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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Dominican Republic
- Enjoy surfing in various spots in Dominican Republic
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Travel Themes
Destinations
Activities
Trip includes
- Daily breakfast & Welcome Drink
- Maid service
- Private Cabana Accommodation
- Daily transportation with surf guide Daily transportation is provided to the best surf spots from Luperon to Cabrera with bi-lingual surf guide/driver. Your guide will make the call each morning for the best plan of attack to get you a high wave count and No Crowds!<
Itinerary
The shift between high and low tides is only 2-4 feet on any given day in the lunar cycle. For this reason, most spots are generally surfable throughout the day. Usually being a little softer on the high tide and heavier on the low.
Because of the Easterly trade winds, the Amber co...
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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Was more of a hassle than help for me and more expensive
If you want your surf trip to be regimented and have everything booked for you and ready to go then it is a good service for you. However if you are like me and like...
Tour Operator
What a long great trip it’s been going back to March of 1994 when WaterWays Travel started in a small office in Van Nuys California. In the early years the notion of organized international surf travel was new - with little to no competition. Each destination we launched was relatively new to the surfing community at large. Over time the world has become a smaller place with lightning-fast global Internet swell forecasting and the media pushing the limits of exploration into uncharted tropical waters and desolate cold harsh wastelands. This new age of surf travel has spawned a smorgasbord of surf camps of every style.
However, a few things have remained consistent over all these years: Surfers still dream of getting away from their daily lives and reconnecting with their surfing roots: relaxing to the sounds of the ocean and catching the best surf of their lives. This may be on a solo trip, a trip with some friends, a trip with the girlfriend/wife – boyfriend/husband or increasingly a trip with the entire family. There is nothing better than winding down the day feeling tired, sun drenched and satisfied: surfed out, well fed and ready for bed to dream dreams that could be reality the next day.
The WaterWays approach to choosing destinations, locations and local operators also remains unchanged. Every location and operation in the WaterWays menu has been thoroughly checked out over all the seasons. WaterWays employees spend part of the year checking out each destination in detail: from the comfort of the beds, to that weird end section on the reef to the speed of the wireless Internet service. There are a lot of travel options and operations to choose from and WaterWays only chooses the most reputable, based on our own experience and the feedback from others. WaterWays employees specialize in different parts of the globe, but all have the information and experience available to assure they recommend the right place at the right time to passengers looking to turn their day dreams into dream days.
The world has changed, but WaterWays’ mission statement remains the same: Our goal is to take the gamble and guesswork out of your surf travel adventure while at the same time providing the best value and service for every travel dollar.
Service and value are the principals on which WaterWays was founded and the reason we have continued to prosper each year with such a high percentage of repeat passengers and new passengers alike.
Well that scene was kind of corny, but the Surf Shop Grom had a point. Learning to surf is one of the hardest and most rewarding things you will ever do. Even trying to learn is a great experience, but if you succeed it will pay off in a lifetime of good feeling.
"Only a surfer knows the feeling." "I'd rather be surfing." "Got surf?" You've read the slogans on a thousand bumper stickers, but the truth is, these things are true: from the muscles in your back to the happy chemicals in your head; eating better, sleeping better, feeling better: life just feels better when you add surfing. It doesn’t matter if it is for a once in a lifetime “Learn to Surf” holiday, or a long term lifestyle – just add surf!
Learning to surf isn't easy: The equipment seems cumbersome and confusing, the ocean is scary and even experienced athletes must learn to use new muscles, new balance points, new skills. Learning to surf is all about building technique and having an experienced hand to guide you can make the experience a whole lot easier. There are many things to consider: The board of the right length with the right flotation. What suit and wetsuit and booties and rash guard to wear for the conditions at hand. Which side does the wax go on? How do you paddle so you aren't too far forward or too far back. How do you paddle out through the surfline and find the right place to catch the wave. How do you make it from prone to standing, and what do you do after that?
Learning to surf is a matter of knowing yourself, the ocean, learning the skills of the sport and making these elements come together. Going out and doing all this on your own is one way to do it, but one of the big barriers in learning to surf isn't mental or physical, it's time. It takes time to learn how to surf and one way to condense the learning curve is to take the hand of an experienced instructor, who will put you on the right board, in the right spot and get you up and riding more quickly.
Over the last few years surf schools have grown by leaps and bounds, and the reason they are successful is that surf schools work. They help people overcome their own physical boundaries and fear of the ocean, and as the popularity of surf schools has grown, they have spread to beautiful and exotic locations around the world, allowing those who want to surf to combine that experience with the vacation of a lifetime. Learning in a friendly environment away from crowds and intimidation makes for a positive initial experience which will keep you returning to the ocean for more.
Waterways' is affiliated with surf schools which range from the tropics of Latin America to the clean, green temperate zone of Ireland. Waterways has qualified all of these schools to be sure that their equipment, their instructors and techniques are first rate.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Non-surf transfers to any tours
- Airport transfer fees* from Puerto Plata: $30usd, Santiago: $100usd or Santo Domingo: $300 usd
- Airport Transfers are one-way and fees are per vehicle NOT per person
- Board fees for rental equipment
- Alcohol (you can buy from the market and keep in the Cabana)
- Rental Equipment – rates start at $15usd per day.
- Note: Groups larger than 8 please call for special rates and availability. 3 night minimum stay required
Accommodation
Any cancellation made by a client must be received in writing. The following cancellation fees apply:
The complete deposit is non-refundable.
If the written cancellation is received by the company after 60 days but not less than 30 days prior to departure, the complete deposit is non-refundable and a 50% cancellation fee applies to all other monies received by the company. Yacht charter bookings are subject to a 100% cancellation penalty on the charter portion of the tour when cancelled inside of 90 days.
If the written cancellation is received by the company within 30 days of the departure date, the company shall not be obliged to refund any monies whatsoever.
Refunds are not available for any tours, accommodation, or any other travel service not utilized.
Activites include:
- Trip to waterfall
- Tour of Spanish Fort in Puerto Plata
- Aerial Tram to Pico Isabel de Torres
- Tour of Brugal rum factory
- Zip Line through the jungle canopy
- Golf
- Snorkeling / SCUBA
- Kiteboard / Windsurf
- Cabarete night life
- Fishing
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