3 Day Surf Camp in Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Exquisite Surf Camp in South Africa
Join Umzumbe Surf House in the exquisite surf camp down the South Coast! If you feel like surfing as well as enjoying a beautiful location, this package is perfect for you. Whether you are a complete beginner to intermediate, the professional instructors will surely take you to the best spots in the area to enhance your surfing skills. Come and enjoy the ride!
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Highlights
- 2 surf lessons
- One-on-one instruction
- Judging and catching waves
- Self-catering (the surf house does not sell or serve food)
- Professional instruction from staff
- Surfboard rental is available with additonal cost
- 2 nights' lodging
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Types
2 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
You will stay at Umzumbe Surf House. The house has 4 bedrooms, an open plan common area with lounge, dining area and kitchen, all with a sea view. There are 2 toilets and 2 bathrooms inside the house that are shared amongst all. There are two airy outdoor showers to rinse off in, with hot water taps and a cool sea breeze. The outdoor lounge is very welcoming, hugged with couches and pillows for leisurely reading or afternoon siestas. The outside deck and patio were designed for nothing but chilling in the sunbathing lounge chairs, picnic tables, hammocks, or swings under the fig tree.
Program
On your first morning, you will hit the beach to go over the basics and fundamentals of your board, where to stand, how to pop-up and getting to know the surf spot. Your coach will take you to the water and position you into the foamy section of small waves while you practice basic techniques. Take the rest of the day to kick back and relax, read, browse the web, take a long walk on the beach, or drive into town.
Instructors
Rich Walters
Rich grew up in Durban, but spent his weekends and holidays on the South Coast, crawling around his families Surf House. Lucky enough to score epic surf for most of his life, surfing is now everything to Rich. When he isn't surfing around South Africa with guests or showing them Africa's bush life, he is teaching surf lessons and running his surf camp.
Location
This retreat will be held in Umzumbe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Food
All meals are self-catered. The surf house's communal kitchen has ample fridge space for your groceries. Fully equipped, the kitchen is stocked with all the necessary cooking utensils, stove, microwave, kettle, and crockery to wipe up a smashing meal. Dinners are often spent over the fire, 'South African braai' style where all of the guests grill and eat together. But, you are welcome to head out for meals as well.
Things to do (optional)
There are plenty of activities and tour to do along the South Coast. Here is a list of the most popular attractions from guests and staff:
- African dive adventures
- African township day tours
- Beaver creek coffee farm
- Lake Eland Game Reserve tour
- Golf
- Mac Banana farms tour
- Pure venum snake park
- Riverbend crocodile farm
- Shelly beach shopping center
- South coast shopping mall
- Splash water world
- The cellar boutique restaurant
- The Oribi Gorge site-seeing tour
- The outlook post
- Uvongo flea market
- Wild 5 adventures
- Yoga
Spa treatments
Mobile massage available on request
What's included
- 2 nights' accommodation
- 2 surf lessons (1 per day)
What's not included
- Meals
- Drinks
- Optional add on: surfboard rental and yoga lessons
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
King Shaka International Airport
123 km away from your destination
Driving directions from Durban
- Take the N2 South toward Port Shepstone
- Take Exit 72, Go Left to Rt 102 to Hibberdene
- After Hibberdene, Go over the Umzumbe River Bridge
- Turn right after the bridge at the Umzumbe/Pumula Hotel Sign
- Take your first Left toward the Pumula Hotel
- Take your second Left onto Green Lane (Across from Pumula Woods)
- It is important that you take your first right. There is a post sign in the road to Umzumbe Surf House
- Go down the 2-tack hill, over the railway tracks and toward the right
- The house has a long wooden fence and black driveway gate.
- Hoot or beep the car´s horn at the gate and someone will let you in
- You can park straight ahead facing toward the deck or toward the right
Driving directions from Margate
- Take the R102 North toward Hibberdene
- Drive 30 kilometers (approximately 26 minutes)
- Turn right at the sign for Folly Fields Nursery & Umzumbe.
- Continue along Station Road, go past The Rock Bottom Pub (on your left)
- Make your next right onto Green Lane (you will see a Church at the corner)
- Umzumbe Surf House
- Go down the 2-tack hill, over the rail way tracks and toward the right
- The house has a long wooden fence and black driveway gate.
- Hoot or beep the car´s horn at the gate and someone will let you in
- You can park straight ahead facing toward the deck or toward the right
Cancellation Policy
- 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.
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