Sun,
adventure, an awesome natural environment and friendly people
– it’s what you’ll find on a holiday to
Western Australia whatever time of year you visit. Extreme
Sports Café already offers Kitesurfing and Windsurfing
lessons/courses in Western Australia and we are now pleased
to add Surfing to that list of exciting and extreme water-sports.
Extreme Sports Café’s partner Surfing School
offers two distinct options to give you a great introduction
to surfing at beautiful locations that are the easiest,
safest and coolest places to learn to Surf in Australia.
Lancelin and Wedge Island.
Surfing
lessons/courses are conducted at Extreme Sports Café’s
partner Lancelin Surf School, and 1-5 Day Surfing tours
are conducted daily from Perth to 
Lancelin
staying at the Lancelin Surf Camp. We also offer a fabulous
2-day 4WD Surfari to Wedge Island for beginner to advanced
surfers. This is by far the best Learn to Surf experience
in Western Australia with un-crowded beaches and a truly
superior wave that is longer, easier and safer to catch
than any other around. All of the staff at Extreme Sports
Café’s partner Lanceline Surfing School are
accredited or qualified water sports coaches with vast international
experience and our in-house training is second to none.
The
big variety of landscapes and climates in Western Australia
means there is always plenty of sunshine, making it a perfect
year-round destination.
It is a land blessed with spectacular diversity where the
deep reds of ancient interior rock formations contrast with
the sparkling blue of the Indian and Southern Oceans and
the lush greenery of the stunning southern regions.
Western Australia is famous for its long days of sunshine,
spotless blue skies and brilliant beaches.
Extreme
Sports Café’s partner Western Australian Surfing
School offers two distinct options to give you a great introduction
to surfing at beautiful locations that are the easiest,
safest and coolest places to learn in Australia: Lancelin
and Wedge Island.
Lancelin
is a small fishing town nestled between
the ocean and sand dunes, just over an hours drive or 130km
north of Perth. The town stretches
along the edge of a natural bay, which is protected from
the Indian Ocean by outer reefs and islands. The protected
waters of the bay are ideal for water sports and water activities
dominate the town’s leisure activities. Lancelin is
a surfing and watersport Mecca - perfect for your first
introduction to surfing.
Wedge Island
is located 160 kilometres north of Perth near the town of
Cervantes. Cervantes is a little Cray fishing, holiday town
that is often very windy and so attracts windsurfers to
Thirsty Point. The geography of the area is coastal sand
dunes and bush land with beaches accessible only to four-wheel
drive vehicles. Wedge Island has some of the best coastal
stretches of Western Australia. We go to spots where there
are no crowds whatsoever and a wicked 4WD trip along the
beach to get you there.
The Lancelin tour ranges from Surfing Daytrips to 5-Day
Surf Camps. It's a great day out and we get you surfing
on your first day.
Want something a bit more? Upgrade to a full-blown surfing
Odyssey and come with us to Wedge Island. Accessible by
4WD only, the waves at Wedge Island break further out giving
you a longer, smoother ride. Master the art of surfing faster
and easier in the isolated beauty of Wedge Island.
| Learn
to Surf in Lancelin - Lancelin Surfing Courses |
| Learn
To Surf - 2-Day Wedge Island Tour - $330
per person |
Our
Wedge Island tour is the ultimate full-blown surfing Odyssey.
This really is the elite package. The waves of Wedge Island
tend to crumble, not dump, meaning you can master the surf
faster and easier. It is also a longer ride.(Up to 100meters)
The waves also offer more challenges for those who are wishing
to progress their surfing; basically you can 'get out the
back' and take off on a forming wave a whole lot easier.
There are no crowds whatsoever and a wicked 4WD trip along
the beach to get you there. Experience the ultimate Surf
Tour...
Here's what's included: 
• Fully catered meals.
• Learn to surf lessons
• Snacks throughout the day.
• Sunscreen, surfboards & full-length wetsuits.
• Exhilarating 4WD ride to Wedge Island.
