Why Padang Padang Surf Camp?
Western-managed by experienced surfers, the camp has professional Balinese surf instructors who will guide you to the best breaks for your individual ability level. Padang Padang Surf Camp has expert local knowledge that allows them to take into account tides, wind, and swell to find the best quality waves on the Bukit peninsula. They are located within walking distance of Dreamland, Bingin, Impossibles, and Padang Padang beaches which are perfect for surfers.
It is your host's pleasure to share the local knowledge and Balinese hospitality with you. World-famous Uluwatu with its many peaks is only a five-minute drive from Padang Padang Surf Camp. If you want to surf in Bali, this is the very best location for a variety of waves, swell sizes, and wind options.
Surf Camp Bali
Do you want to surf the best waves Bali has to offer while staying in comfortable accommodations with other traveling surfers? Look no further, you have found Bali's premier surf camp, run by surfers for surfers.
They are located in arguably the world's best surfing destination.
The surf instructors and surf guides are professional and highly motivated. They are determined to get you the best waves and ensure you have a surfing holiday that you will never forget!
While it is very sociable here and you will go out for dinner as a group regularly, it is important that you know this is not a party camp. They are a sunrise surf camp and typically the first surf session will be at first light. The focus here is very much on surfing and yoga.
The highlight of the surfing program is the photo reviews and video reviews where you will receive a technical analysis of your surfing in a classroom environment. Padang Padang Surf Camp has a huge variety of both hard-top and soft-top surfboards. Your hosts opened the first surf camp and surf school on the Bukit and have the best-qualified surf instructors in Bali. There are advocates of yoga and have a beautiful open-air studio for you to explore.
Bali yoga classes - Padang Padang yoga
The luxurious open-air yoga studio is the perfect place to partake in the ancient practice of yoga. Bali is known for its spirituality and close connection with yoga. Participants are welcome regardless of age, fitness, or level of experience. You will learn yoga from a highly experienced local instructor who will gently guide you through the session in a supportive group environment.
The yoga classes are an hour long and are typically in the mid-late afternoon, the absolute perfect precursor before heading to Uluwatu to enjoy and appreciate the breathtaking evening sunset.
Whether it is your first time or if you have been practicing for years, you will hopefully learn something new and discover a new level of strength and balance from each session.
Types of yoga
Hatha yoga
Hatha is a general style that encompasses a lot of styles of yoga. It is defined by its slow pace with an emphasis on the breath, making it a more meditative style of yoga.
Power yoga
Power Yoga is an intensive form of yoga that is fast-paced and is sure to get your heart rate up and make you work hard. It will make you sweat and get the endorphins flowing. Power is perfect for anyone who is looking to improve their strength and fitness with this high-intensity style of practice.
Iyengar yoga
Iyengar is a unique form of yoga that concentrates on the alignment of the postures (asanas). This attention to your posture is important and it allows you to focus and let you understand your body better.
Vinyasa yoga
Vinyasa (also known as Vinyasa flow) is a form of yoga that strings pose together in coordination with your breath to create a sequence and is one of the most contemporary styles of yoga.
Surfing demands you to be fully in tune with your environment and surroundings as well as requiring a high level of focus. The ability to empty your mind of all the clutter and distractions to be present is no easy task. But it is a skill that you will need to master if you are to succeed in the water. Turn on, tune in, or fall off. Many pro surfers like Kelly Slater attribute their surfing success to the benefits that they have gained from practicing yoga (amongst other things).
Yoga is a physical form of exercise and its transferability to surfing cannot be overlooked or overstated. It can be tremendously helpful in strengthening the core as well as improving balance, flexibility, and mobility. These are all things you are going to need to be a successful surfer.
Padang Padang Surf Camp teaches a unique style of yoga that is specific to improving your surfing performance. You will learn poses and sequences that are most effective and that target the muscles that need more development.
Although yoga is tailored toward surfers, you must not forget that yoga means "union" and remind yourselves that this is not just yoga for surfers, but instead, it is yoga for all.
Video / photographed sessions
Every morning, the team takes surfing photos or videos and the camp will provide at least two photo/video analysis sessions per week to identify problems with your surfing technique and propose a solution. Padang Padang Surf Camp photographer captures the best of the action for your daily surf report. High-quality video and photos are free and given to you on a disc at the end of your stay.
Example daily schedule
- 07:00 Start your day with a healthy breakfast to fuel you for the first session of the day
- 08:00 First surf session
- 10:00 Return from the surf to rest and prepare for your next session
- 12:30 Eat lunch and get ready for the second surf session
- 14:00 Second surf session
- 16:30 Learn and enjoy our daily surf presentation
- 17:00 You are free to explore this fantastic island or relax by our pool before dinner or one of daily social activities
- 18:00 Dinner or daily social activity. Guests often join each other for dinner at one of the excellent restaurants nearby or partake in one of Padang Padang Surf Camp's daily social activities
- 21:00 Free time, wind down before bed, and get ready to do it all again tomorrow
