great board shorts 350 mxp. cool designs made in puerto. especially did the wrestling mask designs!read more

Patient instructors who teach you a lot with top notch safety standards!…read moreWe took four surfing lessons with Surf Travel & Friends during the week that we stayed in Puerto Escondido. It was a fabulous experience and I can't recommend them highly enough. There were two of us with one instructor and it was clear that our safety was their top priority. They emphasized the safety protocols and our instructor kept a close eye on us each time one of us took a wave to make sure that we were ok before moving his attention to the other one. As for the surfing instruction we received, we are both very pleased. My friend and I are both advanced beginner surfers who have been surfing for a few years and want to improve. This week we learned some great new strategies for popping up without going to our knees (my go-to bad habit), and we also learned how to surf a left break and turn with the wave. Overall it was a safe and fun week in the water and we learned a lot. Our instructor Nene was truly wonderful! Also, there's often a guy in the water with a camera and twice during the week we were able to purchase photos and videos from him after the lesson for a very reasonable price. It was nice to compare our first day surfing to our third. We could see improvement in the video and pictures which confirmed how we were feeling. I hope to go back and surf with Surf Travel & Friends again in the future.

Amazing surf school located in La Punta, the most vibey area of Puerto Escondido. I had a great…read moreexperience going there for a week of lessons. This school has many repeat customers as they are one of the best in the area. People often have trouble learning to surf because they don't have good teachers. The groups are small and the instructors at STF are patient and start with the fundamentals. This teaching style makes you very comfortable so by the time you hit the water you do not have fear or hesitation. I was popping up on first day. My instructor, Ivan, also taught me that there is more to surfing than just hopping on a wave. We spoke about safety, conservation, community and respect for the ocean and other surfers. As STF are well known and respected in the area, the locals look out for their students which also makes your time in the water much more enjoyable. Surf Travel Friends is very highly rated. I can't wait to go back and surf with them again. The owners Celestino and Melinda are very nice people and they have a really friendly dog who adopted me for a week. I literally couldn't get away from her. :)

Booked 5 days of lessons for myself and a week-long board rental for my partner and had the…read moreabsolute best time. Chenek is kind, laid-back, and super responsive. He offered us a deal for the lessons and rental. My instructor Piña was excellent - I didn't want to just catch some waves with a push and call it a day. I wanted to build proper technique and learn to read the waves, and that's exactly what he taught. He gives loads of tips and quick feedback. Not to mention super funny guy. Note, it helps to speak Spanish. Was really hard to leave Playa Carrizalillo by the end, and that was just a week! If you can, stay longer and surf!!

These people are extremely shady and dishonest. They stole from my friend and me when we left our…read morebags with them while surfing, and they falsely accused my friend of damaging a board that was damaged when he rented it. When he refused to pay Julio, the owner, got in his face, started yelling and threatened him. He then shoved my friend and one of his goons held his arms Behind his back so Julio could punch him. Insane. My buddy ended up being forced to pay for the bs repair and dislocated his toe when he got shoved. Totally ruined this beach for me.

Awesome surfing lesson with Antonio and his team! They are great for beginners and intermediate…read moresurfers. Caught some amazing waves at Playa Carrizalillo and the instruction was super helpful. Antonio seems great with all kinds of people.

From the owner: Surf school and tour agency in Puerto Escondido. We offer surf classes and camps, surf trips, and a…read morelarge range of tours; swimming in bioluminescent plankton, horse-back riding, stand-up paddling, dolphin viewing, sport fishing, and much more!

Scammers! Do not go here!! We ran into this shop right off Punta Zicatela thinking these were legit…read moreinstructors but the only thing professional about these guys is that they are scam artists. We are first time surfers ( which we made clear) and we're taken to some monster waves at La Punta and then we were blamed for damage to the surf board that may have been there to start with. We were told it was our responsibility to pay for the broken board fin. When we asked, "where does it say that it was going to be our responsibility if something like that were to happen?!" They pointed to a small hand written paper in Spanish they had in the window. Instructor's name was Willie. Just go to playa Carrizilillo and get a random instructor on the beach.

Don't go there! I've been ripped off, the guy rent me a damaged board and told me there was good…read morewaves today. The ocean was flat as fuck. Impossible to surf. When I went back to complain about his lies he told me that he'll punch me in the face if I don't leave right now. Just a bunch of assholes