Beginner surfing in Bali (on a tight budget)
Posted:
Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:11 pmby anirudh
Hi guys,
How are you?
I'm a newbie to surfing - never tried it before.
Planning to go to Bali in June this year for a week or two. Any recommendations on good schools? Moreover, I'm quite tight on funds - is there any way I can do surf lessons + accommodation in Bali for not more than AUD100-150 per week?
Would appreciate any tips.
Re: Beginner surfing in Bali (on a tight budget)
Posted:
Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:09 amby jaffa1949
Quite a lot of posts here in the travel thread , I've moved you here so you can look .
You can also grab the book, "indo Surf and Lingo." By Peter Neely, pretty much a recommended run down with all you need to know, add that on top of our the SW surf map and you're good to go.
A number of stays close to the beach along the Kuta , Legian Seminyak stretch, often they have a relative ot friend with a surf school link. The book often has vouchers to reputable schools, not good ones don't make the cut each edition.
Re: Beginner surfing in Bali (on a tight budget)
Posted:
Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:57 amby Big H
anirudh wrote: Moreover, I'm quite tight on funds - is there any way I can do surf lessons + accommodation in Bali for not more than AUD100-150 per week?
Here's the rates for a randomly picked herd surf school on Kuta beach....prices are exactly competitive to all the other schools there, nearly to the penny.
It is not cheap here. The answer to your questions for anywhere around here is no.
http://www.odysseysurfschool.com/rates-pricing/
Re: Beginner surfing in Bali (on a tight budget)
Posted:
Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:36 pmby Namu
The the original poster, how close to the beach do you currently live, are you Australian? Have you thought about learning locally?
Re: Beginner surfing in Bali (on a tight budget)
Posted:
Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:25 pmby Oldie
Interesting - I read you need "swimming goggles for people who wear contact lenses". Why? Is there such a high risk for infection?
Re: Beginner surfing in Bali (on a tight budget)
Posted:
Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:26 pmby jaffa1949
A Bali beach can be like this,
plastic and rainy season drainage and sewerage out flows.
Every gully points to the sea, rural areas have little rubbish removal so each gully in a dump until the rainy season takes all the stuff to the sea. Infrastructure in much of Indonesia is not keeping pace with tourist demands upon it.
