the way through to the experienced, no matter what your skill level we’ll find you the best wave. On surfing days if for any reason conditions are unfavourable we have an activities list with other adventure options (extra charge per activity). This tour makes use of only one location that is situated centrally in the province of KZN making the perfect base to explore from.

Price Details

Price

From: USD1015 per person (7 Nights)

Price Includes

• Return airport transfers from Durban Airport
• 7 nights budget accommodation
• The flow rider or D rex Surf Experience
• Surfing Guide with you 1-2-1 during your whole tour
• Game drives and park entry fee
• 3 budget meals per day (cereal , hotdogs for lunch and braai (bbq) for dinner)

Price Excludes

• Flights to Durban

Itinerary

Day 1
Activities:
Chill and settle into your new lifestyle for the next 7 days.

Day 2
Activities:
Surfing, explore the many point breaks along the coast.

Day 3
Activities:
Surf, surf and surf a little more!!

Day 4
Activities:
Surf check in the morning.

Day 5
Activities:
Have a surf in the morning. In the afternoon go to Gateway Shopping Centre to ride the D-Rex or flow rider. The only free-standing wave in the world that breaks both left and right. Also have a chance to do some shopping and experience some of Durban’s exciting night life.

Day 6
Activities:
Have one last surf on the south coast and then we head north to the Elephant coast. Experience the diversity of this bio rich area, game, nature and marine reserves all in a hundred kilometre radius!

Day 7
Activities:
Trip to the Umfolozi game reserve in search of the BIG five!

Day 8
Have breakfast and leave for Durban International airport.

What are you waiting for this is a magic surf trip....

Other Info

Accommodation Details

Day 1 - 5:
Vulamanzi surf camp. This rustic accommodation, situated a stones throw from the infamous Happies Point is all a surfer could need. Sleep in elevated wooden bungalows, with a look out tower on your doorstep for the early morning surf check.

Day 6 - 7: Isinkwe lodge.