• Cool Surf Camp accommodation.
• Fully accredited instructors.
Wedge Island 4WD Outback Surfing Odyssey - This
is the only tour available all year round and weekends only
in Winter 2007
Departs Perth at 6.45am every Monday, Wednesday
& Saturday and at 8.30am from Lancelin for 2 days.
Book
early, tour numbers strictly limited. Experienced Kitesurfers
are welcome to come along with their own gear.
| Learn
To Surf Daytrip Perth - Lancelin Tour -
$145 per person |
Our
Lancelin tour is fun, ultra-cheap and a great way to get
you surfing. Come with us or drive yourself 130km north
of Perth to this famous surfing, windsurfing and kiting
location. We promise to get you surfing on your first day.
Don't just learn to stand, learn to surf!
Here's what's included:
• 5 full hours of mambo surf time with brilliant lesson
plans for every step of the way
• Expert tuition from accredited coaches with special
care and instruction for those unfamiliar with Aussie beach
conditions
• Full-length wetsuits,rashies, sunscreen.
• Morning tea and BBQ lunch.
• Hot showers
• Huge variety of surfboards from "soft school
boards" to epoxy boards in all sizes including our
11' Tandem board
• Surf/Windsurf and Kitesurfing Industry discounts
All as listed above excluding transport. Meet us
at the Beach in Lancelin 8.30am. Bookings essential.
Option A: Self-drive Daytrip
$95 per person
Option B: Self-drive 3 hour lesson
only $60 per person
Option C: Hourly rate lessons
$20 per hour
Option D: Board hire only $40
per day
Surf
Camp Accommodation $15 per night with minimum 1 hour board
hire or other product.
| 2-Day
Lancelin Surf Camp $250 per person |
2
days all inclusive, surfing and lessons all day, plus sandboarding,
pub trips, beach games and a kitesurfing taster session.
More than just a surf school,
this is full on Aussie adventure. No other tour gives you
more.
| 3-Day
Lancelin Surf Camp $375 per person |
Everything is included for the entire
Surf Camp. With a grounding of surf skills, now is the time
to get you going faster and surfing with confidence.
Our
instructors will show you wave selection, more powerful
paddling techniques, encourage you to jump up faster and
move you onto smaller boards.
| 4-Day
Lancelin Surf Camp $500 per person |
Getting
‘out the back’ and taking off on unbroken waves
is what it is all about. Our instructors will surf side
by side with you and talk you onto your first ‘greenies’.
| 5-Day
Lancelin Surf Camp $625 per person |
By
now you will be developing some style! There are just so
many things to teach: duck dives, turtle rolls, board design
and selection, bottom turns. We pride ourselves
on taking students to their full ‘surf god’
potential in their time with us.
| 6-Day
Lancelin Surf Camp $750 per person |
There
still more you can learn and with more practice your surfing
style will further develop.
For each additional day just add $125
for as long as you like. Competency certificates are available.
All
Lancelin and Wedge Island Surfing Tours can be booked online
This
is a typical 2-Day Surf Camp itinerary
DAY-1
7.00am Perth
pick up in our air-conditioned
coach.
8:30am Arrive
Lancelin Surf Camp - First surfing lesson including beach
and surf safety.
10:30am Morning
tea on the beach.
Lunchtime:
A long and leisurely BBQ lunch back at the surf camp; enjoy
a siesta in our giant beanbags or a game of volleyball.
Afternoon:
A Kitesurfing taster session is included for our 2-day customers;
try out the latest stunt kites. As well as more surfing
lessons and some afternoon tea.
Dusk: For
those that still have the energy and if the conditions are
good then a ‘Sundowner Surf’ is on offer, for
the others we can escort you to the local bottle shop for
some well-earned refreshments.
Dinner: We
are renowned for our huge helpings and excellent food.
Evening: Night
Sandboarding, an escorted trip to a true Aussie pub and
relaxing under the stars.
