4 Days Fun Surf Camp in Whangamata, North Island, New Zealand

It is a shared room with 6 comfortable bunk beds. The dorm is a perfect fit for travelers aiming to save a bit. The spacious bunks allow guests to sit on your bed and relax reading a book or just to get ready for your next adventure.

• There are 2 group surf lessons, each lasts 2 hours.
• Surf N Stay New Zealand will start you in the white water with special boards that will make you stand in no time. Once you get the basics, Surf N Stay New Zealand will guide you through more advance techniques, so you can start surfing on your own.
• Start your day with a delicious freshly cooked breakfast within the warm Coromadel sun, take your board and surf the waves at the famous Whanga bar. Explore the scenic islands just off the coast on a kayak or on a stand up paddle board.
• To ensure your safety, Surf N Stay New Zealand will cover ocean awareness, equipment and etiquette, just to name some of the topics their instructors will touch base on.
• The groups include 1 instructor to 6 students and if the waves get bigger or the crowds increase, Surf N Stay New Zealand might even do a 1 on 1 ratio, just so you are safe in the water. The camp wants to avoid big waves and the crowd, that’s why they have a van for customers to take you to the best waves of the day.
• If you would like to improve your skills a bit faster, Surf N Stay New Zealand recommends you to look into their intensive courses, when you surf twice a day under the guidance of your coach. The more time in the water with your coach, the faster you will improve and more waves you will get.

The town of Whangamata is sited on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, in the North Island of New Zealand.

Nearby places

• Auckland - 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Auckland Airport (AKL), 90 kilometers
• Hamilton - 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Tairua beach, 20 kilometers
• Tauranga - 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Thames, 30 kilometers
• Waihi, 25 kilometers

• Cooking on the barbeque for dinner
• Fishing charters
• Hiking
• Mountain biking
• Donut Island guided tours
• Waterfalls with swimming holes

• 2 surf lessons
• 3 nights accommodation
• All equipment during surf lessons (surf board and wetsuit)
• Cooked breakfast
• Linen

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Auckland Airport (AKL). Go Kiwi Shuttles will pick you up from Auckland City 94 NZD or the airport (domestic or international ) and drop you off at the door of the surf lodge.

Arrival by bus

There are buses from Auckland Airport (AKL) to the two main towns neighboring Whangamata, namely Tairua and Waihi.

Driving directions from cities and towns

There are a few options here. Surf to Sand Shuttle can be booked for you to be picked up from the info site at Waihi, you can ask for details to make a pre-booking. Check InterCity New Zealand’s national network for bus schedules and bookings. Otherwise, you make contact with Go Kiwi to get to Whangamata from other cities and towns.

Connections with other bus companies like Go Stray and The Kiwi Explorer will be heading to one of the neighboring towns. Surf N Stay New Zealand will arrange the transfer van for you.

• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.