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no, and you will not have to work at it. most people here booked alone, so nobody arrives as part of a group you have to break into. you are collected from the airport, your room is ready, and the first thing that happens is everyone eating together. by the second morning you are in the water with the same few people and it sorts itself out.

it is closer to a retreat than a party. people surf, eat, swim and talk, and the evenings run long around the firepit. the drinks are included, cocktails too, and there is one night out down the coast. if you want a bigger night than that, kuta is fifteen minutes away and the driver will take you.

that is fine, and it happens most weeks. everything except the surfing is there for them anyway: yoga, the spa day, free massages, the pool, the boat day, the cooking class and the driver. plenty of people come down to the beach to watch for the first few days and change their mind by wednesday.

yes. you start on the sand, then whitewater, and the coach is in the water next to you rather than shouting from the beach. three people per coach is the cap, so you are not waiting your turn. every session is filmed, which is the part that makes the difference, because you can see what you are doing instead of guessing.

no, because we are not locked to one beach. the coaches pick from the whole south coast each morning on swell, wind and tide, so the experienced group and the first-timers can be in completely different places on the same day. you will not spend your week held back by someone else’s first lesson.

never. the coaches read the surf and read you, and then they choose. if it is too big for your group that day we drive somewhere else, and there is always somewhere else on this coast. nobody gets pushed into anything.

no. there is a box for it on the booking form and the chef sees it before you fly. vegetarian, vegan, gluten, allergies, all normal here. it is handled quietly from the first meal, and you will never be the person sitting there waiting while everyone else eats.

flights, your visa, and anything you buy off site. travel insurance is not included either, and we do require it: you will need cover for medical and cancellation before you arrive. everything at the villa is already paid for, so once you land you are not reaching for a card again.

yes. there is wifi through the villa and starlink as well, so it holds up. every room has a desk. most people stop checking after about three days, but if you have one call you cannot move, you can take it.

yes. the villa sits behind a wall with a guard on the gate at night, and the valley is a quiet farming village. we have been running camps for twelve years and it is the same team. most of our guests are women travelling on their own.