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(No availability) 8 Day The Maldives Experience - Surf Safari Sailing Trip
Surf Safari in Maldives
This October you will be sailing across the turquoise atolls of The Maldives, on board of Myna, a luxurious yacht specifically built for adventure and relaxing trips. Join for a special opportunity to experience authentic Maldives, incredible tropical+sealife adventures, blissful massage treatments, and uncrowded surfing, guided by 2 insiders around the Central Atolls of the Maldives. Enjoy with a small group of likeminded people the unique activities planned for this trip, in an epic, once in a lifetime experience.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Surfing sessions in multiple surf breaks
- Snorkeling in pristine thilas (underwater reefs) and various reefs
- Visit to a local island, for a full immersion in the most authentic Maldivian culture
- Close encounter with wildlife: sharks, manta rays, and stingrays
- Visit to a deserted island and sand banks + dreamy night barbecue
- Unlimited memories to take home with you
- 7 nights accommodation + breakfast, lunch, and dinner + coffee, tea, and water
- Airport transfers
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
7 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Myna, luxurious yacht
The Myna is 36m in length and can accommodate up to 16 guests. Its high functionality and service oriented professional crew will grant you the vacation you deserve. 4 decks are kept in high maintenance for your leisure with a total of 8 cabins.
The main deck offers a spacious and air-conditioned communal area, with internal dining room, a comfy living room with a flat-screen TV, and audio equipment, and an adjacent bar, alcohol-equipped.
A total of 4 open spaces are located at the nose and beam, on the main and upper decks for you to relax or enjoy a good book. At the top of the Myna, you will find a spacious open sun-deck, equipped with sun beds and a jacuzzi, the perfect place for your morning yoga routines or after surf relaxation.
Program
During this trip, you will travel throughout the Central Atolls guided by two insiders who have lived and traveled the Maldives extensively, and you will surf famous spots like Chickens and Cokes, and other off the beaten tracks surf spots. But you are going to enjoy in full what the gorgeous Maldives islands have to offer, not just surfing.
Intermediate to advanced surfers will have the option to surf daily (even twice a day weather permitting) at different locations, thanks to the dhoni boat that will take them to the various surf spot.
You will visit local islands, sandbanks, experience the real Maldivian culture and try local foods. You will surf uncrowded waves and wake up to a sunrise on the Indian Ocean. You will swim with fish and manta rays, it will be like snorkelling in an aquarium. You will celebrate your adventures with a barbecue on a deserted island, looking at the stars.
This experience is for intermediate surfers and advanced surfers, but non-surfers can enjoy as well, as this is a multi activity trip. The crew on board Myna, the locally built luxurious Maldivian cruiser, will look after you and accompany you in the different activities.
Rooms are spacious and cozy, and the top deck provides a lovely area for relaxing and sunbathing. Relax in the top deck jacuzzi at the end of the day. You'll remember this trip for the rest of your life!
Surfing
The package includes multiple, daily surf sessions in various surf spots, plus surf photography and 3 video analysis of your surfing by Andrew, with feedback to help you improve. For intermediate to advanced surfers only.
Surfing is only available for independent, intermediate and above surfers. In order to join this trip as a surfer you need to be able get to your feet consistently, catch your own waves and duck dive.
Instructors
Andrew Goodman
Co-founder of Andrew Goodman Surf Coaching, Andrew has been a surfer for 39 years and a surf coach for 14 years. Andrew will personally help you with your surf technique, ocean knowledge (an element that plays a huge role in surfing), and your mindset. His unique talent of identifying a surfer's shortest path to improvement will bring progress and quick results for you. He is known for getting people results, fast.
Eleonora Fiorini
Co-founder of Andrew Goodman Surf Coaching, Eleonora is a mindset coach and a Reiki practitioner. Her knowledge and understanding of human energy will help you clear blockages that you maybe did not know you had, and that stand in the way between you and your progress, helping you gain courage, strength, and control. Eleonora will also be your support for anything you need before, during, and after the retreat.
Location
You will stay aboard the Myna yacht, your floating hotel for the week, navigating around reefs, surf spots, and sandbanks of the Central Maldives atolls.
Food
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
There is a masseuse on board and non surfers can enjoy massages on the top deck (not included), for a week of relaxation.
- 3 massage treatments - 180 EUR
What's included
- 7 nights accommodation aboard the Myna surf charter, in a cabin with private bathroom
- Transfers from and to MLE international airport
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner prepared by the chef onboard
- Coffee, tea, and water throughout the day
- Surfing sessions in multiple surf breaks
- Snorkeling in pristine thilas (underwater reefs) and various reefs, including snorkeling equipment
- Visit to a deserted island and sand banks
- Dreamy night barbecue on a deserted island
- Close encounter with wildlife! Think of sharks, manta rays, and stingrays
- Visit to a local island, for a full immersion in the most authentic Maldivian culture
- Unlimited memories to take home with you
What's not included
- Surfboard rentals (short or longboard) for intermediate surfers (available on request)
- Surf equipment
- International plane ticket
- Alcohol and bottled soft drinks
- Crew's tip (100$ per person per week)
- Travel insurance and sport Insurance covering surfing (mandatory for booking)
- Everything else not listed in what's included
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer included
Velana International Airport
2 km away from your destination
Arrival
Andrew Goodman Surf Coaching will pick you up in the arrival hall of Male airport, in front of the Dhiraagu shop (local phone line shop), between 12:30 (noon) and 2:30 pm.
When booking your flight, please make sure it lands before 10 a.m. You will need approximately 2 hours to clear customs and pick your bags/surfboards.
If your flight lands at 7 or 8 a.m., there are a few cafes in the same arrival hall where you can relax, have breakfast and wait for your pick up. There is also a pharmacy, a convenience store, a souvenir shop, a drug store, a Burger King, and 2 local SIM card shops, called Dhiraagu and Ooredoo.
Departure
If your flight is in the early morning, you will be dropped off at the airport in time to catch any flight after 8 a.m. If your flight is in the evening, you can hop on a short ride to go from the airport (where Andrew Goodman Surf Coaching will drop you off) to Male city, and visit the beautiful local market, have lunch or dinner in one of the many restaurants, and do some sightseeing.
Or, you can book a day visit at the airport hotel in Hulumale, that has a nice beach and a pool. If you'd like to visit a resort, Kurumba and Bandos offer from time to time a daily access pass for resort visit. These are 2 lovely resorts located 10 minutes speed boat ride from the airport.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 17% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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