DAY-2
Dawn: There
is nothing quite
like a dawn surf! On request, we will happily take you out
to witness daybreak
from the water.
7:30am A healthy
breakfast.
Morning: Full
day of surfing lessons, with
morning tea and lunch included. If they're feeling sociable,
we'll do some dolphin spotting as they are often surfing
with us, but due to the wild nature of these beautiful creatures,
a sighting can't be guaranteed.
By the end of day 2, our techniques will have got you well
beyond standing up, you will be starting to ‘trim’
(ie going left or right) along the easier waves and beginning
to turn.
4:00pm Return
to Perth.
We
do frequently change the timing around to get you out surfing
in the best possible wave and beach conditions. You get
way more than the others with us, specifically Kitesurfing
Taster Sessions, Sandboarding, Surf & Lessons all day,
no dorms.
|
Accommodation
- Lancelin Surf Camp |
Our
Lanceline Surf Camp is a totally different experience from
the average tour. There are no dorms here, each customer
gets the privacy of their own 3-man tent complete with large
air mattress and sleeping bag (if you don’t have your
own) or you can try out a true Aussie swag.
Notes:
• Please note with all our tours, from a daytrip to
a full-blown 6 day camp, everything is included ie all meals,
all accommodation, all transport. You do not have to spend
an extra cent!
• All tours depart from Perth at 6:45am and return
approximately 4pm.
• In season, the Lancelin tours leave Perth 7 days
a week for any duration you choose.
• The Wedge Island trips leave Perth every Monday,
Wednesday & Saturday for 2 days.
• Wedge Island 4WD Outback Surfing Odyssey - This
is the only tour available all year round and weekends only
in Winter 2007
• Lancelin Surf Tour - This tour does not run in the
winter months
All
Lancelin and Wedge Island Surfing Tours can be booked online
| Some
Surfing FAQ's - Surfing Lancelin - Surfing Wedge Island |
I've
never surfed before. Will this tour be suitable?
Our Learn to Surf tours are specifically aimed at those
with little or no surfing experience whatsoever. We will
guide you every step of the way with expert tuition. Our
aim is to get you not just standing but actually surfing.
What should I bring with me?
Generally you should pack just as if you were going to the
beach - as lightly as possible. Do bring jeans and a jumper
however as it can get windy. Bring sunnies, some water,
and camera. We provide all surfing equipment, wetsuits and
rashies, all meals as specified on your tour of choice,
and sunscreen.
I'm a vegetarian/have a food allergy.
Is this a problem?
Not a problem at all. Simply let us know in advance and
we'll cater for your needs.
I've got my own wetsuit/surfboard.
Can I bring it along?
That's fine. Just advise us in advance so we can allocate
space on the vehicle for it. Also, we can give advice whether
your surfboard will be suitable for the waves in your surfing
location.
I've been surfing a while...will
this tour be aimed entirely at beginners?
Although our Learn to Surf tour is primarily aimed at total
beginners, our instructors can teach more advance surfing
techniques for the intermediate surfer such as catching
unbroken waves, trimming and turning.
Are the waves any good for an intermediate
surfer?
The waves we surf are generally chest high but can climb
to shoulder or head high out the back.
*All
prices are in Australian Dollar unless stated otherwise. |
All
of our Surfing courses/tours can be booked on line. |
Visitors
to Western Australia will quickly see why surfing is such
a popular sport on this side of the country.
The combination of warm weather, consistent swells, spectacular
beaches and reliable breezes create the perfect conditions
for surfing and other water sports such as windsurfing.One
of the great appeals is that the surf is exceptional and
still relatively unknown, promising awesome waves.
Lancelin in the Perth area is an exposed reef break that
has pretty consistent surf and can work at any time of the
year. There is a right hand reef break. Best around mid
tide. Offshore winds blow from the east. Distant groundsewlls
are received and the optimum swell angle is from the west
southwest.
For safety in the water a good helmet can be used - Gath.
At Wedge Island you can find more beautiful beaches and
great surf as it is less reef protected, and even more wind.
