SURFING HOLIDAYS IN MEXICO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
LORETO 'THE POINT' SURFARI - SURF GUIDES & SURF INSTRUCTORS
Together with our partners in Mexico, ZOCO are pleased to be able to offer you a unique surfari experience along the Baja California Sur coast.
Important note:
To respect the wishes of the locals and to ensure that this surf spot does not suffer from over-exposure, we will not reveal the name or location of the Surf Camp online or in any advertising. We will keep numbers as low as possible and ask you please to keep the exact location to yourself. We will simply refer to this surfing paradise as 'The Point'.
Spend your holidays learning to surf or just enjoying the endless peeling walls of 'The Point' near Loreto in Mexico.
Flexibility is the key, if you can already surf the knowledgeable guides will always make a huge effort to get you to the best waves on the day. If you're a newbie or beginner you will get professional surfing tuition at a suitable beach break. This means that our Loreto Surfari is suitable for all levels of surfers from complete beginners to reef-scarred, green room veterans.
SURF COURSE for Beginners
The main aim of the Beginners Surf Course is get participants up and riding waves in a safe and fun environment. The surf course aimed at this level covers the Surf Essentials outlined below. At the end of the course each partipipant should have experienced the rush of riding a green/broken wave safely to the shore.
For beginner surfers 'The Point' offers a unique learn-2-surf opportunity; long, perfect waves breaking over a sandy bottom. Because of the incredible length of the waves you get more practice actually riding a wave (up to ten times more 'up-n-riding' time than at a normal wave, in say, southern California. If you really want to learn to surf, this is the place!
The Beginner Package includes surf equipment and four hours of daily surf instruction. Safety is our highest priority, so a ratio of at least one CPR and First Aid Certified instructor to every four students is maintained at all times.
• Beach safety, currents/rip tides, Weather and Wave formation
• Equipment - How to handle it in the water
• Proning, stalling and accelerating board
• Paddling techniques
• Popup/stance refinement
• Catching broken waves
• Take-off (straight)
• Safe Wipe-out technique
• Turning right or left
• Paddling “outside”
• Position in line-up, wave selection, and timing
• Catching green waves and angled take-offs.
• Surfing etiquete
• Beach/location selection
Intermediate and Experienced surfers
For experienced surfers, the surf at 'The Point' is amazing; you will enjoy the handful of right points in the area, all within walking distance. There are completely empty longboard-only waves with rides of over a minute long when there’s a good swell.
Long racy walls, providing rides up to 2 minutes long, even when it’s only knee high! This wave has to be seen to be believed. Get ready for sore legs.
To the south, powerful waves breaking over a combination of rocky and sandy bottoms. These waves are punchy, long and more suited for shortboards or fish.
From June through September is prime south swell season. You can expect waves ranging from knee high to a few feet overhead, depending on the swell and which point you are surfing. The amazing thing is that even at knee high, waves are perfect and can be ridden for hundreds of yards on a longboard. There are a supply of quality foam longboards which can be used if the swell is small and you wanna get out there and have some fun.
Intermediates, you can use this opportunity to correct any “bad habits” developed over time, perfect your style and learn new surfing techniques/manouveres. The instructors can help you learn how to duck-dive correctly so you can easily get outback, you can then learn about your position in the line-up, timing/wave selection and take-off. You can then work on improving your bottom turns and learn how to cut-back and use the pocket/power of the wave to increase you rides.
Progression = More waves = Progression!
Meet the team
Your Guides: Rick is your lead guide/driver/surf instructor. A native of San Diego, Rick’s first surfing adventures happened in Baja California 13 years ago. There must have been some travel bugs hiding in the Mexican sand because that first trip south of the border was just the beginning of his travel obsession. He has now travelled and surfed in 9 countries and on 11 islands around the world. He speaks Spanish and Indonesian, as well as decent English ;-). He ran Surfing Lessons in Malibu, California for 4 years and shared the thrill of surfing with hundreds of surfing students. He is CPR and First Aid Certified and was also a member of the Univercity of California San Diego surf team. He is living his dream by taking people surfing in beautiful places in Mexico.
Pia is from Australia where she was a Registered Nurse for 5 years including one year on Aboriginal land in the remote Northern Territory. Aside from Oz she has lived in Europe and the U.S. and traveled extensively in Asia and Mexico. Pia is head chef on the Loreto Surf Expedition. She is wonderful at organizing gourmet camp meals that make you forget you are camping.
Additional Surf Instructors, CPR and First Aid Certified, will be present to maintain a ration of 1 instructor for every 4 surf students. This is to ensure maximum safety and fun.
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Even a monkey can do it! -Mexican kitch.