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Arugam Bay
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Lessons:
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Private Surf
- Children & Adult surf lessons
Aside from a reputation for surfing Arugam Bay also has many authentic cafe's, restaurants, stalls and surf schools to peak your interest.
The food on offer here is as mouth-watering as any in Sri Lanka, and a defining feature of every travellers visit. The town is still largely undeveloped and if you are staying in a hotel or Arugam Bay surf camp everything is within walking distance of a short Tuk Tuk ride.
The area is blessed with clear waters and white sand beaches that will have you torn between soaking up the sun and culture or going for that third surf session of the day.
Thankfully the area receives such consistent swell making learning to surf in Arugam Bay one of the best things you can do in Sri Lanka, being able to provide the perfect form of wave for getting up on a board for the first time, alongside peaks that will keep even the most avid surfer happy.
Should the mid-day sun become too much, take a bus into the high mountain areas of the island, where you can enjoy the refreshing climate, several of the islands nature reserves and explore the Sri Lankan tea plantations.
The area of Arugam Bay and surrounding mountains are enough to keep every surfer spell-bound, both in and out of the water.
The food on offer here is as mouth-watering as any in Sri Lanka, and a defining feature of every travellers visit. The town is still largely undeveloped and if you are staying in a hotel or Arugam Bay surf camp everything is within walking distance of a short Tuk Tuk ride.
The area is blessed with clear waters and white sand beaches that will have you torn between soaking up the sun and culture or going for that third surf session of the day.
Thankfully the area receives such consistent swell making learning to surf in Arugam Bay one of the best things you can do in Sri Lanka, being able to provide the perfect form of wave for getting up on a board for the first time, alongside peaks that will keep even the most avid surfer happy.
Should the mid-day sun become too much, take a bus into the high mountain areas of the island, where you can enjoy the refreshing climate, several of the islands nature reserves and explore the Sri Lankan tea plantations.
The area of Arugam Bay and surrounding mountains are enough to keep every surfer spell-bound, both in and out of the water.
How to get to Arugam Bay
From most international hubs you can book a flight to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) near the capital Colombo.
Transfers - Book a Private or Shared taxi's and mini buses with our shuttle bus partner here From here it's a 5 hour 30 minute drive to Arugam bay by taxi.
How to get to Arugam Bay by Train
If you want to get the train or bus it is advisable to break up your journey with an overnight stay as it will take 10-11 hours.
Many opt for an overnight in Kandy to break up the journey and recover from the jet lag. You can also stop off in the picturesque village of Ella where you can have a breather and enjoy the scenery before continuing your journey.
How to get to Arugam Bay by from Hikkaduwa
This can be done with more ease, splitting the six hour and 308km’s between taxi and bus. Taking a bus from Matara bus station to Monoragala, where a tuk-tuk will cheaply and cheerfully bring you the rest of the way.
Once you arrive in Arugam bay you can hire a tuk tuk driver to bring you to the surf spots or you can hire a motorbike. As always in Asia, keep your wits about you on the road!
From most international hubs you can book a flight to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) near the capital Colombo.
Transfers - Book a Private or Shared taxi's and mini buses with our shuttle bus partner here From here it's a 5 hour 30 minute drive to Arugam bay by taxi.
How to get to Arugam Bay by Train
If you want to get the train or bus it is advisable to break up your journey with an overnight stay as it will take 10-11 hours.
Many opt for an overnight in Kandy to break up the journey and recover from the jet lag. You can also stop off in the picturesque village of Ella where you can have a breather and enjoy the scenery before continuing your journey.
How to get to Arugam Bay by from Hikkaduwa
This can be done with more ease, splitting the six hour and 308km’s between taxi and bus. Taking a bus from Matara bus station to Monoragala, where a tuk-tuk will cheaply and cheerfully bring you the rest of the way.
Once you arrive in Arugam bay you can hire a tuk tuk driver to bring you to the surf spots or you can hire a motorbike. As always in Asia, keep your wits about you on the road!
Arugam bay is known to have perfect fun right handers that rarely get above head high, so it's perfect for intermediates and beginners. It is one of Sri Lankas best reef breaks.
Waves are super fun so you will use a mix of a fish or a small wave board along or a shortboard for the bigger swells that might come in.
Slightly southwards around the point of the town is Arugam Bay reef break. This reef is a consistent, small wave that creates both rights and lefts over deep reef and is quite a mixed bag in that it can produce mushy waves close to shore that are excellent for gaining balance and practicing your pop up, while also forming faster, clean waves out back that are ideal fun waves for intermediates to advanced surfers.
In contrast to the South West, where a multitude of spots are dispersed along the coast, the best surfing in the South East is all centralized in the vicinity of Arugam Bay. This means you can set yourself up in the town without having to think about packing any time soon.
Even uncrowded breaks are within a short tuk-tuk trip of the bay. Ten minutes from Arugam Bay are Crocodile and Elephant Rock, each wave caters for a different style of surfer.
Elephant Rock is a beautiful, serene spot for beginners while Crocodile Rock can be powerful and challenging.
The additional beauty of these spots is their remoteness, being situated on a stretch of beach largely populated by wildlife rather than people. There is also a Buddhist temple a short 5KM journey away that is well worth the visit, and just a snapshot of the islands ancient Buddhist culture.
Waves are super fun so you will use a mix of a fish or a small wave board along or a shortboard for the bigger swells that might come in.
Slightly southwards around the point of the town is Arugam Bay reef break. This reef is a consistent, small wave that creates both rights and lefts over deep reef and is quite a mixed bag in that it can produce mushy waves close to shore that are excellent for gaining balance and practicing your pop up, while also forming faster, clean waves out back that are ideal fun waves for intermediates to advanced surfers.
In contrast to the South West, where a multitude of spots are dispersed along the coast, the best surfing in the South East is all centralized in the vicinity of Arugam Bay. This means you can set yourself up in the town without having to think about packing any time soon.
Even uncrowded breaks are within a short tuk-tuk trip of the bay. Ten minutes from Arugam Bay are Crocodile and Elephant Rock, each wave caters for a different style of surfer.
Elephant Rock is a beautiful, serene spot for beginners while Crocodile Rock can be powerful and challenging.
The additional beauty of these spots is their remoteness, being situated on a stretch of beach largely populated by wildlife rather than people. There is also a Buddhist temple a short 5KM journey away that is well worth the visit, and just a snapshot of the islands ancient Buddhist culture.
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